Device and method to facilitate the opening and closing and closing of a ski boot

US10721999B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Bird with Fry Corp. · US
• The Penn State Research Foundation · US

Inventors

• Karen Phyllis Norheim · Douglassville, US
• Joshua Ernest Fouraker · Wilmington, US
• Zachary James Stehouwer · Wayne, US
• Cara Michelle Fiala · Philadelphia, US
• Donald Richard Fay, III · Boyertown, US
• Douglas B. Schumer · Atlanta, US
• Sedat Peker · Upper Darby, US
• Vrushti Modi · Ahmedabad, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 18, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2020
• Expiry date: May 11, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A43C11/1413
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A device and method to facilitate the opening and closing and closing of a ski boot. The devices includes a buckle attachment section, a ski pole cooperation section and a securing member. The buckle attachment section has a cavity which is dimensioned to receive a free end of the buckle therein to prevent unwanted movement of the buckle attachment section relative to the buckle. The ski pole cooperation section has a ski pole receiving opening. The ski pole receiving opening extends through the ski pole cooperation section and is dimensioned to receive an end of a ski pole therein. The securing member secures the device to the buckle of the ski boot. The device allows the buckles of the ski boot to be latched and unlatched with minimal twisting of the skier's body.