Skate construction

Claim 1

A unitary skate component comprising a runner and supporting structure extending from said runner up to the sole of a skate boot, said structure including two spaced-apart walls of moldable, resilient material continuous thoughout the length of the skate, the walls extending substantially vertically upwardly from their junction with the runner and being substantially parallel adjacent the runner, thereby to provide columnar supporting strength for the skate, the walls at their upper portions curving smoothly upwardly and outwardly through a substantial radius to terminate in flange portions extending generally away from each other, thereby to provide yieldable impact-absorbing regions without stress-concentration points, the two walls curving smoothly together at the front and the rear, the runner being shaped to define at least three upward projections in spaced relation along its upper edge, each extreme projection being hooked toward the middle of the runner, the walls coming together at the bottom of the supporting structure and providing material closely surrounding the upper part of the runner including all said upward projections, whereby to provide a grip between said runner and the supporting structure.