Patent ID: 7000336
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A sports boot comprising: a shell for embracing a human foot, the shell having an axis of symmetry; and a sole plate connected with the shell, the sole plate having an axis of symmetry and the sole plate having toe and heel connecting sections, wherein the axis of symmetry of the shell is offset a first distance from the axis of symmetry of the sole plate at the tip of the toe connecting section, and wherein the axis of symmetry of the shell is angled relative to the axis of symmetry of the sole plate such that the first distance is less than a second distance measured between the axis of symmetry of the shell and the axis of symmetry of the sole plate at the tip of the heel connecting section, the first and second distances being on the same side of the axis of symmetry of the sole plate.