Safety binding for alpine skis
US5303950A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C9/0842
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A safety binding for skis designed to hold the front end of a boot and to release the front end of the ski boot from the ski under a predeterminate force. The binding includes a quantity of shock-absorbing material positioned below and mounted to the base of the binding and above the upper surface of the ski for filtering vibrations transmitted by the ski to the ski boot and for absorbing stresses between the ski boot and the ski. The binding also includes a compensating mechanism that includes an arrangement for reducing the predeterminate biasing force of the retention element of the binding in response to a downward force exerted by the ski boot.
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