Patent ID: 6588125
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A ski boot for releasable attachment to a binding mounted on an alpine ski, the boot comprising:a sole having a toe end and a heel end, the toe end having a portion to be releasably captured in the binding and the heel end having a portion to be releasably captured in the binding; a substantially rigid boot upper adapted to receive a foot, the boot upper including: a toe upper portion; a heel upper portion; and an inner bladder disposed within the toe and heel upper portions; and an inner bladder assembly to hold the foot on the ski boot sole, the assembly including: a first adjustable internal member disposed within the boot upper across a front portion of the inner bladder; a second adjustable internal member disposed within the boot upper across a rear portion of the inner bladder; a first device operatively connected to the first adjustable internal member for tightening and loosening the first adjustable internal member; a second device operatively connected to the second adjustable internal member for tightening and loosening the second adjustable internal member; wherein the first and second devices are disposed on exterior surfaces of the boot upper; and an articulated truss member having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end being pivotally connected to the toe upper portion such that the second end pivots between the first open position in which the second end is free of engagement with the heel upper portion and a second locked position in which the second end engages the toe heel portion and prevents pivotal movement of the toe upper portion and the first sole portion relative to the heel upper portion and the second sole portion.