Patent ID: 11918079
Assignee: CALZATURIFICIO S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A ski boot comprising:
a substantially rigid foot-case which is adapted to accommodate a user's foot and has a lower part structured to couple with a ski binding device;
a substantially rigid cuff which is adapted to surround a lower part of the user's leg and is pivotally joined to the foot-case so as to be able to rotate about a transversal axis substantially perpendicular to a midplane of the ski boot;
a protective tongue and/or gaiter that closes an upper part of the foot-case; and
foot-case closing means adapted to selectively close/tighten the foot-case on the user's foot;
wherein the foot-case closing means comprise:
an oblong, transversal locking band with a flexible and substantially inextensible structure, which extends transversally to the midplane of the ski boot, astride of and flush to the protective tongue and/or gaiter, and has a first end stably fixed to a first lateral side of the foot-case; and
a manually-operated coupling assembly which is adapted to connect a second end of said transversal locking band selectively and alternatively to either one of the foot-case and the cuff, at a second lateral side of the foot-case opposite to said first lateral side; and

wherein the transversal locking band is fixed to said first lateral side of the foot-case at a hinge connecting the cuff to the foot-case.