| US 7,603,795 B2 | ||
| Buckle for a sports boot and a sports boot having such buckle | ||
| Pascal Pallatin, Gresy sur Aix (France) | ||
| Assigned to Salomon S.A.S., Metz-Tessy (France) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/374,059. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 05 02562 (FR), filed on Mar. 15, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0207126 A1, Sep. 21, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 5/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—50.5 [24/68 SK] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A buckle adapted to move two parts of an article of footwear relative to each other for tightening the boot upon the foot
and/or lower leg of a wearer, said buckle comprising:
a base adapted to be fixed on a first of the two parts of the article of footwear;
a lever having a lengthwise dimension greater than a widthwise dimension, said lever being articulated on said base about
an axis, said lengthwise dimension extending in a direction different from a direction said axis extends;
a hooking element adapted to engage an element mounted on the second of the two parts of the article of footwear;
a rod connecting said hooking element to said lever;
said lever having a contour demarcating a surface, said surface having an area greater than 27 cm2.
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