Patent ID: 8555527

Claim:
A skate boot having a boot body with at least one portion of the boot body comprising: a core including an outer layer having core outer side; and a graphical laminate including: a base fabric layer having a base layer inner side laminated on the core outer side and a base layer outer side opposite the base layer inner side, a first thermoplastic layer laminated on the base layer outer side, the first thermoplastic layer having a first thermoplastic layer inner side and a first thermoplastic layer outer side opposite the first thermoplastic layer inner side, and a graphical element printed on at least one portion of the first thermoplastic layer inner side, at least a portion of the first thermoplastic layer overlying the graphical element being at least one of transparent and translucent such that at least a portion of the graphical element is visible through the first thermoplastic layer from an exterior of the skate boot.