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US 6,283,493 B1Granted
Interface device between a ski and the elements for retaining a boot on the ski
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsJoël Arduin, Jacques Le Masson
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Abstract
An interface device adapted to be positioned between a ski and an assembly for retaining a boot on the ski, the device including front and rear platforms that are raised with respect to the surface defined by the upper surface of the ski. The platforms are supported by a cradle having a reduced length with respect to the volume of the platforms, each of the platforms being connected to the cradle by a bearing journal, and both platforms being connected to each other by a non-extensible connection located above the journals. The invention also relates to the combination of a retention assembly and a ski.
Claims39
An interface device adapted to be positioned between a ski and an assembly for retaining a boot on the ski, said device comprising:
- a front platform adapted to support a front binding and a rear platform adapted to support a rear binding, each of said front and rear platforms including a respective support plate for supporting the boot, said front and rear platforms adapted to be spaced above an upper surface of the ski;
- a cradle adapted to be fixedly positioned on the ski, said cradle having a length less than a length defined by remote ends of said front and rear platforms;
- each of said front and rear platforms being connected to said cradle by respective journals, said journal for said front platform being positioned rearward of a forward end of said support plate of said front platform, and said journal for said rear platform being positioned forward of a rear end of said support plate of said rear platform;
- said front and rear platforms being connected to each other by a contractive, non-extensible connection positioned above said journals.
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An interface device adapted to be positioned between a ski and an assembly for retaining a boot on the ski, said device comprising:
- a front platform adapted to support a front binding and a rear platform adapted to support a rear binding, said front and rear platforms adapted to be spaced above an upper surface of the ski, and each of said front and rear platforms including a respective support plate for supporting the boot;
- a cradle adapted to be fixedly positioned on the ski, said cradle having a length less than a length defined by remote ends of said front and rear platforms;
- each of said front and rear platforms being connected to said cradle by only a single respective journal, said journal for said front platform being positioned rearward of a forward end of said support plate of said front platform, and said journal for said rear platform being positioned forward of a rear end of said support plate of said rear platform;
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- said front and rear platforms being connected to each other by a non-extensible connection positioned above said journals.
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An assembly for retaining a boot on a ski, said assembly comprising:
- a front platform and a rear platform, each of said front and rear platforms including a respective support plate for supporting the boot;
- a front binding mounted on said front platform and a rear binding mounted on said rear platform;
- a cradle adapted to be mounted on the ski, said front and rear platforms being supported on said cradle by means of a respective journal connection, said journal connection for said front platform being positioned rearward of a forward end of said support plate of said front platform, and said journal connection for said rear platform being positioned forward of a rear end of said support plate of said rear platform;
- a contractive, non-extensible connection connecting said front platform to said rear platform.
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An assembly for retaining a boot on a ski, said assembly comprising:
- a front platform and a rear platform;
- a front binding mounted on said front platform and a rear binding mounted on said rear platform, each of said front and rear bindings including a respective support plate for supporting a boot;
- a cradle adapted to be mounted on the ski, said front and rear platforms being supported on said cradle by means of a respective journal connection;
- said journal for said front platform being positioned vertically beneath a rear area of said support plate of said front binding, and said journal for said rear platform being positioned vertically beneath a front area of said support plate of said rear binding;
- a contractive, non-extensible connection connecting said front platform to said rear platform.
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An assembly for retaining a boot on a ski, said assembly comprising:
- a front platform and a rear platform, each of said front and rear platforms including a respective support plate for supporting the boot;
- a front binding mounted on said front platform and a rear binding mounted on said rear platform;
- a cradle adapted to be mounted on the ski, each of said front and rear platforms being connected to said cradle by only a single respective journal connection, said journal connection for said front platform being positioned rearward of a forward end of said support plate of said front platform, and said journal connection for said rear platform being positioned forward of a rear end of said support plate of said rear platform;
- a non-extensible connection connecting said front platform to said rear platform.
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An assembly for retaining a boot on a ski, said assembly comprising:
- a front platform and a rear platform;
- a front binding mounted on said front platform and a rear binding mounted on said rear platform, each of said front and rear bindings including a respective support plate for supporting a boot;
- a cradle adapted to be mounted on the ski, each of said front and rear platforms being connected to said cradle by only a single respective journal connection, said journal for said front platform being positioned vertically beneath a rear area of said support plate of said front binding, and said journal for said rear platform being positioned vertically beneath a front area of said support plate of said rear binding;
- a non-extensible connection connecting said front platform to said rear platform.
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An interface device adapted to be positioned between a ski and an assembly for retaining a boot on the ski, said device comprising:
- a front platform adapted to support a front binding and a rear platform adapted to support a rear binding, said front and rear platforms being independent, longitudinally spaced apart, and adapted to be spaced above an upper surface of the ski, and each of said front and rear platforms including a respective support plate for supporting the boot;
- a cradle adapted to be fixedly positioned on the ski, said cradle having a length less than a length defined by remote ends of said front and rear platforms;
- a connection between each of said front and rear platforms and said cradle, each of said connections comprising only a single journal, said journal for said front platform being positioned rearward of a forward end of said support plate of said front platform, and said journal for said rear platform being positioned forward of a rear end of said support plate of said rear platform;
- said front and rear platforms being connected to each other by a contractive, non-extensible connection positioned above said journals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.