Non-rigid shoe for a snow board
First Claim
1. Snow board shoe comprising an upper provided with a lower edge and an insole attached thereto, a sole, and fastening means for being locked to an attachment of an upper surface of a snow board, wherein:
- a reinforcing element and a mid-sole made of plastic material are interposed between the upper and the sole, the reinforcing element having peripheral sidewalls which surround and are in contact with a lower part of the upper so as to extend along a lower edge of the upper, and the reinforcing element further having lower walls extending inwards of the shoe for supporting the lower edge of the upper attached to the insole, the mid-sole surrounding externally the reinforcing element and forming a junction with the sole, and wherein;
the shoe is provided in a heel zone with a U-shaped spoiler which has ends hinged to the reinforcing element, and with a U-shaped shaft portion extending above the spoiler, partially enclosing a rear part of the upper and being anchored to the spoiler by a stud, about which the shaft portion can be inclined.
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Abstract
There is provided a snow board shoe having a non- rigid structure so that bending and rotation are permitted in the area of the ankle but resistance to release loads, without substantial deformation of the sole, and the transmission of the forces applied by the athlete to the board, both transversely and longitudinally, are ensured by means of the insertion of a preshaped reinforcing element of semi-rigid plastics material which encloses the lower sheet of the upper and an edge portion of the associated arch support, wherein a reinforcing metal sheet or plate is inserted in the reinforcing element and the shoe is completed by a mid-sole of expanded plastics material interposed between the reinforcing element and the sole, the mid-sole being injected directly onto the mounted reinforcing element in such a manner as to surround it externally and partially internally.
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1. Snow board shoe comprising an upper provided with a lower edge and an insole attached thereto, a sole, and fastening means for being locked to an attachment of an upper surface of a snow board, wherein:
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a reinforcing element and a mid-sole made of plastic material are interposed between the upper and the sole, the reinforcing element having peripheral sidewalls which surround and are in contact with a lower part of the upper so as to extend along a lower edge of the upper, and the reinforcing element further having lower walls extending inwards of the shoe for supporting the lower edge of the upper attached to the insole, the mid-sole surrounding externally the reinforcing element and forming a junction with the sole, and wherein; the shoe is provided in a heel zone with a U-shaped spoiler which has ends hinged to the reinforcing element, and with a U-shaped shaft portion extending above the spoiler, partially enclosing a rear part of the upper and being anchored to the spoiler by a stud, about which the shaft portion can be inclined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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