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US 5,926,979 AGranted
Sports boot having a mobile collar
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorRene Borel
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Abstract
A sports boot of the type that includes a rigid frame constituted by at least one heel reinforcement and a rigid collar for the retention of the lower part of the leg journalled on the heel reinforcement about a substantially transverse axis, the pivoting of the collar about the transverse axis being unimpeded at least forwardly when the sport is practiced. The transverse inclination device is associated to at least one portion of the collar, and an elastic return mechanism is associated to the transverse inclination device for a return into the neutral position.
Claims20
A sports boot comprising:
- a sole for supporting the foot of a user, said sole comprising a heel reinforcement member extending around a heel of the foot, said heel reinforcement member having lateral side portions, at least said heel reinforcement member being rigid;
- a collar made of rigid material, said collar extending upwardly from said rigid heel reinforcement member, said collar adapted to extend around a lower leg of the user, said collar including a rear portion, a pair of lateral side portions and, further, a front portion having a lower edge spaced above an instep zone of the foot and spaced above said rigid heel reinforcement member;
- an articulation assembly for providing an articulated connection between said collar and said rigid heel reinforcement member for enabling forward and rearward movement of said collar with respect to said heel reinforcement member upon a forward force exerted by the lower leg of the user;
- a transverse inclination device associated with at least each lateral side portion of said collar for enabling transverse inclination of said collar with respect to said heel reinforcement member;
- at least one elastic return arrangement provided at each lateral side of said collar for exerting an elastic return force opposing said transverse inclination of said collar.
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A sport boot comprising:
- a rigid assembly comprising:
- a heel reinforcement member having a rear portion for surrounding the heel of a user of the boot, and side portions;
- a unitary rigid collar for retaining a lower part of a leg of the user of the boot, said collar having an upper portion at least partly surrounding the leg, and lower side extensions, said side extensions being articulated to said side portions of said heel reinforcement member so as to permit said collar to move forwardly upon a predetermined force exerted by the leg;
- said side extensions of said collar being mounted to said side portions by a substantially vertically oriented clearance assembly allowing at least a substantial portion of said collar to move transversely upon a predetermined lateral force exerted by the leg;
- said rigid assembly further comprising an elastic return means acting on said substantial portion of said collar to cause said collar to return to a neutral position when said force is sufficiently lowered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.