Ski boot liner
First Claim
1. An internal liner of a sports boot, for insertion between a shell of the sports boot and the lower portion of the leg and foot inserted within the liner, said liner comprising:
- a vamp for enveloping the foot;
an upper affixed to the vamp for enveloping the lower portion of the leg, said upper comprising a rear portion and a front portion, said front portion and said rear portion including a wall having a predeterminate thickness and being adapted to provide an adjustment for the sports boot between an internal surface of the sports boot and the lower portion of the leg;
said upper comprising an elastic sock extending uniformly and continuously around the lower portion of the leg, said elastic sock not having a tongue, said sock having an external surface, said upper having a stretchable zone and a plurality of distinct and spaced apart wedging elements extending outwardly from said external surface of said sock, said wedging elements having a predeterminate thickness and a predeterminate compressibility wherein said stretchable zone consists of said upper; and
no wedging elements are positioned on said vamp.
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Abstract
Internal liner for insertion between the lower part of the leg and the foot of a skier and a shell of a sports boot such as an alpine ski boot, such liner including a vamp enveloping the foot which is overlaid by an upper enveloping the lower part of the leg and constituted by a rear portion and a front portion respectively forming a rear wedge and a front wedge joined to constitute a wall having a given thickness adapted to play an adjusting role for the footwear between the internal surface of the shell of the boot and the lower part of the leg, wherein it is constituted by a sock extending uniformly and without folds, and having, at least in one stretchable zone, a plurality of distinct and juxtaposed wedging elements fixed externally thereon to constitute the wall of the liner having a given thickness and compressibility.
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20 Claims
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1. An internal liner of a sports boot, for insertion between a shell of the sports boot and the lower portion of the leg and foot inserted within the liner, said liner comprising:
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a vamp for enveloping the foot; an upper affixed to the vamp for enveloping the lower portion of the leg, said upper comprising a rear portion and a front portion, said front portion and said rear portion including a wall having a predeterminate thickness and being adapted to provide an adjustment for the sports boot between an internal surface of the sports boot and the lower portion of the leg; said upper comprising an elastic sock extending uniformly and continuously around the lower portion of the leg, said elastic sock not having a tongue, said sock having an external surface, said upper having a stretchable zone and a plurality of distinct and spaced apart wedging elements extending outwardly from said external surface of said sock, said wedging elements having a predeterminate thickness and a predeterminate compressibility wherein said stretchable zone consists of said upper; and
no wedging elements are positioned on said vamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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