Transferrable ski binding mount system
OwnerKyle Rajaniemiinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a transferrable mount system for transferring a factory ski binding assembly between skis. One embodiment includes a base plate assembly, a mount plate assembly, and a locking mechanism integrated within either the base plate assembly or the mount plate assembly and configured to selectively attach the mount plate assembly to the base plate assembly. The base plate assembly is configured to affix to a ski and includes a toe base plate and a heel base plate. The mount plate assembly is configured to affix to the binding assembly and includes a toe mount plate and a heel mount plate. Another embodiment includes self-locking base and mount plate assemblies. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
Claims20
A transferrable mount system for a ski binding assembly having a toe portion and a heel portion, comprising:
- a base plate assembly configured to affix to a ski, the base plate assembly including a toe base plate and a heel base plate;
- a mount plate assembly configured to affix to the ski binding assembly, the mount plate assembly including a toe mount plate and a heel mount plate;
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- a selective locking mechanism integrated within either the base plate assembly or the mount plate assembly, the locking mechanism configured to selectively couple the mount plate assembly with the base plate assembly.
A transferrable mounting system for mounting a ski boot to a ski via a releasable factory binding assembly, comprising:
- a toe mount assembly configured to selectively secure a toe portion of the binding assembly to a front portion of the ski, the toe mount assembly comprising:
- a toe base plate configured to affix to the front portion of the ski;
- a toe mount plate configured to affix to the toe portion of the binding assembly;
- a toe locking mechanism configured to releasably engage the toe mount plate with the toe base plate;
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- a first hard stop, wherein the first hard stop is adapted to prevent movement of the toe mount plate relative to the toe base plate in a forward direction toward a front end of the ski.
A method of transferring a ski binding assembly between skis, comprising:
- affixing a toe portion of the ski binding assembly to a top surface of a toe mount plate and a heel portion of the ski binding assembly to a top surface of a heel mount plate;
- affixing a bottom surface of a first toe base plate to a front portion of a first ski and a bottom surface of a first heel base plate to a rear portion of the first ski;
- affixing a bottom surface of a second toe base plate to a front portion of a second ski and a bottom surface of a second heel base plate to a rear portion of the second ski;
- removably mounting the ski binding assembly to the first ski by engaging the toe mount plate with the first toe base plate and the heel mount plate with the first heel base plate;
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- transferring the ski binding assembly from the first ski to the second ski by:
- disengaging the toe mount plate from the first toe base plate and the heel mount plate from the first heel base plate;
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- engaging the toe mount plate with the second toe base plate and the heel mount plate with the second heel base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.