Sports boot including flexible and traction-resistant return elements, and a return element for use with a sports boot
AssigneeS.A. Salomon
InventorBRUNO BOROSI
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AssigneeS.A. Salomon
InventorBRUNO BOROSI
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A sports boot that includes a tightening device cooperating with a series of return elements for tightening an upper portion, and a return element itself. Each return element includes a closed loop made of a flexible and traction-resistant material, wherein the return element includes a guiding portion connected to the loop and has a sliding surface for the passage of the tightening device within the loop along a passage plane, the guiding portion having sufficient stiffness in the passage plane to resist deformation when the tightening device is placed under tension. The tightening efficiency is thus optimized by reducing friction. The size of the return element is limited in order to provide greater comfort in case pressure is exerted by an external element.
A return element adapted to be one of a plurality of return elements for a portion of an upper of a sports boot for cooperating with a lacing for tightening the portion of the upper, said return element comprising:
A return element adapted to be one of a plurality of return elements for an upper of a sports boot for cooperating with a lacing for tightening the portion of the upper, said return element comprising:
A sports boot comprising:
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