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A ski boot comprising an outer boot having a sole on which an improved foot supporting insert rests so as to be selectively laterally tiltable relative to the sole within the shoe. Inversion or eversion of the foot alone causes the insert to tilt, thereby creating a weight shift which is transferred

A ski boot comprising an outer boot having a sole on which an improved foot supporting insert rests so as to be selectively laterally tiltable relative to the sole within the shoe. Inversion or eversion of the foot alone causes the insert to tilt, thereby creating a weight shift which is transferred to the lateral edge of a ski attached to the boot causing it to turn. Skiing maneuvers are, therefore, accomplished without twisting the torso or laterally moving the knees of the skier. The insert includes a foot supporting portion made of a suitable material and configured so that in its free state it does not necessarily conform to the sole of the foot of the skier, but which does so conform when it is mounted in a ski boot and the foot of the user is operatively mounted in the ski boot on the insert. The insert is also adapted to be used with an ice skate shoe for use in ice skating and functions essentially in the same manner as when incorporated in a ski boot.

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A ski boot for holding a foot of a skier, said ski boot comprising an outer boot having a substantially inflexible upper shell and a sole having an inside base; support means disposed within said outer boot on said inside base in such a manner that said support means is capable of being laterally ti

A ski boot for holding a foot of a skier, said ski boot comprising an outer boot having a substantially inflexible upper shell and a sole having an inside base; support means disposed within said outer boot on said inside base in such a manner that said support means is capable of being laterally tiltable with respect to the ski and said outer boot upon inversion or eversion of said foot, and means for attaching said ski boot to a ski, said support means comprising a generally plate-like insert having an upper surface and a lower surface, said insert being configured so that when said insert is in its free state said upper surface does not necessarily conform to the sole of the foot of a skier, but said insert being made of a flexible material so as to conform to the sole of the foot of the skier when the ski boot is operatively mounted on the skier\s foot, said insert having a rear heel balance means disposed at said lower surface at one end and a front toe balance means disposed at said lower surface opposite said rear balance means, both of said balance means contacting said inside base when said insert is in place.