Alpine ski boot
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorClaude Perrissoud
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Abstract
An alpine ski boot includes a rigid shell base for receiving the foot of the skier, the base having a heel region and a instep region. An upper is journalled on the base for pivotal movement about a journal axis, the upper having a shoulder thereon cooperable with adjustment apparatus for controlling the advance angle of the upper on the base. The adjustment apparatus includes a first stopping element positioned on the base and cooperable with the shoulder for defining the minimum initial advance angle of the upper. The adjustment apparatus also includes an adjustment for adjusting the position of the stopping element on the base to thereby adjust the initial minimum advance angle of the upper.
Claims76
An alpine ski boot comprising:
- (a) a rigid shell base for receiving the foot of the skier, said base having a heel region and an instep region;
- (b) an upper journalled on said base for pivotal movement about a journal axis, said upper having shoulder thereon;
- (c) adjustment apparatus on the base for controlling the advance angle of the upper on the base, said adjustment apparatus comprising:
- (i) stopping means having a first stopping element positioned to cooperate with said shoulder means for defining the minimum advance angle of the upper;
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- (ii) adjustment means for adjusting the position of said stopping element on said base to thereby adjust the minimum initial advance angle of the upper.
An alpine ski boot comprising:
- (a) a rigid shell base for receiving the foot of the skier, said base having a heel region and an instep region;
- (b) an upper journalled on said base for pivotal movement about a journal axis, said upper having shoulder means thereon;
- (c) adjustment apparatus for controlling the advance angle of the upper on the base, said adjustment apparatus comprising:
- (i) stopping means having a first stopping element positioned to cooperate with said shoulder means for defining the minimum advance angle of the upper;
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- (ii) adjustment means for adjusting the position of said stopping element on said base to thereby adjust the minimum initial advance angle of the upper;
- (iii) wherein said stopping means includes a displacement guide movably mounted on said shell and carrying said first stopping element, and wherein said adjustment means is constructed and arranged so as to releasably hold said displacement guide at a preselected position on said shell.
An alpine ski boot comprising:
- (a) a rigid shell base for receiving the foot of the skier, said base having a heel region and an instep region;
- (b) an upper journalled on said base for pivotal movement about a journal axis, said upper having shoulder means thereon;
- (c) adjustment apparatus on the base for controlling the minimum advance angle and the maximum flexion angle of the upper on the base, said adjustment apparatus comprising stopping means having a first stopping element positioned to cooperate with said shoulder means for defining the minimum advance angle of the upper, and having a second stopping element positioned to cooperate with said shoulder means for defining the maximum flexion angle of the upper.
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