2 invention ideas

2 invention ideas
In his playing days, Wayne Gretsky used to stream on the ice with fierce speed and impeccable control that few players could. Now, an innovative new skate blade may help hockey players from the Pee-Wee career move with the speed and lightness of "The Great One". "The present invention has even Gretsky ask:" Where was that when I play? "

After over half a decade in development, the Thermablade is there on the market. This unique blade contains a battery and electronics to keep constantly heated. By increasing the temperature of the blade is slightly above the ice (it is a consistent heat from 41 degrees Fahrenheit / 5 degrees Celsius), the invention allows players to move through the ice with greater speed and precision. Therma Blade Inc., describes the feeling of the leaves as similar skating on fresh ice the whole time, and they claim it allows faster acceleration (especially in the first three steps) and a better balance and control (especially in narrow curves). The batteries in the blades are rechargeable, and a full load is a player at least 75 minutes on the ice.

The idea behind this invention relates to reducing the amount of friction between the skate blade and ice. For those who do not remember from science class, is the frictional resistance, the friction in an object against another (also the reason why people who appear on dry slip n 'slides are not everywhere). Skating is really only possible because it is a microscopic layer of water on the ice, as a lubricant. With the Thermablade, increased temperature more water between the two surfaces - which means extra lubrication and less friction. As a result, demands from Therma Blade resistance by up to 75 percent, gliding resistance is increased by up to 55 percent, vibration by over 50 percent, and with the knife can take up to a comprehensive energy-saving 10 to 15 percent.

And it seems as if Therma Blade Inc. has a good set of tests to ensure their results. Since its invention by Hockey Fan Tory Webber in 2001 (after which he is on a hot pair of sneakers and slipped on ice), millions of dollars have been spent to ensure the new technology in all kinds of different ways. In its early development, the knives were in the laboratories and on sleds. More recently, the leaves were from two months to test the ice with 150 players across Canada. And this past fall, the NHL agreed that a small group of players to wear Thermablades in games (still no word on whether it's OK for future use in the league). Is perhaps the most important thing to hockey fans who Thermablade Center was the legendary Wayne Gretsky, she proclaims that "the most significant advance in the skate blade design in at least 30 years". " But before you commit to buying the blades on the basis of approval Gretsky, remember, the former All-Star is one of the investors for the new invention.

Thermablade sets (the replacement blades only - not actual skates), which currently retail for $ 399.99, and will be sold in the hockey stores in the U.S. and Canada. If you find a local dealer you www.thermablade.com.

Shad Connelly,
Executive Editor --
Invention & Technology News (http://news.inventhelp.com)