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Ski boot with improved lateral support

  • US 5,526,586 A
  • Filed: 07/05/1994
  • Issued: 06/18/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In combination, a ski boot having a shell defining a heel region, a malleolar region, a metatarsal region, a plantar arch, a foot inner side and a foot outer side, and a quarter connected to said shell and defining a leg inner side and a leg outer side, anda rigid lateral support element comprising;

  • a first flap connected to said ski boot and located adjacent said foot inner side of said shell and said leg inner side of said quarter;

    a first wing defined by said first flap and extending from said heel region to said metatarsal region at said foot inner side of said shell, and;

    an arm extending from said first wing beneath said plantar arch, andstud means connecting said quarter to said shell and fixing said first flap of said rigid lateral support element to said leg inner side of said quarter and to said foot inner side of said shell.

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