Lacing device for ski boots
US4037333A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/2106
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The lacing device for ski boots comprises a hooked lever-like lacing member which cooperates with a flexible elastic ring-like lacing member. In order to secure the ring-like lacing member to the flap of the ski boot upper, on the flap there is provided a projection which is substantially shaped, in plan view, as a "filled U" and presents a side groove along the "U" outline. A locking element is provided, which consists of a U-shaped plate formed so as to define a correspondingly U-shaped channel, inside which there is housed a portion of the ring-like lacing member, prior to the engagement of the U-shaped plate into the groove provided on the projection. Thus, upon engagement of the locking element plate inside the groove of the projection, a portion of the ring-like lacing member results to be encased in the tubular channel defined by the groove and by the locking element. Anchoring means are provided in order to avoid accidental disengagement of the locking member from the groove.
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