ICE SKATE BLADE GUARD WITH SAFETY FEATURE

摘要

An ice skate blade guard comprises a device for limiting/preventing falls and injury on the ice when skate blade guards are inadvertently left on when the skater goes onto the ice. At least one longitudinally-extending bar, blade, or other member provided on the bottom of the guard is sufficiently narrow, sharp, and/or with sharp or biting side edge(s) to bite-into the ice, upon incipient sideways movement, due to the member(s) being biased against the ice and/or due to weight of the wearer. The member(s) prevent sideways slipping, but allow forward movement. The slip-prevention member(s) may be movable in/on the guard and biased downward relative to the main body. In some versions, the slip-prevention blade(s) are fixed to the guard, rigidly and non-moveably protruding from the bottom of the guard.

主权项

1. An ice skate blade guard for limiting or preventing sideways slipping when the guard remains on a skate when a wearer goes onto the ice, the ice skate blade guard comprising:
an elongated main body with a front end, a rear end, a right side and a left side, and a longitudinal axis between the front end and rear end, the main body further having a lowermost surface lying on a guard plane, and an interior longitudinal space with a top opening for receiving at least a portion of a skate blade for protecting the skate blade; and a slip-prevention system connected to the main body and comprising at least one elongated member extending longitudinally along the main body, wherein a portion of the at least one elongated member extends below said guard plane for biting into ice at or near beginning of movement of the guard on the ice transverse to the length of the main body; wherein said at least one elongated member has smooth longitudinally-extending right and left sides for smooth forward movement on the ice.