Warrington Inc.

Gamebridge, Inc.

Canstar Sports Group Inc.

Rene Bourque

Kenneth Hall

Thomas B Hoshizaki

Icaro Olivieri

Lorne S Overbaugn

Skate boot

A skate boot is described which includes an overlapping tension strap extending from the medial side of the outer sole to the medial lacing band, and the lacing passes through eyelets provided in the tension strap. The lacing bands are arranged such that in the bottom portion thereof below the tarsis, they are symmetrical to a line drawn approximately over the highest ridge of the dorsal of the foot, that is, at the first or second metatarsal and above the tarsis they are symmetrical with the axis of the anterior tibial tendon so that the lacing is evenly distributed on either side of the highest ridge of the foot in these areas. A liner is provided in the rear part of the boot such as to provide lateral support. The liner is relatively stiff but is provided with cutouts allowing the boot to flex in the dorsal-plantar flexion direction.

A skate comprises a boot and an ice skate blade with fixed molded plastics support. The molded plastics support includes a boot receiving means having the outline of the sole of the boot and having a ridge adapted to be fixed to the base of the boot. The support may be fixed to the boot by way of a suitable adhesive, and the boot receiving portion of the support replaces the sole of the boot.

Skate

A sole insert for use in footwear includes a toe plate portion, a metatarsal portion and a heel portion all formed in an integral molded member. The heel portion includes a thickened block-type reinforcing frame merging smoothly into a similarly constructed-type metatarsal portion of reduced thickness which in turn merges into the flat toe portion. The toe portion includes laterally extending weakened portion such that the insert will resist to torsional twisting but will flex about a lateral axis located in the toe portion.

Cross-country ski boot

Ice skate

A skate boot comprises a lower, upper and an intermediate portion between the lower and the upper. The lower includes a sole, toe and heel portions made of a molded unitary rigid plastics material. The intermediate portion is connected to the lower and includes ankle and Achilles tendon portions of the boot and is made of a relatively flexible material. The upper including the eyelet bands and the upper tendon guard are made of a pliable material. The construction allows forward flexure and torsional flexibility in the ankle area, foot forming moldability in the upper area of the boot and impact resistant rigidity in the lower.

Composite skate boot and method of making the same

Goaler skate

A skate base for a goal-tender's skate having blade support means and foot protective means. A skate boot is mounted on the skate base to provide the skate.

Goaler skate boot

Helmet

A unitary one-piece molded plastic skate, for use with ice or roller skate runners, has a lower shell portion and an upper portion shell portion with the upper shell portion comprising a tendon guard and side ankle flaps, the tendon guard portion of the upper being integrally molded to form a hinge with the rear heel portion of the lower portion. The side ankle flaps overlap upward extensions of side walls of the lower shell portion. A mold apparatus for forming the one-piece skate boot and said mold apparatus including a core formed to the inner shape of the skate boot and having an upstanding leg portion with the thin walled sleeve fixed to the upstanding portion and having a downwardly extending skirt which, in the molding operation, is in contact at the edge thereof with the mold cavities so as to form the flaps of the upper portion but to leave a hinge portion at the heel rear.

Molded plastics skate boot

A closure system is provided for a front entry ice skate sports boot having a top, an ankle portion with a back, a front opening, and sides extending above the ankle bone of a wearer, and an upper with a front opening. A plurality of guide means are disposed on the upper on opposite sides of the front opening for receiving and guiding a substantially flat flexible strap. The guide means are constructed such that the strap can be laced through the guide means in such a direction that the ends of said strap are generally near the top of the boot, and substantially encircle the ankle portion above the ankle bone. A hinge movably attaches the ankle portion to the upper for limited rotation therebetween. A plurality of guide means are also disposed on the ankle portion on opposite sides of the front opening. Fastening means are positioned on the strap and include a strap adjusting part through which the strap passes. The strap adjusting part releasably retains the strap in a fixed relationship with the fastening means. A hook for attaching the strap to the boot may be located on the ankle portion.

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Duvernay, Canada

Rene Bourque