Patent ID: 6295743
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
A boot comprising:(a) a sole assembly;(b) a boot shell attached to said sole assembly, and defining a foot-receiving cavity adapted for receiving a foot of a wearer;(c) a raised heel-back formed with said boot shell and adapted for extending upwardly beyond a heel of the foot to provide added support for an ankle of the wearer;(d) said raised heel-back being spilt to define spaced-apart left and right boot shell sides, said left and right boot shell sides being formed in laterally spaced-apart relation at a top heel portion of said boot and extending to a top of said raised heel-back, and cooperating to adjustably open a rear of said boot to enlarge the foot-receiving cavity of said boot shell, thereby facilitating insertion and removal of the foot into and from said boot;(e) an adjustable heel-back fastening mechanism engaging said left and right boot shell sides above the top heel potion of said boot for adjustably closing the rear of said boot, thereby adjusting the fit of said raised heel-backing against the ankle of the wearer; and(f) a boot front having an adjustable front fastening mechanism, said front fastening mechanism cooperating with said rear fastening mechanism to provide a multi-adjustable front and rear fitting system for conforming said boot to the foot.