Patent ID: 7875229

Claim:
A method of making a lasted skate boot comprising an upper for enclosing and supporting a human foot having an ankle, a plantar surface, a lateral side, a medial side, and toes, said method comprising: (a) forming lateral and medial quarter panels by thermoforming a sheet of foam material such that: at least one of said quarter panels comprises an inner surface shaped to substantially conform to one of the lateral and medial sides of the foot; each of said quarter panels has a front edge; and each of said quarter panels comprises a lower skirt extending along a bottom portion thereof; (b) assembling to said quarter panels a toe box for enclosing the toes of the foot by placing said toe box between said quarter panels adjacent to said front edge of each of said panels and fastening said toe box to each front edge of said quarter panels; and (c) assembling to said quarter panels an insole for facing the plantar surface of the foot by overlapping said lower skirt onto said insole and fastening said lower skirt to said insole.