Patent ID: 7281341

Claim:
A boot comprising: a 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, the boot body having a tongue opening disposed in a shin-toe direction and a tongue disposed within the tongue opening, the boot body having medial and lateral sides, with the tongue opening locatable between the medial and lateral sides; a first lacing zone comprising a first lace adapted to draw the medial and lateral sides toward each other to tighten a first region of the boot, the first lace having a portion that is disposed in the upper region; and a second lacing zone comprising a second lace adapted to draw the medial and lateral sides toward each other to tighten a second region of the boot, 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.