Boot with tightening device
AssigneeSalomon S. A.
InventorsJerome Chaigne, Laurent Marechal
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Abstract
Tightening device adjustable on the adjustable parts of a boot in a direction transverse to that of the tightening force that it is capable of exerting by means of a tension lever. It has, on an adjustable part, a tension lever whose baseplate is adjustable in position in a transverse direction by a fastening means and a cutout, which cooperate, respectively, with a succession of fastening points and a boss. On the other adjustable part, a retaining element is guided in translation in a slot which extends parallel to the transverse direction of adjustment of the baseplate, located on the other adjustable part of the boot. The direction of the tightening force is allowed to be modified the direction of the tightening force to be applied on the adjustable parts of the boot.
Claims12
A boot comprising:
- two relatively adjustable parts;
- a tightening device for applying a tightening force to said two relatively adjustable parts of the boot in a determinate direction, said tightening device being adjustable in a direction transverse to said determinate direction, said tightening device comprising:
- a rigid insert fixed to one of said two parts of the boot, said insert having a plurality of discrete fastening points extending in said transverse direction;
- a baseplate;
- a fastening element for retaining said baseplate in any one of said plurality of fastening points with respect to said rigid insert and enabling an adjustment of position of said baseplate at any of said fastening points;
- a plurality of discrete assembly members extending in said transverse direction spaced from said plurality of fastening points, said baseplate being engaged by one of said assembly members while being retained by one of said fastening elements;
- respective pairs of said fastening points and said assembly members being aligned approximately in said tightening force direction, in each position of adjustment of said baseplate;
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- a tensioning lever mounted for movement on said baseplate, said tensioning lever having a portion for manipulation for exertion of said tightening force.
A boot comprising:
- two relatively adjustable parts;
- a tightening device for applying a tightening force to said two relatively adjustable parts of the boot in a determinate direction, said tightening device being adjustable in a direction transverse to said determinate direction, said tightening device comprising:
- a rigid mounting plate fixed to one of said two relatively adjustable parts of the boot, said mounting plate having a plurality of discrete fastening points extending in said transverse direction;
- a baseplate;
- a tensioning lever mounted for movement on said baseplate, said tensioning lever having a manipulation portion for exertion of said tightening force in said determinate direction;
- an adjustment assembly to secure said baseplate to said rigid mounting plate in any of said plurality of discrete fastening points, while maintaining said determinate direction of said tightening force constant;
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- at least one retaining element positioned on a second of said two relatively adjustable parts of the boot and a mounting arrangement for enabling transverse adjustment of said retaining element for alignment with said adjustment assembly in any of said plurality of discrete fastening points;
- a bail connected to said tensioning lever, said bail being adapted to be secured to said retaining element for applying said tightening force to said retaining element and, thereby, between said two relatively adjustable parts of the boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.