Elizabeth M Maddaleni

US Patent:

6666479, Dec 23, 2003

Filed:

Nov 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/006632

Inventors:

Elizabeth M. Maddaleni - Saugus MA 01906

International Classification:

A63C 312

US Classification:

280825, 294137

Abstract:

A scabbard for receiving a blade of an ice skate. The scabbard has a pouch with a top opening for receiving the blade of the ice skate and is constructed from various material layers to protect a user from being cut by the sharp edges of the blade when the ice skate is carried and to protect the blade when the ice skate is being stored. In addition to preventing puncture of the pouch, a friction enhancing material is disposed on an outer portion of flexible material of the pouch along a bottom of the pouch and extending from a first end to a second end of the pouch, which also allows a skater to safely walk with the scabbard attached about the blade. The pouch has a drawstring means for adjustably fitting the pouch, about the blade of the ice skate. This permits the scabbard to be used on various sizes of ice skates without modification. Securing means such as, a cord lock, for slidably adjusting the size of the pouch is disposed on an exposed cord member portion near a first end and a second end of the cord member so that when the blade is inserted into the pouch, the scabbard is releasably secured about the ice skate blade.