Alpine ski boot
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsPhillipe Billet, Jean Paris
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Abstract
A ski boot includes a shell base having an overlying upper, the upper including a front portion and a rear portion journalled with respect to the shell base about a transverse axis, so as to enable pivoting of the rear portion of the upper towards the rear at the opening of the boot. The rear portion of the upper is connected to the front portion by tightening and closure elements, whereas the shell base includes two lateral wings extending upwardly, to which a linkage is connected, linking them to the rear portion of the upper where a traction element of the linkage is located.
Claims16
A ski boot comprising a sole, an opening, and a shell base having a heel portion and an overlying upper, the upper comprising a front portion and a rear portion journalled with respect to said shell base about a transverse journal axis on said heel portion to enable pivoting of said rear portion of the upper towards the rear at the opening of the boot, wherein the rear portion of the upper is connected to the front portion by tightening and closure means, said tightening and closure means being connected between said front portion and said rear portion, two lateral wings integrally connected to said shell base and extending upwardly;
- linkage means connecting respective said lateral wings to the rear portion of the upper;
- a traction element for connection to said linkage means being located at the rear portion of the upper, whereby said linkage means and traction element allow said rear portion to freely pivot in a direction from the rear to the front of said boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.