Skate with replaceable blade

Claim 1

A skate, comprising: a frame having front and rear sole plates, front and rear pedestals extending, respectively, from said front and rear sole plates, and a tube-shaped section mounted on said pedestals, said sole plates, pedestals and tube-shaped section comprising a single, integral, die-cast unit; a blade comprising an elongated body and having front, intermediate and rear tangs extending from one edge of said elongated body, the other edge of said elongated body comprising a sharpenable edge; said tube-shaped section being provided with a groove for receiving said blade; each pedestal having a slot extending inwardly from said groove to receive a respective tang of said blade; said blade being held firmly in said groove with said intermediate tang in said slot of said front pedestal and said rear tang in said slot of said rear pedestal; and means for removably retaining said blade in said frame, said means for removably retaining comprising: locking pin holes extending transversely through said rear pedestal on either side of the receiving slot therein; a registering opening in the rear tang of said blade; a locking pin extending through the locking pin holes and the registering opening; said locking pin having a head at one end thereof, the dimensions of said head being greater than the cross-sectional dimensions of said locking pin holes, said head seating on one of the outer surfaces of said rear pedestal; said locking pin having a groove at the other end thereof for receiving a removable, resilient locking member; said locking member, when in said groove, engaging a second outer surface of said rear pedestal to retain the pin in position.