A snowboard boot having an asymmetrical support member

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EP 0 948 910 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/15

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/41

(21)	Application number: 99104781.2

(22)	Date of filing: 10.03.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A43B 7/19, 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:

16.03.1998 US 39623

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

(72)	Inventor:
	Hirayama, Shuichi Tokyo (JP)

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

(54)	A snowboard boot having an asymmetrical support member

(57) The present invention relates to a snowboard boot having a support member 11 that is asymmetrical. The support member 11 has inner and outer sides, each side having an upper 21, 26 and a lower 22, 27 portion. The outer side is generally larger than the inner side. The inner side includes a strap portion 30 which extends within the boot from the upper portion 21 to the lower portion 22 of the inner side. The configuration of the strap portion 30 and the support member 11 provides the boot with rigidity in response to forces due to leaning toward the outer side of the boot and flexibility in response to leaning toward the inner side.

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