Skiing boot

Claim 2

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, said upper defining a slot, at least one fastener for closing said slot of the upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener base part being detachable fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper and adapted to be pulled from said tightener holder away from said slot when said upper is open.

Claim 3

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 1, in which said flexible material is plastics material.

Claim 4

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 1, in which said flexible material is rubber.

Claim 5

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 1, in which said fastener is adjustable to vary the width of the closed upper.

Claim 6

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 1, in which said tightener comprises a buckle.

Claim 7

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 1, in which said tightener base part is fitted on said tightener holder.

Claim 8

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 1, in which said tightener base part is fitted in said tightener holder.

Claim 9

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 1, in which said tightener holder and said base part have resiliently interlocking portions.

Claim 10

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, said upper defining a slot, at least one fastener for closing said slot of the upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener holder defining a recess which holds said tightener base part and is open only on the side remote from said slot, and said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 11

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, said upper defining a slot, at least one fastener for closing said slot of the upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener holder defining a recess which holds said tightener base part and is open only on the side remote from said slot, and said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 12

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 9, in which said tightener base part comprises a relatively long leg which is held in said recess, a relatively short leg which is generally parallel to said long leg and disposed on the outside of said holder, and a bend joining said long and short legs, and said tightener is pivoted to said short leg.

Claim 13

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, at least one fastener for closing said upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener holder comprising an elongated projection disposed on the outside of said upper and formed at its outer end with an enlarged head portion, and said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper, said tightener base part being forked and embracing said projection below said head portion.

Claim 14

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, at least one fastener for closing said upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener holder comprising an elongated projection disposed on the outside of said upper and formed at its outer end with an enlarged head portion, and said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper, said tightener base part being forked and embracing said projection below said head portion.

Claim 15

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 11, in which said tightener base part has resilient prongs which are in pressure contact with opposite sides of said projection.

Claim 16

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, at least one fastener for closing said upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener base part, said upper and said tightener holder comprising at least one resilient portion, said upper and said tightener holder engaging said tightener base part so as to resiliently deform said resilient portion, and said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 17

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, at least one fastener for closing said upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener base part, said upper and said tightener holder comprising at least one resilient portion, said upper and said tightener holder engaging said tightener base part so as to resiliently deform said resilient portion, and said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 18

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 13, in which said tightener base part has mutually opposite side edges and said tightener holder comprises guiding portions which engage said side edges so as to resiliently deform said resilient portion.

Claim 19

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 13, in which said tightener base part has a curved surface and said tightener holder has a curved surface which engages said curved surface of said tightener base part so as to resiliently deform said resilient portion.

Claim 20

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 15, in which said curved surfaces are longitudinally curved.

Claim 21

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 15, in which said curved surfaces are transversely curved.

Claim 22

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 13, in which said tightener base part has a curved surface opposite to said tightener holder and said upper has a curved surface engaging said curved surface of said tightener base part so as to resiliently deform said resilient portion.

Claim 23

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 18, in which said curved surfaces are longitudinally curved.

Claim 24

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 18, in which said curved surfaces are transversely curved.

Claim 25

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, said upper defining a slot, at least one fastener for closing said slot of the upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a loop base part connected to said loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, at least one loop holder integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said loop base part, said loop base part being detachably fitted to said loop holder on the outside of said upper, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener holder and said loop holder being disposed on opposite sides of said slot and each of said base parts being adapted to be pulled from the associated holder in the direction away from said slot, said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 26

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, said upper defining a slot, at least one fastener for closing said slot of the upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a loop base part connected to said loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, at least one loop holder integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said loop base part, said loop base part being detachably fitted to said loop holder on the outside of said upper, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener holder and said loop holder being disposed on opposite sides of said slot and each of said base parts being adapted to be pulled from the associated holder in the direction away from said slot, said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 27

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 21, in which each of said base parts is fitted on the associated holder.

Claim 28

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 21, in which each of said base parts is fitted in the associated holder.

Claim 29

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, said upper defining a slot, at least one fastener for closing said slot of the upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a loop base part connected to said loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and tightener base part connected to said tightener, at least one loop holder integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said loop base part, said loop base part being detachably fitted to said loop holder on the outside of said upper, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener holder and said loop holder being disposed on opposite sides of said holders defining a recess which holds the associated base part and is open only on the side remote from said slot, said tightener base part being detachably fitted so said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 30

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, said upper defining a slot, at least one fastener for closing said slot of the upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a loop base part connected to said loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and tightener base part connected to said tightener, at least one loop holder integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said loop base part, said loop base part being detachably fitted to said loop holder on the outside of said upper, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforms to said tightener base part, said tightener holder and said loop holder being disposed on opposite sides of said holders defining a recess which holds the associated base part and is open only on the side remote from said slot, said tightener base part being detachably fitted so said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 31

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 24, in which each of said base parts comprises a relatively long leg which is held in the associated recess, a relatively short leg which is generally parallel to said long leg and disposed on the outside of said holder, and a bend joining said long and short legs, said tightener is pivoted to said short leg of said tightener base part, and said loop is pivoted to said short leg of said loop base part.

Claim 32

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, at least one fastener for closing said upper said fastener comprising a loop, a loop base part connected to said loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, at least one loop holder integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said loop base part, said loop base part being detachably fitted to said loop holder on the outside of said upper, each of said holders comprising an elongated projection disposed on the outside of said upper and formed at its outer end with an enlarged head portion, and each of said base parts being forked and embracing the associated projection below said head portion, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said tightener base part, said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 33

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, at least one fastener for closing said upper said fastener comprising a loop, a loop base part connected to said loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, at least one loop holder integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said loop base part, said loop base part being detachably fitted to said loop holder on the outside of said upper, each of said holders comprising an elongated projection disposed on the outside of said upper and formed at its outer end with an enlarged head portion, and each of said base parts being forked and embracing the associated projection below said head portion, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said tightener base part, said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 34

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 26, in which each of said base parts has resilient prongs which are in pressure contact with the associated projection.

Claim 35

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, at least one fastener for closing said upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a loop base part connected to said loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, at least one loop holder integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said loop base part, said loop base part being detachably fitted to said loop holder on the outside of said upper, said base parts, said upper and said holders comprising resilient portions, and said upper and said holders engaging said base parts so as to resiliently deform said resilient portions, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said tightener base part, said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 36

A skiing boot which comprises an upper of flexible material, at least one fastener for closing said upper, said fastener comprising a loop, a loop base part connected to said loop, a tightener which is engageable with said loop, and a tightener base part connected to said tightener, at least one loop holder integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said loop base part, said loop base part being detachably fitted to said loop holder on the outside of said upper, said base parts, said upper and said holders comprising resilient portions, and said upper and said holders engaging said base parts so as to resiliently deform said resilient portions, and at least one tightener holder which is integrally formed with said upper on the outside thereof and conforming to said tightener base part, said tightener base part being detachably fitted to said tightener holder on the outside of said upper.

Claim 37

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 28, in which each of said base parts has mutually opposite side edges and each of said holders comprises guiding portions which engage said side edges of the associated base part so as to resiliently deform one of said resilient portions.

Claim 38

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 28, in which each of said base parts has a curved surface and each of said holders has a curved surface which engages said curved surface of the associated base part so as to resiliently deform one of said resilient portions.

Claim 39

A skiing boot as set forth in claim 28, in which each of said base parts has a curved surface opposite to the associated holder and said upper has curved surfaces engaging said curved surfaces of said base parts so as to resiliently deform said resilient portions.