Ski boot having tensioning means in the forefoot region
AssigneeRaichle Sportschuh AG
InventorKlaus Walkhoff
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Abstract
A boot shell (10) has a part (46) which overlaps the forefoot, in which there is a longitudinal opening (48) in the instep region of the foot. This opening is spanned twice by a cable (54) in a meander-shaped arrangement in the transverse direction. The cable (54) is anchored on the boot shell (10) by means of its one end (58) in the region of the toe (38) of the boot and furthermore guided via deflection elements (60, 62). The cable (54) is a component of a BOWDEN pull-wire (56) and ends with its other end in a tensioning device (18) which is arranged on the rear shaft part (12). By means of a rotary knob (16) of the tensioning device (18), the front part of the boot shell (10) can be optimally adapted to the foot of the wearer by drawing together the region (46) which overlaps the forefoot.
Claims11
A ski boot, comprising:
- a boot shell provided with a flexible part overlapping a forefoot region and having an opening extending in the longitudinal direction of the boot over an instep region, longitudinal edges of the opening being spaced a distance from one another;
- tensioning means for changing a width of the opening to adapt to a foot of a wearer, the tensioning means being connected to the longitudinal edges of the opening in the region of the boot shell part overlapping the forefoot region to change the width of the opening only in the forefoot region;
- a front shaft part, covering the boot shell in the forefoot region and a shinbone region, and connected to the boot shell by an articulating joint in a manner such that the front shaft part is capable of being lifted off from the boot shell at a section covering the shinbone region for permitting entry into the ski boot;
- a non-articulating rear shaft part rigidly connected to the boot shell, such that the front shaft part is releasably connectable to one of the boot shell and the rear shaft part;
- a tensioning device, arranged on the rear shaft part, and connected to the tensioning means for tightening only the tensioning means;
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- a closing arrangement, arranged outside of the forefoot region and functioning independently from the tensioning means and tensioning device, for connecting the front shaft part to one of the boot shell and the rear shaft part in the shinbone region.
A ski boot comprising:
- a boot shell provided with a part overlapping a forefoot region and having an opening extending in the longitudinal direction of the boot over an instep region, longitudinal edges of the opening being spaced a distance from one another;
- tensioning means for changing a width of the opening to adapt to a foot of a wearer, the tensioning means being provided in a region of the longitudinal edges of the opening and being connected to the part of the boot shell overlapping the forefoot region;
- a front shaft part, covering the boot shell in the forefoot region and a shinbone region, and connected to the boot shell in a manner capable of being lifted off from the boot shell at least by means of a section covering the shinbone region;
- a rear shaft part connected to the boot shell, such that the front shaft part is releasably connectable to one of the boot shell and the rear shaft part;
- a tensioning device, arranged on the rear shaft part, for tightening the tensioning means;
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- a closing arrangement, separate from the tensioning means and tensioning device, for connecting the front shaft part to one of the boot shell and the rear shaft part;
- wherein the opening is at least partially covered on its inner side by a pressure plate, on which at least one articulated lever engages by means of an articulated joint, the lever being articulated by means of each of two ends on one lateral edge respectively of the opening so that, upon drawing together of the lateral edges for adaptation to the foot, the lever is lowered onto the pressure plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.