Patent ID: 11944893
Assignee: BOARDRIDERS IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A sport boot comprising:
an outer shell;
a strobel affixed to the outer shell; and
an ankle compression system attached to and positioned within the outer shell to apply selective compressive force against an anterior ankle portion of a person's foot when wearing the sport boot, wherein
the ankle compression system comprises:
(a) a generally Y-shaped ankle compression member formed of a flexible material and adapted to be positioned forwardly adjacent the anterior ankle portion of the person's foot when wearing the sport boot, the ankle compression member including:
(i) a central compression region which includes lateral and medial ends and which is sized and configured to cover the anterior ankle portion of the person's foot when wearing the sport boot;
(ii) a lateral positioning band which extends rearwardly from the lateral end of the central compression region and having a lateral terminal end which is unconnected to an adjacent lateral interior portion of the outer shell;
(iii) upper and lower medial positioning bands connected to and extending divergently rearwardly from the medial end of the central compression region, wherein a terminal end of the lower medial positioning band is immovably fixed to a medial edge portion of the strobel, and wherein a terminal end of the upper medial positioning band is immovably fixed to an adjacent medial interior portion of the outer shell; and
(iv) an adjustment lace connected operatively to the lateral terminal end of the lateral positioning band of the ankle compression member; and wherein the ankle compression system further comprises:

(b) a tightening member positioned on a lateral side of the outer shell and connected to the adjustment lace, the tightening member being operable to cause the adjustment lace to forcibly draw the ankle compression member toward and exert a selective compressive force against the anterior ankle portion of the person's foot when wearing the sport boot.