Boot buckle
AssigneeGarcia Corporation
InventorEdward L. Chalmers
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Abstract
A buckle for securing a pair of opposed closure flaps of an athletic boot comprises a catch mounted to one of the flaps and a latch mounted adjacent to the catch on the opposite flap. A wireform is mounted to the latch by means of a shaft pivoted on the latch, the shaft being threaded into a wireform holder to permit for longitudinal micro-adjustment of the wireform. The pivotal connection between the post and latch is arranged to permit limited play for alignment of the wireform and catch and includes a biasing member which urges the wireform and shaft toward the flaps when the buckle is disengaged.
Claims6
A buckle for closing a pair of opposed closure flaps of an athletic boot comprising:
- an elongated catch adapted to be mounted to one of said closure flaps, said catch having a plurality of longitudinally spaced transverse notches formed therein;
- a support adapted to be mounted opposite to said catch on the other of said closure flaps;
- an elongated latch having a pair of parallel legs pivotally mounted to said support for rotation towards and away from said catch;
- a substantially U-shaped wireform dimensioned to engage one of said notches;
- means mounting said wireform to said latch for rotation towards and away from said closure flaps, said mounting means including a member having a threaded shaft pivotally mounted between the arms of said latch, and a wireform holder threaded on said shaft, the free ends of said U-shaped wireform being mounted to said wireform holder for rotation towards and away from said flaps;
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- biasing means arranged between said member and said latch for urging said shaft and wireform holder towards said closure flaps.
In a ski boot having a pair of closure flaps and a plurality of buckles arranged along said flaps for closing the flaps, at least one of said buckles comprising:
- an elongated catch mounted to one of said closure flaps, said catch having a plurality of longitudinally spaced transverse notches formed therein;
- a support mounted opposite to said catch on the other of said closure flaps, said support having a pair of upstanding flanges;
- an elongated latch having a pair of parallel legs pivotally mounted to said flanges for rotation towards and away from said catch;
- a substantially U-shaped wireform dimensioned to engage one of said notches;
- means mounting said wireform to said latch for rotation towards and away from said closure flaps, said mounting means including a member having a threaded shaft pivotally mounted between the arms of said latch and a wireform holder threaded on said shaft, the free ends of said U-shaped wireform being mounted to said wireform holder for rotation towards and away from said flaps;
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- spring means arranged between said member and said latch for urging said shaft and wireform holder towards said closure flaps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.