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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7966752 | Sports shoe for sports involving a sliding movement A sport shoe to be used for sports involving a sliding movement, comprising a rigid shell inside which the foot is inserted; two pressure pieces, i.e. a heel piece and a toe piece, situated on the bottom of the shell and able to fix it to the bindings of sports equi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7257908 | Boot having a floating articulation An item of footwear is intended for sports practice and is used to protect the feet and legs of a user. The footwear includes: a first rigid shell defining a body (2) which is designed to receive the foot of the user and which extends in a horizontal directio... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7056299 | Device for heel shock absorption, swelling, and pain treatment An orthotic device for absorption of heel shock, treating edema and swelling and for lessening pain. It is comprised of an elastic sleeve adapted to fit over the foot and heel of a person. The sleeve includes a shock absorbing heel pad inside of the sleeve in a posi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040042 | Ski boot An alpine ski boot is provided that consists of a rigid sole and a shell-less substantially flexible upper portion that is attached to the sole. The boot is secured to the wearer's foot by laces or buckles. The boot is further secured to the wearer's mid-foot area b... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6938913 | Snowboard binding A snowboard binding has a support structure with a base plate and side plates that project from the base plate. Tension cables, which hold a single instep element, are attached to the side plates. The instep element extends from a toe region of the boot up to at lea... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938363 | Orthopedic shoe appliance and method An apparatus for orthopedic treatment including a top surface, a bottom surface, and an angle of inclination formed between the top surface and the bottom surface is disclosed. In addition, the apparatus, in some embodiments, may be integrally formed as part of a pi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6588125 | Articulated ski boot An articulated ski boot for releasable attachment to a binding mounted on an alpine ski is presented. The ski boot has a sole which preferably is formed of first and second rigid portions with a hinge connecting the two portions such that the first portio... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6394469 | In-line roller skate provided with an internal support for a user's foot An in-line roller skate having a boot and a chassis, the chassis having a longitudinal bottom part on which are arranged a plurality of wheels equipped with rotating axles aligned along a reference plane, which is overlaid by a plate adapted to receive th... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6170176 | Shoe apparatus and method An orthopedic shoe appliance is provided having a pad with a wedge. The wedge is located on the pad in the area where the big toe would rest on the pad. The wedge provides a means to elevate the big toe up from the top planar surface of the pad. The relat... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6119374 | Boot with sole stiffener A sport boot, of the rigid shell type, provided with an adjustable stiffening device for its sole having a rigid element. The rigid element is mounted freely in a housing of the sole open across from the plantar surface of the user's foot. An adjustable a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6076286 | Sport boot A boot especially adapted to sports that require movement of the foot, or to gliding sports, including an upper provided with a rear stiffener surrounding the heel and an external sole. According to the invention, the stiffener is rigid and substantially ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5884420 | Sport boot The present invention relates to a boot especially adapted to sports that require movement of the foot, or to gliding sports, including an upper provided with a rear stiffener surrounding the heel and an external sole. According to the invention, the stif... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5784809 | Snowboarding boot A snowboarding boot with an improved sole construction comprises an upper that engages a two-piece sole. The sole includes a outer sole formed from a resilient rubber-like material that can include treads along the bottom. A midsole constructed from a lig... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5775009 | Non-rigid shoe for a snow board There is provided a snow board shoe having a non- rigid structure so that bending and rotation are permitted in the area of the ankle but resistance to release loads, without substantial deformation of the sole, and the transmission of the forces applied ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5595006 | Reinforced ski boot The invention is related to an alpine ski boot having a rigid shell whose base has an external sole on which a shell base is mounted, which shell base is overlaid by an upper having a rear portion and a front portion. The shell includes an internal sole o... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5412883 | Ski boot and ski boot-bindings A ski boot and a combination of a ski boot and a releasable ski binding which attaches the boot to a ski. The boot includes a forward cuff and a hinged rear cuff, the rear cuff being secured to the forward cuff such that upon predetermined rearwardly-dire... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5293702 | Method and apparatus for selectively orienting ski boot A ski boot having a boot body having a bottom surface and boot soles attached to the bottom surface of the boot body. The soles and boot bottom surface include attaching members for changing the attaching position of the soles with respect to the boot bod... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5090139 | Ski boot with a height-adjustable foot-bed On the shaft (14) of the ski boot (12), a spindle (40) is mounted in the heel area (10). The spindle runs parallel to the sole (16) and at right angles to the longitudinal direction (B) of the boot. On the spindle (40), two opposite-running threads (38, 3... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5020822 | Ski boot and ski boot-binding A ski boot and a ski boot incorporating a releasable ski binding which attaches the boot to a ski. The boot-binding includes a first connecting portion secured to the ski, a second connecting portion secured to the boot, a plunger combination for releasab... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4945659 | Ski boot having an interchangeable sole portion for controlling global wedging angle of the boot A ski boot for use with a ski having a top surface includes a rigid shell base having an upper wedged thereon at an orientation angle alpha with respect to the normal to a mating surface carried by a tenon on the toe end of the base. A separate sole porti... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4791736 | Ski boot orthotic A custom-fit ski boot orthotic which efficiently transfers movement of the foot to the edges of the skis. The orthotic has a substantially rigid base plate attached to a rigid heel post. The base plate has an arch portion 20-40% shallower than the skier's... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4765070 | Ski boot with adjustable inner sole Ski boot of the type comprising an inserted inner sole (2) resting on the actual boot sole (3) through the intermediary of at least two pairs of chocks respectively located at the front and the rear of the boot. Each chock is attached to the lower face of... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4760654 | Apparatus for locating an orthotic in a ski boot shell A ski boot is provided with indexing means for accurately locating an orthotic in the boot.... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4739563 | Ski boot A ski boot is provided having a clamping device mounted on the rear heel part for tightening and loosening a mechanical coupling arrangement connected to a restraining part arranged on the ski boot. The clamping device may be a hydraulic, pneumatic or ele... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4731940 | Adjusting device for the arch of the foot of the insole of shoes, boots and the like Adjusting device of the arch of the foot for the insole of shoes, boots and the like, formed by a deformable half-dome, shaped likewise the arch of the foot of a human foot, which is anchored to at least three slidable constraint points and is provided wi... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4686780 | Multidirectional dynamic fitting system for a ski boot A sport shoe is disclosed in which there is provided a foot engaging means, a leg engaging means, and an assembly for moving the foot and leg engaging means for increasing the tightness of the fit of the shoe on the foot when the leg is moved forwardly an... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4665576 | Ski boot and boot canting method A canting adjustment for ski boots and a method of canting in which the ski boot contains a plurality of wedge shaped removable innersoles having generally equal and opposite wedge angles to allow a wide range of canting angles.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4631843 | Rear-entry ski boot The rear-entry ski boot disclosed herein includes a substantially rigid outer foot portion and a relatively movable leg portion, the foot portion having an inner lining with at least one inflatable air pocket interposed between the foot portion and the in... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4567617 | Method of fitting ski boots A method of fitting ski boots to a skier by standing the skier in the boots on orthotics with the skier's feet ankles and legs unconfined by the boots, recording the relative lateral locations of the skier's knees and boots, repeating the process with the... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4546558 | Ski boot A ski boot having a stiff bootleg with an adjustable lateral inclination by means of a semicircular laminar stirrup linked to the bootleg itself and sliding within an appropriate hollow in the heel of the boot, and clamping means provided in the hollow fo... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4523395 | Adjusting device particularly for ski boots The device comprises a bar carried rotatably on the ski boot and provided with first and second oppositely threaded portions rotatively engaged by first and second blocks effective to translate along the bar. To the blocks there are articulated respective... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4494324 | Dynamic internal fitting system with a movable foot bed for a sport shoe The present invention relates to internal fitting systems for sport shoes in general, and in particular to a novel internal fitting system for a ski boot used for downhill skiing or the like.... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4449273 | Hydraulic device particularly for ski boot fastening The hydraulic device comprises a pumping element which, through a selector assembly, is caused to communicate with one or more driving members provided on a boot and wherewith there is connected a respective hook element for effecting the fastening of the... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4426796 | Sport shoe with a dynamic fitting system A sport shoe (1, 101, 201, 400, 500, 600, 650, 700, 750, 780, 800, 850, 900, 950) is disclosed comprising a dynamic fitting system responsive to wearer movement. In various embodiments of the shoe there is provided movable strap members (17, 19), a movabl... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4372062 | Ski boot A ski boot comprising an outer boot having a sole, a plate disposed on the sole inside the boot, the plate adapted to receive the skier's foot and to transmit forward pressure of the foot, plantar-flexion caused by the tibio-talar joint, to the edge of an... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4314411 | Removable, adjustable, foot-supporting and foot-positioning, orthopedic inserts for use in athletic footwear Removable, adjustable, foot-supporting and foot-positioning, orthopedic inserts for selectively and correctly supporting and positioning bottom regions of the foot, which are constructed and designed for use in athletic or sports footwear, including shoes... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4253252 | Ski boot A ski boot comprising an outer boot having a sole on which an improved foot supporting insert rests, the insert including a footbed supported by a rear heel balance post, a central metatarsal balance pad and a forward toe balance pad, the insert forming a... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4236328 | Shoe with adjustable orthopedic appliance A shoe with a built-in appliance essentially consisting of two length-adjustable bands, each starting from approximately the same point, namely, the mid-point of a shoe sole, nearer to the outer edge than to the inner edge. Each band, which may be made up... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4196530 | Ski boot A plastic ski boot, comprising a molded shell formed of one solid stock with the sole, an upper insole rigidly situated at the bottom of the shell and above the sole, flexible tightening means taking support on the different faces of the shell, intended t... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4144659 | Ski boot A ski boot comprising an outer boot having a sole on which an improved foot supporting insert rests so as to be selectively laterally tiltable relative to the sole within the shoe. Inversion or eversion of the foot alone causes the insert to tilt, thereby... | 03/20/1979 |
