Patent ID: 7401423

Claim:
A snowboard boot comprising: a snowboard boot body having a lower region adapted to cover a foot of a wearer and an upper region adapted to cover at least a portion of a shin of the wearer; a lower lacing zone comprising a first lace adapted to tighten the lower region, the first lace having a portion that is disposed in the upper region; an upper lacing zone comprising a second lace adapted to tighten the upper region, the second lace having a portion that is disposed in the upper region; wherein both the first lace and the second lace are securable in the upper region; and at least one lace lock mounted to the snowboard boot body at the upper region thereof to secure at least one of the first and second laces; and wherein the snowboard boot body has a tongue opening disposed in a shin-toe direction and a tongue disposed within the tongue opening, wherein each of the first and second laces crosses over the tongue more than once.