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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4601117 | Rake adjusting device, particularly for rear entrance ski boots A device for adjusting the rake particularly in ski boots of the rear entrance type comprises, located on the boot shell, a plurality of spaced seats. Releasably engageable in one of the seats is a dog, provided on one lever journalled on the boot front q... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4599813 | Rake adjusting device for the leg portion of a ski boot A rake adjusting device for the leg portion of a ski boot comprises a position-adjustable detent element which is carried on the leg portion hingedly connected to the shell of a ski boot. The detent element is movable into a first position, whereat it eng... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4596080 | Alpine ski boot A rear-entry ski boot including a rigid shell base and an upper. The upper includes a cuff and a spoiler adapted to pivot between opened and closed positions. Also provided is means for automatically closing the spoiler after the leg is inserted into the ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4593483 | Tightening and closure apparatus for ski boot A rear entry ski boot formed of an upper having a cuff and a rear spoiler. At least a portion of the upper is journalled on a shell base along a generally transverse axis. The boot further includes a foot retention apparatus within the shell base; and a c... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4590691 | Device for pressing the tongue of a ski boot on to the instep of the wearer of the boot A device for tightening ski boots is described including a curved plate attached to the tongue of the ski boot, a threaded shank fixed to the plate and an operating knob for the shank, rotatably supported externally of the ski boot and provided with a nut... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4587747 | Ski boot into which the foot is introduced from the rear A ski boot with rear entry including a rigid shell integrally formed with a front part of an upper, opened towards the rear throughout its height and of a sort to be closed by a shield articulated on the boot in such a way as to be provided with at least ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4581831 | Ski-boot A ski-boot has a lower part, receiving the foot, with an instep plate engaging over the instep of the foot, and a boot leg which, for walking, is swingable on the lower part of the boot about an axis of rotation, extending transversely to the longitudinal... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4581832 | Device for supporting a foot within the instep area and/or shin-bone area of a boot A supporting plate (14) is provided for supporting a foot within the instep area, the bending area or the shin-bone area of a boot. The supporting plate (14) is subjected to pressure in direction to the instep and bending joint or the shin-bone, respectiv... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4580357 | Skiing boot The upper part of the skiing boot has a cap part and a leg, the latter having a tibia side leg portion and a calf side leg portion. Between the tibia side leg portion and an inner boot is provided a support member which, on drawing together the two leg po... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4577421 | Foot locking device particularly for front entrance ski boots A foot locking device for front entrance ski boots comprising a band element associated at its ends with the two parts of a locking lever provided on the flaps of a quarter. The band element crosses over at the rear of the skier's foot and is passed under... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4575958 | Ski boot This boot comprises an upper pivotable on a lower portion of the boot and adapted to be locked by means of interconnecting means comprising a rack rigid with the upper and a lever fulcrumed to the rack in two guide members in which the pivot pin of the le... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4575955 | Shoe, in particular a ski shoe, incorporating a flex and side and forward lean adjustment device The shoe has a front gaiter which comprises a first portion, mainly spanning the side regions of the skier's leg and being hinged to the shell, and a second portion, which mainly spans the front region of the skier's leg, and at least partly overlaps the ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4575957 | Rear entry ski boot Ski boot of the rear entry type, comprising an upper constituted by a forward cuff (4) solid with the shell (2) of the boot and open to the rear, and by a rear hood (9) swingable about two axes (8) of articulation located on either side of the lower part ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4574499 | Fastening and locking device structure, particularly for ski boots A fastening and locking device structure, particularly for ski boots, comprises a hollow frusto-conical element enclosing the ski boot shell at a middle region thereof. The frusto-conical element extends at a top region into a tongue and laterally to the ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4571782 | Fastening means for a bootlace A fastening mechanism for the bootlace of a boot, which includes two upright and serrated side edges provided on either side of a cut-open portion of a boot to form teeth and notches all along the length of the edges, each tooth having an eyelet and proje... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4571855 | Integrated closure system for a ski boot Integrated closure system for a ski or other boot preferably intended for use with a boot having two portions adapted to be drawn together by the closure system. The closure system includes at least one traction cable adapted to be connected at one of its... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4565017 | Ski boot A ski boot has a base element forming sole, toe and instep portions and which mounts a shin cuff element, a calf cuff element, and a heel seat element with three triangularly located hinging connections. The heel seat element engages a wearer's heel to ai... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4563825 | Boot particularly for sportswear A boot, particularly for sports use, consisting of a boot to which a legging is coupled by an articulation and houses an internal element. The boot includes a vamp which is provided with a legging which holds, at the height of the malleolus of the wearer'... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4562654 | Ski shoe for cross-country skiing Sport shoe, particularly adapted to use in cross-country skiing, including a sole, a vamp, and an overshoe. The vamp is positioned in the overshoe and includes a tightening means for tightening the vamp around the instep. Both the vamp and the overshoe in... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4561196 | Ski boot having upper with journalled distribution plate A ski boot has a rigid base shell which is adapted to surround the foot of a skier and an upper adapted to surround the bottom of the leg of the skier. The upper is journalled along a first axis on said shell base and comprises at least two portions, one ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4551933 | Ski boot A rear-entry type ski boot having an upper including a front cuff and a rear spoiler. The upper is at least partially journalled on a rigid shell base for latching the cuff and spoiler around the leg of the skier. Also provided is means for automatically ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4551932 | Ski boot construction A ski boot has a frontal opening adapted to be closed by a tongue. The tongue carries a latching mechanism having fastening members that may be moved into and out of engagement with anchor members fixed to the boot on opposite sides of the opening. The to... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4547980 | Sprocket device for the fastening of ski-boots A device for fastening ski-boots, and which permits fine adjustment of the tightness of the fastening to be effected quickly and easily, includes a sprocket supported rotatably on a support plate and a tie with a rack portion engageable by the sprocket. T... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4546521 | Fastener for sports shoes A fastener for sports shoes, particularly for skiing boots or mountaineering boots, comprises a base member (1), which is adapted to be secured to one side part of the quarter of the shoe and is provided with a track (10), which extends in the direction i... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4541147 | Ski-boot fastening device with an adjustable-length tie rod for varying the tension of the fastening under load A ski-boot fastening device for allowing the fastening tension to be adjusted under load includes a ring or other similar hook means and a tensioning unit which acts on the hook means through a tie rod comprising a rod-shaped element having a section with... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4539763 | Athletic footwear, in particular a ski boot A substantially saddle-shaped pressure pad or restraining member is disposed in the interior of a shell member enclosing the foot region of a ski boot and between the latter and a padded inner shoe. Two cable runs or strands running along each side of the... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4534122 | Fit and support system for sports footwear A fit and support system for sports footwear, particularly for ski boots, comprises up to three separate supports. A lower support is shaped and dimensioned to bear evenly against the dorsal or upper surface of the foot, including the medial and lateral a... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4519150 | Ski boot A ski boot has a cuff pivotally connected to its lower shell member and a latch mechanism for holding the cuff in a predetermined angular orientation with respect to the shell member. The easily operated latch mechanism comprises a toggle linkage whose ac... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4480395 | Closure for shoes, especially ski boots A shoe closure intended particularly for ski boots contains two pull straps adapted to be fastened on corresponding parts of the shoe and a rotatable actuating member with two driving members arranged eccentrically with reference to the axis of rotation o... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4470206 | Ski boot with an elastically inclinable forward leg portion A ski boot consists of a foot portion and a leg portion connected in articulated relationship. A stiffening element at the front of the boot formed of resilient material has substantially the profile of the boot and is attached at least partially to the f... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4470175 | Fastening device for ski-boots A fastening device for ski-boots includes a lever which is mounted on a support base fixed to the boot, and a ring which is connected to a tightening unit through a tie rod and is engageable with one of a plurality of hook-shaped seats formed in the lever... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4467538 | Ski boot with locking lever device A ski boot and lever locking device includes a plastics boot body having a front opening defining an adjustable closure and an encircling element on the portion of the boot body affected by adjustment of the front opening and provided with traction elemen... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4449274 | Device for controlling the fitting-on of ski boots and the like The device comprises a pressure band engageable with the front upper portion of an inner shoe attached with one end to a side area of the boot, whereas the other end thereof is connected to a tension band, effective to be operated by a skiing stick. On th... | 05/22/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4433456 | Closure device particularly for ski boots The closure device comprises a box-like body associated with one of the ski boot flaps to be brought together and provided with a knob for actuating a spool whereon at least one small cable associated with the other of the flaps to be brought together is ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4424636 | Buckle fastener, notably for sports footwear This buckle fastener for ski boots or other sports footwear comprises a closing wireform adapted to be tensioned by a latch. The latch is pivoted to the end of an arm having its other end pivoted to one boot portion. In the closed position the latch is lo... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4422248 | System for keeping the foot and the leg in position A system for keeping the foot and the leg in position wherein there are two stirrups passing under a sole and respectively co-operating with an assembly of fore support and an assembly of back support co-operating with one another at each side of the ankl... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4411078 | Device for closing a slot in an upper or gaiter of a skiing boot To permit the closing of a slot (3) in an upper or gaiter (2) of a skiing boot, the confronting edge portions (4) defining the slot (3) carry outwardly protruding cams (5), which are formed with bearing holes (7), in which a U-shaped fastener (8) is pivot... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4408403 | Sports shoe or boot A sports shoe or boot having an upper and a shaft or leg plate is provided with a tightening system comprising a tightening member and a pull cord. The pull cord is arranged in turns over the openable closing flaps of the upper and is protected by a cover... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4406073 | Sport shoe with a dynamic tongue assembly A sport shoe (1, 50, 70) is described having a tongue assembly (15, 30, 35, 76) comprising an upper section (16, 31, 56, 83) and a lower section (17, 32, 37, 86). The upper and lower sections (16, 17, 31, 32, 35, 57, 85, 86) are movably coupled so that, a... | 09/27/1983 |
