Locking and adjustment device particularly for ski boots
US4884760A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/2183
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The device has a box-like body rotatably supporting a spool for winding one or more cables, a pivot rigidly connected to the spool, and a knob engaging the pivot in screw thread engagement relationship for actuating the spool. The pivot is connected to a toothed ring which interacts with a ratchet mechanism for preventing cable from being unwound from the spool upon a rotational movement being imparted thereto by turning the knob in one direction, and which permits cable to be unwound from the spool upon turning the knob in another direction. A pawl element has one portion which slides within a helical seat defined by a flange rigidly associated with the spool, and another portion which slides within a guide formed radially on the box-like body, for limiting the stroke of the rotational movement of the spool.
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