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US 7,392,991 · App. 11/603,830 · Granted Jul 1, 2008

Method of customizing a blade holder for an ice skate

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Patent No.
US 7,392,991
App. No.
11/603,830
Granted
Jul 1, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of customizing a blade holder for an ice skate, comprising: (a) providing to a customer a blade holder body being at least partly made of a clear material and comprising a front pedestal with a front inner surface, a rear pedestal with a rear inner surface and a bridge portion interconnecting said front and rear pedestals, the front and rear inner surfaces defining respective front and rear cavities; (b) providing to the customer a plurality of graphical elements; (c) receiving from the customer an indication of a certain graphical element selected from the plurality of graphical elements; and (d) providing one of the front and rear cavities with the selected graphical element such that the selected graphical element is visible through the clear material.

Claims (9)

1. A method of customizing a blade holder for an ice skate, comprising:

(a) providing to a customer a blade holder body being at least partly made of a clear material and comprising a front pedestal with a front inner surface, a rear pedestal with a rear inner surface and a bridge portion interconnecting said front and rear pedestals, the front and rear inner surfaces defining respective front and rear cavities;

(b) providing to the customer a plurality of graphical elements;

(c) receiving from the customer an indication of a certain graphical element selected from the plurality of graphical elements; and

(d) mounting the selected graphical element inside one of the front and rear cavities such that the selected graphical element is visible through the clear material.

2. A method of customizing a blade holder as defined in claim 1 , wherein the step of mounting the selected graphical element inside one of the front and rear cavities comprises disposing an insert inside one of the front and rear cavities.

3. A method of customizing a blade holder as defined in claim 1 , further comprising mounting a second selected graphical element inside the other of the front arid rear cavities.

4. A method of customizing a blade holder as defined in claim 2 , wherein the insert is a front insert located inside the front cavity, the method further comprising disposing a rear insert inside the rear cavity.

5. A method of customizing a blade holder as defined in claim 1 , wherein the selected graphical element is characterized by one of a colored area, a mark, a symbol or a logo visible through the clear material.