Patent ID: 6860492

Claim:
A gliding device comprising: a gliding member; a sports shoe associated to said gliding member, said sports shoe comprising at least a sole and an upper, which extends upwardly of said sole, said upper comprising at least a soft portion made of soft material; protection means for protecting the foot and the lower portion of the user's leg against impacts and other accidental events; wherein said protection means comprises one or more protection elements, which are made of rigid material and which are rigidly associated at least to the soft portion of said upper; said protection elements comprising one or more shaped protection strips, said one or more of said protection strips being arranged; above the lateral edge of said sole, approximately at the lateral metatarsus region of the foot of the user; above the lateral edge of said sole, approximately at the lateral heel region of the user's foot; and above the lateral edge of said sole, approximately at the anklebone region of the user's foot.