Interface device designed to modify the natural pressure distribution of a ski on its sliding surface
US5360229A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C5/075
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Interface device between a boot and a ski designed to modify the natural distribution of the ski on the snow along the line of a vertical thrust force which at least one part of the boot generates on the ski. The device comprises a vertically-mobile sensing device (11) which absorbs the vertical stresses from the boot, a rocker (16), and a transmission device (21) which transforms the vertical stresses of the boot into a forward-directed force of thrust. The transmission device (21) is connected to the base (25) in a zone raised off the upper ski surface. The transmission device (21) is connected to a transmission element (31) which travels longitudinally in relation to a stationary element (30), and a deformable means (38) blocks relative motion of the transmission element (31) in relation to the stationary element (30).
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