Ski binding heel unit
AssigneeG3 Genuine Guide Gear Inc.
InventorsCameron Allan Shute, Robert Erik Moore
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Abstract
An apparatus for selective holding of a footwear heel to a snow travel aid is provided. The apparatus is of the kind that comprise a base mountable to the snow travel aid, an upper portion slidable relative to the base and at least one forward connector for connecting the upper portion to the heel. The upper portion is rotatable on a generally vertical axis between a downhill position and at least one lateral release position. In this invention, the upper portion comprises at least one camming surface positioned such that rotation of the upper portion toward the lateral release position results in the upper portion translating rearwardly against an opposing force provided by a forward biasing device.
Claims15
An apparatus for selective holding of a footwear heel to a snow travel aid, the apparatus comprising a base mountable to the snow travel aid and an upper portion in slidable connection with the base, the upper portion having at least one forward connector for connecting the upper portion to the heel and being rotatable on a generally vertical axis between a downhill position and at least one lateral release position, wherein the upper portion comprises at least one camming surface positioned such that rotation of the upper portion toward the lateral release position results in the upper portion translating rearwardly against an opposing force provided by a forward biasing device, wherein the upper portion remains in connection with the base throughout said translating and the upper portion is configured to be releasably retained in the lateral release position against the force provided by the forward biasing device.
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