CA2166129A1 - Low friction hockey skate blade - Google Patents
Low friction hockey skate bladeInfo
- Publication number
- CA2166129A1 CA2166129A1 CA002166129A CA2166129A CA2166129A1 CA 2166129 A1 CA2166129 A1 CA 2166129A1 CA 002166129 A CA002166129 A CA 002166129A CA 2166129 A CA2166129 A CA 2166129A CA 2166129 A1 CA2166129 A1 CA 2166129A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- skate
- blade
- friction
- ice
- increases
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
- A63C1/00—Skates
- A63C1/30—Skates with special blades
- A63C1/32—Special constructions of the simple blade
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
- A63C17/00—Roller skates; Skate-boards
- A63C17/04—Roller skates; Skate-boards with wheels arranged otherwise than in two pairs
- A63C17/06—Roller skates; Skate-boards with wheels arranged otherwise than in two pairs single-track type
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- Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
Abstract
Abstract: A device that effectively reduces the amount of friction between a skate blade and the ice surface that it travels on.
Description
2 ~ q Specification: A device that increases the available edge surface area of a skate blade without increasing the actual length of the blade. A device that also provides for better gliding and turning by reducing the amount of friction between the blade and the gliding surface and provides for better turning performance by increasing the available surface area of the contact points.
Current skate blades are a one piece design that provides for a fixed gliding surface.
This surface is commonly called the btade. Once the blade is attached to the skate boot it acts as a transmitter of energy from the skaters legs to the surface. These blades are all designed with two edges, one on the inside and one on the outside, they are required for both starting and stopping.
The drawback to the current design is that the blade is designed to slide over the skating surface. Though the coefficient of friction of ice is quite low any time that one surface slides or rubs against another surface there will be some friction. With the weight of the skater being applied to the very small surface area of the blade the amount of friction is actually quite high. In an effort to reduce the amount of friction and create a more efficient blade, the low friction (rolling blade) was designed as the best way to avoid rubbing or sliding friction is to allow for one of the two surfaces to roll on the other.
In designing the low friction rolling skate blade consideration was giving to maintaining the current design structures in the overall dimensions and the design of the contact points, (ie: two edges on a thin blade). This design allows for a tremendous decrease in the amount of friction between the blade and the gliding surface, dramatically increasing the gliding performance of the blade. Another benefit arising from this design is that the turning performance of the blade is also dramatically improved as the available blade surface area is substantially increased.
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Current skate blades are a one piece design that provides for a fixed gliding surface.
This surface is commonly called the btade. Once the blade is attached to the skate boot it acts as a transmitter of energy from the skaters legs to the surface. These blades are all designed with two edges, one on the inside and one on the outside, they are required for both starting and stopping.
The drawback to the current design is that the blade is designed to slide over the skating surface. Though the coefficient of friction of ice is quite low any time that one surface slides or rubs against another surface there will be some friction. With the weight of the skater being applied to the very small surface area of the blade the amount of friction is actually quite high. In an effort to reduce the amount of friction and create a more efficient blade, the low friction (rolling blade) was designed as the best way to avoid rubbing or sliding friction is to allow for one of the two surfaces to roll on the other.
In designing the low friction rolling skate blade consideration was giving to maintaining the current design structures in the overall dimensions and the design of the contact points, (ie: two edges on a thin blade). This design allows for a tremendous decrease in the amount of friction between the blade and the gliding surface, dramatically increasing the gliding performance of the blade. Another benefit arising from this design is that the turning performance of the blade is also dramatically improved as the available blade surface area is substantially increased.
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Claims (9)
1) A device that consists of steel wheels containing a low friction bearing in their centre, whereby the wheels can be attached to a multiple inline wheel holder, said holder than being able to be mounted to the bottom of a skate boot.
2) A device that reduces the amount of sliding friction between a skate blade and the ice surface.
3) A device that, by reducing the amount of sliding surface friction created, increases the acceleration, gliding and turning performance of an ice skate blade.
4) A device that consists of multiple circular blades, or wheels, that provide for a rolling action if the coefficient of friction between the blade and the ice surface exceeds a certain limit.
5) A device, as described in claim 1, that attaches to an ordinary skate boot without extensive modification.
6) A thin circular device (steel wheel) that consists of a hollow running the circumference of the middle of it's outside surface (O.D.) area, said hollow creating both an inside and outside edge for stopping and starting on ice.
7) A device that increases the overall available surface area of a skate blade without increasing the overall length of the skate.
8) A device that decreases the turning radius of a skate.
9) A device that increases the acceleration and gliding capability of a skate.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002166129A CA2166129A1 (en) | 1995-12-27 | 1995-12-27 | Low friction hockey skate blade |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002166129A CA2166129A1 (en) | 1995-12-27 | 1995-12-27 | Low friction hockey skate blade |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2166129A1 true CA2166129A1 (en) | 1997-06-28 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002166129A Abandoned CA2166129A1 (en) | 1995-12-27 | 1995-12-27 | Low friction hockey skate blade |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
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| CA (1) | CA2166129A1 (en) |
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1995
- 1995-12-27 CA CA002166129A patent/CA2166129A1/en not_active Abandoned
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZDE | Dead |