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US 4,290,624 AGranted
Release setting indicating device for a ski safety binding
AssigneeVereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Co. GmbH
InventorRalf Storandt
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AssigneeVereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Co. GmbH
InventorRalf Storandt
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A release setting indicating device for use in a ski safety binding which utilizes two concentric coil springs to preload the release mechanism. The inner and outer coil springs are respectively associated with the sideways and upward release mechanisms of a diagonal release binding and are provided with independently adjustable abutments at their ends remote from the sole clamp. A tube surrounds the inner coil spring with a certain degree of sideways clearance and has a projection which extends towards the sole clamp beyond the end of the outer coil spring. This projection carries an indicator member which is visible through a window provided in the binding housing. The tube is connected via a radially inwardly directed flange to the inner coil spring via the adjustable abutment so that the indicator member is axially displaced to show the release setting of the spring on adjustment of the abutment. The projection is conveniently a sliding fit in a recess in the housing and simultaneously prevents torque being applied to the inner coil spring from its associated adjustable abutment. An indicating device is also provided for the outer coil spring and comprises a second window in the binding housing through which the position of the adjustable abutment associated with the outer coil spring can be viewed.
A release setting indicating device for a ski safety binding having sole clamp means retainable in a skiing position by first and second release mechanisms the release settings of which are respectively determined by first and second coil springs, wherein said first coil spring is disposed within said second coil spring and means are provided for independently adjusting the positions of respective adjustment ends of the first and second coil springs that are spatially remote from said first and second release mechanisms to adjust the release settings thereof, and wherein said indicating device is adapted to indicate the release setting of the first inner coil spring and comprises a tube surrounding said inner coil spring with play therebetween, and means constraining the tube for axial movement together with said adjustment end of the inner coil spring, said tube having an axial projection at its other end which projects beyond the adjacent end of the outer coil spring to a position in which said projection is visible from outside the binding.
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