Ski boot

Claim 2

A ski boot comprising an upper and a sole, at least a first part of said sole being secured to the upper, and at least a second part of said sole being movably mounted in relation to said first part and upper, said second part at least partially protruding laterally from the upper so as to form means for cooperation with a binding device, and elastic means tending to maintain said second part in a rest position.

Claim 3

A boot according to claim 1, in which said second part of the sole extends over the lower surface of the sole, and comprising means pivotally mounting said second part to an upper first part of the sole about a vertical axis.

Claim 4

A boot according to claim 2, in which said second part of the sole comprises abutment means for limiting the angular pivoting of said first part in relation thereto.

Claim 5

A boot according to claim 3, in which said abutment means comprise two first stops housed in a recess in said first part of the sole, said second part of the sole comprising a projection extending between said first stops, two second stops located between the first stops and on either side of said projection when said second part is in a rest position, and a spring between each adjacent pair of first and second stops, said projection being able to pass through the second stops upon relative angular displacement of the first and second parts to move the second part away from the rest position and move towards a first stop against the urging of one of said springs.

Claim 6

A boot according to claim 2, in which said vertical axis extends through a heel portion of the boot and substantially along a central axis through the lower part of a leg of a wearer.

Claim 7

A boot according to claim 2, in which an end of said second part of the sole extends around and over an edge of said first part protruding laterally from said upper, said edge and said end of the second part being curved about said vertical axis to allow relative angular displacement of said first and second parts.

Claim 8

A boot according to claim 2, in which said means for pivotally mounting said first and second parts of the sole comprises a trunco-conical pin flaring outwardly and upwardly froM said second part, and a recess in said first part pivotally accommodating said pin.

Claim 9

A boot according to claim 1, in which said second part forms one end of said sole, cooperating means are provided on the first and second parts to allow said second part to be transversally slidable in relation to said first part, and said elastic means tend to maintain said second part in a centered rest position.

Claim 10

A boot according to claim 8, in which said elastic means comprise a spring housed in facing recesses in the first and second parts.

Claim 11

A boot according to claim 1, in which said first and second parts form first and second end parts of the sole, means are provided for pivotally mounting said first and second parts about a vertical axis, and said elastic means tend to maintain the first and second parts in an aligned rest position.