Patent ID: 7386947
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. A sports boot comprising: an outer shell having a semirigid sole and an upper attached to the sole; a harness assembly fixedly attached to the outer shell and disposed within the outer shell, the harness assembly including a flexible panel having left and right edges defining a gap therebetween and a plurality of cord keepers disposed on either side of the gap; a cord slidably engaging the cord keepers; and a tensioning mechanism that engages the cord to maintain a desired tension in the cord such that the left and right edges of the flexible panel are urged toward each other; a liner that is removably insertable into the outer shell such that the harness assembly flexible panel wraps about a portion of the liner; wherein the tensioning mechanism is fixedly attached to one of the upper and the harness flexible panel.