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US 12,396,514 B2Granted
Device for connecting the lower leg of a skier to a ski binding, and footwear assembly incorporating said device
AssigneeHf Consulting
InventorHervé Damien Yves Fredouille
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Abstract
Device for connecting the lower leg of a skier, with a foot and an ankle axis, to a ski binding mounted on a ski board, comprising a footwear assembly, a tibial connection with at least one rigid rod, where the at least one rigid rod comprises an upper end securely attached to the lower leg, and a lower end which is pivoting with respect to the footwear assembly.
Claims10
A device for connecting a lower leg (J) of a skier(S), with a foot (P) and an ankle axis (CC′), to a ski binding (F) mounted on a ski board (PS), comprising:
- a tibial connection (16, 51) with at least one rigid rod (16-3, 51-2, 51-3), said at least one rigid rod comprising an upper end (16-1) including means of attachment (18, 52) to the lower leg (J), said upper end including securing means (24, 52-1) and said at least one rigid rod comprising a lower end (16-2) including a pivot connection (20, 55) along an axis (AA′) with respect to a footwear assembly, characterized in that the device includes means of articulation (22, 53) having at least one degree of freedom,
- the means of articulation being interposed between the upper end (16-1) of said at least one rigid rod (16-3, 51-2, 51-3) and the means of attachment (18, 52) to the lower leg (J), wherein the means of articulation (22, 53) comprise a degree of freedom in translation which persists when the skier is skiing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.