Sport boot
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1. A boot comprising:
- a sole;
an upper attached to and extending upwardly from said sole, said upper including opposite first and second flanks and a top having a front longitudinal opening, said front longitudinal opening being defined by longitudinally extending edges;
a tightening device for adjusting the tightness of said upper on the foot of a wearer of the boot by adjusting a spacing between said longitudinally extending edges, said tightening device comprising at least one movable flap secured with respect to said sole and extending freely upwardly from an attachment zone and being movable with respect to said first flank and being adapted to be positioned upon said first flank, said movable flap having a pair of lateral edges spaced apart a predetermined width;
said first flank of said upper having a transverse cutout defined by a pair of edges extending in a direction from said sole to said front longitudinal opening, said edges of said transverse cutout being spaced apart by a distance at least greater than said predetermined width of said movable flap;
said first flank of said upper further including a flexible plate, said flexible plate having edges positioned beneath said edges of said transverse cutout, whereby said flexible plate closes said transverse cutout; and
said movable flap being positioned upon said flexible plate in said transverse cutout, whereby said lateral edges of said movable flap are positioned between said edges of said flexible plate and whereby double thicknesses are avoided.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a sport boot in which the functions of tightening and protecting the foot are preformed by implementing a tightening device cooperating with at least one movable flap found outside the upper and adapted to be pressed against the latter, wherein a transverse cutout is obtained on the flank of the upper, opposite the movable flap, and wherein a thin flexible plate closes this opening from the inside of the upper, the flap being housed in the cutout during a tightening action.
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1. A boot comprising:
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a sole; an upper attached to and extending upwardly from said sole, said upper including opposite first and second flanks and a top having a front longitudinal opening, said front longitudinal opening being defined by longitudinally extending edges; a tightening device for adjusting the tightness of said upper on the foot of a wearer of the boot by adjusting a spacing between said longitudinally extending edges, said tightening device comprising at least one movable flap secured with respect to said sole and extending freely upwardly from an attachment zone and being movable with respect to said first flank and being adapted to be positioned upon said first flank, said movable flap having a pair of lateral edges spaced apart a predetermined width; said first flank of said upper having a transverse cutout defined by a pair of edges extending in a direction from said sole to said front longitudinal opening, said edges of said transverse cutout being spaced apart by a distance at least greater than said predetermined width of said movable flap; said first flank of said upper further including a flexible plate, said flexible plate having edges positioned beneath said edges of said transverse cutout, whereby said flexible plate closes said transverse cutout; and said movable flap being positioned upon said flexible plate in said transverse cutout, whereby said lateral edges of said movable flap are positioned between said edges of said flexible plate and whereby double thicknesses are avoided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24)
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22. A boot comprising:
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a sole; an upper attached to and extending upwardly from said sole, said upper including opposite first and second flanks and a top having a front longitudinal opening, said front longitudinal opening being defined by longitudinally extending edges; a tightening device for adjusting the tightness of said upper on the foot of a wearer of the boot by adjusting a spacing between said longitudinally extending edges, said tightening device comprising a pair of movable flaps secured with respect to said sole and extending freely upwardly from respective attachment zones and being movable with respect to said first and second flanks and being adapted to be positioned upon respective ones of said first flank and said second flank, each of said movable flaps having a pair of lateral edges spaced apart a predetermined width; each of said first flank and said second flank of said upper having respective transverse cutouts defined by a pair of edges extending in a direction from said sole to said front longitudinal opening, said edges of said transverse cutout being spaced apart by a distance at least greater than said predetermined width of a respective one of said movable flaps; each of said first flank and said second flank of said upper further including a respective flexible plate, each said flexible plate having edges positioned beneath said edges of a respective one of said transverse cutouts, whereby each of said flexible plates closes a respective one of said transverse cutouts; and each of said movable flaps being positioned upon a respective one of said flexible plates in a respective one of said transverse cutouts, whereby said lateral edges of each of said movable flaps are positioned between said edges of a respective flexible plate, and whereby double thicknesses are avoided. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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