Processor-controlled sport boot binding
AssigneeStop River Development LLC
InventorsGeorge Pantazelos, Joseph K. Lane, Michael Ryan Cameron
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Abstract
Some aspects include a ski binding system using controllable electromagnets, alone or in combination with permanent magnets, as means of attaching or releasing a ski boot to a ski during use. Some aspects include a ski binding system using a controllable solenoid. In some aspects, microprocessor-based control releases binding electronically based on input from sensors located in binding, ski and/or boot, as well as in other equipment or clothing connected to them or to skier, or binding releases when a mechanical threshold is overcome. In some aspects, sensor data are recorded for analysis of system performance and for adjustment and improvement of system parameters based on data analytics.
Claims23
An electromechanical binding assembly comprising:
- a lock apparatus comprising a linear actuator having an extended state and a retracted state;
- a binding apparatus comprising:
- a locking plate in mechanical communication with the linear actuator, the locking plate moving towards the linear actuator when the linear actuator is in the extended state, the locking plate moving away from the linear actuator when the linear actuator is in the retracted state;
- first and second clamps having an open state and a closed state, the first and second clamps in mechanical communication with the locking plate,
- wherein the first and second clamps transition to the closed state when the locking plate moves towards the linear actuator and the first and second clamps transition to the open state when the locking plate moves away from the linear actuator.
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