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US 6,785,983 B2Granted
Boot provided with a gaiter
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorJean-Michel Challe
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Abstract
A boot of the type having an upper equipped with a lacing zone, a tongue located under the lacing zone and a gaiter fixed to the upper edge of the upper. The gaiter is made of an extensible material, and it is fixed along the upper edge of the tongue of the upper. Advantageously, the tongue is equipped at its upper end with an extensible pocket for storing the lacing system.
Claims21
A boot comprising:
- an upper including:
- an upper edge;
- a lacing zone including a plurality of lace guides mounted upon each of transversely opposed upper portions for guiding a lace within the lacing zone;
- a tongue located under the lacing zone and under the upper portions, the tongue having an upper edge;
- a gaiter fixed permanently to the upper edge of the upper, the gaiter being made of an extensible material, and fixed permanently along the upper edge of the tongue of the upper.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including:
- an upper edge;
- a lacing zone comprising a plurality of lace guides;
- a tongue located under said lacing zone, the tongue having a transversely extending upper edge;
- a gaiter comprising an elastic material, said gaiter being stitched to the upper edge of the upper and said elastic material of the gaiter extending upwardly from above the upper edge of the upper so as to be adapted to extend around a wearer's lower leg, said gaiter being stitched to the upper edge of the tongue of the upper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.