Snowboard boot
AssigneeHEAD Germany, GmbH
InventorKarl Messmer
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Abstract
In a snowboard boot having a soft inner shoe and a soft outer shoe, a tension member connected to the sole of the outer shoe is provided which is guided on the inner side of the outer shoe from one side over the inner shoe to a turning point connected to the sole on the other side on the inner side of the outer shoe. For operation, the tension means extends out of the outer shoe, whereby it is fixable in the tightened state.
Claims16
A snowboard boot having a heel area, an instep area, a tongue, a soft inner shoe and a soft outer shoe with an outer sole and a closure overlapping the tongue, characterized in that a tension means is provided which is connected to the outer sole on a first side and is guided on the inner side of the outer shoe from the first side over the inner shoe to a first turning point, said first turning point being connected to a second side of the outer sole on the inner side of the outer shoe proximate the instep area, said tension means extending from the first turning point to a second turning point disposed in the heel area, wherein the tension means extends out of the outer shoe to the outside through an opening in a leg portion of the outer shoe, and a clamp is provided on the snowboard boot for fixing the tension means in a tightened state, said tension means extending out of the outer shoe for operation, and being fixable by the clamp in the tightened state.
A snowboard boot having a heel area, an instep area, a soft inner shoe and a soft outer shoe, said soft outer shoe including an outer sole, a tongue and a closure overlapping the tongue to tighten a leg portion of the outer shoe, comprising the improvement wherein an elongate tension member is provided between the inner shoe and the outer shoe and exits said outer shoe through an opening in the leg portion, said tension member being connected to a first side of the outer sole and extending from said first side, over the inner shoe in the instep area, to a first turning point which said first turning point is connected to a second side of the outer sole opposite the first side, said tension member turning at said first turning point and extending longitudinally rearwardly to a second turning point located on said first side in the heel area, said tension member turning at said second turning point and extending upwardly to said opening so as to exit said outer shoe and define a grip on an exterior of said snowboard boot which is manually pullable for tightening said tension member to a tightened state which draws said instep area downwardly toward said outer sole in the region of said first turning point, said snowboard boot including a fixing device for releasably fixing said tension member in said tightened state.
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