SKATE BLADE HOLDER TOOL GRASPING CENTRAL PORTION OF SKATE BLADE

摘要

A blade holder tool enables a user to insert the skate blade into a sharpener unit for sharpening. The skate blade is a user-removable skate blade having a central portion and endward portions that include blade retention features that engage a user-controlled blade retention mechanism of a skate to secure the skate blade in the skate. The blade holder tool includes an upper portion graspable by a user to hold the blade holder tool and place it in an inserted position in the sharpener unit. It further includes a lower blade-engaging portion that grasps the central portion of the skate blade and locates the skate blade in a sharpening position in the sharpener unit. Because it grasps skate blade in a central portion, the blade holder tool has a universal quality enabling it to be used with skate blades of a variety of sizes or lengths.

主权项

1. A blade holder tool for a user to hold a skate blade and insert the skate blade into a sharpener unit for a sharpening operation, the skate blade being a user-removable skate blade having a central portion and endward portions including respective retention features configured to engage a user-controlled blade retention mechanism of a skate to secure the skate blade in the skate, the retention features of the skate blade having a blade-size-specific spacing in a spacing range for skate blades across a range of blade sizes, comprising:
an upper portion being graspable by a user to hold the blade holder tool and place the blade holder tool in an inserted position in the sharpener unit; and a lower blade-engaging portion configured to grasp the skate blade at its central portion and to locate the skate blade in a sharpening position in the sharpener unit when the blade holder tool is in the inserted position holding the skate blade.