Holding mechanism for ski boots
AssigneeGertsch AG
InventorsAxel R. Kubelka, Gottfried Schweizer, Josef Svoboda
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Abstract
A holding mechanism for holding ski boots onto a ski. The holding mechanism is comprised of a longitudinally extending rod extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sole of a ski boot and has at least one crossbar thereon with conventional elements for engaging and holding the boot to the crossbar. The longitudinal rod is secured at one of its ends to a holding element secured to the ski. The holding element restricts the longitudinal movement of the rod while simultaneously permitting lateral movements thereof. The longitudinal rod serves to rigidify the sole of the ski boot thereby making it possible for the ski boot to be made of a flexible material to improve the walking characteristics thereof.
Claims14
In a releasable ski binding including first and second longitudinally spaced binding parts mounted on a ski for releasably engaging and releasably holding a bottom member on which a ski boot is mounted to said ski, the improvement comprising wherein said bottom member comprises at least one elongated rod having a width substantially less than the width of said ski boot and has at least one crossbar thereon extending laterally outwardly of said elongated rod and has holding means thereon for engaging said ski boot to hold said ski boot in engagement with said crossbar and said elongated rod, opposite ends of said elongated rod releasably engaging said first and second binding parts to releasably hold said elongated rod to said ski, one of said first and second binding parts releasably holding one end of said elongated rod against at least a lateral movement and locking means on said elongated rod cooperable with one of said first and second binding parts for preventing a longitudinal movement of said elongated rod relative to said ski.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.