Ski boot equipped with a suspended front cover

摘要

A rear-entry alpine ski boot whose shell base (1), surmounted by an upper (2) incorporating a rear cover (3) and a cuff (4), comprises a front cover (5) for closing an upper opening (6) provided in the boot. The front cover (5) is flexible and is suspended between a front point of support (14) and a rear point of support (16), and an area of overlap (8) of the front cover (5) with the cuff (4) is located above the area corresponding to the flexible bend of the skier's foot and in association with the position (H) of the axis of articulation of the cuff (4) on the shell base (1).