COMPOSITE SKATE SHELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20240286369A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18586096

    申请日:2024-02-23

    IPC分类号: B29D35/14 A43B5/16 B29D35/00

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a portion of a boot shell for an ice skate that includes preparing a monolithic, two-dimensional pattern of the boot shell; positioning the monolithic, two-dimensional pattern into a three-dimensional preform of the boot shell; installing the three-dimensional preform in a mold; and consolidating the three-dimensional preform in the mold to produce the portion of the boot shell. An article of footwear for use in ice skating comprising a boot shell structured and arranged to accommodate a wearer's foot and having a medial forefoot portion, a lateral forefoot portion, a sole portion, a lateral ankle portion, a medial ankle portion, and a heel portion, the boot shell further comprising (i) a first thermoformable material having a softening point between 40° C. and 100° C., and (ii) a plurality of fibers, at least one of adjacent to or integrated within the first thermoformable material.