Patent ID: 9656153
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A43B,A63C

Claim:
1. A skate boot for receiving a foot of a user, the skate boot comprising: (a) a monocoque skate boot body comprising: (i) a sole portion extending longitudinally between a toe end and a heel end for supporting the foot of the user thereon along a bottom of the skate boot body, (ii) an inner side wall portion and an outer side wall portion oriented generally longitudinally and extending upwardly from laterally opposing sides of the sole portion at an intermediate location between the toe end and the heel end towards respective upper free edges which are laterally spaced apart so as to define a tongue opening therebetween, (iii) two ankle portions extending upwardly from said laterally opposing sides of the sole portion at the heel end in connection with respective ones of the side wall portions for spanning over respective ankles of the foot of the user, and (iv) a heel portion extending upwardly from the heel end of the sole portion in connection between the two ankle portions, wherein the sole portion, the side wall portions, the two ankle portions, and the heel portion are integrally formed of at least one common material; (b) a toe cap joined to the monocoque skate boot body proximate the toe end thereof, the toe cap being formed of a material which is dissimilar to the common material of the monocoque skate boot body, the toe cap comprising: (i) an upright end wall supported to extend upwardly from the bottom of the boot body at the toe end of the sole portion, (ii) two upright side walls supported to extend upwardly from the bottom of the boot body at said laterally opposing sides of the sole portion respectively, and (iii) an upper portion joined between the end wall and the side walls at a location spaced above the toe end of the sole portion so as to define a toe box between the upper portion of the toe cap and the toe end of the sole portion for receiving toes of the foot of the user therein; and (c) a tongue supported to span the tongue opening between the upper free edges of the side wall portions; wherein the of the monocoque skate boot body terminates at a top edge which is spaced below an upper boundary of the toe box defined by the upper portion of the toe cap such that the toe box is covered from above by the toe cap but remains uncovered from above by the monocoque skate boot body.