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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Valentino Morgan, Crocetta del Montello, IT;
Assignee:
Tecnica SpA, Treviso, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/20 ;
Abstract
In a sports footwear that comprises also a rigid reinforcement structure ( ), a shoe ( ) of soft, flexiable material comprises two superimposed sub-assemblies ( ). The upper sub-assembly ( ) slides, jointly with a leg-portion ( ) that is a part of the lower sub-assembly ( ), with respect to an upper ( ) which is also a part of the said lower sub-assembly. USE: skates with in-line rollers, boots for cross-country skiing, snowboard and the like. Advantages: improved flexibility of the user's ankle. Improved manufacturability.