Patents Examined by James Chi Kee
  • Heater device, particularly for ski boots
    Patent number: 4507877
    Abstract: A heater device particularly for ski boots, which comprises, located on the inner shoe of a ski boot, an electric resistance heater positioned at the user's foot sole and connected to a storage battery accommodated inside said inner shoe. The storage battery is connected to a recharge socket located at the top portion of said shoe and is connected to the resistance heater through a switch. Also provided is a voltage limiter adapted to prevent the storage battery from being discharged to below a preset voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Franco Vaccari, Renzo Balbinot