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  • SKATE WITH ASYMMETRIC TONGUE
    Publication number: 20200268096
    Abstract: A skate including a tongue mounted to a boot of the skate. The tongue has an upper end and a lower end, and a medial edge and a lateral edge, and a longitudinal center axis of the tongue extends between the upper and lower ends and is spaced equidistantly between segments of the medial and lateral edges. The longitudinal center axis divides the tongue into a medial segment and a lateral segment. The medial and lateral segments are asymmetrical about the longitudinal center axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel CHARTRAND
  • Skate with asymmetric tongue
    Patent number: 11930888
    Abstract: A skate including a tongue mounted to a boot of the skate. The tongue has an upper end and a lower end, and a medial edge and a lateral edge, and a longitudinal center axis of the tongue extends between the upper and lower ends and is spaced equidistantly between segments of the medial and lateral edges. The longitudinal center axis divides the tongue into a medial segment and a lateral segment. The medial and lateral segments are asymmetrical about the longitudinal center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.
    Inventor: Daniel Chartrand
  • SKATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20150289582
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a skate boot shell, including shaping tridimensional outer and inner sub-shells, and bonding the shaped sub-shells together through lamination. The lamination is performed after the sub-shells are shaped and includes applying heat to the sub-shells and/or pressure on one of the sub-shells toward the other against a mold surface. A skate with three sub-shells is also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Philippe KOYESS, Daniel CHARTRAND, Alexandre CHRETIEN, Etienne CHAMPAGNE, Philippe LAPIERRE
  • Skate and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 9648922
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a skate boot shell, including shaping tridimensional outer and inner sub-shells, and bonding the shaped sub-shells together through lamination. The lamination is performed after the sub-shells are shaped and includes applying heat to the sub-shells and/or pressure on one of the sub-shells toward the other against a mold surface. A skate with three sub-shells is also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.
    Inventors: Philippe Koyess, Daniel Chartrand, Alexandre Chretien, Etienne Champagne, Philippe Lapierre
  • SKATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20150289583
    Abstract: A skate including a tridimensional skate boot shell with a sole insert embedded in or received in the skate boot shell such that at least part of a thickness of the sole portion is defined under the sole insert, and a holder under the skate boot shell configured for retaining a ground-engaging skate element. The holder is connected to the sole insert by at least one fastener extending through the at least part of the thickness of the sole portion. A method of manufacturing a skate boot is also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Philippe KOYESS, Daniel CHARTRAND, Alexandre CHRETIEN, Etienne CHAMPAGNE, Philippe LAPIERRE
  • Skate and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 9936762
    Abstract: A skate including a tridimensional skate boot shell with a sole insert embedded in or received in the skate boot shell such that at least part of a thickness of the sole portion is defined under the sole insert, and a holder under the skate boot shell configured for retaining a ground-engaging skate element. The holder is connected to the sole insert by at least one fastener extending through the at least part of the thickness of the sole portion. A method of manufacturing a skate boot is also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.
    Inventors: Philippe Koyess, Daniel Chartrand, Alexandre Chretien, Etienne Champagne, Philippe Lapierre
  • Hockey helmet with self-adjusting padding
    Patent number: 6298497
    Abstract: A pad assembly for use in a protective helmet shell. The pad assembly is formed from a resilient material. The pad assembly includes a front pad assembly, a back pad assembly, and an intermediate pad assembly. The front pad assembly is attached to a front portion of the helmet shell, the back pad assembly is attached to a back portion of the helmet shell, and the intermediate pad assembly is both centrally located between the front pad assembly and the back pad assembly and slidably connected to the front pad assembly and to the back pad assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Bauer Nike Hockey, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Chartrand
  • Fastener for securing a soft lining to a hard shell
    Patent number: 5446926
    Abstract: A fastener for securing a hard shell and a soft lining together, with particular utility for protective sports gear, is described. The fastener has a broad flexible base portion, a bell-shaped portion leading from the base portion to a shoulder portion, and a post projecting from the shoulder portion and having an annular flange extending therefrom. The shell is trapped between the shoulder portion and the annular flange, and the lining is trapped between the hard shell and the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Canstar Sports Group Inc.
    Inventors: Rene Bourque, Rodrigue McDuff, Daniel Chartrand
  • SNOWSHOE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080263902
    Abstract: A snowshoe apparatus having a frame assembly, a pivot assembly pivotally attached to the frame assembly, and a binding assembly pivotally attached to the pivot assembly is disclosed. The snowshoe apparatus may also include first and second crampons pivotally attached to the frame assembly, with the first crampon configured to pivot relative to the frame assembly substantially independent of the second crampon. In addition, at least one of the first crampon and the second crampon may be laterally movable relative to the frame assembly. The snowshoe apparatus may also comprise a resilient heel support assembly coupled to the frame assembly. A corresponding method of assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Easton Technical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Chartrand, Teddy D. Palomaki, Gregory J. Easton
  • SNOWSHOE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100307029
    Abstract: A snowshoe apparatus having a frame assembly, a pivot assembly pivotally attached to the frame assembly, and a binding assembly pivotally attached to the pivot assembly is disclosed. The snowshoe apparatus may also include first and second crampons pivotally attached to the frame assembly, with the first crampon configured to pivot relative to the frame assembly substantially independent of the second crampon. In addition, at least one of the first crampon and the second crampon may be laterally movable relative to the frame assembly. The snowshoe apparatus may also comprise a resilient heel support assembly coupled to the frame assembly. A corresponding method of assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Easton Technical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Chartrand, Teddy D. Palomaki, Gregory J. Easton
  • ICE SKATE AND RUNNER THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20170361200
    Abstract: A runner for an ice skate. The runner extends along a longitudinal axis between a front end and an opposed rear end. The runner is entirely metal and has a height extending between an ice-contacting portion for engaging an ice surface and an opposed upper portion. The runner has a datum runner thickness defined between outer and inner side surfaces of the runner. The runner has one or more regions of reduced thickness that are recessed inwardly from one or both of the outer and inner surfaces. The regions have a local thickness being less than the datum runner thickness. An ice skate and method of making a runner for an ice skate are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel CHARTRAND, Bernard DAOUST
  • SKATE WITH REMOVABLE TONGUE
    Publication number: 20190037963
    Abstract: A skate includes a boot having a toe portion with a toe portion connector on at least one of its inner and outer surfaces. A tongue is mountable within the boot of the skate. The tongue at its lower end has a pressing member with cooperating first and second segments. The tongue has a tongue connector on at least one of the first and second segments. At least one of the first and second segments is foldable to engage the first segment with the inner surface of the toe portion and the second segment with the outer surface of the toe portion, and to engage the tongue connector with the toe portion connector to removably connect the tongue to the toe portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Alexandre HUNEAU, Etienne CHAMPAGNE, Georges-Emmanuel HARVEY, Daniel CHARTRAND
  • Light-weight shoulder pads
    Patent number: 5987654
    Abstract: A padded protective garment to be worn on the upper body of a user comprises a number of padded panels for positioning against the chest and back regions to cover the shoulders and a major part of the rib cage of the wearer. The garment also includes an external shell comprising generally vertically extending stiffener bands provided in laterally spaced pairs for overlying portions of the front and rear padded sections. The stiffener bands at their upper ends are connected to shoulder arches and are fabricated from a stiffly flexible material so as to be able to attenuate localized impact forces and distribute such forces to an enlarged region of the underlying padding layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Bauer, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Chartrand
  • Protective visor
    Patent number: D454667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Bauer Nike Hockey Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Chartrand, Todd McDougall
  • Sports helmet
    Patent number: D378624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Canstar Sports Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Chartrand
  • Helmet ear protector
    Patent number: D400311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Bauer, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Chartrand
  • Sports helmet
    Patent number: D401018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Bauer Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Chartrand
  • Runner for ice skate
    Patent number: D835219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.
    Inventors: Bernard Daoust, Andrew Cormack, Daniel Chartrand, Georges-Emmanuel Harvey, Philippe Lapierre
  • Runner for ice skate
    Patent number: D835740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.
    Inventors: Bernard Daoust, Andrew Cormack, Daniel Chartrand, Georges-Emmanuel Harvey, Philippe Lapierre
  • Runner for ice skate
    Patent number: D888854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Chartrand, Bernard Daoust
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