Land vehicles – Ski or skate appliance or attachment – Scabbards for ice or roller skates
Patent
1997-07-15
1999-08-24
Camby, Richard M.
Land vehicles
Ski or skate appliance or attachment
Scabbards for ice or roller skates
A63C 312
Patent
active
059415681
ABSTRACT:
A skate guard has a blade protector or guide bar (11, 111) and a support block (12, 112) slidable along the guide bar (11, 112) in a compatible longitudinal guide channel or channels provided in the guide bar. The toe end of the bar (11, 111) is provided, with a downwardly and rearwards facing clamping surface (28, 128) adapted to engage the upwardly and forwards facing edge (29) of a blade, while the block (12, 112) includes a downwardly and forwards facing clamping surface (36) which wedgingly urges the heel portion of the blade in the direction toward the guide bar. The force of a spring or springs (38, 141a, 141b) urging the block (12, 112) towards the toe portion maintains a firm engagement between generally flat and upwardly facing support portions (18, 118) and (21, 121) with the underside (19, 22, 119, 122) of the toe and heel plates, (20, 23, 120, 123) of the skate blade respectively. In a preferred embodiment, the support portions (118, 121) are provided with an anti-slip lining to improve the engagement of the guard with the toe and heel plates (120, 123). The structure of the guide bar (11) and the block (12) are so selected that--with the undersides (19, 22) resting firmly on the support portions (18, 21)--the runner edge (15) of the blade of the skate is devoid of any contact with the guide bar whereby even a slightest dulling of the runner edge (15) is prevented. At the same time, the skate guard can be conveniently and quickly attached to or detached from a blade. In a preferred embodiment, the outer step-on surface of the guide bar is provided with an anti-slip sticker (114) to improve safety of the guard for walking on wet floor or the like.
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Camby Richard M.
Lasker R. J.
Marc Avon Enterprises, Inc.
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