Ski boot with angular position adjustment

Claim 1

Ski boot consisting of at least a bottom part (1) intended to surround the foot and of an upper (2) hinged on this bottom part, and comprising, at the rear, means (9) for connecting the upper and the bottom part, these connecting means comprising a cam lever (18) capable of occupying at least two positions, one in which the upper is angularly fixed to the bottom part of the boot with a given angle of inclination and the other in which the upper is free to swing, within certain limits preselected to ease walking, on the bottom part, means (10, 11; 30, 29) being provided to modify the inclination of the upper in the angularly fixed position, wherein the said cam lever (18) is hinged inside a longitudinal groove (20) with a rotating pin (13) passing through the upper substantially perpendicularly and integral, in rotation, with an eccentric (10; 30) cooperating with stop means (11; 29) provided on the bottom part of the boot, the internal end of the said rotating pin (13; 26) penetrating into a seat (11; 28) provided on the bottom part of the boot, so as to lock the upper on the bottom part for a given position of the cam lever, the said pin (13) moreover freely passing through a rotational actuating piece (15) with which it is integral in rotation, this actuating piece having a bearing surface transverse to the axis and located between the cam lever and the upper, an elastic element (23) being arranged between the actuating piece (15) and the internal end of the rotating pin (13) so as to push the said end in the direction of the bottom part of the boot.