US PATENT SUBCLASS 36 / 118.2
.~.~.~.~.~.~ Having pivotable upper

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36 /   HD   BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEGGINGS

83  DF  BOOTS AND SHOES {28}
113  DF  .~ Occupational or athletic shoe (e.g., roof climbing, gardening, etc.) {1}
114  DF  .~.~ Athletic shoe or attachment therefor {8}
115  DF  .~.~.~ For a sport (e.g., skating, skiing, etc.) featuring relative movement between shoe and ground {1}
116  DF  .~.~.~.~ For walking or sliding on shifting media {2}
117.1  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Ski boot {5}
118.2.~.~.~.~.~.~ Having pivotable upper {4}
118.3  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~> Adjustable pivot stiffness {2}
118.7  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~> Locking pivot
118.8  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~> Adjustable pivot range
118.9  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~> Pivot on rear quarter

DEFINITION

Classification: 36/118.2

Having pivotable upper:

(under subclass 117.1) Foot covering wherein the upper portion of the foot covering includes hinge means for oscillation of the upper hinged portion relative to the sole about a longitudinal or lateral axis of the boot.

(1) Note. Pivoting about a lateral axis of the boot provides for forward lean while pivoting about a longitudinal axis provides for canting of the boot upper and is usually locked in a desired position.

(2) Note. The hinge means can be a specially configured flexible area intended to permit relative movement between the upper and sole portions