Alpine ski boots having a flexible upper
AssigneeSkis Rossignol S.A.
InventorJean-Pierre Artus
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Abstract
An alpine ski boot has a flexible upper and a sole permitting the flexing of the foot during walking. The boot comprises essentially a flexible upper (1), an intermediate sole (2) having rigid extremities (7, 8) extending beyond the upper at the front and at the rear and of a form which enables holding by holding elements of a standard ski binding, and a flexible sole (3) preferably of rubber. The intermediate sole is, preferably, made of a semi-rigid plastic, providing a flexible zone or a joint.
Claims18
An alpine ski boot having a front, a rear, a bottom and sides and provided with a sole permitting flexing of a foot of the wearer during walking, characterized in that the boot comprises essentially
- a flexible upper (1),
- an intermediate sole (2) comprising a semi-rigid intermediate zone (6) to which are attached rigid extremities (7, 8) extending beyond the upper at the front and rear, against which holding elements of a standard alpine ski binding interface, and
- a flexible sole (3).
The ski boot according to claim, 1 characterized in that the bottom of the boot is continuous along the rigid extremities (7, 8) of the intermediate sole and the flexible sole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.