Ski boot closing and tightening apparatus
AssigneeLange International S.A.
InventorsSimon Arieh, Guy Courvoisier
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Abstract
The ski boot is closed by a device acting both as a closing and a tightening device. This device comprises a worm-screw mounted in one of the two portions of the boot and cooperating with a cogged strap rigid with the other portion, the cogged strap being kept in meshing engagement with the worm-screw by guide means adapted to be moved away from the strap for releasing same or quickly bringing a selected portion of the strap in front of the worm-screw.
Claims9
A ski boot comprising at least two portions having overlapping edges for surrounding the leg or ankle and at least one closing and tightening device for interconnecting said two portions, said device comprising a cogged strap secured to one of said boot portions and adapted to cooperate with hooking and tightening means secured to the same boot portion or to the other boot portion, wherein said cogged strap comprises helical teeth and said hooking and tightening means consists on the one hand of a worm-screw extending along said strap and having manual actuating means, and on the other hand of means for guiding said cogged strap in meshing engagement with said worm-screw, pivot means being further provided for moving said cogged strap away from or toward said worm-screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.