Pressure-distributing plates for the instep region of a ski boot
US5553401A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B5/0445
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sports shoe, in particular a ski boot, which is designed with a front instep, and the sole and the upper part of which are formed of plastic, and which has two pressure-distributing plates in the instep area, with each of these pressure-distributing plates extending from the toe area of the shoe over the instep area and, bent upwardly, along the front side of the shaft of the shoe. The pressure-distributing plates are supported for movement in a transverse direction of the shoe and for movement in a longitudinal direction of the shoe and with respect to the upper part in the fore-foot area of the upper part by means of flaps extending in transverse direction of the shoe. The two pressure-distributing plates overlap one another in the closed state of the shoe. The flaps are integrated in one piece with the pressure-distributing plates and are connected through a hinge to the pressure-distributing plates, this hinge enabling a movement of the pressure-distributing plates in the transverse direction of the shoe. The flaps are supported for movement in the longitudinal direction of the shoe on the upper part of the shoe.
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