Ski fastener structure
OwnerAntonio Faulininventor
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Abstract
A ski fastener structure has a rigid bar element removably fixable to a ski and engaging the lower end of a rod element pivotable about a horizontal axis substantially perpendicular to the ski longitudinal axis. The rod element is effective to resiliently encircle a rear region of the skier's leg at the middle area of the tibia and the skier's footwear is removably connected to the bar element.
Claims21
A ski fastener structure comprising a substantially rigid bar element having a front end and a rear end, front latching means at said front end and rear latching means at said rear end for removably connecting said bar element to a ski, a rod-like element having one end pivotally connected to said bar element about an axis transverse thereto at said rear end and another end having means for engaging a skier's leg from the rear, resilient means between said bar element and said rod-like element for holding said rod-like element in engagement with said skier's leg in a number of inclined positions of said skier's leg during skiing, means at a front sole portion and at a rear sole portion of a skier's footwear and at a front portion and at a rear portion of said bar element for removably connecting said footwear to said bar element such as to allow lengthwise movement of said footwear on said bar element between a disengaged position and an engaged position of said footwear with said bar element, and means for holding said footwear on said bar element in said engaged position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.