Toe clip for ski boots
OwnerGary R. Ryderinventor
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Abstract
A plate-like body member is arranged to be secured on the bottom of a boot sole over existing binding holes in the bottom surface of the boot sole which receive stabilizing pins on the ski. Apertures are provided in the body member in alignment with the binding holes in the ski boot to reinforce the binding holes against lateral wear. The body member has upturned tabs arranged to extend up the side edges and over the top of the sole. These tabs are secured to the sole by suitable fasteners. The body member has an elongated upturned tab at the front arranged to lie against the front edge of the boot sole for further stability.
Claims5
A toe clip arranged for use with a ski boot of the type having a sole with opposite surfaces and which projects beyond the boot at a front portion of the boot, the sole having at least one binding hole in a surface thereof adjacent the front for receiving a stabilizing pin integral with a ski binding, said toe clip comprising
- a. a plate-like body member arranged to lie flat along a surface of the sole of a boot adjacent the front and over the binding hole which receives a stabilizing pin,
- b. means arranged to secure said body member on a ski boot,
- c. and means defining an aperture in said body member arranged to be aligned with a binding hole in the sole of a ski boot upon securement of said body member on a boot whereby said toe clip is arranged to reinforce the binding hole against lateral wear resulting from connection between a ski binding and the boot.
A toe clip arranged for use with a ski boot of the type having a sole which projects beyond the boot at a front portion of the boot and which has at least one binding hole in the bottom surface thereof adjacent the front for receiving a stabilizing pin integral with a ski binding, said toe clip comprising:
- a. a plate-like blank of bendable material comprising a body member arranged to lie flat along the bottom surface of the sole of a boot adjacent the front and over the binding hole which receives a stabilizing pin,
- b. a pair of side tabs on said blank arranged to be bent upwardly and also arranged to extend over a top portion of a sole,
- c. fastening means arranged to secure said tabs to the sole of a boot,
- d. and means defining an aperture in said body member arranged to be aligned with a binding hole in the sole of a ski boot upon securement of said body member on a boot whereby said toe clip is arranged to reinforce the binding hole against lateral wear resulting from a connection between a ski binding and the boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.