Independent harness system for a soft boot

摘要

Disclosed is a boot system having an outer boot including a securing system and a superior end that includes a cuff; an inner boot sized to fit between the outer boot and a foot area of a user inserted in the boot system; and a harness system having a flexible panel and a lace slidably engaged with the panel. The inner boot includes a tension capture element coupled adjacent to a superior end of the inner boot. The harness system is removably secured to the outer boot.

主权项

1. A boot system comprising:
an outer boot comprising a securing system and a superior end that includes a cuff; an inner boot sized to fit between the outer boot and a foot area of a user inserted in the boot system, wherein the inner boot comprises a tension capture element positioned generally on an upper, cuff end of the inner boot; and a harness system comprising a flexible panel and a lace slidably engaged with the panel, the lace affixed to the panel at a first end;
wherein the harness system is removably secured to the outer boot, and the tension capture element comprises:
a first tightening track configured to lock down a first lace portion;a second tightening track configured to lock down a second lace portion;a first gripping surface configured to secure the first lace portion in the first tightening track, the first gripping surface angled downward to prevent the first lace portion from loosening and wherein the first gripping surface is configured to release the first lace portion from the tension capture element with a combined upward pull and forward rotation of the first lace portion; anda second griping surface configured to secure the second lace portion in the second tightening track, the second gripping surface angled downward to prevent the second lace portion from loosening and wherein the second gripping surface is configured to release the second lace portion from the tension capture element with a combined upward pull and forward rotation of the second lace portion.