Skate boot with molded plastic overlay
AssigneeCanstar Sports Group Inc.
InventorsT. Blaine Hoshizaki, Jeffrey J. Acheson, Gerald Black
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Abstract
A skate boot is described, having a plastic overlay sewn or otherwise secured to the boot of the skate, wrapping around the heel of the boot from the medial to the lateral side of the ankle. The overlay increases the rigidity of the rear of the skate, to restrict pronation and supination, while adding impact resistance. Preferably, in order to permit dorsal and plantar flexion, the plastic overlay has several cut-out areas which allow for a controlled amount of flexion about a lateral axis, namely a heel flex cut-out area and side flex cut-out areas on either side in the instep area. Flexible inserts are preferably installed in the cut-out areas, to maintain extra impact protection while permitting flexion.
Claims8
A skate boot having an upper with a back and medial and lateral sides, comprising a plastic overlay secured to said upper, said plastic overlay wrapping around a substantial portion of the back and adjacent portions of the medial and lateral sides of the boot, said plastic overlay having at least three portions cut-out therefrom so as not to inhibit flexion in said cut-out portions, said cut-out portions comprising a first cut-out portion across the back of the boot at approximately the level of the malleoli of a person wearing the boot, and second and third cut-out portions on each of the medial and lateral sides of the boot extending forwardly from just forward of the area of the malleoli to a forward edge of said overlay.
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