Laminate quarter panel for a skate boot and skate boot formed therewith
First Claim
1. A laminate skate boot having a heel portion, the skate boot comprising:
- a thermo-shaped laminate quarter panel, the laminate quarter panel forming, at least in part, a quarter of the skate boot;
the laminate quarter panel having a concave heel section in the heel portion of the skate boot, the concave heel section defining a heel pocket configured for accommodating a heel of a wearer of the boot; and
a rigid element within the laminate quarter panel, the rigid element bordering at least part of the concave heel section without extending in the heel pocket, an area of the laminate quarter panel including the rigid element having a greater rigidity than an area of the concave heel section defining the heel pocket.
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Abstract
A laminate skate boot having a heel portion, the skate boot comprises: A thermo-shaped laminate quarter panel, the laminate quarter panel forming, at least in part, a quarter of the skate boot. A is heel pocket in the laminate quarter panel in the heel portion of the skate boot for accommodating a heel of a wearer of the boot. A rigid element is within the laminate quarter panel shaped and dimensioned to border, at least in part, the heel pocket. Also, a laminate quarter panel for use in fabricating the skate boot, the laminate quarter panel comprising a rigid element within the laminate quarter panel shaped and dimensioned to border, at least in part, a heel pocket in a heel portion of the skate boot to be fabricated, the heel pocket for accommodating a heel of a wearer of the skate boot.
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24 Claims
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1. A laminate skate boot having a heel portion, the skate boot comprising:
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a thermo-shaped laminate quarter panel, the laminate quarter panel forming, at least in part, a quarter of the skate boot; the laminate quarter panel having a concave heel section in the heel portion of the skate boot, the concave heel section defining a heel pocket configured for accommodating a heel of a wearer of the boot; and a rigid element within the laminate quarter panel, the rigid element bordering at least part of the concave heel section without extending in the heel pocket, an area of the laminate quarter panel including the rigid element having a greater rigidity than an area of the concave heel section defining the heel pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A laminate quarter panel for use in fabricating a skate boot, the laminate quarter panel comprising:
a rigid element within the laminate quarter panel, the laminate quarter panel including a heel section defining a heel pocket configured for accommodating a heel of a wearer, the rigid element bordering at least part of the heel section without extending the heel pocket, an area of the laminate quarter panel including the rigid element having a greater rigidity than an area of the heel section of the laminate quarter panel defining the heel pocket. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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