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US 11,357,291 B2Granted
Ski boot
AssigneeYingui Sun
InventorsYingui Sun, Hui Zhou
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AssigneeYingui Sun
InventorsYingui Sun, Hui Zhou
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A ski boot, including an outer boot (200) and an inner boot (100); the outer boot (100) comprise a sole (110) and a vamp (120), the sole (110) being integral; the vamp (120) includes a right side portion (122) of the vamp and a left side portion (123) of the vamp, the right side portion (122) of the vamp and the left side portion (123) of the vamp being hinged on the sole (110) such that the same may rotate relative to the sole (110) between an open state and a closed state; the outer boot (100) further includes a locking device (130) and a locking wire (140); the locking wire (140) surrounds the vamp (120) at a plurality of locations on the vamp (120), may be buried in the locking device (130) so as to keep the right side portion (122) of the vamp and the left side portion (123) of the vamp in the closed state, and may be released from the locking device (130) to allow the right side portion of the vamp (122) and the left side portion of the vamp (123) rotate to the open state. Therefore, the ski boot may facilitate a skier putting on and taking off the outer boot (100).
A pair of ski boots, each of which includes a shell and a liner, wherein the shell includes a sole that is unitary and an upper including an upper lateral portion and an upper medial portion, wherein the upper lateral portion and the upper medial portion are hingedly connected onto the sole so as to rotate relative to the sole between an opened state and a closed state, wherein the shell also includes a lock and a locking line, and wherein the locking line winds around the upper at a plurality of positions, and is able to be retracted into the lock so as to maintain the upper lateral portion and the upper medial portion in the closed state and is able to be released from the lock so as to rotate the upper lateral portion and the upper medial portion into the opened state.
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