Patent · US Expired

Boot for sporting activities

US7159340B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 2003
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43C11/16
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A boot having a sole and an upper, the boot extending longitudinally between a heel and a tip, the upper having an outer envelope and an inner envelope, the boot having a mechanism for tightening the inner envelope, the mechanism for tightening the inner envelope having keepers affixed to the inner envelope and at least one lace. The mechanism for tightening the inner envelope has at least one rear keeper affixed to the outer envelope, the rear keeper being located substantially toward the heel of the boot.

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