Applied to ski boots
AssigneeS.A. des Etablissements Francois Salomon & Fils
InventorGeorges P. J. Salomon
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Abstract
A ski boot comprising an upper whose stiffness is adjustable and an adjustable closure element surrounding the upper. The closure element can be secured to the upper in one of a plurality of different positions for varying the stiffness and/or inclination of the upper respectively. The closure element comprises a collar positioned for cooperating with the upper at the front portion thereof, the collar being removably attached to the upper at a selected one of a plurality of positions at the lateral edge regions of the upper.
Claims20
A ski boot comprising an upper whose stiffness is adjustable, an adjustable closure element surrounding said upper, and means for securing said closure element to said upper in one of a plurality of different positions for varying the stiffness and/or inclination of the upper respectively, said upper having a front portion with lateral edge regions, said closure element comprising a collar positioned for cooperating with said upper at the front portion thereof, said means for securing the closure element comprising means for removably attaching the collar to the upper at a selected one of a plurality of positions at said lateral edge regions.
A ski boot comprising an upper and a collar surrounding said upper, said collar comprising a closed pivoted buckle co-operating with a lever for closing the collar, said collar having an end provided with a row of oblong slots extending in the transverse direction of the collar, and a support member comprising a U-shaped part engageable in one of said slots, said buckle including a side link traversing said U-shaped part and constituting a pivot connection for the buckle to the collar, said U-shaped part including two lateral sides bearing on the inner surface of the collar on either of the oblong slot in which the U-shaped part is engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.