Toe abutment member for a ski binding
US4401318A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1980 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C9/08571
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Under normal skiing conditions, two lateral arms of a jaw unit cooperate with the toe end of a ski boot in order to maintain the boot in the axis of the ski and are held in position with a force designated as the inherent stiffness of release. When an excessive twisting effort is exerted on the skier's leg, the arms both move in a transverse direction with respect to the ski in order to permit lateral disengagement of the boot. A toe abutment feeler member is in contact with the front end of the boot and cooperates with a spring-loaded piston unit in order to reduce the inherent stiffness of release as well as resistance to torsional disengagement in the event of a forward fall of the skier and/or of an axial thrust exerted by the boot, thus achieving considerably enhanced safety.
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