Device for coupling an item of footware on an item of sports equipment
US6663138B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B5/0421
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for coupling an item of footwear on an item of sports equipment in order to use the equipment enables the equipment to be detached when not in use. The device comprises a first body (1) fixed to the sole (1a) of the footwear and having a set of shaped protrusions (7) on its visible face, a second body (2) fixed to the sports equipment (2a) and having a set of holes (10) the arrangement and number of which are the same as those of the above-mentioned protrusions (7) and into which the protrusions can extend, and an intermediate element (3) rotatable relative to the second body (2) and having a set of holes (14) the arrangement and number of which are the same as those of the protrusions (7) of the first body, the intermediate body being movable between a first position in which the holes (10, 14) are out of alignment with one another and are restrained by resilient means (16), and a second position which can be reached in opposition to the resilient means (16) and in which the holes (10, 14) have been rendered coaxial with one another.
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