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EP 0221808 B1 19890308 - SHOE, IN PARTICULAR FOR SKIING PRACTICE

Title (en)

SHOE, IN PARTICULAR FOR SKIING PRACTICE

Publication

EP 0221808 B1 19890308 (FR)

Application

EP 86402258 A 19861010

Priority

FR 8515085 A 19851011

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4702022A] The invention relates to a ski boot in which an inner boot comprises two casing portions (1 and 2) which are clamped together by reduced pressure created in a vacuum chamber which includes bellows-like folds (6a and 6b) of a side connection between a rear tongue portion (2) of the casing and a shin-covering portion (1b) thereof.

IPC 1-7

A43B 5/04

IPC 8 full level

A43B 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A43B 5/0407 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0221808 A1 19870513; EP 0221808 B1 19890308; AT E41092 T1 19890315; DE 3662227 D1 19890413; FR 2588452 A1 19870417; FR 2588452 B1 19871211; US 4702022 A 19871027

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86402258 A 19861010; AT 86402258 T 19861010; DE 3662227 T 19861010; FR 8515085 A 19851011; US 91825986 A 19861014