US 7,520,070 B2
	Sports boot for a board for gliding
Peter Cagliari, Montebelluna (Italy); and Andrea Fregoni, Paese (Italy)
Assigned to Lange International S.A., Geneva (Switzerland)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/804,606.
Claims priority of application No. 0498/03 (CH), filed on Mar. 24, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2004/0187354 A1, Sep. 30, 2004
Int. Cl. A43B 5/04 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 36—117.1  [36/117.6; 36/115]

14 Claims

1. A sports boot for a board for gliding, such as a snow board, or skating boot comprising a rigid core (1) constituting, in certain zones, the inner face of the boot that receives a comfort liner; an envelope (17) of flexible material covering at least partially the rigid core (1) and itself constituting the inner face of the boot in the zones where the rigid core is absent; and a reinforcement means (10, 11, 12, 13) at least partly formed by at least one frame (13) in synthetic material internally reinforced with mineral or synthetic fibers that are embedded in a matrix, and positioned at least partially between said rigid core and said envelope wherein said frame is partially covered by said envelope.