Cross country ski binding
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsPaul Arnulf, Emmanuel Jacquet
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Abstract
Cross country ski binding of the type that includes a retention device for the tip of the boot. The retention device includes a channel having an upwardly facing opening and in which nests a transverse latching bar carried by the front of the boot. The channel includes a fixed portion and a movable portion, the movable portion being adapted to be spaced from the fixed portion by biasing a spring under the effect of a longitudinal force, which serves to free the bar.
Claims19
A safety binding for a cross country ski, said binding comprising:
- retention means for a front portion of a shoe to be retained on the ski by means of the binding, said retention means comprising:
- a base adapted to be affixed to an upper ski surface;
- a channel affixed to said base, said channel having an upwardly facing opening, said channel being formed by a fixed portion and a movable portion, the movable portion being adapted to be spaced from the fixed portion;
- a transverse latching bar nested in said channel, said latching bar being carried by a front portion of the shoe;
- a latch movably connected to said base, said latch being adapted to normally block the opening of the channel during skiing to prevent the bar from escaping from the channel;
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- an elastic return means having a portion affixed to said base and another portion positioned with respect to the movable portion to apply an elastic force against the movable portion against the effect of a longitudinal force applied in a direction to free the bar.
A binding for retaining at least a part of a ski shoe on a cross country ski, said binding comprising:
- a base adapted to be affixed to an upper ski surface;
- a first member fixed to said base and having a portion defining a forward limit of a generally transverse channel;
- a second member having a portion for defining a rearward limit of the generally transverse channel;
- a device for mounting the second member on the base for movement of the rearward limit of the channel away from the forward limit of the channel;
- a return biasing device connected for opposing the movement of the rearward limit of the channel away from the forward limit of the channel;
- and
- a latch movably connected to the base and being positioned relative to the channel to obstruct movement of the part of the ski shoe from the transverse channel of the binding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.