Support wedge device for a snowboard binding, and a snowboard binding assembly having such device
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorRémi Finiel
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Abstract
A device to adapt the base of a snowboard binding to the angle of the snowboard boots. The device includes a wedge-shaped element journaled on the sides of the base by means of lugs screwed into the base. The element is maintained by a screw in a predetermined position. The adaptation to the angle of the boot occurs by means of wedges, for example, which has the advantage of conforming better to the curvature of the boot.
Claims22
A support wedge device for a snowboard binding having a base to support a snowboard boot, said device comprising:
- a wedge-shaped element having a lower portion and an upper portion, a thinner end and a thicker end;
- said lower portion of said wedge-shaped element comprises a lower surface adapted to face an upper portion of the base;
- said upper portion of said wedge-shaped element comprising a curved upper surface having a length adapted to come in contact with a tip or a heel of a sole of the snowboard boot;
- a journal connection connecting said thinner end of said wedge-shaped element to said base;
- means for maintaining said wedge-shaped element in position on the base for adapting the wedge-shaped element to the tip or heel of the boot.
A support wedge device for a snowboard binding having a base to support a snowboard boot, said device comprising:
- a wedge-shaped element having a lower portion and an upper portion, a thinner end portion and a thicker end portion, said wedge-shaped element comprising a flexible material;
- said lower portion of said wedge-shaped element comprises a lower surface adapted to face an upper portion of the base;
- said upper portion of said wedge-shaped element comprising a curved upper surface having a length adapted to come in contact with a tip or a heel of a sole of the snowboard boot;
- a structure for connecting said thinner end portion of said wedge-shaped element to the base;
- a series of removable wedges, a plurality of said series of removable wedges having different heights, one of said plurality of removable wedges being positioned under said thicker end portion of said wedge-shaped element;
- a screw, positioned between said removable wedge and said structure for connecting said thinner end portion of said wedge-shaped element to the base, for pressing said thicker end portion of said wedge-shaped element toward the base to adapt a curvature of said wedge-shaped element to assume a shape of the tip or heel of the sole of the snowboard boot.
An assembly for a snowboard binding comprising:
- a base for supporting at least a lower support surface of a snowboard boot, the support surface adapted to be intermediate of a tip and a heel of the snowboard boot;
- a wedge-shaped element having a lower portion and an upper portion, a thinner end and a thicker end;
- said lower portion of said wedge-shaped element comprises a lower surface facing an upper surface of the base;
- said upper portion of said wedge-shaped element comprising an upper surface extending from said base at an angle with respect to said base to contact the tip or the heel of the snowboard boot;
- a connection between said thinner end of said wedge-shaped element and said base;
- an adjustment mechanism for enabling positional movement of said upper surface of at least a portion of said wedge-shaped element toward or away from said base to adapt said upper surface of said wedge-shaped element to the tip or heel of the snowboard boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.