Patent ID: 7984571

Claim:
Sport footwear, comprising: a lower shell having a portion enclosed in an leg-piece, wherein said lower shell and said leg-piece, which are made of synthetic materials and may enclose an inner lining shoe, are provided frontally with respective passage openings for introduction of a wearer's foot, the respective passage openings roughly extending along a longitudinal mid plane of the footwear and being capable of being closed by respective flaps when partially superimposed upon each other; first fixation means for joining at least one of said respective flaps to a remaining portion of one or more of the leg-piece and the lower shell; and second fixation means, coupled to said first fixation means with a clearance fit, for allowing said at least one flap to freely rotate with respect to said remaining portion of the one or more of the leg-piece and the lower shell, wherein said first fixation means comprise a transverse member, and said second fixation means comprise a seat for accommodating the transverse member, the seat having a substantially same shape as, but different dimensions from, the transverse member to provide for rotational movement of the first fixation means while coupled to the second fixation means.