Abstract: The present invention relates to a packing method in which a material (p) is fed into a space comprising an opening (4c) for feeding the material and a space (4d) to be packed with said material, and said space is subjected to air tapping, that is, switching of air-pressure from a low air-pressure state to a high air-pressure state alternately, thereby packing the material into the space (4d) at a high packing-density. The use of air tapping for packing a material into a space makes the packing-density of the material uniform.

Abstract: A ski boot having a boot body having a bottom surface and boot soles attached to the bottom surface of the boot body. The soles and boot bottom surface include attaching members for changing the attaching position of the soles with respect to the boot body in a foot-width direction. The repositioning of the sole with respect to the boot body is used for selectively altering the lateral position and/or longitudinal alignment and/or the cant orientation of the ski boot and skier's foot with respect to the ski board.

Abstract: A ski boot which comprises a shell body having a sole and a lower shell, a pair of upper shell members engaged to said shell body on opposite sides thereof, and being in confronting relationship, said upper shell members being spaced apart at their front and rearward ends to define front and rear openings, front and rear cuffs presented between said upper shell members for disposition with respect to said front and rear openings respectively. Each of said front and rear cuffs are swingably engaged in the lower end portions thereof to the shell body for swingable movement longitudinally of the boot for providing an expanded opening for facilitating foot insertion into, and removal from, the boot. An inner boot contains a lower portion received within the shell and having separable upper portions engaged to the related cuffs for movement therewith.