Snowboard boot power lacing configuration

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EP 0 937 417 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	25.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/34

(21)	Application number: 99103306.9

(22)	Date of filing: 19.02.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A43C 1/00, A43C 11/00, A43B 11/00, A43B 5/04

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

23.02.1998 US 27904
27.07.1998 US 122663
01.09.1998 US 145153

(71)	Applicant: Shimano Inc.
	Osaka 590-77 (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Shinpei, Okajima Osaka (JP)

(74)	Representative: Grosse, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing. et al
	Patentanwälte Herrmann-Trentepohl Grosse - Bockhorni & Partner, Forstenrieder Allee 59 81476 München 81476 München (DE)

(54)	Snowboard boot power lacing configuration

(57) The invention relates to a shoe lacing configuration for an article of footwear such as a boot (1), where the boot is provided with two rings (15), one ring supported on either side of the boot proximate an ankle supporting portion of the boot. A long strap (20) is looped through the two rings such that the long strap defines an elongated C-like shape. Each end of the long strap is formed with eyelets. A lace extends through eyelets formed in the boot in a traditional criss-cross manner, and the lace further extends through the eyelets formed in the long strap. The long strap has the effect of doubling the force applied to the lace in a manner similar to that of a block and tackle thus improving the lace tightening characteristics of the boot.

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