Fastening arrangement for rear entry type ski boots
AssigneesIcaro Olivieri, C.S.p.A. Minuterie Metalliche
InventorOliviero Olivieri
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Abstract
To exert a balanced and symmetrical pull on the bootleg of a ski boot, a boot fastening cable is run over a plurality of lay pulleys arranged at symmetrical locations on the ski boot and over a guide on a rear mounted lever with the ends of the cable secured to opposite sides of the ski boot.
Claims3
A fastening arrangement for a ski boot having a front part and a rear part pivotally connected to a boot shell to jointly define a bootleg portion of the ski boot and to allow a foot to enter the ski boot, said fastening arrangement comprising a lever for tensioning a pull cable affixed rearwardly to the rear part of the bootleg, a plurality of lay pulleys arranged symmetrically at mutually corresponding locations on opposite sides of the front and rear parts of the bootleg, at least one pair of deflector members mounted on opposite sides of the boot shell at symmetrical locations thereof intermediate two lay pulleys on said front part, and a pull cable running over said lever, all said pulleys and said deflector members and having ends attached to said boot shell at symmetrical locations on opposite sides thereof.
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