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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Gary W. Filice, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Jas D. Easton, Inc., Van Nuys, CA (US);
Abstract
A flexible skate boot having lower and upper portions made of leather, synthetic leather or similar material is provided with a flexible ankle encircling cuff made of synthetic moldable plastic material capable flexing designed in amounts in the forward and aft and lateral directions to act as an energy storage and release device and without wrinkling so as to minimize discomfort and abrasion on the user's ankle and extend the useful life of the boot. The tongue portion of the boot has a similar molded synthetic flexible panel separating the upper and lower sections of the tongue, the tongue panel being aligned with the flexible ankle encircling cuff which separates the upper and lower parts of the boot from each other. The parts are designed to essentially lock the tongue in the desired frontal position to prevent tongue migration from the desired frontal position during skating. The foot confining portion of the boot can be hand formed of leather on a last for custom fit so that the boot can be used with minimal break in.