ice skate boot

Abstract

An ice skate boot includes a blade in thermal communication with heat transfer plates that extend into the interior of the boot. The heat transfer plates pass heat from the foot of the skater, through the blade to the blade, thereby warming the blade and cooling the skater's foot. A thermally conductive sock and body suit provide additional heat to the blade and cooling of the skater when in use. A warming mat keeps the blade warm when the skater is off the ice.

1 . An ice skate boot comprising:
 a foot holding area having a sole, a toe, a heel, a left side and a right side;   a blade holder affixed to the sole of the boot, the blade holder having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a plurality of side surfaces, the lower portion being affixed to an ice-contacting blade;   a first body heat transfer plate mounted in the boot and passing down the right side of the boot, along the sole, through the sole, and in thermal communication with the blade;   a second body heat transfer plate mounted in the boot and passing down the left side of the boot, along the sole, through the sole, and in thermal communication with the blade; and   an insulating layer applied to a predetermined portion of the blade.   
   
   
       2 . The ice skate of  claim 1  further comprising an insulation layer formed on a predetermined portion of each of the heat transfer plates. 
   
   
       3 . The ice skate of  claim 1  further comprising a layer of diamond on a predetermined section of the ice-contacting surface of the blade. 
   
   
       4 . The ice skate of  claim 1  further comprising a sock having a thermally conductive material woven therein and at least one thermally conductive heat transfer plate formed into the sock and in thermal communication with the thermally conductive material and in thermal communication with the blade. 
   
   
       5 . The ice skate of  claim 1  further comprising a body suit having a thermally conductive material woven therein, the thermally conductive material being in thermal communication with the blade. 
   
   
       6 . The ice skate of  claim 1  further comprising a thermally conductive foot plate in the sole of the boot. 
   
   
       7 . An ice skate boot comprising an upper that forms an interior foot cavity, a blade holder extending downwardly from a proximate end adjacent the upper to a distal end that holds a blade, and a thermally conductive body heat transfer plate in thermal communication with the interior foot cavity and extending downward to be in thermal communication with the blade. 
   
   
       8 . The ice skate of  claim 7  further comprising an insulation layer formed on a predetermined portion of the heat transfer plate. 
   
   
       9 . The ice skate of  claim 7  further comprising a layer of diamond on a predetermined section of the blade. 
   
   
       10 . The ice skate of  claim 7  further comprising a sock having a thermally conductive material woven therein and at least one thermally conductive heat transfer plate formed into the sock and in thermal communication with the thermally conductive material and in thermal communication with the blade. 
   
   
       11 . The ice skate of  claim 7  further comprising a body suit having a thermally conductive material woven therein, the thermally conductive material being in thermal communication with the blade. 
   
   
       12 . The ice skate of  claim 7  further comprising a thermally conductive foot plate mounted in the interior foot cavity and in thermal communication with the body heat transfer plate.