Ski boot

Claim 2

A ski boot having a sole, a quarter, a vamp and outer upper portions, said outer upper portions being pivotable about hinges with respect to the sole from an open position into a closed position, one of the outer upper portions being arranged at the region of the quarter and the other outer upper portion being arranged at the region of the vamp, the outer upper portion arranged at the region of the vamp and the outer upper portion arranged at the region of the quarter being coupled with one another by at least one cable traction element which transmits the closing movement of the one outer upper portion as a closing movement to the other outer upper portion.

Claim 3

The ski boot as defined in claim 1, further including means for pivoTably mounting the outer upper portion arranged at the region of the vamp about a pivot axis located at the region of the tip of the ski boot, and means for pivotably mounting the outer upper portion arranged at the region of the quarter about a pivot axis located at the region of the heel of the ski boot, both pivot axes extending substantially transversely with respect to the lengthwise central plane of the ski boot.

Claim 4

The ski boot as defined in claim 2, further including a first deflecting element arranged at the region of the pivot axis of said one outer upper portion arranged at the region of said quarter and a second deflecting element arranged offset with respect to the first deflecting element, the cable traction element being connected at one end with said one outer upper portion and being guided about the first and second deflecting elements, both of said deflecting elements being secured at said one outer upper portion, at least one further deflecting element stationarily arranged with respect to the sole of the boot, and the cable traction element being guided about said further deflecting element and being connected at its other end with the other outer upper portion arranged at the region of the vamp.

Claim 5

The ski boot as defined in claim 3, further including a spring for connecting the one end of the cable tension element with said one outer upper portion arranged at the region of the quarter.

Claim 6

The ski boot as defined in claim 3, further including means for adjusting and fixing the connection location of the one end of the cable traction element with the associated outer upper portion in the direction of the cable traction element.

Claim 7

The ski boot as defined in claim 4, further including clamp closure means for locking in closed position the outer upper portion arranged at the region of the quarter of the boot.

Claim 8

The ski boot as defined in claim 4, further including a set of said further deflecting elements, said cable traction element following the second deflecting element being guided in zigzag configuration over said set of further deflecting elements, said set of further deflecting elements being secured in alternating fashion stationarily with respect to the sole of the ski boot and at the outer upper portion arranged at the region of the vamp of the boot, and wherein the other end of the cable traction element is anchored at a given location.

Claim 9

The ski boot as defined in claim 7, wherein the given anchoring location is defined by said outer upper portion which is located at the region of the vamp of the boot.

Claim 10

The ski boot as defined in claim 7, wherein said given anchoring location is a location which is stationary with respect to the sole of the ski boot.

Claim 11

The ski boot as defined in claim 2, wherein said outer upper portions comprise curved plates formed of a bending- resistant material, said ski boot being provided with a flexible inner upper anchored to the sole, said outer upper portions at least partially enclosing the flexible inner upper in the closed position thereof.

Claim 12

The ski boot as defined in claim 10, wherein said outer upper portions are formed of a material selected from metal or reinforced plastic.

Claim 13

The ski boot as defined in claim 10, wherein the outer shaft portion arranged at the region of the quarter is provided at its inside with a pressure padding which acts through the flexible inner upper at the heel of the foot of the user.

Claim 14

The ski boot as defined in claim 4, wherein the connection location of the spring is adjustable and fixable at the traction cable element in the direction thereof at the region of the quarter of the ski boot.