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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2006
Antonello Marega, Treviso, IT;
Andrea Gabrielli, Predazzo, IT;
Antonello Marega, Treviso, IT;
Andrea Gabrielli, Predazzo, IT;
Marker Deutschland GmbH, Penzberg, DE;
Tecnica S.p.A., Giavera Del Montello (TV), IT;
Völkl Sports GmbH & Co., KG, Straubing, DE;
Abstract
A ski boot sole for cooperating with a ski binding to releasably hold the sole in the binding, the sole having a forward toe sole extending rearwardly from the front of the sole to a forward gap, a toe exterior insert in the forward gap which is located over a forward depression in the base of the ski boot, a central sole extending rearwardly from the front gap, a heel exterior insert located in a rearward gap over a rearward depression in the boot base and a heel sole extending from the rearward end of the rearward gap at least to the end of the boot. The foregoing boot sole is in combination with the base of the boot, and the base has forward and rearward recesses for receiving toe holders rotating about longitudinally extending axes and heel holders rotating about a transverse axis for releasably locking the respective toe exterior insert and heel exterior insert to the binding. The foregoing ski boot sole and ski boot base are in combination with a ski boot binding having portions rotating in the forward and rearward recesses for releasably engagement with the toe exterior insert and the heel exterior insert. A toe interior insert and a heel interior insert can be attached to the respective exterior inserts for respective attaching devices.