Patent · US Expired

Snowboard boot

US5701689A · kind A · utility

38Cited by

11References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Goodwell International, Ltd. · VG

Inventors

Reinhard Hansen · Salzburg, AT
Leon Widdison · Laufen, DE
Wolfgang Wurm · St. Georgen, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 5, 1995
Grant date	Dec 30, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 5, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA43B5/0401
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The snowboard boot having a flexible shaft that consists of a soft, padded material. Originating from the sole-proximal center or toe region, a strap which has low flexibility in the longitudinal direction extends around the rear side of the shaft within its upper, sole-distant region and back to the sole-proximal center or toe region of the other side. Similarly, a second strap extends from the sole-proximal heel region over the instep of the boot. The length of both straps can be adjusted.

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