Patent ID: 7257908
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. Item of footwear intended for sports, comprising: a first rigid shell which defines a body which is intended to receive the foot of a user and which extends in an longitudinal direction, a second rigid shell which defines an upper which is intended to receive the leg of the user and which extends substantially in an upright direction, and an articulation which connects the body and the upper, said articulation allowing rotation of the upper relative to the body in two axes of rotation which are substantially perpendicular to each other, the articulation comprising at least at least two flexible strips forming a resiliently deformable element which tends to move the item of footwear into an initial position, each flexible strips being substantially V-shaped or U-shaped so that each flexible strip comprises two branches, each branch comprising a first end and a second end, the first ends of each flexible strip being connected to each other and the second ends of each flexible strip being connected, in the case of one of the branches, to the body and, in the case of the other branch, to the upper, so that said articulation allows translation of the axes of articulation relative to the body in order to bring the axes of rotation of the articulation substantially into alignment with the axes of rotation of the foot relative to the leg of the user.