Ski boot incorporating a flex control device
US4620380A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B1/0018
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention is concerned with a ski boot which incorporates a flex control device and comprises a boot shell having a quarter associated therewith mounted for a rocking movement about a horizontal axis lying perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the shell. A peculiar feature of the invention is that it comprises an elastically deformable chamber containing an elastically compressible fluid, which chamber is located between the shell and quarter, and in particular between a front upper portion of the shell and the front lower edge of the quarter. Said chamber may be connected to a pumping means directly attached to the boot and establishing a presettable pressure level within said chamber.
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