Cross-country ski assembly and cross-country ski binding
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsPhilippe Miette, François Girard, Eddy Yelovina
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Abstract
A binding device for a ski or other sports apparatus. The ski or sports apparatus provides an upper service adapted to receive a binding device for retaining a boot, the binding device including an anchoring mechanism to anchor the binding device to the ski, the anchoring mechanism including a slide and at least one tightening mechanism which enables the binding device to be forced in place against the upper surface of the ski or sports apparatus.
Claims60
A ski assembly comprising:
- a ski having an upper surface adapted to receive a binding device to retain a boot on the ski, the ski extending in a longitudinal direction;
- a binding assembly comprising:
- a binding device to retain at least a front end of a boot against detachment from the ski;
- an anchoring device for anchoring the binding device to the ski, said anchoring device comprising:
- a slide;
- at least one tightening mechanism for enabling a flattening of a lower part of the binding device directly against the upper surface of the ski;
- the at least one tightening mechanism comprising a blocking arrangement to longitudinally block the binding device in position relative to the slide.
A ski assembly comprising:
- a ski having an upper surface adapted to receive a binding device to retain a boot on the ski;
- a binding assembly comprising:
- a binding device to retain at least a front end of a boot against detachment from the ski;
- an anchoring device for anchoring the binding device to the ski, said anchoring device comprising:
- a slide fixed in position on the upper surface of the ski;
- at least one tightening mechanism for enabling a flattening of a lower part of the binding device against the upper surface of the ski and for fixing the lower part of the binding device against movement relative to the slide.
A binding assembly for securing at least a front end of an article of footwear against detachment from an upper surface of a sports apparatus, said binding assembly comprising:
- a binding device;
- an anchoring device comprising:
- a slide;
- at least one tightening mechanism for enabling a flattening of a lower part of the binding device against the upper surface of the sports apparatus;
- the at least one tightening mechanism comprising a blocking arrangement to longitudinally block the binding device in position relative to the slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.