Back-country ski binding
US8398110B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C9/0807
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A slope compensation mechanism for automatically adapting an angle between a ski boot and a ski to a slope, including a tower mechanism having a tower base assembly mounted to the ski and a tower pivot mechanism rotatably and slidably mounted to the tower base assembly. A resilient pivot mechanism allows the tower pivot mechanism to rotate and to axially move with respect to the tower base assembly and a boot mounting beam engages with elevation angle catches corresponding to ranges of angles of a slope. A slope angle adaptation mechanism acting between the tower base assembly and the tower pivot mechanism determines a slope index angle corresponding to a slope being traversed and maintains the tower pivot mechanism at the slope index angle.
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