Patents Assigned to USP, Unique Sports Products, Marketing und Vertriebs GmbH
  • Snowboard boot with inner stiffening assembly
    Patent number: 6138384
    Abstract: A snowboard boot for freestyle riding includes, as usual, a soft boot-shaped inside portion and a boot-shaped outside portion that is provided with a soft shaft. To transmit the force for backside turns with legs bent to the side, a rigid insert is provided between the inside portion and the outside portion that extends about the heel area. At the height of the ankle a rigid back portion embracing the calf is movable on the insert about an area positioned approximately in the longitudinal center plane of the boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignees: Salomon S. A., USP, Unique Sports Products, Marketing und Vertriebs GmbH
    Inventor: Karl Messmer
  • Snowboard boot with inner stiffening assembly
    Patent number: 5771609
    Abstract: A snowboard boot for freestyle riding includes a soft boot-shaped inside portion and a boot-shaped outside portion that is provided with a soft shaft. To transmit the force for backside turns with legs bent to the side, a rigid insert is provided between the inside portion and the outside portion that extends about the heel area. At the height of the ankle a rigid back portion embracing the calf is pivoted on the insert about an axis extending in the longitudinal boot plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignees: Salomon S.A., USP, Unique Sports Products, Marketing und Vertriebs GmbH
    Inventor: Karl Messmer