Patent ID: 6128836
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
A sport boot having an external upper for protection against external damage, an assembly insole and an outer sole, and comprising an internal tightening system comprising two tightening quarters each having a lower end and being attached to said external upper only by said lower end, and including internal lacing means arranged in an instep area, and a tongue element, said external upper having a closed structure and having an opening only at an upper end thereof, said external upper having at least one bellows type extension enabling wide opening of said upper so as to permit insertion of a foot, said external upper further comprising external lacing means for tightening said upper on said foot, said internal tightening system being substantially independent of said upper, said tongue element being provided beneath, but without physical connection to, said internal tightening system, and being attached to the upper at a front end of the boot and at a distance from said internal tightening quarters, so as to enable said tongue element to act as a lever for loosening said internal lacing means of said internal tightening system.