Binding for retaining a shoe or boot to a snow shoe
US5836093A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C13/005
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A binding (5) for a snow shoe (1) includes a front binding portion (9). The front binding portion (9) includes a base plate (11) from which a pair of side walls (9a, 9b) extend upward. The side walls have upward extensions (13a, 13b) which have transverse slots (14) defined therein. Upper wall portions or straps (10a, 10b) have detents (16) which are slidably received in the slots. A heel engaging loop (21) is connected with cables (18a, 18b) which engage the top wall portions or the detents. As the loop is pulled over the heel of the boots, the cables pull the detents downward through the slots, drawing the side walls together, contracting a cavity (15) which they define tightly around the toe of the boot.
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