Patent ID: 6993859
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. A sports boot adapted to receive a user's foot and ankle, the sports boot comprising: an outer shell having a semirigid sole and a flexible upper attached to the sole, the upper having an aperture therethrough; a harness disposed within the outer shell, the harness including a flexible panel adapted to wrap about a portion of the user's ankle; a cord slidably engaging the harness and adapted to tighten the harness about a user's ankle; and a tightening mechanism attached to the harness, the tightening mechanism drivably engaging the cord such that the user can tension the cord, the tightening mechanism adapted to hold the cord substantially at the applied tension; wherein the tightening mechanism includes a knob that extends through the aperture in the upper when the harness is held within the outer shell.