Skate boot having a tendon guard with a recess
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorIvan Labonte
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Abstract
A skate boot comprising an outer shell with a heel portion for receiving the heel of the foot; an ankle portion for receiving the ankle, the ankle portion comprising a rear portion for facing at least partially the lower part of the Achilles tendon; and medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot respectively. The skate boot also comprises a tendon guard extending upwardly from the ankle portion of the outer shell for facing at least partially the upper part of the Achilles tendon, the tendon guard comprising a recess for receiving an insert. The tendon guard has a first flexion mode when no insert is received in the recess and a second flexion mode when the insert is received in the recess. The second flexion mode is different from the first flexion mode.
Claims27
A skate boot for enclosing a human foot when in use, the foot having a heel, an ankle with a medial malleolus and a lateral malleolus, an Achilles tendon having an upper part and a lower part that projects away from the upper part, the lower part merging with the heel, a plantar surface, medial and lateral sides and toes, the skate boot comprising:
- (a) an outer shell comprising a heel portion for receiving the heel of the foot;
- an ankle portion for receiving the ankle, the ankle portion comprising a rear portion for facing at least partially the lower part of the Achilles tendon;
- and medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot respectively;
- (b) a tendon guard extending upwardly from the ankle portion of the outer shell for facing at least partially the upper part of the Achilles tendon, the tendon guard allowing backwards flexion of the ankle when the foot moves towards full extension, the tendon guard comprising a recess configured to retain an insert, wherein the tendon guard has a first flexion mode when no insert is received in the recess and a second flexion mode when the insert is received in the recess, the second flexion mode being different from the first flexion mode;
- and wherein the tendon guard comprises a bottom portion affixed to the rear portion of the ankle portion, the recess being located at least in part in a lower region of the flexion portion, and a flexing portion projecting upwardly from the bottom portion for facing at least partially the upper part of the Achilles tendon.
A skate boot for enclosing a human foot when in use, the foot having a heel, an ankle with a medial malleolus and a lateral malleolus, an Achilles tendon having an upper part and a lower part that projects away from the upper part, the lower part merging with the heel, a plantar surface, medial and lateral sides and toes, the skate boot comprising:
- (a) an outer shell comprising a heel portion for receiving the heel of the foot;
- an ankle portion for receiving the ankle, the ankle portion comprising a rear portion for facing at least partially the lower part of the Achilles tendon;
- and medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot respectively;
- (b) a tendon guard extending upwardly from the ankle portion of the outer shell for facing at least partially the upper part of the Achilles tendon, the tendon guard allowing backwards flexion of the ankle when the foot moves towards full extension, the tendon guard comprising a recess configured to retain an insert, wherein, in use, a first insert selected among a plurality of inserts is mounted in the recess such that the tendon guard has a first flexion mode;
- and wherein the tendon guard comprises a bottom portion affixed to the rear portion of the ankle portion, the recess being located at least in part in a lower region of the flexion portion, and a flexing portion projecting upwardly from the bottom portion for facing at least partially the upper part of the Achilles tendon.
In combination:
- a skate boot for enclosing a human foot when in use, the foot having a heel, an ankle with a medial malleolus and a lateral malleolus, an Achilles tendon having an upper part and a lower part that projects away from the upper part, the lower part merging with the heel, a plantar surface, medial and lateral sides and toes, the skate boot comprising:
- an outer shell comprising a heel portion for receiving the heel of the foot;
- an ankle portion for receiving the ankle, the ankle portion comprising a rear portion for facing at least partially the lower part of the Achilles tendon;
- and medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot respectively;
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- a tendon guard extending upwardly from the ankle portion of the outer shell for facing at least partially the upper part of the Achilles tendon, the tendon guard allowing backwards flexion of the ankle when the foot moves towards full extension, the tendon guard comprising a recess;
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- an insert for insertion into the recess of the tendon guard, wherein the tendon guard has a first flexion mode when the insert is received in the recess and a second flexion mode when the insert is not received in the recess, the second flexion mode being different from the first flexion mode.
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