Sports boot having a predetermined flexibility
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorPascal Pallatin
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Abstract
Boot of the front entry type with variable volume having a shell that includes an upper and a shell base that overlap at least partially in the area corresponding to the dorsal zone of the boot, the upper being pivotally connected to the shell base. A bending mechanism is integrated in its dorsal zone where it is sandwiched between the upper and the shell base on which it is attached and rigidly affixed, and such bending mechanism is formed by a flexible strip that includes a vertical notch, open upwardly and whose delineating edges extend freely beneath the upper. The bending mechanism enables the flexibility characteristics of the boot to be determined.
Claims23
A front-entry boot having a variable volume, said boot comprising:
- a shell base;
- an upper at least partially overlapping said shell base in a dorsal zone of the boot;
- pivot axles connecting said upper to said shell base;
- a bending mechanism rigidly secured to said shell base and at least partially sandwiched between said shell base and said upper, said bending mechanism including a flexible strip, said flexible strip including an upper edge, said flexible strip having an upwardly extending notch, said notch being delineated by a pair of upwardly extending edges, said upwardly extending edges extending freely beneath said upper, said notch being upwardly open at said upper edge.
A front-entry boot having a variable volume, said boot comprising:
- a shell base having a rear zone and opposite lateral zones extending from said rear zone;
- an upper having a rear portion at least partially overlapping said shell base in said rear zone;
- axles connecting said upper to said shell base to allow for flexional movement of said upper forwardly and rearwardly with respect to said shell base;
- a flexible band secured to said shell base against pivoting of said flexible band with respect to said shell base, said flexible band at least partially sandwiched between said shell base and said upper, said flexible band including an upper edge, said flexible band having an upwardly extending notch, said notch being delineated by a pair of upwardly extending edges, said upwardly extending edges extending freely beneath said upper, said notch being upwardly open at said upper edge.
A front-entry boot having a variable volume, said boot comprising:
- a shell base having a rear zone and opposite lateral zones extending from said rear zone;
- an upper having a rear portion at least partially overlapping said shell base in said rear zone;
- axles connecting said upper to said shell base to allow for flexional movement of said upper forwardly and rearwardly with respect to said shell base;
- means for adjusting resistance to said flexional movement of said upper with respect to said shell base, said means comprising a flexible band secured to said shell base, said flexible band at least partially sandwiched between said shell base and said upper, said flexible band including an upper edge, said flexible band having an upwardly extending notch, said notch being delineated by a pair of upwardly extending edges, said upwardly extending edges extending freely beneath said upper, said notch being upwardly open at said upper edge.
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