Patent ID: 8850720
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A sports boot comprising: an upper adapted to extend above an ankle joint of a wearer; said upper including a lower portion and at least one rigid collar; said collar being adapted to extend around a lower portion of a wearer's leg; a device for adjusting a volume of said collar to a shape of the wearer's calf; said device comprising a wedge positioned inside said collar; at least one pivot connecting said wedge to said collar, said pivot not connecting said collar to said lower portion of said upper when the sports boot is assembled; the at least one pivot extending above the ankle joint of the wearer; a fastening mechanism, spaced from said pivot along said collar, additionally connecting said wedge to said collar; said fastening mechanism comprising a manipulatable head rotatable about an axis extending through an interior of the boot, rotation of said manipulatable head of the fastening mechanism displacing said wedge within said collar and deforming said wedge; and a comfort liner positioned within the upper and in engagement with the wedge.