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US 5,595,396 AGranted
Retention apparatus for a boot on a gliding board
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorJoel Bourdeau
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Abstract
A retention device of a boot on a gliding board, especially a snowboard. The device includes a retention element associated with the board, cooperating with a complementary retention element associated with the boot, together ensuring a connection between the boot and the board according to different degrees of freedom. The device includes a groove for one of the elements, and a rib for the other element. The rib and the groove having complementary shapes to enable cooperation by nesting. The device also includes a gripping mechanism for one of the elements, and a latching mechanism for the other element forming a removable latch for actively retaining the rib nested in the groove.
Claims26
A snowboard retention apparatus for a boot to be mounted on a snowboard, said apparatus comprising:
- a first retention device adapted to be affixed to the snowboard and a second retention device adapted to be affixed to the boot, said first and second retention devices being complementary and forming a linkage assembly, during engagement between said first retention device and said second retention device, and located to ensure an opposition of relative movement between the boot and the snowboard in all directions;
- one of said first retention device and said second retention device comprising means defining a groove and the other of said first retention device and said second retention device comprising means defining a rib, said rib generally complementary in shape with said groove, said rib and said groove having complementary fixed lateral surfaces for engagement to oppose relative lateral translational movement of said rib and said groove, and said rib being received in said groove in a nesting direction for said engagement against movement from said nesting direction, said rib and said groove being confined within a contour of the sole of the boot and a projection of the sole of the boot on the snowboard;
- one of said first retention device and said second retention device further comprising a catch and the other of said first retention device and said second retention device further comprising a latch for retaining said catch and for retaining said first retention device and said second retention device to ensure said engagement;
- means for enabling movement of said latch from an open position, for receiving said catch, to a closed position, for retaining said catch in said nesting direction against release;
- and
- a control device for manipulation of said latch from said closed position to said open position, said manipulation being required for releasing said catch from said latch.
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A retention device for engagement with a complementarily shaped retention device for retaining a snowboarding boot on a snowboard, said retention device comprising:
- means defining a groove for receiving, in nesting engagement, a rib of the complementarily shaped retention device, said groove being defined by fixed lateral surfaces for engagement with complementary fixed lateral surfaces of the rib for opposing relative lateral translational movement of said groove and the rib, said groove being confined within a contour of the sole of the boot and a projection of the sole of the boot on the snowboard;
- said retention device further comprising one of a catch and a latch for retaining said catch and for retaining said retention device and said complementarily shaped retention device to ensure said nesting engagement, means for enabling movement of said latch from an open position, for receiving said catch, to a closed position, for retaining said catch in said nesting direction against release, said latch further having a control device requiring voluntary manipulation to release of said catch from said latch.
A retention device for engagement with a complementarily shaped retention device for retaining a snowboarding boot on a snowboard, said retention device comprising:
- means defining a rib for receiving, in nesting engagement, a groove of the complementarily shaped retention device, said rib having fixed lateral surfaces for engagement with complementary fixed lateral surfaces of the groove for opposing relative lateral translational movement of said rib and the groove, said rib being confined within a contour of the sole of the boot and a projection of the sole of the boot on the snowboard;
- said retention device further comprising one of a catch and a latch for retaining said catch and for retaining said retention device and said complementarily shaped retention device to ensure said nesting engagement, means for enabling movement of said latch from an open position, for receiving said catch, to a closed position, for retaining said catch in said nesting direction against release, said latch further having a control device requiring voluntary manipulation to release of said catch from said latch.
A snowboard retention apparatus for a boot to be mounted on a snowboard, said apparatus comprising:
- a first retention device adapted to be affixed to the snowboard and a second retention device adapted to be affixed to the boot, said first and second retention devices being complementary and forming a linkage assembly, during engagement between said first retention device and said second retention device, and located to ensure an opposition of relative movement between the boot and the snowboard in all directions;
- one of said first retention device and said second retention device comprising means defining a groove and the other of said first retention device and said second retention device comprising means defining a rib, said rib generally complementary in shape with said groove, said rib and said groove having complementary fixed lateral surfaces for engagement to oppose relative lateral translational movement of said rib and said groove, and said rib being received in said groove in a nesting direction for said engagement, said rib and said groove extending along a longitudinal direction a predetermined length;
- one of said first retention device and said second retention device further comprising a catch and the other of said first retention device and said second retention device further comprising a latch for retaining said catch and for retaining said first retention device and said second retention device to ensure said engagement, said latch and said catch being located generally centrally along said predetermined length;
- means for enabling movement of said latch from an open position, for receiving said catch, to a closed position, for retaining said catch in said nesting direction against release;
- and
- a control device for manipulation of said latch from said closed position to said open position, said manipulation being required for releasing said catch from said latch.
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