US20010042324A1 - Controlled flex skate boot - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A43B5/1691—Skating boots characterised by the upper characterised by the higher part of the upper, e.g. surrounding the ankle, by the quarter or cuff
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- The present invention relates to improvements in boots primarily intended for ice skating but equally to roller blade use and roller skating use since each of these sports generally requires lateral bending and straightening of the ankle when the skater imparts force to the skating surface during a skating stroke. It is well known that, particularly in skating at high levels such as in professional and high level amateur hockey, the skater's boot is repeatedly subjected to considerable stress and repeated flexing in a number of different direction, particularly in the ankle cuff area of the boot and in the tongue area of the boot.
- 2. Prior Art
- The prior art is replete with various ice skate boots of leather, simulated leather and various plastics as shown for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,835,885 issued Jun. 6, 1989 to Hosizaki et al. and U.S. Pat. No. 4,655,465 issued Apr. 7, 1987 to Schaeffer, each of which include various reinforcing panels affixed to the boot in areas subjected to substantial stress. Typically, the sections of the boots which are not subjected to substantial flexing are unreformed.
- Since proper fit is considerably important for skaters to avoid slop or rubbing the skater's foot or ankle in use of the boot for strenuous sports such as hockey, many hockey boots, particularly for professional skaters, are hand formed of leather, synthetic leather and plastic on a last made to the precise size and shape of the particular skater's foot.
- It is accordingly the primary objective of the present invention to provide a boot having a lower foot confining section which may be last formed and an upper section, each of leather or synthetic leather or similar materials, with a flexible ankle cuff section made of different material which completely replaces portions of the boot shell and tongue in the areas they occupy.
- The present invention provides a boot comprising an upper section and a lower foot confining section formed of leather or synthetic leather and a tongue connected to said foot confining section; an ankle cuff section joined to and spacing said lower section from said upper section; said ankle cuff section being constructed of synthetic material of equal or greater flexibility than said lower and said upper sections of said boot.
- The present invention further provides a skate boot comprising a lower section including a sole for receiving a skate attachment and a relatively soft foot confining section; a tongue having a lower portion connected to said foot confining section, a central portion connected to said lower portion and an upper portion connected to said central portion; an upper leg section; an ankle cuff section joined to said upper section and said foot confining section; said central tongue portion comprising a flexible tongue section adjacent said ankle cuff section; said ankle cuff section being of equal or greater flexibility than said lower and said upper sections of said boot. Such a boot may be made of leather or synthetic leather and custom formed by hand on a last to closely fit a skater's precise foot dimensions so that the boot will quickly perform as if it had already been broken in. Since flexing primarily takes place in the flexible ankle and tongue portions, the boot continues to perform well beyond the break in period ordinarily experienced when using new skate boots due to reduced degradation of the leather or simulated leather sections of the boot.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a boot constructed according to the teachings of the present invention with an ice skate blade attached thereto.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a flexible ankle cuff panel in a bow tie configuration used in the boot of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a cross section taken at line3-3 of the flexible panel of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a tongue and flexible tongue panel therein.
- FIG. 4A is a cross section of the tongue taken at Line A-A on FIG. 4.
- FIG. 5 is a cross section showing connection of the tongue sections to each other.
- FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the flexible tongue panel of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of a boot constructed according to the teachings of the present invention with a modified configuration of flexible ankle cuff panel between the lower and upper boot sections.
- FIG. 8 is a cross sectional plan view showing the flexible ankle cuff section and its engagement with the flexible tongue panel.
- The skate boot of the present invention, seen in perspective view in FIG. 1, is comprised of a lower
foot confining section 10, atongue 20 connected to the lower foot confining section of the boot, an upper leg confining section orshank 30 and, particularly pursuant to the present invention, anankle cuff section 40 interposed between and generally interconnecting the lowerfoot confining section 10 and the upperleg confining section 30. Similarly, thetongue 20 preferably has aflexible tongue section 26 joined to lower andupper tongue portions flexible tongue section 26 being adjacent to and essentially aligning with the flexibleankle cuff section 40 to completely encircle the skater's ankle. Unlike the upper andlower sections ankle cuff section 40 and theflexible tongue section 26 each are constructed of plastic materials such as urethane or polyester which may be configured in molds and designed to provide controllable equal or greater flexibility in desired directions than the lower or theupper sections lower parts - Not unlike prior art boots, the boot of the present invention further includes two spaced rows of lace eyelets along the front of the boot proximate the
tongue 20. Thelace eyelets 12 in the lower section of the boot and thelace eyelets 32 in the upper section of the boot may extend through spacedeyelet reinforcing bands Lace eyelets 42 also extend through the flexibleankle cuff section 40 as shown but it will be noted that thereinforcing bands flexible cuff section 40 so as not to interfere with the designed in flexibility and directional flexure characteristics of thecuff section 40. - As seen in FIGS. 4 and 6 the tongue includes thin
lateral edges 28 and alower portion 22 having a raisedcentral area 23, anupper portion 24 having a raisedcentral area 25 and a central flexibleintermediate section 26. The upper and lower portions of the tongue are usually of leather or synthetic leather for comfort and breathability and may be comprised of multiple layers as shown joined by stitching 29. The raisedcentral areas flexible section 26, like theankle cuff section 40, is instead made of moldable synthetic plastic material which may be designed and shaped to provide flexure and directional flexibility characteristics of choice. Moldable elastomers such as urethane, polyester or other similar materials which can be constructed with controlled flexibility to maintain adequate lateral as well as forward and aft ankle flex while reducing resulting distortion to the lowerfoot confining section 10 and upperleg confining section 30 of the boot to prevent rubbing and discomfort to the skater. Preferably, thecuff panel 40 andintermediate tongue panel 26 of flexible material are configured with molded groups of substantiallyparallel ridges 46 andvalleys 48 to enable flexing of the cuff andtongue panel 26 in the desired directions without fatigue failure. For example, fore and aft flex greater than lateral flex may be desired and the amount of desired flex may be varied depending on the skater's weight, strength, type of skating for which the boot is intended or personal preferences. Since most flex takes place in the molded sections of the boot which entirely replace the leather or simulated leather sections, the boot sections are less subject to being distorted during use and the fit and comfort is thus preserved for a greater length of time. - FIG. 5 shows a cross-section of the
tongue 20 which, in itslower portion 22 andupper portion 24, is constructed of one or more layers of leather or simulated leather or equivalent material whereby the laterally extendingthin edges 28 extend alongside the ridges andvalleys tongue panel 26 and above and below the ridges andvalleys areas upper portions tongue panel 26 thus has a generally relatively thick longitudinally extending central region 27 comprised of ridges and valleys similar to the ridges andvalleys flexible cuff section 40. - Comparing FIGS. 2 and 7, it is seen that the flexible cuff section may take different configurations. In FIG. 2 the cuff section takes the form of a generally bow tie shaped member having three separate groups of generally parallel ridges and valleys therein with
eyelets 42 at the lateral edges. In FIG. 7, theankle cuff section 40 is of generally cylindrical configuration with the ridges andvalleys cuff section 40. Accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be strictly limited to the particular configurations or groups ridges and valleys shown in the drawings since many modifications are possible without departing from the particular teachings of the invention. - Typically the boot has a rigid sole18 which is sewn or otherwise affixed to the leather, simulated leather or similar
foot confining section 10 which is more flexible then the sole 18. The sole 18 is of sufficient rigidity to receive a skate attachment such as an ice skate blade, a roller blade or roller skate attachments. - As seen in FIGS. 6 and 8, the laterally extending
thin edges 28 of the tongue are configured to underlie the laterallyadjacent edges 44 of theflexible cuff section 40 and the laterally adjacent edges of the lower andupper boot sections raised areas lateral edges 44 of the flexible cuff section. This prevents migration of thetongue 20 from the desired frontal position to the left or to the right to the skater's foot during skating maneuvers while eliminating annoying thick overlapping at the margins of the tongue and resulting pressure points on the skater's ankle. This keying action effectively eliminates the annoying side-slip and resulting discomfort known as lace bight caused by tongue migration during skating. - As shown in the drawings, particularly FIG. 8, the
flexible cuff section 40 is aligned with theflexible tongue section 26 when the boot is laced such that the ankle is essentially completely encircled by a flexible cuff. Additionally, unlike typical prior art boots which use continuous reinforcing bands for the lace eyelets, the reinforcingbands encircling cuff section 40. This discontinuity in the lace bands eliminates wrinkling of the reinforcing lace bands in reaction to flexing of the boot. - It is also contemplated that the
flexible cuff section 40 can, with appropriate design, comprise an elastomeric energy storage and release device to assist the skater in imparting additional force near the end of the skating stroke. Various synthetic materials or combinations thereof can be used with or without directionally oriented reinforcing fibers to mold the flexible cuff and tongue sections with the specific designed in directional flexibility and amount of flexibility as desired. Resilient moldable materials for thecuff section 40 also can be selected to enhance energy storage and recovery well within the skill of technicians familiar with the molding of elastomeric materials. - Persons skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications of the invention can be made from the above described preferred embodiment and that the scope of protection is limited only by the following claims.
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