Snowboard boot
AssigneeGoodwell International Ltd.
InventorsReinhard Hansen, Leon Widdison, Wolfgang Wurm
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Abstract
The snowboard boot having a flexible shaft that consists of a soft, padded material. Originating from the sole-proximal center or toe region, a strap which has low flexibility in the longitudinal direction extends around the rear side of the shaft within its upper, sole-distant region and back to the sole-proximal center or toe region of the other side. Similarly, a second strap extends from the sole-proximal heel region over the instep of the boot. The length of both straps can be adjusted.
Claims16
A snowboard boot for use with a snowboard, said boot comprising:
- a sole;
- an upper mounted on the sole and having a toe portion, an instep portion, a heel portion and a shaft extending upward from the heel portion, said upper having an exterior constructed of a flexible material and an interior constructed of a soft, padded material such that the shaft is capable of flexing movement relative to the sole in directions transverse to the sole;
- a strap extending generally between the rear of the shaft and the sole, which strap is connected to the rear portion of the shaft and the sole free of force transmitting engagement with the upper between the rear of the shaft and the sole;
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- a reinforcing element interposed between the strap and the rear of the shaft and being everywhere spaced apart from the sole of the boot with the flexible material of the upper everywhere interposed between the reinforcing element and the sole to allow flexing movement of the shaft relative to the sole in directions transverse to the sole.
A snowboard boot for use with a snowboard, said boot comprising:
- a sole;
- an upper mounted on the sole and having a toe portion, an instep portion, a heel portion and a shaft extending upward from the heel portion, said upper having an exterior constructed of a flexible material and an interior constructed of a soft, padded material such that the shaft is capable of flexing movement relative to the sole in directions transverse to the sole;
- a strap extending generally between the rear of the shaft and the sole, which strap is engaged with the rear portion of the shaft and the sole;
- a reinforcing element interposed between the strap and the rear of the shaft and being everywhere spaced apart from the sole of the boot to allow flexing movement of the shaft relative to the sole in directions transverse to the sole;
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- a clasp attached to the sole forward of the heel portion of the upper and extending transversely beneath the sole, the strap being connected to the clasp for operatively engaging the sole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.