Patent ID: 6637768
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard boot comprising:an upper portion including a foot section and a leg section extending upwardly from said foot section; a sole portion fixedly coupled to said foot section of said upper portion, said sole portion having a toe section, a mid section and a heel section with a forward to rearward longitudinal axis extending between said toe section and said heel section, with said toe section, said mid section and said heel section forming a bottom boot surface; at least one rear catch located at said heel section of said sole portion; a front catch coupled to said toe section of said sole portion, said front catch having a pair of leg portions extending downwardly from said toe section of said sole portion and a tongue portion extending laterally between said leg portions of said front catch; and a pair of front catch guide members extending from said toe section beyond a portion of said bottom boot surface at said toe section, said front catch guide members having front catch guide surfaces arranged forwardly and laterally of said front catch, said front catch guide surfaces being angled to converge rearwardly and having rearward ends that are laterally spaced apart by a distance that is slightly larger than a lateral dimension of said tongue portion of said front catch, said front catch guide members being constructed of a more rigid material than said bottom boot surface of said sole portion of said snowboard boot.