Safety ski binding
US4482168A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1982 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C9/088
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In safety ski bindings with electronic evaluation and release circuits, which can be supplied from a voltage source through a switching device and which activate, in case of risk of injury, a release mechanism for the release of a ski boot held in the binding, there exists the problem that the control circuit is supplied with voltage even when the skier stands still with attached skis or travels on a chairlift, which results in an unnecessary current consumption. To solve this problem, a selectively activatable acceleration responsive device is provided in the switching device, which acceleration responsive device is connected to an electronic switching element through a time circuit and, if desired, through a threshold switch.
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