Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
Protective goalie skate boot body with integral blade mounting channel
A goalie skate assembly has i) a plastic blade mounting member adapted to releasably receive a metal skate blade therein, and ii) a monocoque carbon fiber and resin composite skate boot body for receiving a foot of the user therein. The unitary structure of the skate boot body includes i) a sole portion, ii) a heel portion extending upwardly from the sole portion for receiving a heel of the user therein, iii) a pair of side portions extending upwardly from opposing sides of the sole portion, and iv) a lower portion extending downwardly from a bottom side of the sole portion so as to surround at least a portion of the blade mounting member. A toe cap mounted on the skate boot body includes a molded plastic outer shell and a liner formed of a fiber and resin composite material bonded to an inner surface of the outer shell.
» Number: US9693600B1 (B1)
» Publication Date: 04/07/2017
» Applicant: VAN HORNE SCOTT?[CA]; VH FOOTWEAR INC?[CA]
» Inventor: VAN HORNE SCOTT?[CA]
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
