Ankle pad for footwear
AssigneeHanson Industries Incorporated
InventorsAlden B. Hanson, Chris A. Hanson, Donald W. Bertetto
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Abstract
An ankle pad for use in a ski boot having a shell and a flexible liner disposed within said shell, the ankle pad being less dense than the density of the liner material and being adapted to fit in a recess located in the liner in the area where the ankle joint of a wearer contacts the liner.
Claims2
The method of fitting a ski boot comprising a shell, a liner having a recess, and a filling material adapted to be disposed between said shell and liner;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting said liner having said recess in the shell of a ski boot;
- placing in said liner recess a first pad having a density of at least the density of said liner;
- inserting filling material between said liner and said shell;
- removing said first pad from said recess;
- and, inserting in said liner recess a second pad having a density less than the density of said liner.
The method of fitting a ski boot comprising a shell, a liner having a recess in the ankle joint area, and a filling material adapted to be disposed between said shell and liner;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting in the shell of the ski boot said liner having said recess in the ankle joint area of the liner;
- placing in said liner recess a first pad having a density of at least the density of said liner;
- inserting filling material between said liner and said shell;
- removing said first pad from said recess;
- and,
- inserting in said liner recess a second pad having a density less than the density of said liner, and a pad thickness which is larger than the thickness of the depth of said liner recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.