Patent ID: 6655050
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
A snowboarding boot adapted to be worn on the foot and ankle of a user; the snowboarding boot comprising:a boot shell having a toe portion, a heel portion, an ankle portion, and a top portion; the heel portion of the boot shell having sides; the top portion of the boot shell having sides; the toe portion of the boot shell having sides; a first selectively inflatable bladder disposed at the ankle portion of the boot shell; the first selectively inflatable bladder being a continuous ring and adapted to surround the user's ankle when the user is wearing the snowboarding boot; a first air inlet/release connected to the first bladder and extending outside the boot shell; and a flexible mold disposed inside the boot shell; the first selectively inflatable bladder being disposed between the boot shell and the flexible mold; the ring-shaped first inflatable bladder having a front and a rear; the front of the ring-shaped selectively inflatable bladder being disposed lower than the rear of the ring-shaped selectively inflatable bladder; the front of the ring-shaped selectively inflatable bladder having a height and the rear of the ring-shaped selectively inflatable bladder having a height; the height of the front being one-half of the height of the rear; the ring-shaped selectively inflatable bladder being tapered from rear to front.