Alpine ski boot
AssigneeLange International S.A.
InventorPiero Orso
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Abstract
An alpine ski boot has a curb intended to allow the boot to be held on a ski by either a front binding or a rear binding. The curb has a flange (4) which is nonremovably secured to the lower part of the boot and a removable curb piece (8; 16; 16′) fixable either immediately underneath the flange, wherein the overall height of the boot measured from a lower surface of the curb piece to the top of the boot is maximized or immediately above the flange wherein the overall height of the boot from the lower surface of the boot adjacent the flange to the top of the boot is minimized.
Claims10
An alpine ski boot having a top, a lower part having a forward and rearward portion and an overall height, the lower part of the boot of which comprises at least one kerb intended to allow the boot to be held on a ski by either a front binding or a rear binding, wherein the kerb comprises a flange nonremovably secured to at least one of the forward or rearward portions of the lower part, the at least one flange capable of alternatively receiving at least two removable kerb pieces wherein at least one of said kerb pieces is adaptable to be fixed to the underneath of the at least one flange, such that the overall height of the boot measured from a lower surface of the kerb piece to the top of the boot is maximized and wherein at least one other of said kerb pieces is adaptable to be fixed immediately above the same at least one flange such that the overall height of the boot from the lower surface of the boot adjacent the at least one flange to the top of the boot is minimized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.