US 12,135,210 B1
Skate blade flatness gage
Michael William Hauer, Brooklyn, MI (US)
Assigned to Michael William haver, Brooklyn, MI (US)
Filed by Michael William Hauer, Brooklyn, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/387,989.
Application 17/387,989 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/371,024, filed on Mar. 31, 2019, abandoned.
Int. Cl. G01B 5/28 (2006.01); A63C 3/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01B 5/285 (2013.01) [A63C 3/00 (2013.01); G01B 5/0023 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of checking the flatness of a skate blade comprising the steps of:
providing a skate having a skate blade;
providing a skate blade flatness gage comprising:
a block of non-wood material with a slot along a length of the block,
wherein the slot is configured to have the same thickness as the skate blade plus a certain acceptable tolerance of variation from the thickness of the skate blade,
wherein the slot is 0.1″ to 10″ deep;
wherein the block does not include any measurement indicia;
holding the skate in one hand of a user;
holding the skate blade flatness gage in another hand of the user;
sliding the skate blade into the slot horizontally or at an angle,
wherein the skate blade flatness gage is configured to prevent one or more of the following from entering the slot:
a skate blade bent at an angle beyond a certain threshold; and
a skate blade with burrs larger than a second certain threshold.