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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
  • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
  • A43B5/0427—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details
  • A43B5/0482—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details made from materials with different rigidities
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
  • A43B3/0036—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use characterised by a special shape or design
  • A43B3/0063—U-shaped
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
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  • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
  • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
  • A43B5/0405—Linings, paddings or insertions; Inner boots
  • A43B5/0409—Linings, paddings or insertions; Inner boots with means for attaching inner boots or parts thereof to shells of skiboots
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
  • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
  • A43B5/0427—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details
  • A43B5/047—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details provided with means to improve walking with the skiboot
  • A43B5/0472—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details provided with means to improve walking with the skiboot having a flexible toe portion; provided with a hinge at the ball of the foot
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
  • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
  • A43B5/0492—Telemark boots
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
  • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
  • A43B5/0496—Ski or like boots boots for touring or hiking skis
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
  • A63C2201/00—Use of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts
  • A63C2201/06—Telemark

Definitions

• Winter sports shoe in particular a shoe for practicing sliding sports such as skiing, snowboarding, carving skiing, touring skiing, snowblading, telemarking etc. with an outer shoe (13) which has a sole
• the upper (23) having an outer shoe front part (29), side walls (25a, 25b) and a shaft (21), and one in the outer shoe (13 )
• Compressible inner shoe (15) which is at least partially accommodated and which can be fixed in the outer shoe (13) by means of fixation means, characterized in that the front part (29) of the outer shoe (13) is forcibly moved from the rear by means of a preferably flexible transition area provided in the metatarsal area (19) Part of the outer shoe (13) is largely decoupled in order to pivot or roll the front part (29) in the ball area around an axis (32) transverse to the longitudinal extent of the
• Shoe according to claim 1 characterized in that the transition area in the upper (23) of the outer shoe (13) by two approximately V-shaped recesses (27) in the side walls (25a, 25b) opposite each other in the metatarsal area (19) of the shoe. are formed to pivot the front part
• Shoe according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the transition area is formed by a flexible material which, for example, upset or foldable.
• Shoe according to claim 10 characterized in that the means (67) for determining the pivot position are formed by an elongate adjustable connecting part (68) which is arranged at the rear of the heel part (39) and heel part (39) and outer shoe shaft (21) combines.
• Winter sports shoe in particular shoe for practicing skiing such as skiing, carving skiing, snowboarding, touring skiing, with a substantially rigid outer shoe (13) which has a sole (17) and an upper (23) connected to the sole (17)
• the upper (23) has an outer shoe front part (29), side walls (25a, 25b) and a shaft (21), and a compressible inner shoe (15) which is at least partially accommodated in the outer shoe (13) and which is fixed in the outer shoe (13) by means of fixation means. 13) can be fixed, 25 characterized in that the shaft of the outer shoe (13) is designed as a half-shell and the shaft area of the compressible inner shoe (15) projects forward over the shaft of the outer shoe (13) by a certain amount, and that in order to fix the compressible inner shoe (15) at least two with
• Fixing means provided bands (51,53,55) or straps are provided, a so-called ankle band (51), which can be placed around the instep and extends obliquely downwards at an angle to the horizontal and serves to fix the heel in the heel part , as well as a shaft band (53) with which the shin / calf of the shoe wearer on the outer shoe shaft
• (21) can be fixed.
• Shoe according to claim 16 characterized in that the upper region of the compressible inner shoe (15) can be fixed by pulling on the upper (21) of the outer shoe (13).
• Ribs (79) arranged at a distance from one another are provided.
• Shoe / ski system with a shoe (11), a ski (89) and a binding system (91, 93) arranged on the ski (89) in order to detachably connect the shoe to the ski, the binding system (91, 93) a tie front
• the binding system (91,93) has a front shoe support and a rear heel support and that between the front and rear shoe support a support (95) or a block for the middle Sole area is provided for applying force to the ski.
• Shoe insert according to claim 38 characterized in that the support surface on the concave side is substantially smooth and on the other side has ribs running essentially transversely to the straight edge.
• 4C shoe insert according to claim 38 or 39 characterized in that it is made of a thermoplastic material.
• Shoe insert according to one of claims 37 to 39 characterized in that the spaced apart ribs (79) define spaces (85) into which preferably wedge-shaped spacing means (83) can be inserted.
• the present invention relates to a ski shoe and a ski and shoe system.
• Carving ski bindings are comparable to conventional safety bindings in Aipin sport, but with the difference that carving ski bindings have distance means so that the sole of the ski shoe is at a distance from the ski surface. Due to the increased arrangement of the ski boot on the ski, it is possible to drive even narrower radii due to the increased leverage involved.
• stiffening the ski in the binding area has a negative impact on driving behavior in curves.
• stiffening the ski center area means that more is bent during a turn and that speed is lost in the process.
• the reason for the stiffening of the ski center area are the ski bindings mounted on the skis. Ski bindings, which have a continuous binding plate on which the front and rear binding parts are mounted, stiffen the ski over a range of 30 cm and more.
• a known carving ski binding has a continuous binding plate, but this binding plate is only permanently connected to the ski in the central area by two screws arranged at a distance of approximately 12 cm, so that the ski is stiffened as little as possible.
• the underside of the binding plate is curved (convex) in longitudinal section, so that the binding plate does not limit the bending of the ski outside the fastening area when cornering.
• the shell ski boots used today have as a characteristic feature that the foot, respectively, by narrowing or reducing the volume of the shell made of a hard plastic.
• the leg of the shoe wearer in Shoe is fixed.
• the shaft of the shell has a wide tongue, which is designed as an extension of the outer side wall of the shaft and is around the shin or. puts the liner on.
• the buckles can interact with corresponding, stationary parts on the outside of the shoe in such a way that tensioning and locking means are realized.
• the tongue and flap together form an overlap area, the diameter of the shaft being narrowed by tightening the flaps.
• a disadvantage of these known ski boots is that pressure points are often caused on the shin.
• the object of the present invention is a ski boot, in particular
• All-round ski boot to be provided, which can be used for various sports such as skiing, ski touring, carving, snowblading, telemarking (telemark skiing technique), snowboarding etc.
• Another goal is that the ski shoe has a high wearing comfort both when doing the sport and afterwards.
• Another goal is to provide a shoe that is especially suitable for walking.
• Another goal is to provide an inexpensive ski boot.
• the aim is also to propose a shoe and a binding system with which the bending of a ski can be actively influenced.
• the winter sports shoe should also help to reduce the strain on the knees when doing the respective winter sports.
• a shoe according to the preamble of claim 1 is characterized in that the front part of the outer shoe is largely decoupled from the rear part of the outer shoe by means of a preferably flexible transition area provided in the metatarsal area in order to pivot or roll the front part in the ball area around one To enable axis transverse to the longitudinal extension of the shoe when exercising or running and that the outer shoe shaft (21) and the side walls up to the flexible or. flexible transition area are designed essentially unyielding, so that a force can be exerted on the metatarsal area of the sole by means of the outer shoe shaft (21).
• the shoe according to the invention allows the sole of the ski shoe to bend downward by pushing the shaft forward and thus exert a force perpendicularly on the ski. This property can be used for skiing.
• the fact that the sole can be pushed down has the advantage that the
• the ski boot has the advantage that the flexibility of the boot in the metatarsal area (i.e. in the
• Toe ball area) walking - compared to ski boots with a stiff sole - is much easier because a natural rolling movement of the foot is possible. Due to the flexible transition area provided in the metatarsal area, which allows a natural rolling movement while running, the ski boot is also suitable for touring skiers, telemark skiers, snow bladers.
• the transition region in the upper part of the outer shoe is advantageously formed by two advantageously approximately V-shaped recesses in the side walls opposite one another in the metatarsal region of the shoe, in order to enable the front part to be pivoted about an axis transverse to the longitudinal extension of the shoe when running or when exercising.
• Both the upper and the sole are advantageously designed to be flexible or elastically deformable in the metatarsal area, so that a rolling movement is possible as with normal shoes.
• a recess can be provided in the metatarsal area of a shoe upper that is otherwise designed in a known manner and extends from the inside to the outside of the shoe upper.
• the sole advantageously has an area of high flexibility, at least in the area where the balls of the foot come to rest.
• This area of high flexibility can be realized by being flexible in the area of the soccer ball
• Sole plate is inserted into a recess in the sole.
• the flexible sole plate is expediently interchangeable, so that the flexibility can be individually adjusted depending on the sport if sole plates with different elasticity coefficients are available. It is fundamentally conceivable that the sole consists entirely of a flexible material, and that the flexible transition region is created or formed by appropriately designing the shoe upper made of a relatively rigid material. is defined.
• the sole, the side walls and the upper of the outer shoe are advantageous in one piece. In this way, an essentially rigid connection between the shaft and the metatarsal region of the sole is ensured.
• a shoe can e.g. can be produced in a multi-part injection mold in one work step. It is also conceivable to additionally reinforce the side walls of the upper of the shoe between the upper and the metatarsal area of the sole, so that when pressure is exerted on the
• the inclination of the outer shoe shaft with respect to the side walls is changeable, but is fixed in a position once it has been taken, so that the side walls and the shaft are essentially rigid Form construction.
• This embodiment has the advantage that the inclination of the upper can be adapted to individual needs, but the functionality of the shoe according to the invention is retained.
• the shaft is advantageously articulated in the region of the ankle on the outer shoe, so that the outer shoe shaft (21) can be pivoted transversely to the longitudinal extent of the shoe with respect to a pivot axis, and means are provided for determining the shaft in selected pivot positions.
• the inner shoe is expediently received in the outer shoe in a form-fitting manner and can be removed from the latter.
• it is also conceivable to permanently connect the inner shoe to the outer shoe e.g. by gluing or using a foam plastic) so that a one-piece shoe is present.
• the outer shoe resp. the outer shell of the shoe according to the invention can be equipped in a known manner with fixation means in order to fix the foot and the shin of the athlete.
• fixation means are buckles, ratchet buckles etc., with which the shaft area and the back of the shoe of the outer shoe, respectively. the outer shell can be closed.
• the Liner - in contrast to conventional ski boots - essentially not by contracting or reducing the volume of the outer shoe shaft, but rather by designing the upper of the outer shoe as a half-shell in such a way that the upper region of the compressible inner shoe pushes the upper of the outer shoe forward by a certain amount protrudes, and that for fixing the compressible inner shoe at least two straps or straps provided with locking means are provided, a so-called ankle strap, which can be placed around the instep and extends backwards and at an angle to the horizontal downwards over the ankle and the fixation the heel serves in the heel part, as well as a shaft strap with which the shin / fibula of the shoe wearer can be fixed to the outer shoe shaft.
• This type of fixation of the inner shoe to the outer shoe has the advantage that the risk of pressure points when wearing is far less than with shoes in which the volume of the outer, relatively rigid shell is reduced in order to fix the inner shoe.
• Straps or straps have the particular advantage that they can lie on the compressible liner without any pressure points.
• Another advantage is that the liner can be fixed with a band with Velcro fastener without great effort and therefore no complex buckles are necessary.
• Another advantage is that the half-shell with little
• a surprisingly good hold of the foot and the calf / shin in the shoe can be achieved by means of at least one instep and one shaft band.
• the outer shoe shaft is preferably C-shaped or U-shaped in cross section and essentially dimensionally stable.
• the straps can have a Velcro fastener at the ends as a locking means.
• a Velcro fastener at the ends as a locking means.
• other known, releasable locking means such as toothed belts and buckles.
• the foot can also be fixed without pressure points in the outer shell.
• the liner advantageously has a sole insert with a footbed.
• a sole insert with a footbed significantly improves comfort. It is advisable to provide a footrest in the area of the heel bone between the inner shoe and the sole. The footrest is designed to help prevent the foot from tipping inwards.
• the footrest has an as
• the footrest is preferably a plastic part available from a thermoplastic. Such can be produced inexpensively using the injection molding process.
• This embodiment can be easily adapted to the foot and ensures a good grip.
• the ribs arranged at a distance from one another advantageously define spaces into which wedge-shaped spacing means can preferably be inserted.
• the wedges can be used to raise the footrest at selected positions in the direction of the straight edge.
• the footrest described above can also be used in shoes other than winter sports shoes.
• the footrest can be used in people who have incorrect static which can lead to various problem symptoms on the musculoskeletal system.
• the footrest can be used as a therapeutic agent.
• a completely new driving technique can be used in skiing, which will be explained in more detail below: While with the previously known driving technique the curvature of the ski came about exclusively through the forces acting on the ski when cornering, the curvature of the ski in the binding area can be actively influenced with the new shoe / ski system according to the invention if pressure is exerted with the body weight to the front.
• a shoe / ski system which differs from known systems in that the binding front part and the binding back part are essentially decoupled from one another in terms of force and a shoe with a transition region which is flexible in the metatarsal region is used, the rear shoe upper part and upper together being essentially one form an unrelenting connection so that a force can be exerted on the metatarsal area of the sole by means of the shoe upper.
• the shoe front part of the shoe is largely decoupled from the rear part of the shoe by force by means of a flexible transition area provided in the metatarsal area, in order to enable the front part in the foot area to pivot about an axis transverse to the longitudinal extension of the shoe when performing the sport, and the The upper and the side walls up to the transition area form an essentially rigid connection, so that a force can be exerted on the metatarsal area of the sole by means of the upper.
• a force decoupling of the front and rear ski binding part can also be achieved in that the binding system, i.e. the front and the rear binding part are arranged on an elastically flexible binding plate.
• the binding normally has a front shoe support and a rear heel support
• a support for the middle sole area is advantageously provided between the front and the rear shoe support for applying force to the ski so that the shoe sole is in direct contact with the ski surface via the support.
• the position of the support is expediently adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the shoe. This has the advantage that the bend of the ski is different 1 1 can be influenced.
• the sole pad is expediently displaceable between the ball area and the ankle area.
• Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of an inventive
• FIG. 2 shows a side view of the outer shoe of the winter sports shoe from FIG. 1;
• Fig. 3 shows a second embodiment of an inventive
• FIG. 4 shows the outer shoe of the embodiment of Fig. 3 in side view
• FIG. 5 shows a section through the shaft of the winter sports shoe from FIG. 3;
• Fig. 6 shows schematically the operation of the novel winter sports shoe
• Fig. 7 shows a third embodiment of a winter sports shoe with a
• FIG. 8 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of a winter sports shoe, in which the compressible inner shoe can be fixed by means of a toothed belt and buckle;
• Fig. 9 schematically in side view of a foot, sole insert, footrest, wedge and shoe sole;
• Fig. Ha the footrest in a perspective view
• 11b shows a section through the footrest along the line cc
• 11c shows a section through the footrest along the line bb
• FIG. 12 shows a ski boot according to the invention clamped in a ski binding in a side view
• 13 shows the shoe / ski system of FIG. 11 when the ski is loaded
• 14 shows a further example of a modified shoe / ski system, in which the ski shoe interacts with a damping element.
• the sports shoe Ha shown in Figures 1 to 5 has an outer shoe 13 made of a tough elastic material, e.g. Polyurethane, and a compressible resp. flexible inner shoe 15.
• Essential features of the outer shoe 13 are, on the one hand, that its sole 17 in the metatarsal region 19, i.e. where the ball of the foot comes to rest in the shoe is flexible and, on the other hand, that the rear part of the shoe Ha is designed such that a force (arrow 37 in FIG. 6) into the metatarsal region 19 via the shaft 21 of the outer shoe 13 the sole 17 can be introduced, ie
• the curvature of the sole 17 can be influenced by the shaft 21 if the shoe rests on distance means at the front and rear, as is the case e.g. in a ski binding, especially carving ski binding.
• the upper part 23 of the outer shoe 13, which preferably consists of a thermosetting plastic, is designed as an essentially open shell body which is essentially formed by the shaft 21, side walls 25a, 25b and outer shoe front part 29.
• the shaft rear wall designated 28 and the rear part of the side walls 25a, 25b together form the outer shoe shaft 21.
• the upper part has a recess 30 which extends from the instep area to the shaft.
• a V-shaped or U-shaped recess in the side walls 25a, 25b is provided in the side view.
• the recess 27 has an effect thereon 13
• the front part 29 of the shoe is decoupled from the rear part of the shoe 13 by force, so that the front part 29 of the shoe can be pivoted about a transverse axis 32 (FIG. 1). It is conceivable, instead of a recess 27, to design the outer material of the outer shoe in this area in a compressible or foldable manner, so that the upper part 23 does not significantly hinder the bending of the sole 17 in the metatarsal area 19. It is also conceivable that the upper of the shoe is designed in a known manner, but has a transverse recess running from the inside to the outside.
• the metatarsal area 19 can be designed as an area of increased elasticity, which consists of a more elastic material than the rest of the sole.
• a recess 31 is provided in the sole 19, into which a flexible sole plate 33 can be inserted.
• the sole plate 33 can have a different coefficient of elasticity depending on the use of the shoe.
• the other essential aspect of the new shoe Ha is that the shaft 21 and the side walls 25a, 25b are largely rigid, respectively. form little flexible construction, so that a force exerted forward by the shoe wearer (arrow 35 in FIG. 6) acts essentially directly on the metatarsal region 19 of the sole 17 (arrow 37 in FIG. 6). If the shoe front part 29 and the heel part 39 are clamped in a binding (not shown), a force component 41 which acts vertically downwards results when the shaft 21 is pushed forward.
• This new functionality of the shoe Ha makes it possible to bend the ski, also called flex in technical jargon, to actively influence when skiing, as will be explained in more detail below.
• the inner shoe 15 is accommodated in the outer shoe 13.
• the inner shoe 15 can be modeled on known inner shoes, which above 14 are slotted (slot 43).
• a tongue 45 can be arranged in the front part of the inner shoe.
• the inner shoe 15 corresponds in its outer dimensions, as far as the inner and outer shoe overlap, largely to the inner dimensions of the outer shoe 13.
• the inner shoe sheep 147 advantageously protrudes upwards from the shaft 21 of the outer shoe 13 to avoid the risk of pressure points from the upper Exclude outer shoe edge.
• the tongue 45 can be pulled out of the slot 43 to get into the inner shoe 15 in order to provide a larger entry opening.
• the proposed open design of the outer shoe allows the inner shoe 15 to be largely fixed with straps in the outer shoe 13, these straps being stressed when the sport is exercised. It has been shown that a high wearing comfort can be achieved by fixing the foot with straps.
• a so-called ankle band 51 which can be placed around the instep and extends obliquely downward from the instep and at an angle to the horizontal, serves to fix the heel in the heel part.
• the ankle strap 51 is fixed on the rear wall of the shaft 28 at the level of the ankle or below it on the outer shoe so that it cannot slip. If the ankle band 51 is tensioned, the heel of the shoe wearer can no longer lift off the sole.
• the shin / fibula of the shoe wearer can be fixed to the outer shoe upper with a upper strap 53, which can be placed at the top around the outer shoe upper 21 and the part of the inner shoe upper 47 projecting forward from the outer shoe upper. 1 5
• An instep strap 55 which is fastened in the metatarsal area to the outer shoe, preferably on both sides of the upper side of the sole, serves to fix the foot of the shoe wearer on the sole 17.
• a Velcro fastener is preferably used to fix the drawstrings 51, 53, 55.
• shaft band 53 and ankle band 51 advantageously have a metal tab 57 at one end, through which the other end of the respective band can be looped.
• the instep strap 55 can be designed analogously to the straps 51, 53, it can advantageously be releasably connected to the upper material of the inner shoe. This is also expediently carried out with the aid of a Velcro fastener, the upper material having loops and the ends 59a, 59b of the instep band 55 being hooked on the inside. In this way, the band ends 59a, 59b can be placed around the inner shoe in any way according to the needs of the shoe wearer.
• the ends 59a, 59b of the instep strap 55 are advantageously placed around the inner shoe in such a way that they cross on the back of the inner shoe (FIGS. 1, 3).
• the shoe 11b of FIGS. 3 and 4 differs from that of FIG. 1 in that a calf support 61 with tongues 63a, 63b formed thereon is provided on the outer shoe shaft.
• the tongues 63a, 63b serve as a base for the shaft band 53, which is looped through a slot 54 on the back of the calf support (FIG. 5).
• the tongues 63a, 63b extend forward from the upper 28 of the upper beyond the front outer shoe upper edge. 1 6
• FIG. 6 The essential functional aspects of the shoe 11 according to the invention are explained in more detail in FIG. 6. Assuming that the shoe is clamped at the front and rear in a conventional ski binding (not shown in FIG. 6) and that a force 35 is exerted on the shaft 21 in the longitudinal direction of the shoe, this results in a force component 41 acting perpendicular to the sole 17 The consequence of this is that the sole 17 bends in the flexible metatarsal area.
• the embodiment according to FIG. 7 differs from that of FIG. 3 in that the shaft 21a is articulated on the upper part 23 in the region of the ankle, so that the shaft 21a can be pivoted about an axis 65 transversely to the longitudinal direction of the shoe.
• Adjustable locking means 67 on the rear of the shaft 21a ensure that the angle of inclination of the shaft, once set, is fixed, so that a force can be introduced into the front part of the sole through the shaft.
• the adjustable locking means 67 can e.g. be formed in a known manner by a screw 68 with a nut 69, which fix the upper part 23 and shaft 21a in the set pivot position.
• the shoe according to FIG. 8 differs from the other shoes in that straps instead of bands are provided as fixation means for the inner shoe.
• a preferably two-part ankle strap 101 is provided, which can be placed around the instep and extends obliquely downwards from front to back at an angle over the ankle.
• the ends of the strap 101 are guided laterally through a recess 103 in the side wall and connected to the inside of the shoe.
• the belt 101 has teeth 105 which can interact with a buckle 107.
• the buckle 107 is preferably designed as a ratchet buckle in order to be able to tighten the belt 101 with little effort.
• a base 109 for the strap 101 is provided on the instep. 17
• a shaft strap 111 is designed analogously to the ankle strap 101.
• the shaft strap 111 is also designed as a toothed belt known to the person skilled in the art, which can be tensioned by means of a buckle 107.
• the inner shoe has an anatomical footbed (Fig. 9 and 10).
• the footbed can be realized by a corresponding sole insert 71, which can be inserted into the inner shoe.
• a footrest 73 (FIGS. 9 and 10) can additionally be arranged in the region of the heel bone balcony (arrow 72 in FIG. 9).
• the footrest 73 is in the flattened state an approximately semicircular, cross-sectionally concave plastic part which is smooth on one side (smooth surface 75) and on the other side has ribs 79 running transversely to the straight edge 77 of the plastic part 73.
• the smooth surface 75 lies in the area of the heel bone balcony (sustemtaculum tali) on the inside of the sole insert 71 and increases this by a certain amount (FIGS. 9 and 10).
• the plastic part 73 is concave, the transverse ribs 79 being designed to end at the ends (see FIG. 10b). The ribs 79 ensure that the footrest 73 by one
• the footrest 73 therefore has the advantageous property that it adapts well to the inner foot in the longitudinal direction of the foot.
• the individual adjustment of the footrest 73 to the foot can be carried out by means of wedges 83 which can be inserted into spaces 85 between the ribs 79.
• FIGS. 12 to 14 illustrate the new type of interaction between the ski boot 11 and a ski 89.
• the ski boot 11 is in a binding, which is a binding front part 91 for interacting with the 18
• Front and back binding parts 91, 93 can be a known safety binding, but front part 91 and binding back part 93 are separate parts. Between the binding front part and the binding back part 93 is a sole pad 95, which is arranged in the metatarsal region 19 of the sole 7. If the shaft 21 is now pushed forward, a force acts directly on the ski 89 via the sole support 95, the curvature of which is increased. Depending on the driving style or application, the sole pad 95 can be arranged in different positions.
• FIG. 13 shows that the ski 89 can bend evenly over its entire length under load.
• the fact that a vertical force can now be exerted on the ski via the shoe and that it is flexible over the entire length has a particularly advantageous effect when cornering. Due to the even curvature of the ski when cornering, there is less need to fold and the speed remains high even in the curve.
• the metatarsal region 19 of the sole 17 interacts with the apex 97 of an arcuate damping element 99.
• the damping element 97 is, for example, an elongated spring element, the ends of which are connected to the ski surface in such a way that the damping element projects from the ski surface in an arc. If the ski boot presses on the spring element 97, a curvature of the ski is counteracted.
• the present invention relates to a winter sports shoe 11 and a winter sports shoe / ski combination.
• the winter sports shoe is characterized by appropriate training / design of the metatarsal area 19 of the shoe, the front part of the shoe is largely decoupled from the rear part of the outer shoe (13) in terms of force, that is to say is designed to be flexible, so that pivoting or rolling of the front part 29 in the ball area around an axis 32 crosswise for the longitudinal extension of the shoe 11 when exercising or running is possible.
• the outer shoe upper 21 and the side walls 25a, 25b up to the transition region 27 are essentially designed so that a force can be exerted on the metatarsal region 19 of the sole 17 by means of the outer shoe upper 21.
• the upper of the outer shoe or the outer shell extends well beyond the ankle area, as is generally known and customary for alpine ski boots, so that a corresponding leverage effect can be exerted on the metatarsal area.

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