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US 3,945,135 AGranted
Ski boot
AssigneeHanson Industries Incorporated
InventorsAlden B. Hanson, Chris A. Hanson
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Abstract
A rear entry ski boot which includes a vertical beam member which, when the boot is in the closed position, provides rigid support for an adjustable and pivotable cuff assembly, which supports the back and sides of the leg of the person wearing the ski boot.
Claims22
A ski boot comprising:
- a sole having a semi-rigid vamp attached thereto, said vamp having a rear opening;
- a rigid beam member, positioned to the rear of said opening, said beam member being connected to said boot and being horizontally pivoted at one of its two ends on a lateral axis contiguous to the lowermost portion of said opening;
- closure means adapted to fix said beam member with respect to said semi-rigid vamp;
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- cuff assembly means pivotally attached to said beam contiguous to the remaining beam end, said cuff means being adapted to support the back and sides of the leg of a person wearing said ski boot.
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A rear entry ski boot comprising:
- a rigid sole having a semi-rigid vamp attached thereto, said vamp having a rear opening therein extending adjacent to the floor of said vamp;
- a liner means disposed with said boot;
- a rigid beam member pivotally attached to said boot contiguous to the lowermost portion of said rear opening;
- closure means adapted to fix said beam member with respect to said vamp;
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- cuff means pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said beam member, said cuff means adapted to support the back and side of the leg of the wearer.
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A ski boot comprising:
- a sole having a semi-rigid vamp attached thereto;
- a rigid beam member extending above said vamp and fixed to said vamp;
- said beam member being laterally centered and positioned forward of vertical in the direction toward the front of the boot;
- cuff means pivotally attached to the uppermost portion of said beam member, said cuff means adapted to support the back and sides of the leg of a person wearing said ski boot;
- and
- closure means adapted to position said beam member in a fixed position relative to said vamp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.