Alpine ski boot

An apparatus for closing the upper of a ski boot on a lower leg of a skier and for holding the foot of a skier in the shell base of said boot, wherein said apparatus comprises:

• (a) means for closing said upper on the lower leg of the skier comprising a first traction element;
• (b) means for holding the foot in the boot comprising a second traction element;
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• (c) means for linking said closing means and said holding means, wherein said linking means comprises means for changing the direction in which one of said first traction element and said second traction element extends.

A ski boot for holding the foot and the lower leg of a skier, wherein said ski boot comprises:

• (a) an upper surrounding said lower leg of said skier, wherein said upper comprises a first and second portions, displaceable with respect to each other;
• (b) a base for surrounding the foot of said skier;
• (c) means for closing said upper on said lower leg of said skier;
• (d) means for holding said foot in said boot;
• (e) means for linking said closing and holding means wherein said linking means comprises means for actuating one of said closing and holding means in response to actuation of the other of said closing and holding means, wherein said closing means comprises a first traction element, wherein said holding means comprises a second traction element, wherein said linking means further comprises a mobile linking device, wherein said mobile linking device is attached to said first portion of said boot, wherein one of said two traction elements is fixably attached to said first portion of said boot at a distance from said mobile linking device.

An apparatus for closing the upper of a ski boot on the lower leg of a skier and for holding the foot of a skier in the shell base of said boot, wherein said apparatus comprises:

• (a) means for closing said upper on said lower leg of said skier;
• (b) means for holding the foot in said boot;
• and
• (c) means for linking said closing and holding means, wherein said linking means comprises a mobile linking device, wherein said boot comprises a first portion and a second portion which are displaceable with respect to each other to close and open the boot with respect to the lower leg of the skier, wherein said mobile linking device is attached to said first portion of said boot, wherein said closing means comprises a first traction element, wherein said holding means comprises a second traction element, wherein one of said first and second traction elements is fixably attached to said first portion of said boot at a distance from said mobile linking device.