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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Bruno Borsoi, Victorio Veneto, IT;
Salomon S.A., Metz-Tessy, FR;
Abstract
A sports boot that includes a sole and an upper attached to the sole, the upper including a first series of return elements distributed across from each other in the frontal portion of the upper, and a second series of return elements distributed across from each other in the ascending portion of the upper, the boot including a lace that has a first portion that cooperates with the first series of return elements and two second end portions that cooperate with the second series of return elements. The first portion has a smaller section than the section of the two second end portions. The invention is also related to the lace for tightening such a boot. A fundamental objective is to provide a satisfactory solution to the problem encountered in tightening a snowboarding boot with an ascending upper.