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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fabio Basso, Treviso, IT;
Bruno Borsoi, Victorio Veneto, IT;
Assignee:
Salomon S.A., Metz-Tessy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/00 ;
Abstract
A removable reinforcing element for a sports boot, particularly a snowboarding boot, of the type including an outer boot and an inner liner, the outer boot including an external sole and an external upper, the inner liner including a close-fitting envelope covering the foot and the leg. The reinforcing element includes a bottom part forming a heel stiffener and equipped with a tightening arrangement exerting a tightening force at the level of the instep. It also includes a top part extending vertically upward from the bottom part and including a rear wall and two lateral walls surrounding the lower leg.