Lightsurf Technologies, Inc.

The Burton Corporation

Catherine Bailey

Jonah Avram Becker

Eric O Bodnar

Kurt Philip Dammermann

Robin Goran Petravic

Sung-Ho Joe Tan

Sung-Ho Tan

Susanne Dachgruber

A tongue construction for footwear is configured with a tongue and a stiffener that is able to move relative to the tongue, thereby resisting pinching of the rider's foot as the boot is flexed. As a result, footwear having desired stiffness while substantially reducing discomfort, especially during flexing of the footwear is provided. By allowing the stiffener to slide rather than bend, or at least to reduce the extent of bending of the stiffener, pinching of the dorsal area near the ankle may be minimized as may be digging of the stiffener into the dorsal area near the toe. Consequently, a soft or hybrid snowboard boot is provided that provides both enhanced power transmission as well as improved wearer comfort.

Tongue stiffener for footwear

Vertically-oriented digital camera body with lens assembly reveal

Digital camera viewfinder with graphic display

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Catherine Bailey