Patent · US Expired

Shoe or boot having a heating device

US5062222A · kind A · utility

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48Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 1989
Grant dateNov 5, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B3/42
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A shoe or boot, particularly for downhill or cross-country skiing, having a foot support zone, a sole, and an upper, in which the shoe or boot has a heating assembly located proximate the sole. The heating assembly includes a heating device such as a catalytic burner for producing heat, a plate for diffusion of the heat, the plate being located proximate the foot support zone, a source of fuel, a supply circuit for feeding fuel to the heating device, a valve for regulating the feeding of fuel to the heating device, and a heating control device, wherein the fuel source includes an interchangeable fuel cartridge, and wherein the interchangeable fuel cartridge is received and held on the upper of the shoe or boot.

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