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US 10,881,164 B2Granted
Ski boot, in particular boot for ski touring
AssigneeTecnica Group S.P.A.
InventorsClaudio Zampieri, Alfio Mogno, Giovanni Girolimetto, Marco Breda
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Abstract
A ski boot is provided of the type including a substantially soft inner liner, a substantially rigid outer shell and a cuff articulated to the shell, and further including a spoiler articulated to the shell and arranged between the inner liner and the cuff. The ski boot includes a locking device for selectively allowing or preventing rotation of the cuff relative to the shell and, at the same time, for selectively allowing or preventing the movements of the spoiler relative to the cuff, and consequently also relative to the shell.
Claims9
A ski boot comprising:
- an outer shell and a cuff, which is pivotally connected to the outer shell, and further comprising a spoiler, which is pivotally connected to the outer shell and extends interiorly within the cuff, wherein the ski boot further comprises a locking device, wherein the locking device comprises:
- a first engaging element, which is integral with or connected to the outer shell, and a second engaging element, which is integral with or connected to said cuff and which is designed for cooperating with the first engaging element,
- a third engaging element, which is integral with or connected to the cuff, and a fourth engaging element, which is integral with or connected to the spoiler and which is designed for cooperating with the third engaging element,
- a driving element connected to the cuff and switchable between a first position, in which the locking device is in a configuration in which the outer shell and the cuff are disengaged from each other and the cuff and the spoiler are disengaged from each other, and a second position, in which the locking device is in a configuration in which the outer shell and the cuff are engaged with each other and the cuff and the spoiler are engaged with each other,
- wherein when the driving element is in the first position, the first and second engaging elements are in a first configuration in which they are disengaged from each other and the third and fourth engaging elements are in a first configuration in which they are disengaged from each other, and when the driving element is in the second position, the first and second engaging elements are in a second configuration in which they are engaged with each other and the third and fourth engaging elements are in a second configuration in which they are engaged with each other.
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