Water ski semi-rigid binding system
AssigneeX-Sports
InventorJean-Marc David
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Abstract
A semi-rigid binding system includes a toe defining an interior toe pocket with top and bottom exterior surfaces, a heel opposite the toe with top and bottom exterior surfaces and rigid sidewalls opposite to one another which connect the toe to the heel. A top edge of the rigid sidewalls, the toe and the heel together define a top opening of the binding and a bottom edge of the rigid sidewalls, the toe and the heel together define a bottom opening of the binding. As such, the top opening and the bottom opening and an interior surface of the rigid sidewalls form a hollow channel through the semi-rigid binding absent a body sole between the bottom surfaces of the toe pocket and the heel pocket, and the bottom edge of the rigid sidewalls each angle inwardly towards one another.
Claims11
A water ski semi-rigid binding comprising:
- a toe defining an interior toe pocket with top and bottom exterior surfaces;
- a heel opposite the toe;
- and,
- rigid sidewalls opposite one another and connecting the toe to the heel, a portion of the rigid sidewalls proximate to the heel upwardly sloping to form an upper cuff;
- wherein a top edge of the rigid sidewalls, the toe and the heel define a top opening of the binding;
- wherein a bottom edge of the rigid sidewalls, the toe and the heel define a bottom opening of the binding,
- wherein the top opening and the bottom opening and an interior surface of the rigid sidewalls form a hollow channel through the semi-rigid binding absent a body sole between the bottom surfaces of the toe pocket and the heel pocket;
- and
- wherein the bottom edge of the rigid sidewalls each angle inwardly towards one another.
A water ski semi-rigid binding system comprising:
- a toe receiver adapted for fixation to a top surface of a water ski;
- a toggleable heel release assembly adapted for fixation to the top surface of the water ski, the toggleable heel release comprising dual states of locked and released;
- and,
- a semi-rigid binding comprising:
- a toe defining an interior toe pocket with top and bottom exterior surfaces;
- a heel opposite the toe;
- and,
- rigid sidewalls opposite one another and connecting the toe to the heel, a portion of the rigid sidewalls proximate to the heel upwardly sloping to form an upper cuff;
- wherein a top edge of the rigid sidewalls, the toe and the heel define a top opening of the binding;
- wherein a bottom edge of the rigid sidewalls, the toe and the heel define a bottom opening of the binding,
- wherein the top opening and the bottom opening and an interior surface of the rigid sidewalls form a hollow channel through the semi-rigid binding absent a body sole between the bottom surfaces of the toe pocket and the heel pocket;
- and
- wherein the bottom edge of the rigid sidewalls each angle inwardly towards one another.
A water ski comprising:
- a ski with a top surface defining a flat form and a bottom surface defining a concave form;
- releasable semi-rigid binding system comprising:
- a toe receiver adapted for fixation to the top surface of the water ski;
- a toggleable heel release assembly adapted for fixation to the top surface of the water ski, the toggleable heel release comprising dual states of locked and released;
- and,
- a semi-rigid binding comprising:
- a toe defining an interior toe pocket with top and bottom exterior surfaces;
- a heel opposite the toe;
- and,
- rigid sidewalls opposite one another and connecting the toe to the heel, a portion of the rigid sidewalls proximate to the heel upwardly sloping to form an upper cuff;
- wherein a top edge of the rigid sidewalls, the toe and the heel define a top opening of the binding;
- wherein a bottom edge of the rigid sidewalls, the toe and the heel define a bottom opening of the binding,
- wherein the top opening and the bottom opening and an interior surface of the rigid sidewalls form a hollow channel through the semi-rigid binding absent a body sole between the bottom surfaces of the toe pocket and the heel pocket;
- and
- wherein the bottom edge of the rigid sidewalls each angle inwardly towards one another,
- wherein the toe receiver receives the toe of the binding, and
- wherein the toggleable heal release binds the heel of the binding to the top surface of the water ski when in a locked one of the dual states.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.