Patent ID: 7934326

Claim:
A boot assembly comprising a rigid upper, of the ski-boot type, provided with an incomplete sole of the upper and comprising at the front or at the rear end, in its lower part, a front or rear cooperation means with a removable sole assembly, and wherein it comprises: a first removable sole assembly comprising at least one curb part and a bearing plate and a first cooperation means for complementing the front or rear cooperation means of the incomplete sole and for completing the incomplete sole of the upper in order to form a boot with a sole whose configuration corresponds to standard ISO 5355 for Alpine ski-boots; a second removable sole assembly comprising at least one curb part and a sole cooperation means operable to complement the front or rear cooperation means of the incomplete sole and for completing the incomplete sole of the upper in order to form a boot with a sole whose configuration corresponds substantially to standard ISO 9523 for touring boots; and a locking means operable to lock the first or the second removable sole assembly under the incomplete sole of the upper and comprising a manual actuating means operable to actuate the locking means, wherein the locking means does not comprise an operation of screwing into the plastic of the boot.