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US 2023/0000201 A1Published application
Multi-sport boot with click-in skate chassis
OwnerJean Ellen Brannoninventor
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Abstract
A boot that attaches to skate chasses for ice skating, roller skating, in-line rollerblade skating, and Nordic skating is disclosed. When disengaged from a chassis assembly, the boot functions as normal footwear for hiking/cycling/leisure activities. To attach to a chassis, a wearer a foot into a boot and then presses the boot into its chassis, engaging a click-in mechanism. Once the mechanism clicks into place, the boot is removably secured to the chassis.
Claims6
A hybrid mechanism, comprising:
- an article of footwear having an underside surface and defining a pair of oppositely extending integral protuberances, wherein one protuberance extends away from a forward portion of the footwear and the other protuberance extends away from a rear portion of the footwear;
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- a deformable chassis defining a concave surface region adapted and configured to contact and receive the underside surface of the footwear, wherein the chassis defines a pair of spaced-apart apertures respectively dimensioned and configured to receive the oppositely extending protuberances, wherein the chassis defines an integral tab at a rear portion thereof for enabling a user to lengthen the chassis by an amount effective to enable the user to dispose the oppositely extending protuberances through respective ones of the pair of apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.