US PATENT SUBCLASS 36 / 118.8
.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Adjustable pivot range

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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  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ Having pivotable upper {4}
118.8.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Adjustable pivot range

DEFINITION

Classification: 36/118.8

Adjustable pivot range:

(under subclass 118.2) Foot covering wherein the pivotable upper includes limiting means, such as a stop or cable, to adjust the bounds of oscillation relative to the sole.

(1) Note. Foot coverings found in this subclass usually include a stop to set a forward lean or rake angle while permitting additional movement in the forward direction.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

118.4, for a ski boot having means to adjust pivot stiffness which also affect pivot range.