Skate boot with tendon guard
US12102183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B5/1625
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tendon guard for a skate boot includes (a) a structural guard frame configured to protect an Achilles tendon of a wearer of the skate boot; and (b) a mount configured to join the guard frame to a shell of the skate boot. The mount includes a mount flex portion having sufficient flexibility to permit rearward movement of an upper portion of the frame in response to application of a rearward force on the upper portion by a lower leg of the wearer during plantarflexion. The mount flex portion has sufficient resiliency to urge the upper portion back toward a resting position when the rearward force is relieved.
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