Device for adjusting ski binding height for improved balance
OwnerMichael M. Pupkoinventor
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Abstract
A mechanism for attaching a boot to a ski with the heel end of the boot being height adjustable. The toe end portion of the boot is pivotly attaching to the ski. A pair of members engaged to the heel end portion and the ski respectively engage each other in a manner to provide height adjustability of the heel end of the boot. A track on either of the boot or the ski is slidably engaged by the respective member. One of the members has an inclined serrated surface which engages a serrated surface of the other member for adjusting height. Alternatively, one of the members has an inclined surface, and height adjustment is achieved by a threaded rotatable member on one of the members which threadedly engages longitudinally spaced indents or other formations in the other member.
Claims20
A mechanism for attaching a boot to a ski, the mechanism comprising structure for pivotally attaching a toe end portion of the boot to a ski and structure for height adjustably attaching a heel end portion of the boot to the ski, said height adjusting structure comprising first and second members engaged to the heel end portion and the ski respectively and having surfaces respectively for adjustably engaging each other at various heights of the heel end portion in a manner such that applied forces from the boot are generally normal to said surfaces, each of said members having a plurality of serrations in said respective surface for engaging complementary ones of said serrations in said surface of an other of said members at various heights of the heel end portion, and at least one fastener for connecting said members at various heights of the heel end portion.
A mechanism for attaching a boot to a ski, the mechanism comprising structure for pivotally attaching a toe end portion of the boot to a ski and structure for height adjustably attaching a heel end portion of the boot to the ski, said height adjusting structure comprising first and second members engaged to the heel end portion and the ski respectively, one of said first and second members having at least one inclined surface, and an other of said first and second members having a surface which engages said inclined surface whereby to adjust the height of the heel end portion.
A mechanism for attaching a boot to a ski, the mechanism comprising structure for pivotly attaching a toe end portion of the boot to a ski and structure including at least one member for height adjustably attaching a heel end portion of the boot to the ski, wherein said at least one member is formed to slidably engage a track on one of the boot and the ski.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.