Processor-controlled snow 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.
Claims12
Apparatus for use in releasably retaining a boot plate to a ski, the boot plate comprising a material attracted by a magnetic field, the apparatus comprising:
- a binding plate attachable to the ski, the binding plate including a surface to receive the boot plate and an electromagnet to receive electrical power and provide a magnetic force in response thereto to attract the boot plate to the surface of the binding plate.
Apparatus comprising:
- a boot plate comprising a material attracted by a magnetic field;
- a binding plate attachable to a ski, the binding plate including a surface to receive the boot plate and an electromagnet to receive electrical power and provide a negating magnetic force in response thereto to release the boot plate from the surface of the binding plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.