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US 4,846,492 AGranted
Ski equipment
AssigneeBataille Industrie, S.A.
InventorJean Bataille
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Abstract
The invention relates to ski equipment comprising a boot (1), an interface (2) and a ski (3). The boot (1) is a flexible-soled boot (4) provided at the front (9) and at the rear (18) with members (13, 19) for engagement with the interface (2). The interface (2) comprises a front part (7), a rear part (16) and a member (25, 26, 27) for clamping the boot (1) to the interface (2). Interface-operating means connects active binding members on the interface to passive binding elements on the ski.
Claims9
Ski equipment comprising a boot, an interface and a ski,
- the boot being a flexible-soled boot provided at a front and at a rear thereof with members for engagement with the interface,
- the interface including:
- a front part carrying
- a toe piece for housing the front part of the boot, provided with front engagement means for cooperating with the corresponding engagement members of the boot,
- front active binding means which cooperate with front passive binding means of the ski, the active binding means being provided with a biassing element and being movable between a working position and a rest position, and forced into the working position when the interface is fitted on to the ski, and returning automatically to the rest position when the interface is released from the ski,
- a rear part carrying
- a heel piece for housing the rear part of the boot, provided with rear engagement means which cooperate with the engagement members of the boot at a rear side thereof,
- rear active binding means cooperating with the passive binding means of the ski at a rear end thereof, the rear active binding means being provided with a biassing element which is movable between a working position and a rest position, and being forced into the working position when the interface is fitted on to the ski and returning automatically to the rest position when the interface is released from the ski,
- a clamping member for clamping the boot to the interface,
- interface-operating means constituted by
- a connection with at least one flexion bar for connecting the heel piece to the rear part, and
- a cam and counter-cam connection between the heel piece and the rear active binding means,
- the cam and the counter-cam cooperating with each other in aligned positions, when the rear part and the heel piece are aligned and thus prestressing the biassing element of the rear active binding means beyond the level of prestressing established by engagement of the rear active binding means with the corresponding passive binding means alone, whereas a movement of the heel piece relative to the rear part as a result of a force which exceeds the threshold, releases the cam from the rear active binding means which can pivot and reduce the prestressing of the biassing element,
- the ski including said passive binding members which receive the active binding members of the interface.
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