Binding element for alpine skis
US5560634A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C9/08571
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention is related to a binding element for skis, especially a front element. The element includes a base connected to the ski, a body mounted on the base, a jaw, an energy spring housed in the body to elastically oppose the opening movements of the jaw in response to lateral and vertical biases of the boot, a support plate on which the sole of the boot rests. The support plate is mobile in a rocking motion, and a second circuit for tilting the jaw, generating release of the boot and independent of the energy spring of the jaw, is controlled by the rocking motion of the boot support plate.
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