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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132344 | Selectable boot support and articulation system The invention generally relates to a selectable boot articulation and support system. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a boot system including an intercoupled upper and lower shell configured to encase a user's foot and lower leg. The boot system f... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132343 | Sports boot with blocking device A boot that includes a shell base and a collar, an articulation provided between the collar and the shell base, such that the collar can pivot with respect to the shell base about an articulation axis, which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7963050 | Sports boot with articulated upper cuff to provide a position for walking Ski boot comprising a shell (1; 21; 41; 61) surrounding the foot and an upper cuff (2; 22; 42; 62) articulated to the shell, comprising a device for fastening and unfastening the upper cuff relative to the shell, this device being connected to a fasten... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7320191 | Sports shoe, in particular a ski shoe The invention relates to a sports shoe (1), in particular a ski shoe (2), consisting of a shoe bottom part (3) comprising a sole (4) and a shell part (5) with a cuff part (7) pivotably connected to the shoe bottom part (3... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7231729 | Ski boot providing longitudinal torsion A ski boot comprises an essentially stiff outer boot and a soft inner boot or inner lining for receiving the foot of a skier. The sole of the outer boot is made of an essentially rigid material, preferably plastics, comprising an elastic zone in the metatarsal regio... | 06/19/2007 |
| 6799384 | Sports shoe with leg-piece hinged on the shell Sports shoe having a shell (10) partially overlapped by a leg-piece (20) and adjusting hinge (52, 53) for allowing a flexing movement of controlled amplitude of the leg-piece about a hinging axis. In the overlapping zones (ZE, ZI) plates (42,... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6622402 | Sports boot, especially ski boot, provided with an automatic device for pivotal immobilization of the upper A sports boot, especially a ski boot, including a shell base overlaid by an upper at least partially pivotal in relation to the shell base and including a device for locking and unlocking with respect to the latter, which is constituted by an abutment zon... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6298584 | Ski boot The boot has a cuff (4) articulated to a shell (1) and means for retaining the cuff which counteract the rearward tilting of the cuff but give way when the force tilting the cuff exceeds a specific value. These means consist essentially of a ramp (12) whi... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295745 | Ski boot The present invention relates to a ski boot comprising a first component, consisting essentially of a sole and an upper which encloses the foot and the malleolar region, and a second component consisting of a cuff which is articulated with respect to the ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6263593 | Retention and release mechanism for a ski boot and ski boot incorporating the same A retention and release mechanism and ski boot for mitigating injury to a skier when the rearward loads, potentially injurious to the user, are imparted to the boot. The mechanism includes a first linkage arm, a latch, and a second linkage arm. The latch ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6247252 | Ski boot A telemark ski boot including a shell of plastic material and a sole is provided. The shell is provided with a pair of lateral walls and a flexible portion extending transversely to the shell in the metatarsus area from one side to the other of the sole. ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6131313 | Injury preventing ski boot A ski boot comprising a rigid foot portion having a rigid base and a rigid upper for surrounding essentially a foot of a wearer, a rigid leg element for surrounding essentially a lower portion of a leg of the wearer including a pivot, the foot portion and... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6101745 | Locking devices for sports footwear, in particular for ski-boots Locking device for sports footwear such as ski boots, in which a lower leg envelopment (12) is hinged to a shell (10). The device consists of a support (20) fixed on an inner wall of the lower leg envelopment, in which there is mounted a cam (24) on which... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098317 | Boot intended for cross-country skiing A boot is intended for cross-country skiing, ice skating or roller skating, the boot including an upper that includes stiffeners. The boot has a cuff mounted on the upper so that the cuff can articulate forward and rearward. The boot includes two rivets h... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5966843 | Snowboard boot ankle support device An improved soft style snowboard boot which is internally reinforced by a multi-piece boot support assembly that includes a rigid molded plastic shank portion, a semi-rigid molded heel cup portion, and a molded or die-cut plastic highback portion. The sha... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5915821 | Snowboard boot A snowboard boot includes a toe portion, a heel portion and a leg portion. The heel portion and the leg portion are coupled so that the leg portion is capable of inclination in a longitudinal direction relative to the heel portion, and/or the heel portion... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5901470 | Sports boot A sports boot with a rigid shell, having an upper that can be opened along the front and being connected via lateral journals to a shell base and that is blocked in its rearward pivoting by its lower edge that becomes supported along an edge of the shell ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5875570 | Ski boot comprising a shell and a boot leg which are hinged to each other, wherein the boot leg is formed in two portions which can be spread apart from each other A ski boot comprising a shell and a boot leg hinged to each other, wherein the boot leg is produced in a front and a rear portion that can be spread apart from each other. The front portion of the boot leg is subdivided into two side pieces that define an... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5678331 | Ski boot Front- and/or central-entry ski boot equipped with a comfort sock (3) and having an upper/collar (4) made adjustable over the lower leg by transverse flaps (1) and closure systems (13). The upper (4, 44) is jointed around an axis (5) on the shell base (6)... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5664345 | Device for controlling flection of a ski boot upper Alpine ski boot (1) comprising a shell base (2) surmounted by an upper (4) at least partially articulated (5) on the latter and at least one device (6) for back-to-front control of the active flection of the upper, constituted by a cursor transversely adj... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5647148 | Boot for snowboarding and the like An improved boot for snowboarding. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a generally resilient upper boot portion mounted to a generally rigid lower boot portion. The lower boot portion extends substantially upwardly fr... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5598646 | Ski boot Ski boot of the overlapping type, including a rigid shell base surmounted by an upper, the upper including in its front portion an upward extension of the shell base, and in its rear portion, a rigid rear spoiler journalled with respect to the shell base,... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5564204 | Ski boot with a pole-activated stop release Ski boot having a lower part (1) and a shaft (4, 12) articulated on the lower part and including, at the rear, a movable stop (15) mounted on one of the parts of the boot and interacting with a fixed stop (20) mounted on the other part of the boot to hold... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5560128 | Fastening device for sporting footwear, in particular for ski-boot A fastening device (22) for sporting footwear, in particular for ski-boots, is interposed between shell (12) and boot leg (18) of the ski-boot and comprises at least a first and a second member (24,26) hinged between each other at one of their ends; the o... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5461802 | Ski boot with adjustable slant of the upper The invention is related to alpine ski boot including a rigid shell base overlaid by an upper that has a front portion and a rear portion, the latter being at least partially pivotal with respect to the shell base and including a latching and unlatching d... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5459949 | Fit and support system for the foot A footwear device suitable for interfacing with a sports implement, such as a snow ski, ice skate blade or in-line skate wheel system, is provided. It comprises a rigid base (2100), a heel counter (2300), a medial forefoot counter (2201) and a forefoot/mi... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5457899 | Alpine ski boot with adjustable upper Alpine ski boot comprising a shell base (5) surmounted by an upper (2) made of one or several parts (3,4) which pivots at least partially from back to front. The boot comprises a device (35) for releasably locking the shell base (5), which device consists... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5363572 | Lateral-inclination adjusting device for ski-boots Improved lateral-inclination adjusting device applied to a leg-piece (14) mounted on a shell (12) of a ski-boot comprising on top of a seating (64), containing a screw (60) screwed into a ring-nut (22) extended by an internally threaded hollow shank (28),... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5283964 | Ski boot with upper locking device The boot (1) comprises a device (35) for front-to-back immobilization of the upper (2), which acts on an oscillating lever (11) capable of being supported against a stop (13) on the shell base (5). The device is constituted by a rectilinear-motion control... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5265352 | Ski boot equipped with a device for immobilizing the upper in its pivoting motion The boot (1) comprises a device (35) immobilizing the upper (2) in a front-to-rear direction and acting on an oscillating lever (11) capable of resting on a stop (13) on the shell base (5). The device is constituted by an externally controlled rotating me... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5259127 | Device for adjusting the advance of a ski boot An alpine ski boot including a shell base adapted to encircle tn foot, and an upper overlying the shell base adapted to envelop the lower part of the leg of the skier and at the same time enable the leg of the skier to be flexed at least partially frontwa... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5224281 | Rear entry ski boot An alpine ski boot having a shell base on which an upper is journalled. The upper includes a rear spoiler that is pivotally mounted about a transverse axis located at the rear portion of the shell base. The boot also includes a stirrup that is journalled ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5203098 | Alpine ski boot with side latching apparatus Alpine ski boot whose upper has a rear collar for tightening the lower leg, journalled around an axis connecting it to shell base in the zone of the heel. The collar is retained and connected, in the position of closure of the upper, along a predetermined... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5152085 | Rear supporting device, particularly in ski boots A ski boot composed of at least one quarter, articulated to a shell, and having, at the rear region adjacent to its own upper perimetric edge, a seat for a flap. The device includes a eccentric lever which is preferably pivoted transversely to at least on... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5136794 | Ski boot Ski boot consisting of a lower part and of a shaft, in the form of a collar, which is articulated on the lower part and provided with at least one closing buckle. The shaft comprises, at the rear, a rocker which interacts with a stop which is integral wit... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5109615 | Support adjuster device for the quarters of ski boots The present invention relates to a support adjuster device for the quarters of ski boots including a shaped body, pivoted to the quarter of a ski boot, and means for adjusting and releasably locking the shaped body in any desired position with respect to ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5105566 | Device for adjusting the position of a control column in relation to the upper of a shoe The control column is attached around a transverse axle on the upper of a shoe, preferably a sports shoe having a high upper. The axle pivoting in the control column has a cam pivoting in the upper. Complementary elements held by the control column and th... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5067258 | Flexibility adjuster device, particularly for ski boots In a ski boot having at least one quarter associated with a shell, the adjuster device includes a locking means for selecting the mutual sliding between two flaps which can partially overlap one another and are provided rearward to the shell. The device t... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5060403 | Adjustable closure device particularly for ski boots The adjustable closure device includes a tensioning means, such as a lever, for actuating a cable adapted to tighten the front and rear quarters of the ski boot; the front quarter has a stop element for engaging the front quarter with the shell when the s... | 10/29/1991 |
