Ski boot key
OwnerMildred E. Spillerinventor
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Abstract
A ski boot key for operating ski boot pivotal closure latches comprises a rigid elongate member having a first opening at one end for fitting over the end of a ski boot side closure latch and a second, larger opening at the opposite end for fitting over the end of a ski boot rear toggle latch. The appropriate end of the key is placed over a skit boot latch and leverage is applied by grasping the opposite end of the key and urging it in a direction to force the latch towards its closed position. The key can also be used in an opposite direction to release the latches.
Claims9
A ski boot operating tool for operating ski boot pivotal side and rear closure latches, comprising:
- a rigid, generally flat elongate member of generally rectangular shape having a first, generally rectangular opening of predetermined dimensions at one end for fitting transversely over the end of a ski boot side closure latch, and a second, generally rectangular opening at an opposite end for fitting transversely over the end of a ski boot rear closure latch, said openings being different in size relative to each other and having rounded corners at least at their outermost ends and being oriented with opposite sides parallel with adjacent sides of said elongate member;
- said elongate member having a central web portion of length at least equal to the length of one of the openings and extending between said openings, said web portion being recessed relative to a surface of said member, and the remainder of said elongate member comprising a peripheral rim of substantially uniform width and having substantially uniform thickness greater than the thickness of said recessed web portion, the rim extending around the entire periphery of both openings and around said central web portion, and including transverse rib portions separating each opening from said central web portion;
- said peripheral rim being of predetermined thickness sufficient to apply leverage to a ski boot closure latch and slightly less than a gap between the end of the ski boot closure latch and an underlying portion of the ski boot in the closed position of the latch to enable said tool to be removed freely after closure of the latch.
A ski boot key for operating ski boot pivotal side and rear closure latches, comprising:
- a rigid, elongate generally planar member having opposite, generally parallel end edges and opposite, elongate side edges and only two generally rectangular openings extending completely through said planar member, said openings being different in size relative to each other, one of said openings being adjacent one of said end edges and the other opening being adjacent the other of said end edges, each opening having opposite sides adjacent to and extending parallel with the respective opposite elongate side edges of said planar member, the first opening being of predetermined width slightly wider than the widths of a ski boot side closure latch and the second opening being of predetermined width slightly greater than the width of a ski boot rear closure latch such that the openings fit transversely over ski boot side and rear closure latches, respectively;
- the planar member having a central web portion extending between said openings and a peripheral rim extending around the entire periphery of each of said openings and separating the inner end of each opening from said central web portion, the rim being thicker than said central web portion and being of substantially uniform thickness around the periphery of each opening, portions of said rim at opposite ends of each opening constituting means for applying leverage for operating a ski boot closure latch over which the respective opening is engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.