US 12,064,681 B2
Ice skate blade
Ivan Labonte, Montreal (CA); Alexis Seguin, Laval (CA); Jean-Francois Corbeil, Prevost (CA); and Candide Deschenes, St-Jerome (CA)
Assigned to BAUER HOCKEY LLC, Exeter, NH (US)
Filed by BAUER HOCKEY LLC, Exeter, NH (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/355,544.
Application 17/355,544 is a continuation of application No. 15/388,679, filed on Dec. 22, 2016, granted, now 11,071,903.
Prior Publication US 2021/0387075 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63C 1/32 (2006.01); A63C 1/02 (2006.01); A63C 1/30 (2006.01)
CPC A63C 1/32 (2013.01) [A63C 1/02 (2013.01); A63C 1/303 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blade for an ice skate, the ice skate comprising a skate boot for receiving a foot of a user and a blade holder for holding the blade, the blade comprising:
a polymeric upper member; and
a metallic ice-contacting lower member secured to the polymeric upper member and comprising:
a metallic base comprising an ice-contacting surface;
a metallic anchor above the metallic base and covered by the polymeric upper member; and
at least one opening between the metallic base and the metallic anchor such that the metallic base and the metallic anchor are spaced apart at the at least one opening;
wherein: a height of the metallic anchor is less than a height of the metallic base for at least a majority of a length of the blade; and the polymeric upper member extends through the at least one opening between the metallic base and the metallic anchor.