Ski boot
AssigneeEtablissements Francois Salomon et Fils
InventorGeorges P. J. Salomon
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Abstract
In a ski boot designed to be put on from the rear, the foot-retaining system, located within a rigid shell, on a level with the metatarsus, comprises securing means consisting of two straps. One end of each strap is secured to the shell in the vicinity of the sole of the boot. The foot-retaining system is also provided with an adjustable tension device consisting of a bolt accessible from outside the boot, and nuts. A boot according to the present invention assures satisfactory foot retention in the metatarsal area, distributes the necessary pressure over all or part of the metatarsus, and allows the skier to adjust the loads which he applies.
Claims23
A boot, more particularly a ski boot, comprising
- (a) a rigid shell;
- and
- (b) a foot retaining system located within said shell on a level with the metatarsal bones and mounted on each side of the longitudinal axis of the interior of said shell, said system comprising
- (i) a support element located between said shell and the skier's foot and curvedly surrounding at least a part of said foot;
- and
- (ii) an adjustable device for clamping said support element to said foot, said clamping device comprising
- (A) means for securing said support element to said shell;
- and
- (B) an adjustable element for tensioning said securing means by the application of longitudinal traction, said adjustable element comprising an actuating means accessible from the outside of said boot when said boot is being worn, said securing means at least partly surrounding the skier's foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.