Patent ID: 6733031
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
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; at least one rear catch located at said heel section of said sole portion; and 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 a bottom surface of said sole portion and a tongue portion extending laterally between said leg portions of said front catch to form an open front end arranged between said leg portions above said tongue portion such that said tongue portion is selectively engageable from the forward direction of said snowboard boot, said tongue portion of said front catch having a forward to rearward dimension that is larger than forward to rearward dimensions of said leg portions of said front catch.