Skate boot with improved flexibility
AssigneeSport Maska Inc.
InventorAndrew STEWART
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Abstract
A method of making a skate boot including manufacturing a rear element including a tendon guard for covering at least a rear portion of the ankle received within the boot, and forming a direct connection at a fixed position between contacting portions of the rear element and of a remainder of the skate boot separately from the quarters, the direct connection being formed such that the rear element is an external element of the boot and such that an upper portion of the rear element is displaceable relative to the quarters in a forward and rearward direction, the upper portion of the rear element being displaceable through flexing of the rear element about the connection.
Claims19
A method of making a skate boot comprising:
- manufacturing two quarters;
- manufacturing a rear element including a tendon guard for covering at least a rear portion of the ankle received within the boot;
- manufacturing a remainder of the skate boot and connecting the quarters to the remainder of the skate boot such that each of the quarters extends on a respective side of the boot;
- and
- forming a direct connection at a fixed position between contacting portions of the rear element and of the remainder of the skate boot, the direct connection being formed such that the rear element is an external element of the boot and such that an upper portion of the rear element is displaceable relative to the quarters in a forward and rearward direction, the upper portion of the rear element being displaceable through flexing of the rear element about the connection.
A method of making a skate boot comprising:
- manufacturing an upper including a quarter on either side thereof;
- manufacturing a rear element including a tendon guard for covering at least a rear portion of the ankle received within the boot;
- and
- forming a direct connection between a bottom portion of the rear element and a part of the skate boot outside of the quarters and separately from the quarters such that the bottom portion remains at a fixed position with respect to the quarters, the rear element is an external element of the boot, and an upper portion of the rear element is displaceable relative to the quarters in a forward and rearward direction following a given forward and rearward flexion of the ankle without causing creasing of the upper of the skate boot, the upper portion of the rear element being displaceable through flexing of the rear element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.