Toe-strap of a ski boot binding
US5779259A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/2183
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toe-strap including a toothed strap and a plain strap respectively connected to the ski boot binding of a ski at two opposite sides and a buckle fixedly fastened to the plain strap and adapted for securing the toothed strap to the plain strap to hold down a ski boot in the ski boot binding, the buckle including a base frame fixed to the plain strap, a handle pivoted to one end of the base frame, a baffle plate pivoted to the base frame and retained in engagement with the toothed strap by a torsional spring, a front push plate pivoted to the handle and forced downward by a torsional spring and controlled by the handle to push the free end of the toothed strap forwards, and a retainer plate pivoted to the handle remove from the front push plate and forced downward by a torsional spring into engagement with the base frame to lock the handle in the close position.
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