Motorcycling boot with improved comfort
AssigneeAlpinestars Research SRL
InventorGiovanni Mazzarolo
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Abstract
A motorcycling boot, in particular a motocross boot comprises a sole and an upper in turn comprising a bottom portion, suitable for surrounding the user's foot, and a leg-piece suitable for surrounding the user's leg. A first protection means is connected to said leg-piece in the region of the shin, while a second protection means is connected to said leg-piece in the region of the calf. Said first protection means comprises an element suitable for sliding inside guiding means formed in said first protection means, while said second protection means comprises an element suitable for sliding inside guiding means formed in said second protection means. The movement of said elements allows variation, during use of the boot, of the configuration of the leg-piece.
Claims28
A motorcycling boot comprising:
- a sole;
- an upper comprising a bottom portion configured to surround a user's foot, and a leg-piece configured to surround a user's leg and extending from the bottom portion a distance to a top end, the top end having an opening for receiving the user's foot;
- a first protection means positioned at a front, forward-oriented portion of said leg-piece;
- a second protection means positioned at a rear, rearward-oriented portion of said leg-piece, the front portion and the rear portion of the leg-piece being opposing surfaces of said leg-piece;
- wherein said first protection means comprises a front plate and an element that slides variably in said front plate during forward and rearward flexures of the leg-piece, the front plate located adjacent to the opening and affixed at a higher position on the leg-piece than the element, and the front plate comprising a bottom side within which the element slides, whereby a greater portion of the element is accommodated in the front plate during the forward flexures of the leg-piece than during the rearward flexures of the leg piece;
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- wherein said second protection means comprises a rear plate and an element that slides variably in said rear plate during the forward and rearward-flexures of the leg-piece, the rear plate located adjacent to the opening and affixed at a higher position on the leg-piece than the element.
A motorcycling boot comprising:
- a sole;
- an upper comprising a bottom portion configured to surround a user's foot, and a leg-piece configured to surround a user's leg and extending from the bottom portion a distance to a top end, the top end having an opening for receiving the user's foot;
- a first protection means positioned at a front, forward-oriented portion of said leg-piece;
- a second protection means positioned at a rear, rearward-oriented portion of said leg-piece, the front portion and the rear portion of the leg-piece being opposing surfaces of said leg-piece;
- wherein said first protection means comprises a front plate and an element that slides variably in said front plate during forward and rearward flexures of the leg-piece, the front plate located adjacent to the opening and affixed at a higher position on the leg-piece than the element;
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- wherein said second protection means comprises a rear plate and an element that slides variably in said rear plate during the forward and rearward flexures of the leg-piece, the rear plate located adjacent to the opening and affixed at a higher position on the leg-piece than the element, and the rear plate comprising a bottom side within which the element slides, whereby a greater portion of the element is accommodated in the rear plate during the rearward flexures of the leg-piece than during the forward flexures of the leg piece.
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