EP 0985357 B1 20041215 - Snowboard boot ankle/heel support member
Title (en)
Snowboard boot ankle/heel support member
Title (de)
Knöchel und Fersenstützelement für Snowboardstiefel
Title (fr)
Element de support du talon et de la cheville pour chaussure de surf des neiges
Publication
Application
Priority
US 14903198 A 19980908
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0985357A1] A support member 2 having an L-shape or a C-shape is configured to engage a portion of the foot just below the ankle bone and a portion of the foot just behind the ankle bone for supporting the foot within a snowboard boot 1. The support member is formed with a male Velcro TM material on one side for engagement with material on an inner side of a snowboard boot thereby providing removable engagement with the boot. In one embodiment, the support member may be filled with a paraffin wax that is pliable at room temperature to conform to the shape of a riders foot, but is rigid in colder temperatures such as on a snow filled mountain side, such that the support member is generally rigid when used. The support member engages the foot to insure that the foot may not undergo any significant movement within the snowboard boot while the rider is snowboarding. Alternatively, two support members may be employed, one support member on each side of the foot within the boot. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A43B 5/04 (2006.01); A43B 7/20 (2006.01); A43B 19/00 (2006.01); A63C 5/00 (2006.01); A63C 9/02 (2006.01); A63C 11/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A43B 5/0405 (2013.01); A43B 7/1464 (2022.01); A43B 19/00 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR LI SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0985357 A1 20000315; EP 0985357 B1 20041215; DE 69922600 D1 20050120; DE 69922600 T2 20050519; JP 2000083702 A 20000328
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99100571 A 19990113; DE 69922600 T 19990113; JP 25267599 A 19990907