Sports shoe for practising a gliding sport

Abstract

A sports shoe ( 2 ) for practicing a gliding sport comprising: a relatively rigid sole ( 201 ) adapted to be interfaced with a gliding device; a relatively rigid shell ( 200 ) associated to said sole ( 201 ) and extending beyond said sole for surrounding, at least partially, the user's foot; a cuff ( 2 b ) associated to said shell ( 2 a ) and extending beyond said shell for surrounding, at least partially, the lower portion of the user's leg; the sports shoe comprising a reinforcing assembly ( 1 ), which surrounds, at least partially, the rear region of the lower portion of the user's leg and which is associated to the sports shoe, at least at the approximate anklebone region ( 701 ) of the lower portion of the user's leg.

1 . A sports shoe for practicing a gliding sport comprising: 
 a relatively rigid sole adapted to be interfaced with a gliding device;    a relatively rigid shell associated to said sole and extending beyond said sole for surrounding, at least partially, the user's foot;    a cuff associated to said shell and extending beyond said shell for surrounding, at least partially, the lower portion of the user's leg, characterised in that it comprises at least a reinforcing assembly, which surrounds, at least partially, the rear region of the lower portion of the user's leg and is associated to said sports shoe, at least at the approximate anklebone region.    
     
     
         2 . The sports shoe, according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said reinforcing assembly comprises a first curved strip, which is curved in an approximate half-U-shape, said first curved strip surrounding, at least partially, the rear region of the lower portion of the user's leg and being provided with at least a first free end, which is associated to said sports shoe, approximately at the external malleoli region of the lower portion of the user's leg.  
     
     
         3 . The sports shoe, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that said reinforcing assembly comprises a second curved strip, which is curved in an approximate half-U-shape, said second curved strip surrounding, at least partially, the rear region of the lower portion of the user's leg and being provided with at least a second free end, which is associated to said sports shoe, approximately at the internal malleoli region of the lower portion of the user's leg.  
     
     
         4 . The sports shoe, according to claims  2  and  3 , characterised in that said first curved strip is associated to said second curved strip, so as to provide a substantially U-shaped support, which surrounds, at least partially, the rear region of the lower portion of the user's leg.  
     
     
         5 . The sports shoe, according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said reinforcing assembly comprises a third curved strip, which is curved in an approximate U-shape, said third curved strip surrounding the rear region of the lower portion of the user's leg and being provided with third free ends, which are associated to said sports shoe, approximately at the external and internal malleoli regions of the lower portion of the user's leg.  
     
     
         6 . The sports shoe, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that said first curved strip and/or said second curved strip and/or said third curved strip are, at least partially, made of metal materials and/or plastic materials and/or carbon materials and/or light alloy materials and/or resilient materials.  
     
     
         7 . The sports shoe, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that said shell is pivotally interconnected to said cuff, said first curved strip and/or said second curved strip and/or said third curved strip being provided respectively with said first free end and/or said second free end and/or said third three ends, which are rigidly connected to said shell, approximately at the region, in which said shell is pivotally interconnected to said cuff.  
     
     
         8 . The sports shoe, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that said first curved strip and/or said second curved strip and/or said third curved strip is connected to said shell according to a non pivoting arrangement.  
     
     
         9 . The sports shoe, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that said cuff is provided with a cut-out approximately at the external side surface of said cuff, said cut-out being designed, so as to define a stepped discontinuity provided with a first edge, which temporarily interacts with an underlying upper second edge of said first curved strip and/or said second curved strip and/or said third curved strip, the interaction between said first edge and said second edge stopping the backward pivoting motion of said cuff, during the sports activity.  
     
     
         10 . The sports shoe, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that said cuff is made, at least partially, of resilient materials.  
     
     
         11 . The sports shoe, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that said shell and/or said cuff comprise stress-relief regions.  
     
     
         12 . The sports shoe, according to  claim 11 , characterised in that said stress-relief regions comprise one or more contoured openings.  
     
     
         13 . The sports shoe, according to one or more of claims  11  and  12 , characterised in that said stress-relief regions comprise one or more regions that are, at least partially, made of soft or lightweight materials.