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US 5,329,707 AGranted
Ski boot
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsJerome Chaigne, Rene Borel
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Abstract
Rear entry alpine ski boots whose rear spoiler is latchable on the shell base. The rear spoiler includes two segments, one lower and one upper, that overlap and are journalled to each other in a zone corresponding to the journal of the ankle. Only the lower segment is journalled and latchable on the shell base and includes a vertical extension, with which a corresponding portion of the upper segment cooperates in rear-to-front flexion, in order to ensure the control of the flexion forces of the upper towards the front.
Claims23
A ski boot comprising:
- a shell base having opposite sides and a heel zone;
- an upper extending above said shell base for enveloping the lower portion of the leg of a skier, said upper comprising:
- a front portion;
- and
- a rear spoiler, said rear spoiler being semi-tubular and comprising at least two laterally opposed wings, said two laterally opposed wings extending along respective ones of said opposite sides of said shell base;
- means for journalling said rear spoiler to said shell base about a first axis in said heel area of said shell base;
- means for latching each of said wings of said rear spoiler against movement relative to said shell base in a latched position for skiing, said means for latching further comprising means for permitting movement of said rear spoiler to an unlatched position said means for latching comprising one latching means on each of said wings of said rear spoiler cooperating with a respective second complementary latching means on each of said opposite sides of said shell base;
- said rear spoiler comprising two distinct semi-tubular segments, said semi-tubular segments comprising an upper segment and a lower segment, said upper segment and said lower segment each comprising two laterally opposed wings for comprising said at least two wings of said rear spoiler, said upper segment and said lower segment at least partially overlapping;
- said means for journalling said rear spoiler to said shell base about a first axis comprising means for journalling only said lower segment on said shell base about said first axis in said heel area of said shell base;
- means for journalling said upper segment with respect to said lower segment about a second axis at respective wings on respective sides of said upper segment and said lower segment in an area substantially corresponding with the ankle of the skier;
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- said lower segment of said rear spoiler further comprising:
- an extension extending upwardly beneath said upper segment of said rear spoiler above a plane extending through said first axis and said second axis;
- and
- wherein said one latching means on each of said wings of said rear spoiler cooperating with a respective second complementary latching means on each of said opposite sides of said shell base comprise one latching means for each of respective pairs of said wings of said lower segment and said upper segment of said rear spoiler on each of said opposite sides of said shell base for cooperating with a respective second complementary latching means on a respective opposite side of said shell base.
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A ski boot comprising:
- a shell base having opposite sides and a heel zone;
- an upper extending above said shell base for enveloping the lower portion of the leg of a skier, said upper comprising:
- a front portion;
- and
- a rear spoiler comprising an upper segment and a lower segment, each of said upper segment and said lower segment comprising two laterally opposed wings extending along respective ones of said opposite sides of said shell base;
- means for journalling said lower segment of said rear spoiler to said shell base about a first axis in said heel area of said shell base;
- means for journalling said upper segment with respect to said lower segment about a second axis at respective wings on respective sides of said upper segment and said lower segment in an area substantially corresponding with the ankle of the skier, said first axis and said second axis being substantially parallel;
- means for latching each of said wings of said upper segment and said lower segment against movement relative to said shell base in a latched position, said means for latching further comprising means for permitting movement of said rear spoiler to an unlatched position, said means for latching comprising one latching member on each of said wings of said lower segment of said rear spoiler for cooperating with a respective second complementary latching member on each of said opposite sides of said shell base;
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- said lower segment of said rear spoiler further comprising an extension extending upwardly beneath said upper segment of said rear spoiler above a plane defined by said first axis and said second axis.
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