Skate boot having a lace member with at least one opening
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorIvan LABONTE
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Abstract
A skate boot comprising an outer shell including medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot. Each of the medial and lateral side portions has an upper edge. The skate boot also comprises a lace member mounted to either of the upper edges of the medial and lateral side portions. The lace member has at least one opening for receiving an insert. The lace member has a first flexion mode when no insert is received in the at least one opening and a second flexion mode when the insert is received in the at least one opening. The second flexion mode is different from the first flexion mode.
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A skate boot for enclosing a human foot when in use, the foot having medial and lateral sides, the skate boot comprising (i) an outer shell including medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot, each of the medial and lateral side portions having an upper edge and (ii) a lace member mounted to either of the upper edges of the medial and lateral side portions of the outer shell, the lace member having at least one opening for receiving an insert, wherein the lace member has a first flexion mode when no insert is received in the at least one opening and a second flexion mode when the insert is received in the at least one opening, the second flexion mode being different from the first flexion mode.
A skate boot for enclosing a human foot when in use, the foot having medial and lateral sides, the skate boot comprising (i) an outer shell including medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot, each of the medial and lateral side portions having an upper edge and (ii) a lace member mounted to either of the upper edges of the medial and lateral side portions of the outer shell, the lace member having at least one opening for receiving an insert wherein, in use, a first insert selected among a plurality of inserts is mounted in the at least one opening such that the lace member has a first flexion mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.