Fastening mechanism for ice skates

摘要

A securing device for attaching hockey skates to a foot. The device includes a series of fastening mechanisms distributed about the shoe along the length of the tongue. The series of fastening mechanisms provides protection and mobility for the foot. Each fastening mechanism includes a buckle, a receiving lip, an insertion lip, a pivot plate, a mounting plate, and an engagement strip. The mounting plate and the engagement strip are integrated into the shoe. The buckle is attached to the mounting plate through the pivot plate and includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a first cavity, a first plurality of teeth, and a locking hook. The buckle may be affixed to the engagement strip through the engagement of the first plurality of teeth and the engagement strip. The buckle may be secured into a locked configuration with the positioning of the locking hook into the keeper indentation.

主权项

1. A fastening mechanism for ice skates comprises:
a series of fastening mechanisms; each from the series of fastening mechanisms comprises a buckle, a receiving lip, an insertion lip, a pivot plate, a mounting plate, and an engagement strip; the mounting plate comprises a pivot-receiving cavity and a keeper indentation; the buckle comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, a first cavity, a first plurality of teeth, and a locking hook; the pivot plate comprises a first end and a second end; the first cavity traversing into the buckle from the bottom surface; the plurality of teeth being positioned within the first cavity; the locking hook being positioned within the first cavity; the locking hook and the plurality of teeth being positioned opposite to each other along the buckle; the receiving lip being externally and adjacently connected to the buckle; the insertion lip being externally and adjacently connected to the buckle, opposite to the receiving lip; the first end being pivotably attached within the first cavity, adjacent to the locking hook; and the keeper indentation and the pivot-receiving cavity being positioned opposite to each other across the mounting plate.