Patent ID: 6354610
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard boot, comprising:an upper; a sole having a first stiffness; an interface, attached to the sole, to interface the snowboard boot to a binding, the interface having a second stiffness that is stiffer than the first stiffness, the interface comprising first and second opening peripheries respectively defining first and second openings disposed on a same side of the snowboard boot, each of the first and second openings being adapted to receive a corresponding binding engagement member on the binding, each one of the first and second openings being disposed at approximately an instep area of the snowboard boot and having a toe-end sidewall that closes a toe-facing edge of the one of the openings and a heel-end sidewall that closes a heel-facing edge of the one of the openings; and wherein the sole comprises an inner sole and a rubber outer sole, and wherein a portion of the interface is disposed between the inner sole and the rubber outer sole.