Goalie skate protective shell with removable blade

Abstract

A goalie skate protective shell defines an interior cavity adapted for receiving a goalie ice skate boot. A holder is unitarily formed as part of a sole of the shell and has an open ended, lengthwise extending groove. At least two transversely extending bores are formed in the holder and receive fasteners which extend through the bores and apertures formed in a plurality of legs projecting from a blade mounted in the groove in the holder to removably affix the blade to the holder.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An attachment to a goalie ice skate comprising: 
 a protective shell having opposed side walls and a sole joined by toe and heel portions, the shell defining an interior cavity adapted for receiving a goalie ice skate boot;    a holder unitarily formed as part of the sole of the shell, the holder having an open ended groove extending lengthwise thereover;    at least two transversely extending bores formed in the holder;    a blade having a blade edge and at least two legs projecting from the blade edge, apertures formed in the legs for alignment with the bores in the holder when the blade is mounted in the open ended groove in holder; and    fasteners engagable through the apertures in the legs of the blade and the bores in the holder to removably affix the blade to the holder.