Foot retention apparatus for a ski boot
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsLouis Benoit, Bernard Nerrinck
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Abstract
A ski boot with a rigid shell having a foot retention system that is adapted to maintain the forefoot. At least one maintenance element at least partially surrounds the foot by forming a flexible arc between the plantar support zone and the top of the foot. The maintenance element includes at least two flexible elements that straddle a sensitive part of the foot. An activation mechanism adjusts the flexible elements to modify their position against the forefoot.
Claims19
A ski boot having a rigid shell comprising:
- a foot retention system positioned within the interior of the rigid shell, said foot retention system having at least one foot maintenance element for at least partially surrounding a foot, said foot maintenance element being connected at one end to the boot in the plantar support zone of the foot and at the other end to an activation means for modifying the position of the maintenance element against the foot, said foot maintenance element comprising at least two flexible elements which extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of the boot and between the rigid shell and the foot in the zone of the forefoot, said flexible elements being spaced apart by a distance so as to straddle a predetermined portion of the foot.
A ski boot having a rigid shell according to claim wherein the boot includes a liner and the flexible elements extend between the liner and the interior of the rigid shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.