Skate boot and method of manufacture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10039341-B2
Application number	US-201615212681-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2016
Priority date	Jul 18, 2016
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A boot includes a boot shell having first and second side portions each including eyelets defined in an instep region thereof and a respective opening through at least one the first side portion in proximity of the eyelets. The boot also includes a band having a first end portion received in the boot shell and attached to the boot shell at or adjacent the second side portion. The band extends across an interior of the boot shell and is slidingly received through the opening defined in the first side portion so as to have an opposed second end portion extending outside of the boot shell. The second end portion the band defines an aperture for receiving a lace. An opposed second band may be provided, with the bands crossing each other. The boot may be a skate boot. A method of manufacturing a boot is also discussed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A boot comprising:
a boot shell including first and second opposite side portions cooperating to define a foot receiving opening therebetween, each of the first and second side portions having a facing portion extending from the foot receiving opening and a plurality of eyelets in each facing portion, the first side portion having an opening defined therethrough in the facing portion thereof; and
a band having a first end portion received in the boot shell and attached to the boot shell at or adjacent the second side portion, the band extending across an interior of the boot shell and being slidingly received through the opening defined in the first side portion so as to have a second end portion extending outside of the boot shell, the second end portion of the band defining an aperture for receiving a lace.

2. The boot of claim 1 , wherein the band is a first band, the boot further comprising a second band having a first end portion received in the boot shell and attached to the boot shell at or adjacent the first side portion, the band extending across the interior of the boot shell and being slidingly received through an opening defined in the second side portion so as to have a second end portion extending outside of the boot shell, the second end portion of the second band defining an aperture for receiving a lace.

3. The boot of claim 2 , further comprising a tongue extending between the first and second side portions, the first and second bands crossing each other over the tongue.

4. The boot of claim 2 , wherein the first and second bands are each defined by a respective section of a same continuous strip of material extending across a sole portion of the boot shell and attached to the boot shell, the first end portions of the first and second bands being connected to and continuous with one another.

5. The boot of claim 1 , wherein the boot shell includes a sole portion having opposed back and front ends and a toe portion extending from the front end of the sole portion, the first and second side portions being connected to the sole and toe portions, the first end portion of the band being attached to the boot shell in or adjacent the toe portion.

6. The boot of claim 5 , wherein the toe portion is defined by a toe cap, the first end portion of the band being attached at a junction between the toe cap and the second side portion.

7. The boot of claim 1 , wherein the second end portion of the band forms a loop defining the aperture.

8. The boot of claim 1 , wherein the opening defined through the first side portion is positioned between two adjacent ones of the plurality of eyelets.

9. The boot of claim 1 , wherein the band is non-stretchable.

10. The boot of claim 1 , wherein the band is formed from at least one material selected from the group consisting of nylon and polyester.

11. A skate comprising:
a boot shell having two side portions each including a row of eyelets defined in an instep region thereof and a respective opening defined therethrough in proximity of the row of eyelets;
a ground-engaging assembly connected to a bottom of the boot shell; and
two bands each having a first end portion received in the boot shell and attached to the boot shell, each band extending across an interior of the boot shell from a point adjacent a respective one of the side portions and being slidingly received through the opening defined in the other one of the side portions so as to have an opposed second end portion extending outside of the boot shell, the second end portion of each band defining an aperture for receiving a lace.

12. The skate of claim 11 , wherein the first end portion of each of the bands is attached to a front of the boot shell.

13. The skate of claim 12 , wherein the front of the boot shell includes a toe cap, the first end portion of each of the bands being attached at a junction between the toe cap and the respective side portion of the boot shell.

14. The skate of claim 11 , wherein the second end portion of each band forms a loop defining the aperture.

15. The skate of claim 11 , further comprising a tongue extending between the two side portions, the bands crossing each other over the tongue.

16. The skate of claim 11 , wherein the opening defined in each side portion of the boot shell is positioned between two adjacent ones of the eyelets defined therein.

17. The skate of claim 11 , wherein the bands are non-stretchable.

18. The boot of claim 11 , wherein the bands are formed from at least one material selected from the group consisting of nylon and polyester.

19. The skate of claim 11 , wherein the two bands are each defined by a respective section of a same continuous strip of material extending across a sole portion of the boot shell and attached to the boot shell, the first end portions of the two bands being connected to and continuous with one another.

20. The skate of claim 11 , further comprising a lace extending between the side portions through the eyelets and extending through each one of the apertures between adjacent ones of the eyelets.

21. A method of manufacturing a boot, the method comprising:
manufacturing a boot shell, including defining an opening in a first one of two opposed side portions of the boot shell in proximity of a respective row of eyelets;
attaching a band inside the boot shell to or adjacent a second one of the two opposed side portions;
slidingly extending the band through the opening defined in the first side portion; and
positioning an aperture of the band outside of the boot shell.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
defining an opening in the second side portion in proximity of a respective row of eyelets;
attaching a second band inside the boot shell to or adjacent the first side portion;
slidingly extending the band through the opening defined in the second side portion; and
positioning an aperture of the second band outside of the boot shell.

Assignees

• Sport Maska Inc

Inventors

• Faucher Alexis
• Huneau Alexandre
• BERGERON PIETTE Manuel

Classifications

• A43C5/00

  Eyelets (machines for setting eyelets A43D100/00) · CPC title

• A43B5/0427

  characterised by type or construction details · CPC title

• A43B23/081

  Toe stiffeners · CPC title

• A43B7/141

  having an anatomical or curved form · CPC title

• A43B3/0052

  X-shaped or cross-shaped · CPC title