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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891119 | Articulating footwear for sports activity A boot includes an upper formed of articulating panels that permit portions of the boot to move in substantial independence from one another in response to loads experienced by the boot. The boot generally comprises a sports boot that is positioned around a wearer's... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7316083 | Footwear having an outer shell of foam The invention relates to a lasted footwear for enclosing a human foot having a heel, an ankle and medial and lateral sides. The footwear comprises an outer shell for receiving the foot and an inner lining mounted in the outer shell. The inner lining is less rigid th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6993860 | Tongue reinforcement for a boot, a reinforced tongue and a boot provided with such tongue A boot provided with a tongue, the tongue having a lower portion and an upper portion joined by an intermediary portion. The tongue has a main flexible panel to which a semi-rigid reinforcement is affixed, the reinforcement having an elongated body that extends subs... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6935054 | Snowboard boot with removable ankle supports A snowboard boot (200) includes an upper boot (204) secured to an outsole (206). The boot upper includes a vamp opening (208) that is closed by a tongue (210) and a selectively securable vamp fastener (216). The tongue (2... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6839985 | Tongue for a boot, and boot provided with such tongue A boot provided with a tongue, the tongue having a lower portion and an upper portion joined by an intermediary portion. The tongue has a main flexible panel to which a semi-rigid reinforcement is affixed, the reinforcement having an elongated body that extends subs... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6769203 | Skate boot A skate boot for ice skate or in-line roller skate comprising an upper having portions thereof made of compressed foam material. In a preferred embodiment, the skate boot is constructed with two preformed quarter panels made of compressed foam material having wherei... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6539648 | Boot for sport involving sliding motion A boot is constituted, on the one hand, of a shell (1), a cuff (2) joined to the shell, the shell and the cuff presenting zones of differing rigidity (18, 19a, 27, 28). The zones of lesser rigidity (14, 16, 18) of the shell permitting the support, on the ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6519877 | Snowboard boot with removable upper support An embodiment of a snowboard boot with removable upper support includes a sole portion that cooperatively with an upwardly extending boot upper provides a volume for receiving a user's foot. The boot upper has a high back portion that includes an interior... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6474004 | Ski boot Ski boot whose upper consists of a variable-volume plastic shell (1) provided with at least one tightening device (5, 6). The outer side (A) of the shell has zones (A', A") which are of substantially lower rigidity than the rest of the shell and lie on ei... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6416074 | Strap for a snowboard boot, binding or interface An apparatus comprising a snowboard boot and a strap to hold down a rider's foot in the snowboard boot. The strap includes a tightening element attached to the snowboard boot, a strap body supported by the tightening element, and a closure device includin... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6405457 | Sports boot A removable reinforcing element for a sports boot, particularly a snowboarding boot, of the type including an outer boot and an inner liner, the outer boot including an external sole and an external upper, the inner liner including a close-fitting envelop... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6360454 | Tongue stiffener for footwear A tongue construction for footwear is configured with a tongue and a stiffener that is able to move relative to the tongue, thereby resisting pinching of the rider's foot as the boot is flexed. As a result, footwear having desired stiffness while substant... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6336279 | Ski boot Ski boot has a shell (1), a collar (4) articulated on the shell and an inner reinforcement element (7) fixed to the collar. The reinforcement element is in the form of a half-collar surrounding the upper edge of the shell. The boot has a wedge-shaped proj... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6279252 | Support device, particularly for shoes A support device, for shoes to be associated with a sports implement such as a ski, a roller skate or an ice skate, includes a rigid shell which partially surrounds the shoe laterally, to the rear and in a lower region and can be interposed between the sh... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6267390 | Strap for a snowboard boot, binding or interface An apparatus comprising a snowboard boot and a strap to hold down a rider's foot in the snowboard boot. The strap includes a tightening element attached to the snowboard boot, a strap body supported by the tightening element, and a closure device includin... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6226898 | Downhill ski boot with dual liner A downhill ski boot (10) includes an inner shell (14) that is secured within a substantially rigid outer shell (12). The outer shell has a base (18) and an ankle cuff (20). The base includes a sidewall portion (24) having medial and lateral sides, with a ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6173510 | Boot for a gliding sport, in particular an alpine ski boot The boot is one wherein the rear part of its sole (13), between the heel and approximately the middle of the sole, and the lower rear part of the upper (12) are rigid, while the rest of the upper (11) and of the sole (16) are flexible. This boot makes it ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6094842 | Sports boot having a mobile collar A sports boot of the type that includes a rigid frame constituted by at least one heel reinforcement and a rigid collar for the retention of the lower part of the leg connected to the heel reinforcement for forward and rearward angular movement, the angul... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6079129 | Boot for gliding sports A boot for the practice of a sliding sport, such as snowboarding. The boot includes, in particular, a relatively rigid shell and a relatively rigid collar, the collar being articulated to the shell about an axis extending in a substantially longitudinal p... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6021589 | Down hill ski boot A boot comprising a supple upper (1) in the form of a bootie, a brace (2) in the form of a cradle having a triangular structure (14) in the malleolar region, such that a rear bearing surface (8) and a front bearing surface (10) are formed to receive the b... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5926979 | Sports boot having a mobile collar A sports boot of the type that includes a rigid frame constituted by at least one heel reinforcement and a rigid collar for the retention of the lower part of the leg journalled on the heel reinforcement about a substantially transverse axis, the pivoting... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5901469 | Boot with a flexible upper and a reinforcing frame therein, particularly for snowboarding A boot having a flexible upper for snowboarding. The boot includes a flexible upper portion and a rigid reinforcing frame, wherein the rigid reinforcing frame includes a lower reinforcement portion surrounding the heel at least; a dorsal reinforcement por... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5867924 | Sport boot having a lower leg support with areas of differing flexibilities Sport shoe incorporating a shell (1) joined to a sole (7) and surmounted by an upper (2) and a support plate (8) which is angularly adjustable using a fastening arrangement (9), the plate being designed to support the wearer's lower leg. The plate (8) com... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5819441 | Boot with upper flexion control The invention relates to a ski boot including a first element or shell base overlaid by a second element or upper provided with a flexion control device having a shock absorbing element cooperating between the upper and the shell base. A transmission arm ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806212 | Boot with adjustable upper A sport boot having a shell base with its sole and an upper that is provided with at least one tightening device mounted on a strap to surround the lower part of the skier's leg, on the one hand, and in its rear portion with at least one adjustment arrang... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5787611 | Two-part ski boot An alpine ski boot having a shell base provided with an external sole topped by an upper that is provided with a central and/or anterior opening for the passage of the skier's foot and which forms, at its upper portion, a collar adapted to encircle the lo... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5596820 | Adjustable shell for sports shoes A shell, particularly for sports shoes such as ice skates or roller skates or trekking boots. The shell includes a single body that has a first flap and a second flap, at least one of which is arranged transversely to the foot instep. A single fastening d... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5544433 | Innerboot for sports shoes An innerboot particularly for sports shoes which includes a first flap and a second flap in which the tips that are adjacent to the toe region are free and/or cannot mutually overlap. The first and second flaps can therefore mutually overlap in any direct... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5175948 | Rear support adjustment device, particularly for ski boots A support adjustment device for ski boots composed of a shell with which at least one quarter is associated. The peculiarity of the device consists of the fact that a shaped body is elastically associated with the quarter and embraces at least one portion... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4979320 | Adjustment mechanism for skiing boots Means for adjusting the freedom of movement between the instep shield (2) and the tip (1') of a shell (1) for skiing boots having a shell (1) which accommodates the foot and is covered on top by such shield (2). The shield is movable in relation to the sh... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4864744 | Ski boot There is provided a ski boot formed of plastic material and having a sole and a shaft consisting of a front shaft part having a shell and a rear shaft part articulated on the shell at the heel. The front shaft part is provided with zones of weakness in th... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4510703 | Ski boot A boot for wear by a user while skiing has a sole member for attachment to a ski binding, a first half shell, rigidly attached to the sole member and forming the sides and rear of the boot, and a second half shell, removably attachable to the first half s... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4372061 | Device for adjusting the flexibility of a ski boot or the like article For adjusting the flexibility of a ski boot, at the top free end of the ski boot shell there are provided a longitudinally extending cut the edges whereof are formed with a plurality of oppositely located pairs of notches, and a stiffening member effectiv... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4317296 | Boot shell and liner An article of footwear, particularly a ski boot or the like, having an integral one-piece shell molded from a relatively rigid plastic material. The shell has a lengthwise split in the cuff portion to provide overlapping flap members which completely encl... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4317297 | Footwear with adjustable flexure Improved footwear, such as a ski boot having a substantially rigid shell, a slip joint defined at the instep area between a vamp portion extending upwardly and an upper shell portion extending downwardly with a portion overlying the vamp at the instep are... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4281468 | Ski boot having a corrugated front portion A ski boot having a stiff outer shell and a soft inner boot within the shell. A front part of the ski boot has a stiff corrugated front portion adapted to overlap the top and forward portion of the lower leg of the wearer and which allows the wearer to be... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4104811 | Applied to ski boots A ski boot comprising an upper whose stiffness is adjustable and an adjustable closure element surrounding the upper. The closure element can be secured to the upper in one of a plurality of different positions for varying the stiffness and/or inclination... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4085528 | Ski-boot A ski-boot having a U-shaped reinforcement with a horizontal base extending through the sole of the boot in which the upper arms of the reinforcement are secured at the top and to the rear of the boot, and bear against a major portion of the boot. The inv... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4073073 | Skiing boot A skiing boot comprises an upper which has a rear portion that extends upwardly and forwardly and is formed at least at its upper end with a substantially central slot, which is adapted to be closed by means comprising ribs, such as rails, beads or the li... | 02/14/1978 |
