Patent ID: 7547022

Claim:
A figure skate kit offering the ability to sharpen the full length of its skating surface, the kit comprising: (a) a flat longitudinal blade element with an integral, underlying skating surface which engages an ice surface in the execution of skating, the blade devoid of a traditional integral toe-pick, wherein a front side and a rear side of the blade comprise edges which form the skating surface (b) a dock formed at the front of the blade element which accommodates a detachable toe-pick element having dual indexing provisions for precise positional registration of said detachable toe-pick element (c) wherein the dual indexing provisions are provided by two edges of an angular indent at a forward end of the blade, the first of said edges being perpendicular to the plane of the blade, the second of said edges being obliquely oriented to the plane of the blade, wherein said two edges are formed contiguously with the rear side of the blade, thus forming three contiguous surfaces, said three contiguous surfaces forming two V indexes, one male and one female (d) wherein said detachable toe-pick element incorporates a complement of toe-pick teeth (e) wherein said detachable toe-pick element comprises two V indexes which are the exact counterpart to the two V indexes on the dock (f) a flange extending from the detachable toe-pick element parallel to the plane of the blade, and having an inner face which aligns with the rear side of the blade upon installation of the detachable toe-pick element into the dock (g) wherein the dual indexing provisions provide absolute positioning in three mutually perpendicular axes upon assembly of said detachable toe-pick and said blade element (h) a fastening provision which secures said detachable toe-pick and said blade element together (i) wherein said fastening provision is of a non-self-releasing variety (j) means for activating and de-activating said fastening provision.