Device for tightening a flexible connecting element
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorJoseph Morell
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Abstract
Device for tightening a strap (1) for the upper of a ski boot. The strap has driving teeth (4) on one side and retaining teeth (5) on the other side. The retaining teeth engage with a fixed tooth (6) forming an abutment carried by an anchoring piece (2), while the driving teeth are engaged by a rib (9) on a control member (3), which rib exerts a longitudinal thrust on one of the driving teeth during pivoting movement of the control member (3) in a first, strap tightening direction. The control member (3) also comprises a projection (10) for denotching the retaining teeth.
Claims8
Device for tightening a flexible connecting element (1) having a plurality of faces, a series of sawtooth shaped first teeth (4) being provided on one of said faces, said device comprising a control member (3) for effecting the movement of said connecting element to selectively tightened positions, said control member being pivotally mounted on an anchoring piece (2) carrying means for retaining said connecting element in such positions, said connecting element having, on its other face, a series of retaining teeth (5) of the same pitch as said first teeth and cooperating with a fixed tooth (6) forming an abutment carried by said anchoring piece (2), said pivotable control member (3) comprising a projection (9) for engaging said first teeth (4) and exerting a longitudinal thrust on one of them during its pivoting movement in a first direction, said pivotable control member (3) further comprising a denotching stud (10) causing said retaining teeth (5) to be disengaged from said fixed tooth (6) during pivoting movement of said control member (3) in a second direction opposite said first direction, so as to assure separation and release of said connecting element (1) from said anchoring piece (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.