Claims
- 1. A composite ski boot quarter, comprising:
- a first supporting element, said first supporting element being a malleolus supporting element for supporting at least a malleolus region of a user's lower leg, said first supporting element having at least a first perimetric edge; and
- a second supporting element for supporting a front tibial region of a user's lower leg, said second supporting element having at least a second perimetric edge;
- wherein said first supporting element and said second supporting element are rigidly mutually connected along said first perimetric edge and said second perimetric edge thereof, and wherein said first supporting element has a higher degree of rigidity than said second supporting element.
- 2. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 1, wherein the quarter further comprises a third supporting element (4), said first ;supporting element (3) being a medial malleolus supporting element for supporting a medial malleolus region of a user's lower leg, said third supporting element being a lateral malleolus supporting element for supporting a lateral malleolus region of a user's leg, said third supporting element having a higher degree of rigidity than said second supporting element (2), said third supporting element having a third perimetric edge and said second supporting element having a fourth perimetric edge in addition to said second perimetric edge, said third supporting element and said second supporting element being rigidly mutually connected along said third perimetric edge and said fourth perimetric edge thereof.
- 3. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 1, wherein said first supporting element (202) supports both a lateral malleolus region and a medial malleolus region and the rear calf region of a user's lower leg, said second supporting element comprising a first front tibial supporting element (203) and a second front tibial supporting element (204), said first perimetric edge (206a) of said first supporting element being arranged at said lateral malleolus region and said first front tibial supporting element being provided with said second perimetric edge (207a), said first supporting element having a third perimetric edge (206b) which is arranged at said medial malleolus region opposite to said lateral malleolus region, said second front tibial supporting element having a fourth perimetric edge (207b), said first supporting element and said second front tibial supporting element being rigidly mutually connected along said third perimetric edge and said fourth perimetric edge thereof, said second front tibial supporting element being provided with a pair of flap elements (208a and 208b) for overlapping said first front tibial supporting element.
- 4. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 1, wherein said first supporting element is a lateral malleolus supporting element (303) and said second supporting element is a first front tibial supporting element (309), said first supporting element having a third perimetric edge, the quarter further comprising:
- a third rear calf supporting element (302), said third rear calf supporting element having a fourth perimetric edge and a fifth perimetric edge;
- a medial malleolus supporting element (304), said medial malleolus supporting element having a sixth perimetric edge and a seventh perimetric edge; and
- a second front tibial supporting element (310), said second front tibial supporting element having an eighth perimetric edge,
- said first supporting element and said third rear calf supporting element being rigidly mutually connected along said third perimetric edge and said fourth perimetric edge thereof, said third rear calf supporting element and said medial malleolus supporting element being rigidly mutually connected along said fifth perimetric edge and said sixth perimetric edge thereof, said medial malleolus supporting element and said second front tibial supporting element being rigidly mutually connected along said seventh perimetric edge and said eighth perimetric edge thereof, said third rear calf supporting element and said second front tibial supporting element having a lower degree of rigidity than that of said lateral malleolus supporting element and said medial malleolus supporting element, said second front tibial supporting element being provided with a pair of flap elements (308a and 308b) for overlapping said first front tibial supporting element.
- 5. A composite ski boot quarter, comprising:
- a first supporting element, said first supporting element being a malleolus supporting element for supporting at least a malleolus region of a user's lower leg, said first supporting element having at least a first perimetric edge; and
- a second supporting element for supporting a rear calf region of a user's lower leg, said second supporting element having at least a second perimetric edge;
- wherein said first supporting element and said second supporting element are rigidly mutually connected along said first perimetric edge and said second perimetric edge thereof, and wherein said first supporting element has a higher degree of rigidity than said second supporting element.
- 6. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 5, wherein the quarter further comprises a third supporting element (104), said first supporting element (103) being a lateral malleolus supporting element for supporting a lateral malleolus region of a user's lower leg, said third supporting element being a medial malleolus supporting element for supporting a medial malleolus region of a user's leg, said third supporting element having a higher degree of rigidity than said second supporting element, said third supporting element having a third perimetric edge and said second supporting element having a fourth perimetric edge in addition to said second perimetric edge, said third supporting element and said second supporting element being rigidly mutually connected along said third perimetric edge and said fourth perimetric edge thereof.
- 7. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 5, wherein said first supporting element is a monolithic supporting framelike element (402) comprising a lateral malleolus supporting region (403) and a medial malleolus supporting region (404), said lateral malleolus supporting region and said medial malleolus supporting region being arranged mutually opposite and being interconnected by a lower bridge region (405) overlying the user's heel region, said monolithic framelike element being provided with a substantially V-shaped gap (406) at the user's calf region above said lower bridge region, said first perimetric edge defining said V-shaped gap, said second supporting element being a rear calf supporting element (407) having a shape substantially equivalent to said V-shaped gap, the quarter further comprising a first front tibial supporting element (408) and a second front tibial supporting element (409), said first front tibial supporting element being rigidly connected to said lateral malleolus supporting region and said second front tibial supporting element being rigidly connected to said medial malleolus supporting region, said first and second front tibial supporting elements having a lower degree of rigidity than said monolithic supporting framelike element, said second front tibial supporting element being provided with flap elements for overlapping said first front tibial supporting element.
- 8. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 7, wherein said lateral malleolus supporting region is provided with a pair of flap elements (403a and 403b) which are arranged and extend below said first front tibial supporting element.
- 9. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 5, wherein said first supporting element is a monolithic supporting framelike element (502) comprising a lateral malleolus supporting region (503) and a medial malleolus supporting region (504), said lateral malleolus supporting region and said medial malleolus supporting region being arranged mutually opposite and being interconnected by a lower bridge region (505) overlying the user's heel region, said monolithic framelike element being provided with a substantially V-shaped gap (506) at the user's calf region above said lower bridge region, said first perimetric edge defining said V-shaped gap, said second supporting element being a rear calf supporting element (507) having a shape substantially equivalent to said V-shaped gap, the quarter further comprising a first front tibial supporting element (508) and a plurality of individual flap-like front tibial supporting elements (509-511), said first front tibial supporting element being rigidly connected to said lateral malleolus supporting region and said plurality of individual flap-like front tibial supporting elements being rigidly connected to said medial malleolus supporting region, said first front tibial supporting element and said plurality of individual flap-like front tibial supporting elements having a lower degree of rigidity than said monolithic supporting framelike element.
- 10. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of individual flap-like front tibial supporting elements comprise an upper pair of flap-like front tibial supporting elements (509 and 510) for overlapping said first front tibial supporting element, and a lower flap-like supporting element (511) for overlapping a ski boot shell (512) and for connection to said lateral malleolus supporting region, the quarter further comprising a rear strap-like element (513) which extends across said rear calf supporting element and which is connected between said lateral and medial malleolus supporting regions, said rear strap-like element having a rigidity similar to said rear calf supporting element.
- 11. Composite ski boot quarter according to claim 5, wherein said first supporting element is a monolithic supporting framelike element (602) comprising a lateral malleolus supporting region (603) and a medial malleolus supporting region (604), said lateral malleolus supporting region and said medial malleolus supporting region being arranged mutually opposite and being interconnected by a lower bridge region (605) overlying the user's heel region, said monolithic framelike element being provided with a substantially V-shaped gap (606) at the user's calf region above said lower bridge region, said first perimetric edge defining said V-shaped gap, said second supporting element being a rear calf supporting element (607) having a shape substantially equivalent to said V-shaped gap, the quarter further comprising a first front tibial supporting element (608) and a second front tibial supporting element (609), said first front tibial supporting element being rigidly connected to said lateral malleolus supporting region and said second front tibial supporting element being rigidly connected to said medial malleolus supporting region, said first and second front tibial supporting elements having a lower degree of rigidity than said monolithic supporting framelike element, said second front tibial supporting element being provided with flap elements (609a and 609b) for overlapping said first front tibial supporting element, said flap elements of said second front tibial supporting element being connectable to respective tab elements (603a and 603b) of said lateral malleolus supporting region.
Priority Claims (1)
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RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/592,935 filed Oct. 4, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,101,582, issued Apr. 7, 1992.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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