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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Salomon S.A., Metz-Tessy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36117 ; 36119 ; 36120 ; 36121 ; 36 55 ;
Abstract
A boot for gliding sports, and more specifically, for 'snowboarding'. The boot includes two distinct zones with different characteristics and functions, including a first relatively rigid energy/power circuit, distributed with respect to the foot, so as to centralize the forces, and especially the front and rear supports or the torsion control, during practice of the sport, and a second relatively flexible, sensitive circuit independent of the energy/power circuit, and adapted to ensure comfort of the foot as well as transmission of information originating from the gliding member towards the ankle. Both of the circuits are affixed to a common reference element.