Ski boot
AssigneeLange International S.A.
InventorJean Bauvois
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Abstract
The boot comprises a cuff (4) articulated to a shell (1) and a leaf (6) for retaining the cuff which counteract its rearward tilting but give way when the force tending to tilt the cuff exceeds a specific value. These leaf consist of a part (6) which works in compression and gives way by buckling. Such a boot is intended to prevent tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee.
Claims6
A ski boot comprising a first component (1), consisting essentially of a sole (3) and an upper (2) which encloses the foot and the malleolar region and which has a rearward portion, and a second component consisting of a lower-leg cuff (4) having a rearward portion and which is articulated with respect to the upper so as to allow the cuff to move from front to rear and vice versa, and means (6;
- 10) for retaining the cuff which counteract the rearward tilting force of the cuff in normal operation but abruptly gives way when the force tending to tilt the cuff exceeds a specific operating limit, wherein the retaining means consist of a part (6;
- 10) which resists compression in normal operation and gives way by buckling when a normal operating limit is exceeded, and which is disposed between the rearward portions of the first and second components.
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