Patent ID: 6234532
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
An ice skate assembly, comprising:a boot securable to a skater's foot, said boot having an upper portion for extending upwardly for enveloping the foot and ankle of the skater and a lower sole plate for engaging and supporting the sole of the skater's foot;an elongated skate blade including a generally planar body having a longitudinal lower runner edge for motively engaging an ice surface, a first fore end, a second rear end opposite said first fore end, and an upper mounting surface for securing the skate blade to the exterior surface of the boot sole plate, said first fore end defining a first point of engagement between the skate blade and an ice surface during certain skating maneuvers; andfirst pick means extending laterally from the planar body of the skate blade adjacent to the first fore end of the skate blade between the lower runner edge and the upper mounting surface, said pick means including a forward edge extending laterally from the planar body of the skate blade and slightly forwardly toward the first fore end of the skate blade to define an included angle between the forward edge and the planar body of the skate blade and a second point of engagement between the skate blade and the ice surface during said certain skating maneuvers.