Connecting device between a lower shell and a cuff of a ski boot
AssigneeRossignol Lange S.R.L.
InventorDanilo Frada
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Abstract
Connecting device between a lower shell and a cuff of a ski boot, the ski boot comprising a lower shell, a cuff and a connecting device between the lower shell and the cuff, the connecting device comprising: a connecting ring configured to guide the cuff in rotation relative to the lower shell, a locking element that is movable between a first position and a second position, the locking element being able to prevent the connecting ring from rotating relative to the locking element when it is in its first position, a retaining element configured to retain the locking element in its first position.
Claims16
A ski boot comprising a lower shell, a cuff and a connecting device between the lower shell and the cuff, wherein the connecting device comprises:
- a connecting ring comprising a first rotation surface configured to guide the cuff in rotation relative to the lower shell, the connecting ring comprising a second rotation surface that is eccentric with respect to the first rotation surface, the connecting ring comprising a first locking surface provided with reliefs,
- a locking element comprising a third rotation surface that cooperates with the second rotation surface so as to guide the connecting ring in rotation relative to the locking element, the locking element comprising a second locking surface provided with reliefs, the locking element being movable between a first position and a second position, the reliefs of the first locking surface cooperating with the reliefs of the second locking surface so as to prevent the connecting ring from rotating relative to the locking element when the locking element is in the first position, and so as to allow the connecting ring to rotate relative to the locking element when the locking element is in the second position,
- a retaining element configured to retain the locking element in the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.