| US 7,543,826 B2 | ||
| Method of customizing a blade holder for an ice skate | ||
| Ivan Labonté, Montreal (Canada); and Chris Langevin, Prévost (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Bauer Hockey, Inc., Greenland, N.H. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 27, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/216,013. | ||
| Application 12/216013 is a division of application No. 11/603830, filed on Nov. 24, 2006, granted, now 7,392,991. | ||
| Application 11/603830 is a division of application No. 10/995222, filed on Nov. 24, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0265531 A1, Oct. 30, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63C 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—11.18 [280/11.12; 280/11.17; 280/11.203; 280/11.223; 280/11.27] | 5 Claims |
| 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) applying the selected graphical element to one of the front and rear inner surfaces such that the selected graphical element
is visible through the clear material.
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