Abstract: Ice skate blades each having a main portion and an enlarged head are cut from contiguous areas of steel stock by cuts spaced such that each cut forms the upper edge of the main portion of one blade and the lower edge of the main portion of the next blade with the head portions cut alternately from those portions of the stock extending beyond the ends of the main portions. An upwardly extending lug is secured to the upper edge of one end of each blade to extend longitudinally towards the other end and a bolt is secured to or engages the other end of the upper edge and extends in the same direction as the lug. The upper edge of the blade is received in a downwardly facing groove in a skate superstructure with the groove having a slot at one end of the superstructure to receive the lug and with the bolt extending through a hole in the other end of the superstructure and having a fixing portion on the free end of the bolt for securing the blade in the groove.

Abstract: The invention relates to improvements in the construction of ice skates, and provides an ice skate having an elongated blade and a plastic superstructure for holding the blade. The superstructure has a groove for receiving the upper edge of the blade and the blade is held in the superstructure by means of bolts. The bolts have heads designed to fit into recesses in the upper edge of the blade and are secured at their other ends in the plastic superstructure. The heads of the bolts fit snugly into the recesses and the sides of the recesses firmly anchor the heads when the blade is properly positioned in the superstructure. Preferably nuts are used to secure the other ends of the bolts and in this manner a very firm and secure attachment of the blade in the superstructure can be achieved.

Abstract: A skate has a blade curved throughout its length to define a convex running edge. A pair of wall members have lower edges that are connected to the blade throughout its length, such wall members extending upwardly from the blade while diverging from each other. Horizontal flanges extend from upper edges of the wall members for securing to a boot sole to form a triangular structure therewith at least at front and rear portions of the skate and preferably the entire length thereof. The blade and said wall member define rounded end surfaces at the front and rear ends of the skate. Also disclosed is a combination skate and boot in which a molded plastic body forms a unitary structure defining a boot portion and a support portion. The support portion is triangular and projects downwardly from the boot portion while tapering inwardly to the socket in which the blade is mounted.