Comfort upper for footwear
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1. A snowboard boot comprising:
- a comfort upper comprising;
an inner lining for contact with a foot of a wearer of the footwear;
an outer covering;
a stiffener, positioned between the inner lining and the outer covering, said stiffener being made of a thermoformable material capable of being configured to a contour of a user'"'"'s foot after the comfort upper has been assembled; and
a flexible outer envelope surrounding said inner lining.
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Abstract
A comfort upper for footwear adapted in particular to equip a sports boot and an inner liner for a sports boot. The upper includes a stiffener, positioned between the inner lining and the outer covering, which is made of a thermoformable material. The upper also includes a comfort element, positioned between the inner lining and the stiffener, which is softer than the stiffener and which is possibly made of thermoformable material. This comfort element includes perforations enabling the thermoforming of the stiffener by propulsion of hot air within the footwear.
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31 Claims
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1. A snowboard boot comprising:
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a comfort upper comprising;
an inner lining for contact with a foot of a wearer of the footwear;
an outer covering;
a stiffener, positioned between the inner lining and the outer covering, said stiffener being made of a thermoformable material capable of being configured to a contour of a user'"'"'s foot after the comfort upper has been assembled; and
a flexible outer envelope surrounding said inner lining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19)
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16. An article of footwear comprising:
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a comfort upper comprising;
an inner lining for contact with a foot of a wearer of the article of footwear;
an outer covering;
a stiffener, positioned between the inner lining and the outer covering, said stiffener being made of a thermoformable material capable of being configured to a contour of a user'"'"'s foot while positioned between the inner lining and the outer covering; and
an outer envelope surrounding said comfort upper. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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