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US 5,960,567 AGranted
Sport boot provided with a tightening device such as a strap
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorRene Borel
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Abstract
Sport boot of the type constituted by an upper extended at its upper portion by an open rigid collar whose free ends form overlapping portions that are foldable on one another to surround, and ensure the lateral holding of, the lower part of the leg of a user, by means of tightening strap connecting the overlapping portions to one another and having means for blockage into position, wherein the collar includes means for immobilizing the overlapping portions with respect to one another, in a substantially vertical plane, during taking of lateral support.
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A sport boot comprising:
- an upper;
- a rigid collar extending upwardly from said upper and being forwardly openable, said rigid collar surrounding at least one of a user's ankle and lower leg portion to ensure lateral holding, said rigid collar having overlapping portions;
- a tightening member to secure said overlapping portions together in a tightened position during a tightening of said rigid collar, said tightened position defining an extent of overlapping of said overlapping portions from among a plurality of extents of overlapping between said overlapping portions;
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- a first of said overlapping portions having a projecting member positioned for engagement with one of (1) a second of said overlapping portions and (2) structure affixed to the second of said overlapping portions to comprise means, during lateral flexing movement of said rigid collar relative to said upper and in all of said plurality of overlapping extents between said overlapping portions, for preventing rotation of said overlapping portions one relative to the other along a substantially vertical plane.
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A sport boot comprising:
- an upper;
- a rigid collar extending upwardly from said upper and being forwardly openable, said rigid collar surrounding at least one of a user's ankle and lower leg portion to ensure lateral holding, said rigid collar having overlapping portions;
- a tightening and blocking system for tightening said overlapping portions of said rigid collar in a tightened position and for blocking said overlapping portions of said rigid collar in said tightened position, said tightened position defining an extent of overlapping of said overlapping portions from among a plurality of extents of overlapping between said overlapping portions;
- a first of said overlapping portions having a projecting member, said projecting member having upper and lower engagement surfaces;
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- a second of said overlapping portions having a structure for cooperating with said projecting member of said first of said overlapping portions, said structure of said second of said overlapping portions having upper and lower engagement surfaces for engagement with said upper and lower engagement surfaces of said projecting member, in all of said plurality of overlapping extents between said overlapping portions, for immobilizing said overlapping portions against vertical movement relative to one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.