Article Of Footwear With Adjustable Stiffness

摘要

An article of footwear with adjustable stiffness is provided. The article of footwear in the form of a snowboard boot is provided with adjustable tensioning systems that are disposed on either side of an inner liner of the snowboard boot. The adjustable tensioning system includes a comb body structure having flex portions made of a plurality of extending fingers with a flexibility that can be controlled by the adjustable tensioning system. Depending on the level of tension applied by the tensioning system, or lack thereof, a range of flex profiles having varying amounts of stiffness are available to the wearer to adjust the overall stiffness of the snowboard boot.

主权项

1. An article of footwear comprising:
an outer shell, the outer shell including an upper and a sole structure; an inner liner, the inner liner being configured to be removably inserted within an interior of the outer shell; an adjustable tensioning system disposed on at least one of a lateral side and a medial side of the inner liner; the adjustable tensioning system including a tensioning element disposed through a body structure and a tension control device attached to the tensioning element; and wherein the tension control element is configured to adjust tension applied to the tensioning element so as to adjust a stiffness of the body structure.