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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074380 | Modular boot sole system One embodiment of the present invention relates to a ski boot system with a modular binding interface. The system includes a shell encasing a user's foot and lower leg. A first and second block are interchangeably coupled to the shell below the base to effectuate al... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7992326 | Sports shoe, in particular an alpine ski shoe The invention relates to a sports shoe (1), in particular an alpine ski shoe (2), with an adjusting means (3) for varying the stiffness of the sole system (4) as and when necessary. This adjusting means (3) comprises at least one p... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7934326 | Ski boot that can be adapted for touring A ski-boot assembly with a rigid upper, an incomplete sole of the upper, and a front and/or rear means for cooperation with a removable sole assembly. A first removable sole assembly includes at least one curb part and a bearing plat; and a cooperation means that co... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7591085 | Outsole for a sports shoe, especially a cross-country ski boot or telemark boot Outsole for a sports shoe, having a rear portion, which has a shoe heel, and a front portion, which is of slightly dish-shaped configuration, the outsole being produced so as to be continuously of relatively hard material, and being provided on the tread side, both ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7320474 | Device for binding a boot to a sports article A device for binding a boot to a cross-country ski, the device fixing the front of the boot to the ski while allowing the rear of the boot to move relative to the ski between a low position and a high position. The device includes an elastic return system for applyi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314840 | Waterproof/breathable, moisture transfer, soft shell Alpine boots, and snowboard boots, insert liners and footbeds The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for alpine, snowboard and hiking includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material and in... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284020 | System and method for data recovery in a storage system A system and method for automatic failure recovery in a storage system that includes replicating data stored in a first storage volume at a storage system into a second storage volume at the storage system, the first storage volume handling Input/Output (I/O) operat... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7240587 | Bicycle pedal and fastening shoe assembly and pedal and cleat for same The invention concerns a bicycle pedal and fastening shoe assembly (C), the pedal comprising a body rotatably mounted on an axle (3) and, at least on one side of the body a chain-wheel above the pedal axle: front abutting means (9) extending parallel t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7219450 | Shoe support system An exemplary shoe support system is provided to facilitate a support of an ankle of a foot. The support system can include a sole inliner, a coupling, a back inliner, and an upper. The coupling allows movement between the sole inliner to the back inliner, while the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210252 | Step-in snowboard binding and boot therefor A three point step-in snowboard binding includes medial and lateral binding pin engagers that interact with corresponding pins in a boot. The binding latches the boot after the snowboarder steps into the binding, and remains latched until a release control is actuat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204495 | Highback formed of multiple materials A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of at least two distinct materials with different stiffnesses to achieve a desired blend of stiffness and flexibility. The highback may employ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7152871 | Snowboard binding system A snowboard binding system comprising at least one movable engaging member that, when engaged, secures a snowboarder's boot from vertical or horizontal movement is disclosed. In one embodiment, a binding system having two active sides is disclosed, allowing a snowbo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104159 | Bicycle pedal and fastening shoe assembly and pedal and cleat for same The invention concerns a bicycle pedal and fastening shoe assembly (C), the pedal comprising a body rotatably mounted on an axle (3) and, at least on one side of the body a chain-wheel above the pedal axle; front abutting means (9) extending parallel t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073813 | Athletic boot with interface adjustment mechanism An interface adjustment mechanism 100 includes a frame member 102 and fore and aft adjustable spacer holding members 104, 106, and is disposed within the outsole of the snowboard boot 10. The interface adjustment mechanism 100 also includes a plurality of interface ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7047673 | Step-in snowshoe binding system A step-in binding system (20, 220) including a binding (24, 224) and an engagement member (26, 226) for securing a snowshoe to footwear (22). In one embodiment, the binding includes a pivotable latch (78) and a fixed latch (80 | 05/23/2006 |
| 6964428 | Device for binding a boot to a sports article A device for binding a boot to a sports article, of the type having a retaining system whereby the boot is fixed to the ski with a possibility of moving in relation to the sports article, between a low position and a high position, of the type having a system for th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6938362 | Reinforcement for a boot, in particular a sports boot, more specifically a cross-country ski boot, and a boot having such a reinforcement A reinforcement for a boot, in particular a sports boot, more particularly a cross-country ski boot. The boot reinforcement makes it possible to improve the torsional stiffness, efficiency, durability, lightness, cost, foot protection, and industrial workability. To... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925797 | Apparatus for purifying exhaust gas of engine A catalyst (17) of a NOx absorbing-and-reducing type is disposed in an exhaust passage (10) of an engine (1). The catalyst (17) absorbs a NOx component in an exhaust gas under an over-oxygen atmosphere and reductively emits the absorbed N... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6868624 | Sports shoe, especially ski shoe The invention relates to a sports shoe (1), in particular a ski boot (2), having a shell part (3) made from plastics. A shell base (11) of the shell part (3) forming support surface (12) an inner shoe (10) or foot ( | 03/22/2005 |
| 6857206 | Snowboard boot A snowboard boot includes a sole, an upper and a coupling member coupled to the sole. The sole has a longitudinal axis and a support projection extending downwardly from the sole. The upper includes a foot section fixedly coupled to the sole and an upwardly extendin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851682 | In-line roller skate with vibration absorption system A skate is disclosed comprising a skate boot including an outsole and an upper for enclosing and supporting a human foot. The outsole comprises a resilient component insert for reducing shocks and vibrations transferred from the skating surface to the human foot. | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845574 | Boot for ski or in-line roller skate A boot for a ski or an in-line roller skate has a flexible upper and a sole allowing the foot to flex during walking. Its sole has a rigid part in the rear region of the boot, over about one half of the length of the sole, this rigid part being designed so as to for... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6820354 | Sport shoe provided with a device to control the flexion of the toe A sporting shoe equipped with a device to control the flexion of the toe includes a localized low friction protection body, particularly for a technical boot designed for practicing the sport of motorcycling, removable, attached along one side of the shoe with the u... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6733031 | Snowboard binding system A snowboard binding system includes a boot and a binding configured to be releasably coupled together. The snowboard binding includes a base member, a rear binding arrangement, and a front binding arrangement. The snowboard boot includes an upper portion, a sole por... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6722060 | Snowboard boot A snowboard boot has a sole portion and an upper portion. The sole portion includes a mid sole having a base portion with a front catch coupled to a toe section of the base portion. The first and second rear catches are located at first and second lateral sides of a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6665960 | Ski boot A ski boot, in particular a telemark boot, having a shell made of plastic material and in turn having a bottom wall, two lateral walls, a toe portion, and a flexible portion extending crosswise with respect to the shell, from one side to the other of the ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6648364 | Snowboard binding system A snowboard binding system has a boot and a binding configured to be releasably coupled together. The boot has an upper potion, a sole portion, a front catch and at least one rear catch. The binding includes a base member, a rear binding arrangement and a... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637768 | Snowboard binding system A snowboard binding system includes a binding and a boot configured to be releasably coupled together. The snowboard binding includes a base member, a rear binding arrangement, and a front binding arrangement. The snowboard boot includes an upper portion,... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6609313 | Alpine ski boot An alpine ski boot has a curb intended to allow the boot to be held on a ski by either a front binding or a rear binding. The curb has a flange (4) which is nonremovably secured to the lower part of the boot and a removable curb piece (8; 16; 16') fixable... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6467795 | Snowboard binding with highback A snowboard binding is provided that is relatively easy to step-in and step-out of. The snowboard binding preferably has a highback that provides a tight fit between a soft boot and the highback. The snowboard binding has a base plate, a first binding mem... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6446363 | Alpine ski boots having a flexible upper An alpine ski boot has a flexible upper and a sole permitting the flexing of the foot during walking. The boot comprises essentially a flexible upper (1), an intermediate sole (2) having rigid extremities (7, 8) extending beyond the upper at the front and... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443465 | Snowboard boot with a recess to accommodate an interface for engaging the snowboard boot to a binding One embodiment is directed to a snowboard boot for use in a system for mounting a rider to a snowboard, the system comprising a snowboard binding to be mounted to the snowboard and an interface having at least one mating feature adapted to be releasably e... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6409204 | Telemark ski boot and releasable binding assembly A boot and binding assembly is arranged for use with a ski. The boot has a toe portion, a flexible sole and a heel portion. A rigid interconnect member is mounted to the toe portion underneath the sole of the boot. The binding includes a toe piece, a latc... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6374517 | Sole for a sport boot and a sport boot including such sole A sport boot sole of the type having on its lower surface two connecting members, offset one with respect to the other in the longitudinal direction of the boot, and arranged substantially transversely, wherein the first connecting member is arranged in t... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6354610 | Method and apparatus for interfacing a snowboard boot to a binding A snowboard boot including at least one recess adapted to mate with a corresponding engagement member on a binding, and an interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a binding. The interface comprises a body having at least one recess arranged to be di... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6343809 | Snowboard boot A snowboard binding system comprising at least one movable engaging member that, when engaged, secures a snowboarder's boot from vertical or horizontal movement is disclosed. In one embodiment, a binding system having two active sides is disclosed, allowi... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6302427 | Snowboard boot A snowboard binding system comprising at least one movable engaging member that, when engaged, secures a snowboarder's boot from vertical or horizontal movement. In one embodiment, the binding system has two active sides, allowing a snowboarder to engage ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6290250 | Snowboard binding system A snowboard binding system comprising at least one movable engaging member that, when engaged, secures a snowboarder's boot from vertical or horizontal movement. In one embodiment, the binding system has two active sides, allowing a snowboarder to engage ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289610 | Sole for a sport boot and a sport boot including such sole A sport boot sole having at least one arrangement for connecting the boot to a sport article along an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the boot, this connecting arrangement having an anchoring device in the sole, wherein the ancho... | 09/18/2001 |
