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US 9,149,710 B2Granted
Toe unit for alpine touring binding
AssigneeG3 Genuine Guide Gear Inc.
InventorsRobert E. Moore, Ernest D. McCrank, Cameron A. Shute
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AssigneeG3 Genuine Guide Gear Inc.
InventorsRobert E. Moore, Ernest D. McCrank, Cameron A. Shute
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An apparatus is provided for holding a footwear toe to a snow travel aid. The apparatus comprises jaws that grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of the footwear about the toe in forward and rearward directions and is for use with a heel holder that provides for lateral release. The apparatus comprises one or more resilient elements for biasing the jaws whereby the jaws are biased towards a closed position throughout the operational range of motion of the jaws. Also provided is an apparatus which comprises jaws that grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of footwear about the toe, wherein the apparatus is adapted for generally horizontal, forward and rearward translation relative to a longitudinal axis of the snow travel aid, selectively by a user. Also provided is an apparatus comprising jaws that grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of footwear about the toe, and a lock for inhibiting opening of the jaws, the lock comprising one or more resilient elements which provide resilience while inhibiting opening of the jaws.
An apparatus for holding a footwear toe to a snow travel aid when the heel of the footwear is detached from the snow travel aid, the apparatus comprising a pair of teeth with conical ends moveable between open and closed positions, wherein:
An apparatus for holding a footwear toe to a snow travel aid, the apparatus comprising a pair of teeth with conical ends that engage concavities in opposite side portions of the toe to grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of the footwear about the toe in forward and rearward directions, wherein the teeth are moveable between a closed position in which the teeth grasp the toe and an open position in which the teeth do not grasp the toe, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a toe stop configured to be in front of the footwear toe and moveable between a first position in which the toe stop contacts the front of the toe when the toe is in position for the teeth to engage the concavities, and a second position sufficiently displaced from the first position so as to not prevent said pivotal movement, wherein moving the teeth to the open position causes the toe stop to move to the first position.
An apparatus for holding a footwear toe to a snow travel aid when the heel of the footwear is detached from the snow travel aid, the apparatus comprising jaws that grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of the footwear about the toe in forward and rearward directions, the apparatus further comprising one or more resilient elements for biasing the jaws, wherein the jaws are biased towards a closed position throughout the operational range of motion of said jaws, wherein the apparatus further comprises a catch for restraining the jaws in an open position and a trigger for releasing the catch to permit the jaws to close, and wherein the jaws comprise two arms, the jaws open and close in directions generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the snow travel aid and said arms articulate with each other beneath the footwear toe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.