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US 6,883,255 B2Granted
Forward lean system for a snowboard boot
OwnerNeil E. Morrow, Robert J. Morrowinventors
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Abstract
In accordance with the invention, a boot having a forward lean system is provided that includes medial and lateral side cable members on the boot wherein the cable members are attached to a forward portion of the boot at only one general position. The forward lean system also includes a tension adjustment member connected to the cable members for altering the length of the cable member, thereby providing adjustable forward lean.
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A boot, comprising:
- a forward lean system, comprising:
- medial and lateral side cable members on the boot, wherein the cable members are attached to the forward portion of the boot at only one general position thereon;
- and
- a tension adjustment member connected to the cable members for altering the length of said cable members, said length being the length between the tension adjustment member at the rear of the boot and the one general position at the forward portion of the boot to provide more or less forward lean of the boot relative to a vertical line.
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A boot, comprising:
- a forward lean system, comprising:
- medial and lateral side cable members on the boot, wherein said medial and lateral side cable members attach to a front portion of the boot at only one general position thereon, wherein said medial and lateral side cable members comprise portions of a continuous cable and wherein said cable loops back from the medial side to the lateral side of the boot around a loop back member at a front portion of the boot.
A boot, comprising:
- a forward lean system having a single general area on the boot, wherein the area is attached to forward portions of medial and lateral cable portions coming from respective rear upper opposite sides of the boot, said single general area located at a lower front location on the boot.
A snowboard boot, comprising:
- a forward lean system, comprising:
- a first guide located on a side of the boot on an upper, rear portion of the boot;
- a second guide located on the same side as the first guide on a lower, front portion of the boot;
- a third guide located on the side opposite of the first guide on an upper, rear portion of the boot;
- a first cable portion extending from the first guide to the second guide;
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- a second cable portion extending from the second guide to the third guide.
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A step-in snowboard boot, comprising:
- a forward lean system, comprising:
- a first guide located on a side of the boot on an upper, rear portion of the boot;
- a second guide located on the same side as the first guide on a lower, front portion of the boot;
- a third guide located on the side opposite of the first guide on an upper, rear portion of the boot;
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- a cable portion that extends from the first guide to the second guide and extends from the second guide to the third guide.
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A step-in snowboard boot, comprising:
- a forward lean system, comprising:
- a tension adjustment member at the rear of the boot;
- a first guide located on a side of the boot on an upper, rear portion of the boot;
- a second guide located on the same side as the first guide on a lower, front portion of the boot;
- a third guide located on the side opposite of the first guide on an upper, rear portion of the boot;
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- a cable portion that extends from the tension adjustment member to the first guide, the cable extends from the first guide to the second guide, and extends across the front of the boot from the second guide to the third guide, the cable portion extends from the third guide to the tension adjustment member.
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