US2261266A

US2261266A - Ice skate guard

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Publication number: US2261266A
Application number: US302509A
Authority: US
Inventors: John F Mcgavock
Original assignee: BERNARD F MILLS
Current assignee: BERNARD F MILLS
Priority date: 1939-11-02
Filing date: 1939-11-02
Publication date: 1941-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 1958-11-04

Description

New. 4, 1941. C AV C K 2,261,266

ICE SKATE GUARD Filed Nov. 2, 1959 ,BY 1 v ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 4, 1941 ICE SKATE GUARD John F. McGavock, Beloit, Wis., assignor of onefourth to Bernard F. Mills, Beloit, Wis.

Application November 2, 1939, Serial No. 302,509

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to guards adapted to be secured to the blades of ice skates for walking on floors, pavement, pathways and the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide means whereby the skater may conveniently remove the guards when on the ice and conveniently replace them when needed for walking.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a novel attachment for ice skates which may be secured to blades of various shapes and lengths.

I A still further object of the present invention is to provide rubber pads for the guards whereby the skater may walk on polishedfloors and the like without marring the surface and on ice or icy walks without danger of falling.

An object of the present invention is to provide a skate guard which, when once secured to the skate will not become accidentally loosened.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide means whereby the skater may walk any place with the guards attached without danger of dulling the blades and whereby the skaters ankles will be rested while standing or walking on the guards.

To these and other useful ends my invention consists of parts, combinations of parts, or their equivalents, as hereinafter set forth and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing in 30 which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a conventional shoe skate having attached thereto my improved guard.

Fig. 2 is a rear end view of the device illus- 35 trated in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 4.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the guard as it appears when removed from th skate but in the position 40 in Figure 1 is designated in its entirety by ref- 50 erence character A. The blade part of the skate illustrated in this figure is of the tubular type and is designated in its entirety by reference character B. The skate guard in its entirety is designated by reference characters C and D.

The tubular part In of member B is secured to the shoe by means of posts I I and I2. The blade I3 may be of any design. In the drawing I illustrate a post M as an integral part of member I3 and making a direct connection to the shoe plate.

Member ID is tapered at its ends as at I5 and I6. Member C is provided with a base I! having a slot I8 and two vertical projections I9 and 20.

at its front end. These projections are positioned so as to form a space 2| between their upper ends. Members I9 and 20 are cut-away so as to form a circular opening 22 which intersects space 2 I. A space 23 extends from opening 22 to within a short distance of base IT as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1.

Thus it will be seen that the front end of the skate blade may be inserted between projections I9 and 20 and pushed forward to a point where member ID will be tightly embraced by opening 22.

Member D comprises preferably plate 25 having a flange 26 which loosely contacts the edge of member I1 (see Figure 4) and a projection 21 having a carriage bolt 28, the head being slightly countersunk into member 21 as illustrated. The shank of the bolt is squar so as to prevent it from turning.

A nut 30 is provided having preferably a single wing 3I as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3. It is intended that this wing shall swing under the shoe when the guard is locked to the blade. The bolt may be turned one quarter turn to adjust the parts for wear and insure proper tautness of the parts when wing 3| is in the desired position.

Plate 25 is provided with a post having an opening 36 for the reception of the rear end of member Ill.

Slits

31 and 38 are provided for the reception of the skate blade. Thus when members C and D are placed into position and pressed together over the ends of member II] until the tapered ends are tightly embraced, nut 30 may be turned by pressure on wing 3| whereby the guard will be firmly held into position. Slot [8 is adapted to looselyembrace bolt 28 and is made long enough to accommodate skates of various lengths.

It will be seen that by a half turn of nut 30, the guard may be easily removed and replaced on the blade and that after it is removed, it may be moved to its shortest position and be easily carried in the pocket or in a leather bag provided for the purpose.

I'provide lugs 40 and 4| on the lower outer ends of members C and D as illustrated having a recess into which rubber pads 42-42 are suitably secured. These pads protrude far enough to provide suitable surfaces for contact with whatever surface the skater is walking over. Clearly these pads provide a slip proof surface which is very necessary in devices of the kind and a surface which will not mar polished floors and the like. By scrutinizing Figures 1 and 5 it will be noted that the bottom of the skate blade may rest on plate I! and projection 41.

For racing or figure blades as illustrated in Figure 5, post 35 cannot be moved over the end of the blade as in the design shown in Figures 1 and 4. Therefore I provide posts 43 having a slot 44 (see Figure 6) having an overhanging lip 45 for the reception of the blade at an acute angle. Thus member E may be moved into position on the blade at an angle and then turned parallel to the blade after which member F may be moved back over the front end of the blade as illustrated. It will be noted that post 46 is slotted fo the reception of the front end of the blade. In this design the slot is closed at its top as indicated by dotted line thus to engage the top of the blade.

Clearly one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a guard which may be attached to blades of various lengths and shapes having means whereby when once attached, it cannot be accidentally loosened.

It will be seen by scrutinizing the various figures that the guard may be attached to the blade without separating members C and D or E and F.

Clearly my improved guard may be made to accommodate other designs of blades than illustrated and various minor detail changes may be made in the guards without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as recited in the appended claims.

Having thus shown and described my invention, I claim:

1. A skate guard of the class described, comprising front and rear members adapted to be slidably and detachably secured together and to the blade of the skate, said forward part having a downwardly extending transversely elongated pad having a pocket on its under side, an elongated rubber block secured in said pocket, said rear member having a downwardly extending transversely elongated pad having a pocket on its under side and having secured therein an elongated rubber block, said blocks protruding through their pads to thereby act as a sole and heel for said guard.

2. A skate guard of the class described, comprising front and rear members having openings adapted to embrace the blade, one or both said openings having an entrance slot positioned at an acute angle, one edge overhanging the opening, whereby the blade may be moved into the opening at an angle and is normally held into the opening by said overhanging edge.

JOHN F. MCGAVOCK.