Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a skate blade system including a boot portion; a blade housing, mounted to a bottom of the boot portion; and a blade portion having a heel and a toe end; wherein the blade portion is fastened at the heel end to the blade housing in a fixed relationship and is unattached from the blade portion blade housing at the toe end.

Abstract: A piece of footwear, such as ice skating boots, is provided wherein a skating blade system is operable to be pivoted, tilted and/or rotated about at least two axes so as to enable the skating blade to be vertically aligned with the knee/upper portion of the lower leg (e.g., proximal portion of the tibia) of the skater so as to maintain proper balance. The adjustable skating blade system can provide the corrected foot with adequate balance relative to the skating blade during typical ice skating maneuvers. The skating blade system may include a skating blade and at least one mounting system. The mounting system may be provided on the underside surface of the sole and/or heel platform of the skating boot. The mounting system may be positioned at the heel, toe, and/or the mid-foot positions of the underside surface of the sole and/or heel platform of the ice skating boot.

Abstract: A piece of footwear, such as ice skating boots, is provided wherein a skating blade system is operable to be pivoted, tilted and/or rotated about at least two axes so as to enable the skating blade to be vertically aligned with the knee/upper portion of the lower leg (e.g., proximal portion of the tibia) of the skater so as to maintain proper balance. The adjustable skating blade system can provide the corrected foot with adequate balance relative to the skating blade during typical ice skating maneuvers. The skating blade system may include a skating blade and at least one mounting system. The mounting system may be provided on the underside surface of the sole and/or heel platform of the skating boot. The mounting system may be positioned at the heel, toe, and/or the mid-foot positions of the underside surface of the sole and/or heel platform of the ice skating boot.

Abstract: A coupling means arranged in a binding, the binding including an upper chassis section and a lower chassis section which are engaged via the coupling means, and which are pivotally arranged relative to each other in a longitudinal direction, the coupling means comprising a spring back component arranged at either chassis section; and at least one bolt element arranged for engaging, at at least one selected position, with the other chassis section and being arranged on an opposite side of the spring back component in relation to that other chassis section, so that when the chassis sections are pivoted in relation to each other, the spring back component is lifted by the at least one bolt element thereby counteracting the pivoting movement.

Abstract: A coupling means arranged in a binding, the binding including an upper chassis section and a lower chassis section which are engaged via the coupling means, and which are pivotally arranged relative to each other in a longitudinal direction, the coupling means comprising a spring back component arranged at either chassis section; and at least one bolt element arranged for engaging, at at least one selected position, with the other chassis section and being arranged on an opposite side of the spring back component in relation to that other chassis section, so that when the chassis sections are pivoted in relation to each other, the spring back component is lifted by the at least one bolt element thereby counteracting the pivoting movement.

Abstract: An ice skate in the foam of a boot that surrounds a foot, ankle and preferably the lower leg of a user. The boot has a heel portion and toe portion and a metatarsal hinge facilitating rotational movement of the heel portion with respect to the toe portion about this hinge. The anterior and posterior blades have substantially linear edges for selectively contacting an ice surface, the blades being biased by use of a spring extending from the heel of the skate to the holder of the anterior blade.

Abstract: An item of sports equipment to be fastened to a person's foot, the sports equipment including a rolling or sliding member by which the sports equipment can be rolled or slid along a ground surface, wherein the rolling or sliding member includes a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion includes a roller or a sliding surface for the ground surface, and the rear portion includes a roller or a sliding surface for the ground surface, wherein the front portion and the rear portion are connected to a crosspiece.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ski having a front ski section and a rear ski section, each having a central longitudinal axis and a skiing surface. Boot binding fixing locations are provided on the front ski section. The rear ski section is connected to the front ski section rearward of the boot binding fixing locations such that, in a neutral configuration, the central longitudinal axes of the ski sections are substantially in linear alignment, and the skiing surfaces of the ski sections are substantially in planar alignment. The rear ski section is capable of swinging sideways relative to the front ski section whereby the central longitudinal axes of the ski sections move out of linear alignment. The rear ski section is capable of moving up and down relative to the front ski section whereby the skiing surfaces of the ski sections move out of planar alignment.

Abstract: A snow gliding board includes an upper protective layer and an internal mechanical structuring beam. The upper protective layer partially covers the internal beam, without significantly influencing the mechanical behavior defined by the internal beam while also including a visible skin, and a 3D visible decorative element which projects above the skin while being fixed in a cutout perforated in the visible skin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ski (2) or a snowboard in the form of a board-type gliding device (1), comprising a multi-layered gliding board body. A force-transmitting element (13) is supported on the top face (7) of the gliding board body, the top face of which is provided as a means of supporting a binding mechanism (3) for a connection to a sports shoe which can be released as and when necessary. The force-transmitting element (13) is of a plate-type design and extends across more than 50% of the length of the gliding board body. Within its longitudinal extension, the plate-type force-transmitting element (14) is supported in at least part-portions on the top face (7) of the gliding board body so as to transmit load and is connected to the gliding board body by means of a plurality of connecting zones (30) disposed in the longitudinal direction of the plate-type force-transmitting element (13).

Abstract: An ice skate assembly for attachment to a boot has a skate blade and a blade heating arrangement mounted within a blade support. The blade is heated by a row of field-effect transistors or by a resistance heating wire carried on the blade at a circuit board encapsulated on the top edge of the blade in an over-molded plastic strip which engages into a slot in the support as a wedged fit. The blade is attached by an inclined wedge member a screw for pulling the blade longitudinally of the blade and to draw the inclined wedge member into its receptacle. The battery pack is carried in the rear tower which is sealed against moisture penetration and includes two proximity switches for actuation.

Abstract: A skate assembly has a boot having a substantially completely open base with a sole plate of more rigid material than the boot secured over the open base. The base has an opening extending along at least substantially the entire length of the boot from the heel to the toe, with side rims extending along opposite sides of the base opening. The sole plate may be releasably or permanently secured to the boot.

Abstract: A device (1) for mounting the components of a safety binding on a ski, comprising: a longitudinal strip (2) that has, on either side, a guide (10) with a break in its middle; two units (5, 6) each intended to accommodate one of the components of the safety binding, each unit being mounted on said strip (2) with the possibility of adjusting its longitudinal position by sliding in said guides (10); a plurality of points (20-23) for mounting the longitudinal strip (2) on the upper surface of the ski, some of these points (20, 23) allowing longitudinal displacement, relative to the upper surface of the ski, of the area of the longitudinal strip in which they are located; a base (4, 7) intended to come into contact with the upper surface of the ski and on which said longitudinal strip (2) rests, said base extending over a width in excess of that of said longitudinal strip.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a system for adjusting the position of a blade holder on the sole of a hockey skate. The system allows for both toe in and toe out adjustment as well as movement relative to the centerline. The system allows a player to try various positions and determine which positions produce superior skating performance relative to his foot, ankle and leg alignment.

Abstract: A suspension system for skiis which incorporates a plurality of linkage mechanisms that control absorption dynamics. The linkage mechanisms couple a plurality of plates between the ski binding and the ski. A plurality of resilient elements are located between these plates to dampen impact forces and resiliently maintain spacing between the ski bindings and the ski. The linkage mechanisms may include unitarily constructed panels having flexural couplings or formed rod linkages. These linkage mechanisms constrain the lateral rotational motion of the plates relative to the ski, thus providing edge control concurrent with vertical movement. This allows for precise edge control and significant absorption of impacts and vibration. This device may be integral with the ski, or mounted on top of the ski. In either case, it is a mounting platform for the bindings.

Abstract: An in-line skate with a main skate frame, a skate boot, a carriage frame pivotally coupled to the main skate frame, a plurality of wheels forming a pivoting wheel group, and at least one wheel forming a fixed wheel group. A pivot axis of the carriage frame can be horizontally located anterior to a reference point that is three-tenths of the length of the open inner volume of the skate boot from the anterior end of the open inner volume, and the pivot axis could be aligned with or anterior to the anterior end of the skate boot. The pivot axis can be vertically located immediately adjacent to the skate boot sole or coincident with or distal to the sole. A pivoting mechanism can enable the carriage frame to pivot above an effective pivot axis that is physically displaced from the pivoting mechanism.

Abstract: An in-line skate with a main skate frame, a skate boot coupled to the skate frame, a carriage frame pivotally coupled adjacent to an anterior end of the main skate frame, a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the carriage frame to form a pivoting wheel group, and at least one wheel rotatably coupled adjacent to the posterior end of the main skate frame to form a fixed wheel group. A pivot axis of the carriage frame can be horizontally located anterior to a reference point that is three-tenths of the length of the open inner volume of the skate boot from the anterior end of the open inner volume, and the pivot axis could be aligned with or anterior to the anterior end of the skate boot. The pivot axis can be vertically located immediately adjacent to the sole of the skate boot, or it can be coincident with or distal to the sole of the skate boot relative to the wheels of the in-line skate.

Abstract: A skate includes a boot having an upper portion for supporting the lower leg, ankle and foot, and a footbed for supporting the sole of a foot. The footbed includes anterior and posterior portions as well as a hinge located between the anterior and posterior portions. The hinge permits upward pivotal movement of the anterior and posterior portions of the footbed relative to each other. The skate also includes a blade, which may include an ice skating blade or wheels. The blade has anterior and posterior portions depending rigidly from the anterior and posterior portions of the footbed respectively.