Patent ID: 7930809

Claim:
A boot slider comprising: a body including a compartment; a piston disposed in the compartment and moveable between a first position and a second position; a cap mounted in the compartment in order to restrain movement of the piston, with the cap including a plurality of slots; a plurality of arms, with each arm including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal ends of the plurality of arms are insertable through the plurality of slots; and a ring inserted through the distal ends of the plurality of arms so that the plurality of arms are held together, with the ring adapted to be retained on the cap; wherein the arms are closed when the piston is in the first position and the arms are urged open when the piston is in the second position, wherein the body comprises a periphery wall and a flange extending radially inboard, and wherein the cap comprises a collar securely mountable to the flange.