Systems and methods of fastening splitboard skis
AssigneeSpark R&D IP Holdings, LLC
InventorWilliam J. Ritter
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Abstract
A splitboard fastening system comprises a crossbar comprising a shear bushing interface and a hook, an eccentric post coupled to a lever and configured to engage an inside edge of the hook in response to rotation of the lever, and a shear bushing configured to engage the shear bushing interface, wherein the crossbar is configured to be coupled to a first splitboard ski, and wherein the eccentric post and the shear bushing are configured to be independently coupled to a second splitboard ski.
Claims19
A splitboard fastening system comprising:
- a crossbar comprising a shear bushing interface and a hook;
- an eccentric post coupled to a lever and configured to engage an inside edge of the hook in response to rotation of the lever;
- and
- a shear bushing configured to engage the shear bushing interface,
- wherein the crossbar is configured to be coupled to a first splitboard ski, and wherein the eccentric post and the shear bushing are configured to be independently coupled to a second splitboard ski, and wherein engagement between the shear bushing and the shear bushing interface decreases the relative movement of the first splitboard ski to the second splitboard ski in the z-direction without preventing relative movement of the first splitboard ski to the second splitboard ski in the x-direction.
A splitboard comprising
- a crossbar coupled to a first splitboard ski, the crossbar comprising a shear bushing interface and a hook;
- an eccentric post coupled to a second splitboard ski and a lever, wherein the lever is configured to rotate about an axis disposed perpendicular to a top surface of the splitboard and wherein a ring bushing is disposed, and independently rotatable, about the eccentric post;
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- a shear bushing coupled to the second splitboard ski and configured to engage the shear bushing interface.
A method of operating a splitboard fastening system, the method comprising:
- rotating a crossbar until a lock stop of the crossbar engages at least one of an attachment bracket or an adjustment bracket, wherein the lock stop is disposed on a lateral end of the crossbar;
- positioning a shear bushing interface of the crossbar beneath at least a portion of a shear bushing;
- positioning an inside edge of a hook disposed on the crossbar at least partially about an eccentric post;
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- rotating a lever coupled to the eccentric post in a first direction,
- wherein the crossbar is coupled to a first splitboard ski, and wherein the eccentric post and the shear bushing are independently coupled to a second splitboard ski.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.