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EP-4740776-A1 - BOOT, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTORCYCLISTS

EP4740776A1EP 4740776 A1EP4740776 A1EP 4740776A1EP-4740776-A1

Abstract

Boot (1), in particular for motorcyclists, comprising an upper (2), adapted to receive at least partially a user's foot, and a shaft (3), connected to said upper (2) and configured to receive at least partially a user's leg. Furthermore, the boot (1) comprises protection means (5) connected to the shaft (3) and reversibly movable between a configuration of minimum extension and a configuration of maximum extension along a direction of extension of the shaft (3).

Inventors

  • BUCCIOL, ENRICO
  • CAVASIN, Marco
  • LOBBIA, Michele

Assignees

  • Dainese S.p.A.

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20251106

Claims (12)

  1. A boot (1), in particular for motorcyclists, comprising: - an upper (2) adapted to receive at least partially a user's foot; - a shaft (3) connected to said upper (2) and configured to receive at least partially a user's leg; - protection means (5) connected to the shaft (3) and reversibly movable between a configuration of minimum extension and a configuration of maximum extension along a direction of extension of the shaft (3); wherein said protection means (5) comprise a fixed element (6), constrained to the shaft (3), and a movable element (7), connected to the fixed element (6) and reversibly movable relative to the fixed element (6) in order to reversibly move said protection means (5) between the configuration of minimum extension and the configuration of maximum extension; - slidable coupling means (8) active between said fixed element (6) and said movable element (7), said slidable coupling means (8) comprising: - at least one slide guide (9) disposed on said movable element (7); - at least one slidable coupling element (10) connected to said fixed element (6) and inserted in said slide guide (9) to slidably couple said fixed element (6) and said movable element (7).
  2. The boot in accordance with claim 1, wherein said protection means (5) are slidably movable between the configuration of minimum extension and the configuration of maximum extension.
  3. The boot in accordance with claim 1 or 2, wherein said protection means (5) are telescopic.
  4. The boot in accordance with one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said movable element (7) is slidably connected to the fixed element (6).
  5. The boot in accordance with one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said fixed element (6) and said shaft (3) define a housing (11) adapted to house at least partially said movable element (7); and wherein, in said configuration of minimum extension, said movable element (7) is at least partially inserted in said housing (11).
  6. The boot in accordance with one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said movable element (7) is reversibly movable relative to said fixed element (6) between a retracted position, wherein said movable element (7) is substantially facing said fixed element (6), defining said configuration of minimum extension of said protection means (5), and an extended position, wherein said movable element (7) is disposed at least partially outside the front volume defined by said fixed element (6), defining said configuration of maximum extension of said protection means (5).
  7. The boot in accordance with one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said movable element (7) is stably constrained, preferably hinged, to said fixed element (6).
  8. The boot in accordance with one or more of the preceding claims, comprising locking means (13) activatable between said fixed element (6) and said movable element (7) to maintain said protection means (5) stably in said configuration of maximum extension.
  9. The boot in accordance with claim 8, wherein said locking means (13) are configured to lock said protection means (5) stably in a plurality of intermediate configurations comprised between said configuration of minimum extension and said configuration of maximum extension.
  10. The boot in accordance with claim 8 or 9, wherein said locking means (13) comprise at least one fastener (14) disposed on said movable element (7) and adapted to abut on a respective matching portion (15) of said fixed element (6) to maintain said protection means (5) stably in said configuration of maximum extension.
  11. The boot in accordance with one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said slidable coupling means (8) comprise a plurality of parallel slide guides, disposed on said movable element (7), and a respective plurality of slidable coupling elements, connected to said fixed element (6) and inserted in said plurality of slide guides to slidably couple said fixed element (6) and said movable element (7).
  12. The boot in accordance with one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said at least one slidable coupling element (10) comprises at least one bolt and a respective nut and/or a riveted pin and/or a stud and/or a rivet.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a boot, in particular for motorcyclists. Therefore, the invention has particular and effective application in the sector of clothing for motorcycling, especially sports motorcycling. PRIOR ART In the technical field of motorcycling, boots are specifically engineered to provide the user with effective foot and leg protection. Moreover, the boots must ensure adequate mobility and the necessary level of comfort during a motorcycle ride. In particular, the boots must protect the motorcyclist's feet and legs against impacts, torsion and wounds. To this end, the motorcycle boots can comprise reinforced portions adapted to protect the foot, ankle and leg from impacts and collisions. It is well known that motorcycle boots, in particular boots for off-road motorcycling, are intended to protect the motorcyclist's shins against the impacts of stones, rocks and branches thrown from the front wheel of the motorcycle or other motorcycles. Therefore, some of these boots are provided with a robust knee-height shaft. Disadvantageously, this solution greatly reduces the mobility of the foot and, moreover, offers poor breathability and heat dispersion. Such drawbacks very often induce motorcyclists to prefer boots with a shorter protective shaft, for example which reaches the height of the calf, also in the case of off-road riding, exposing them to impacts and stones hitting them on the shin portion not protected by the boot. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION In this context, the technical task at the basis of the present invention is to propose a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, which overcomes the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, capable of increasing safety for the motorcyclist. A further object of the present invention is to provide a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, capable of enabling an adequate thermoregulation of the motorcyclist's leg. A further object of the present invention is to provide a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, capable of ensuring a high level of mobility of the motorcyclist's leg. The stated technical task and specified objects are substantially achieved by a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, comprising the technical features disclosed in one or more delle appended claims. The dependent claims correspond to possible embodiments of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Additional features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the approximate and thus non-limiting description of preferred but not exclusive embodiments of a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, as illustrated in the appended drawings, in which: figures 1-2 illustrate perspective views of two respective operating configurations of a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;figure 3 illustrates a front view of a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;figures 4A-4C illustrate partial sectional views according to the respective section planes A-A, B-B and C-C of the boot, in particular for motorcyclists, illustrated in figure 3;figure 5 illustrates a front view of a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention;figures 6A-6C illustrate partial sectional views according to the respective section planes A-A, B-B and C-C of the boot, in particular for motorcyclists, illustrated in figure 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION With reference to the appended figures, a boot, in particular for motorcyclists, is designated in its entirety by the reference number 1, and will be referred to below as the boot 1. The boot 1 comprises an upper 2 adapted to receive at least partially a user's foot and a shaft 3 connected to the upper 2 and configured to receive at least partially the user's leg. According to the examples illustrated in the appended figures, the boot 1 comprises a sole 4 adapted to support the user's foot and connected to the upper 2. Advantageously, the boot 1 comprises protection means 5 connected to the shaft 3 and reversibly movable between a configuration of minimum extension (fig. 1) and a configuration of maximum extension (figs. 2, 3, 5) along a direction of extension of the shaft. In this manner, the protection means 5 make it possible to increase or decrease the protected leg surface according to the user's needs. For example, during an off-road ride, the protection means 5 can be disposed in the configuration of maximum extension so as to provide the user with an effective protection against impacts and stones up to knee height. Furthermore, during a ride on the road and/or during a break from riding, the protection means 5 can, for example, be disposed in the configuration of minimum extension to enable effective breathability and increased leg mob