Patent ID: 8297627

Claim:
A blade for a skate comprising: a holder comprising a front section and a rear section, wherein at least one of the front section and the rear section comprises at least a first and second separate hollow region, each first and second hollow region having walls and an opening, which when secured to a boot sole the boot sole encloses the opening of each first and second hollow region, and a first aperture partially bounded by at least one wall of each first and second hollow region which first aperture extends through the holder between the at least first and second separate hollow regions and separates the at least first and second separate hollow regions from each other along a length of the holder; a runner; and an attachment device that extends from a third hollow region through a second aperture located in a substantially solid portion of the holder between the at least first and second separate hollow regions and into the first aperture, wherein the attachment device secures the runner to the holder and wherein at least a fastener portion of the attachment device used to secure the runner to the holder is accessible in the first aperture.