Article of sport footwear, in particular a ski boot
AssigneeDolomite S.p.A.
InventorGianfranco Zerbinati
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Abstract
An article of sport footwear in particular a ski boot, with a boot shell in which a boot entrance is defined for receiving the skier's leg, and with a plate-like lug associated with the shell at the location of the entrance to provide predetermined conditions of support for the skier's leg, wherein the lug is pivotable relative to the shell into at least two working positions where it presents different portions to the entrance, thereby varying the support conditions provided for the skier's leg accordingly.
Claims14
An article of sport footwear including a boot cell which incorporates a bootleg portion encircling a boot entrance having a size sufficient to receive a leg therethrough, characterized in that said footwear includes a plate-like lug including first and second lug portions and a pivot pin, said lug located at the entrance of said boot shell and effective to provide predetermined support conditions for the leg, said lug being attached so as to be rotatably pivotable relative to the boot shell while the lug remains attached to the shell by the pivot pin and rotates into at least first and second working positions, so that when in said first working position, said lug presents said first lug position to said entrance and when pivoted into said second position, said lug presents said second lug portion to said entrance, such that the support conditions afforded for the leg can be changed by rotating said lug between said first and second positions.
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