Patent ID: 6964118

Claim:
A fastening system comprising: a crampon ( 1 ) comprising at least one plate ( 20 ) and a plurality of bottom spikes ( 22 ) projecting from said plate ( 20 ); a mountain boot ( 2 ) comprising a sole ( 5 ); at least one fastening seat ( 6 ) formed in a front portion of the sole ( 5 ) of said mountain boot ( 2 ); and at least one fastening member ( 24 ) carried by said crampon ( 1 ) and which engages said fastening seat ( 6 ) to fix said crampon ( 1 ) to said mountain boot ( 2 ) and further characterized in that said fastening seat ( 6 ) is defined by a hole ( 17 ) extending inward of said mountain boot ( 2 ) from a tip of said sole ( 5 ), wherein said fastening member ( 24 ) is fixed to a front portion of said plate ( 20 ), said fastening member ( 24 ) comprising a hook-shaped appendix ( 24 ) that projects at least partly over said plate ( 20 , 21 ) on an opposite side from said bottom spikes ( 22 ).