PITCH BLADES

LAMES POUR COUP D`APPROCHE

English Abstract

The present invention is a skate blade for hockey skates with an improved
modified form
factor. In this invention the blade is manufactured to have more blade height
at the rear of
the blade compared to the front of the blade with different degrees of blade
height
available depending on preference. This invention allows a skater to achieve
the desired
angle of pitch without customization of a standard blade.

Claims

CLAIMS

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege
is claimed
are defined as follows

I claim

1. A blade for an ice skate comprising and edge having a working surface for
contact and force application to ice, said working surface extending between
an exterior end and a posterior end, said edge gradually increasing in height
from anterior end to posterior end.
2. The blade for an ice skate where said edge at the anterior end has the same

width as the posterior end.
3. The blade for an ice skate where the height at said edge at said posterior
is in
the range of 5-25% of the anterior edge.
4. The blade for an ice skate according to claim1, where the blade comprises
of
metal.
5. The blade for an ice skate according to claim, where the blade has
mechanical
means for affixing said blade to a blade retainer.
6. A blade for an ice skate comprising an edge having working surface for
contact ad force application to the ice, the working surface extending between

the anterior end, a middle, and a posterior end, the width stays the same from

anterior to posterior but the height gradually increasing from anterior, to
middle, to posterior. The blade at the middle is greater in height than the
anterior and the posterior is greater in height than the middle.

Description

DESCRIPTION
BACICROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an ice skate blade with a pre manufactured forward
pitch, lean or
lie as opposed to the traditional flat lie.
The technical problem that this invention is directed to solve is of devising
an ice skate
blade that has the correct lie right off the shelf with an easily
interchangeable blade
assembly that currently exists in most existing and new skate models. The
problem most
consumers have with current blades is the blade lie is too flat causing the
skaters posture
and skating position to be too far back on the heals, reducing quickness,
speed and
agility. The only solution has been to "profile" a new skate blade with a
skate sharpener
by grinding off a random amount of steel off the front of the blade to
hopefully obtain the
desired pitch. Some are successful, others take many attempts and some never
get the
preferred pitch.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This problem is solved according to the invention in that the tilt of the axis
on the blade is
changed during manufacturing to provide more steel at the heel and less at the
toe of the
blade thus creating more forward pitch. Various blades with different pitch
angles are pre
cut and available off the shelf and are easily interchangeable by the consumer
with no
tools and designed to fit current skate designs. The purpose is to shift the
weight of the
skater from the heels more to the toes creating a more comfortable and
efficient skating
style without having to go through the time consuming and not always
successful process
of "profiling".
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1.0 describes a standard skate blade 254mm with a lie angle of zero which
is
standard lie in most skates brand new
FIG. 1.2 describes the axis being tilted 10 degrees from back to front
resulting in 10
degrees forward pitch.
FIG. 1.4 describes the axis being tilted 20 degrees from back to front
resulting in 20
degrees forward pitch.
CCA 3036159 2019-03-08

Representative Drawing