An ice skate strip-blade holder that provides a means to remove, replace, tension, and maintain tension in a strip-blade fastened and tensioned on the holder. The method includes sliding a chain along a surface of a chain-locking device until contacting another surface of the chain-locking device. GCP can be used to send data structures and register control messages across a network to embedded devices. The ridge may intersect the duct and be positioned to direct the liquid on the wall surface to the slot where the water is extracted.