Ski boot
AssigneeLange International S.A.
InventorsDavid Dodge, Jean-Francois Lanvers
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Abstract
This ski boot of semi-rigid synthetic material has a lower portion (3) comprising the sole and at least one pair of opposite flaps (11, 12, 13, 14) controlled by means of a foot-tightening system. The flaps are covered by a vamp (5) attached or not to the front quarter (4) of the boot shaft. This front quarter (4) is allowed to bend forwards with respect to the vamp (5) and bears against a resilient member (29) mounted on or under the vamp so as to provide an elastic flexion of which the elasticity is adjustable. With this construction the skier's foot is properly held in the boot without impairing the boot tightness.
Claims17
A ski boot comprising a shell of semi-rigid synthetic material comprising a lower portion including a sole surrounding the skier's foot and heel, a foot-covering portion, and a shaft including a front quarter and a back quarter fulcrumed to said lower portion, and a resilient member counteracting the forward flexion of said front quarter, and foot holding means disposed inside said shell, wherein the foot-covering portion of said shell includes at least one pair of opposed lateral flexible flaps connected to the sole and a fluid-tight vamp covering said flaps as well as substantially the entire lower portion of the fore part of the foot and having means for retaining said resilient member.
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