Patent ID: 7021663

Claim:
A hockey skate sheath for deflecting and absorbing an impact from a hockey puck, said hockey skate sheath comprising: a covering generally having the shape of a hockey skate and including a toe portion, a pair of side walls, a pair of ankle portions and a back wall, said covering having an open top side and an open bottom side, said covering comprising a substantially rigid material, an outer surface of said covering having a plurality of protrusions thereon; a tongue slot extending into a peripheral edge of said top side and extending toward said toe portion, a tongue being attached to an inner surface of said toe portion and extending upwardly to said top side, said tongue comprising a resiliently flexible material; and a strap having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to a first of said side walls, a fastener removably fastening said second end of said strap to a second of said side walls such that said strap may selectively traverse said bottom side.