| 摘要 |
An ice skate scabbard has two generally identical halves with spring means for urging the two halves together by exerting a force generally along the runner of the skate. The two halves are each molded from a suitable plastic or rubber material. In order to maintain alignment between the two halves, a slide tongue protrudes from one half and is received in a correspondingly shaped passage in the other half. Accordingly, the two halves are maintained in alignment prior to, during and after securement of the scabbard to the blade. When the scabbard is applied, the aligning tongue extends along the edge of the skate runner thus providing protection for the runner edge extending between the two halves. Each of the two halves has a dual slot: one of a relatively large radius, generally adapted to fit the column of the new type of "TUUK" (trademark) blades, while a relatively small slot is provided in the bottom of the former to house the runner of the skate. Drainage openings are provided in the bottom of the runner receiving slot to allow for natural flow of molten ice of the like from the skate runner area, with the scabbard on. The scabbard improves the protection of the skate while improving the convenience of attaching or removing same to or from the blade. The scabbard is suitable for virtually any kind of blades, from figure skate blades to the most recent models of hockey blades.
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