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US 6,270,089 B1Granted
System for rapidly linking a boot to a sport article and a skate incorporating such system
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorLaurent Marechal
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Abstract
A boot/sport article assembly wherein the boot has at least one locking member, the sport article has at least one associated locking device complementary to the locking member to define at least one locking system, respectively, and at least one element of each locking system is elastically displaceably mounted in the vertical direction so as to block the boot against the sport article by traction in the vertical direction during the locking operation.
Claims18
An assembly comprising:
- a boot comprising at least one locking member and sport article comprising at least one associated locking devise complementary to said locking member of said boot, said locking member of said boot and said locking device of said sport article define a locking system, said locking system having a locking operation to lock said boot to said sport article and an unlocking operation to unlock said boot from said sport article;
- said locking system comprising at least one elastically displaceable element mounted for movement in a direction having a vertical component during said locking operation to block said boot with regard to said sport article by a traction force in said direction;
- each of said at least one locking member comprising a projecting part comprising a substantially T-shaped cap;
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- each of said at least one locking device comprising a lock configured to cooperate with a respective one of said at least one locking member.
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