Improved Snow-skates.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1896
Improved Snow-skates.
1, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS SMITII of 55, Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wilts,
Piano-forte Tuner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
To enable the wearer to travel, or skate, over snow in the same manner as a
skater skates over ice. Each skate blade is formed of a piece of sheet metal,
which is bent into a convex shape lengthways, & a concave shape across its
width (like the blade of an ice-skate), & is turned up in front.
The length &width are about the same as an ordinary boot, but would vary
according to the size of wearer's toot
This sheet of metal-forming the blade-1 fixed to a piece of wood fitted to
its shape, and the whole attacheil to the foot by means of straps & a heel screw, as
in an ordinary ice-skate.
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The object of the convexity of the metal blade is to prevent undue friction, and
to allow for easy steering, of the concavity, to admit of a good grip in striking
off," and to assist the steering, of the wood, to form a medium for attaching to
boot, and to ensure the blade retaining its proper shape.
These snow-skates are intended to be worn & used in exactly the same manner
As ice-skates, & over snow of a suitable depth, or snow that is trodden down, hard,
or surface-frozen, a good speed can easily be made & maintained by any ordinary
skatei.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1895.
I, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS SMITH 55 Fisherton Street, Salisbury Pianoforte Tuner,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention aud in what manner the same is to
be performed, to ho particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The object of this invention 15 to enable the wearer to travel, or skate, over snow
in the same manner as a skater skates over ice.
Each skate blade is formed of a piece of sheet metal which is bent into a convex
shape lengthways and a concave shape across its width (like the blade of an се
skate) and is tuned up in front.
The length and width are about the same as an ordinary boot, but would vary
according to the size of wearers foot.
This sheet of metal forming the blade, is fixed to a piece of wood fitted to its shape
and the whole attached to the foot by means of straps and a heel screw, as in an
ordinary ice skate.
The object of the convexity of the metal blade, is to prevent undue friction and
to allow for easy steering; of the concavity, to admit of a good grip u striking off
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page_text: and to assist the steering; of the wood, to form a medium for attaching to boot
and to ensure the blade retaining its proper shape
These snow skates are intended to be worn and used in exactly the same manner
as ice skates and over snow of a suitable depth, or snow that is trodden down, hard
or sui face fiozen, a good speed.can easily be made and maintained by any ordinary
skater.
Referring to the annexed drawings :-
Figure 1 is a plan view of the top of skate.
Figure, 2. side elevation of same
Figure 3 cross section through line -y in Figure 2.
a is the blade or plate which is formed of suitable metal and shaped as shown
being secured to the base on body b, which may be of
material, by any convenient menus such as the screws c.
screw, for securing the shate to the foot; straps e
ordinary skates.
wood or other suitable
dis the ordinary heel
being provided as in
By the use of the blade or plate a curved as shown the skate may be readily used
upon snow in the same mannei as an ordinary skate upon ice.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim 18-
1. A snow skate having a plate or blade of sufficient width curved in the direction
of its length and breadth said plate or blade being secured or carried by a base or
body having the usual heel sciew and straps of other means of attachment to the
boot of the skater!
Dated this 18th day of July 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.