Patent ID: 6952891

Claim:
A boot liner comprising: a sole; an upper part coupled to the sole to extend over the sole to form a foot receiving space, the upper part including a rear portion configured and arranged to support a rear area of a wearer's ankle, and a pair of side parts formed integrally with the rear portion to support side sections of the ankle, the side parts of the upper part both having front ends facing each other at the front of the ankle; and a fastening mechanism coupled to the upper part and configured and arranged to tighten the upper part about the wearer's ankle, and the fastening mechanism having a main strap member comprising a first fixed strap part fixed to the rear portion of the upper part and extending generally in a horizontal direction, a pair of movable strap parts extending generally forward from forward ends of the first fixed strap part along side surfaces of the upper part, the movable strap parts being folded back to form a pair of insertion elements in the vicinity of the front ends of the upper part, and the movable strap parts being moveable in relation to the upper part such that the movable strap parts extend from the insertion elements along one of the side surfaces to an opposite side of the side surfaces with the movable strap parts intersecting each other at the rear portion, and a pair of second fixed strap parts fixed to at least one of the sole and the upper part, the second fixed strap parts extending from distal ends of the movable strap parts.