Device for modifying the pressure distribution of a ski along its sliding surface
US5566966A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C9/003
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for modifying, dynamically, the pressure distribution of a ski, such as an alpine ski, along its sliding surface. The ski is equipped with front and rear binding elements and support elements for the front and rear ends of the sole of the boot. The device includes a sensor element in contact with the sole of the boot, and additionally, movable along a vertical direction, a flexion device to generate a flexional moment on at least one front or rear end of the ski, and a connection device between the sensor element and the flexion device to transmit, to the flexion device, at least one part of the vertical thrust of the boot sensed by the sensor element.
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