Patent ID: 7971269

Claim:
A system for removably securing and maintaining a goalie pad to a skate, comprising: a goalie pad, wherein a bottom portion of the goalie pad contains a first pad eyelet and a second pad eyelet, wherein the first pad eyelet and the second pad eyelet are located central to the bottom portion of the goalie pad; and an apparatus removably connected to the goalie pad and the skate, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a cord having a first end and a second end, wherein the cord extends through the first pad eyelet and through the second pad eyelet; a first hook portion removably connected to the first end of the cord, wherein the first hook portion comprises a first anchoring portion and a first clasping portion, wherein the first clasping portion contains an outer surface, the first end of the cord being removably connected to the first clasping portion; a second hook portion removably connected to the second end of the cord, wherein the second hook portion comprises a second anchoring portion and a second clasping portion, wherein the second clasping portion contains an outer surface, the second end of the cord being removably connected to the second clasping portion; a first elongated outer cylinder that is positioned, maintained, and covers the entire outer surface of the first clasping portion, wherein the first elongated outer cylinder maintains the first end of the cord within the first clasping portion; and a second elongated outer cylinder that is positioned, maintained, and covers the entire outer surface of the second clasping portion, wherein the second elongated outer cylinder maintains the second end of the cord within the second clasping portion.