Ski boot
AssigneeCalzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.p.A.
InventorDavide Parisotto
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Abstract
A ski boot, in particular a telemark boot, having a shell made of plastic material and in turn having a bottom wall, two lateral walls, a toe portion, and a flexible portion extending crosswise with respect to the shell, from one side to the other of the bottom wall at the metatarsus; and a frame embedded in the shell and having, integrally, two longitudinal elements extending along respective lateral walls from a rear portion of the shell to an intermediate portion of the bottom wall adjacent to respective lateral ends of the flexible portion, and a transverse structure connected integrally to respective front ends of the longitudinal elements and defined by a flat bottom portion embedded in the bottom wall, and by a top portion extending along the connecting portion between the toe portion and the flexible portion.
Claims8
A ski boot, having a shell (2) made of plastic material and comprising:
- a bottom wall (9);
- two lateral walls (6);
- a toe portion (5);
- a flexible portion (11) extending crosswise with respect to the shell (2), and located at a metatarsus close to said toe portion (5);
- a stiffening frame (16) built into said shell (2) and integrally comprising two longitudinal bar-shaped stiffening elements (17, 18) extending along respective said lateral walls (6) of said shell (2) and having respective rear ends joined together at a rear portion (15) of the shell (2), and at a distance from said bottom wall (9), and respective front ends joined to said bottom wall (9) and close to respective lateral ends (11a, 11b) of said flexible portion (11);
- said stiffening frame (16) further including a transverse structure (20) connected to said front ends (17a, 18a) of said longitudinal elements (17, 18), said transverse structure (20) comprising a bottom portion (21) embedded in said bottom wall (9) and extending close to said flexible portion (11) so as to deform elastically alongside flexing of said shell (2);
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- a bridge-shaped top portion (22) extending crosswise with respect to said shell (2) and substantially along a connecting portion (12b) between said flexible portion (11) and said toe portion (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.