| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 4553292 |
Rapid attachment device for ski boots |
November 19, 1985 |
| Adjustable toggle type attachment device for a ski boot, with a series of notches constituting a rack fixed to an element to be tightened, and a tightening lever connected through a traction element to another element to be tightened. An abutment longitudinally adjustable in a continuous |
| 4290213 |
Ski-boot enabling its deliberate release from the ski by means of the ski-stick |
September 22, 1981 |
| The present invention relates to a ski-boot more particularly designed to enable deliberate release of a ski-boot from a ski by means of a ski-stick.The ski-boot comprises bearing-surfaces and retention means especially comprising a hole 18 adapted to cooperate with the ski-boot from the |
| 4268931 |
Process of manufacturing an inner boot |
May 26, 1981 |
| The present invention concerns an article of footwear to be placed inside a ski boot, and the process of its manufacture.The process according to the invention is characterized by the fact that the article of footwear is molded in its open position, thereby permitting the inner core to b |
| 4266801 |
Braking device for skis |
May 12, 1981 |
| The present invention relates to a ski brake, including a braking member having two free ends connected by a yoke having two rectilinear portions mounted to pivot on a base plate. A resilient member connected by a pedal to the yoke urges the braking member into a raised position. Small m |
| 4253251 |
Method for manufacturing a ski boot |
March 3, 1981 |
| The present invention relates to a ski boot including a foot-retaining system; the ski boot has a rigid shell; the metatarsal and instep retaining systems are assembled to the rigid shell by means of a base with which they are associated; the shell is molded onto the base and the ass |
| 4227714 |
Automatic ski brake using stirrup-shaped spring wire |
October 14, 1980 |
| A device for braking a ski upon the release thereof from a ski boot which comprises a mounting plate affixed to the upper surface of the ski and a preferably one-piece U-shaped stirrup of spring wire having a bight and a pair of offset shanks received in and swingably mounted on the moun |
| 4219217 |
Releasable toe holder for ski binding |
August 26, 1980 |
| A releasable toe holder or toe jaw for ski bindings having a sole holder movably mounted transversely with respect to the lengthwise direction of the related ski. The sole holder is retained in a normal position by a spring element and following a limited transverse movement thereof is |
| 4218071 |
Ski safety binding with automatic compensating mechanism |
August 19, 1980 |
| A ski safety binding is provided with a mechanism for compensating for undesired variations in vertical retention stress, e.g., friction between the sole of the ski boot and the boot retaining jaw of the binding. The mechanism comprises two members movable relative to one another, the fi |
| 4205467 |
Ski boot |
June 3, 1980 |
| In a ski boot designed to be put on from the rear, the foot-retaining system, located within a rigid shell, on a level with the metatarsus, comprises securing means consisting of two straps. One end of each strap is secured to the shell in the vicinity of the sole of the boot. The fo |
| 4196920 |
Safety ski binding |
April 8, 1980 |
| A safety binding for a ski allows the ski to be fitted by rotating the boot thereon in a plane substantially parallel therewith; it comprises means of retention maintaining the boot upon the ski in a locked position along the longitudinal axis thereof, and a system of ramps located in th |
| 4192087 |
Ski boot with foot-retention device |
March 11, 1980 |
| A boot, particularly a ski boot, is provided with device for retaining the foot against both lateral and vertical movement. The device comprises a generally V-shaped support element having two deformable side plates which can be adjusted for gripping movement toward and away from the foo |
| 4191395 |
Ski boot element |
March 4, 1980 |
| A ski-boot element is connected to a boot and comprises a depression in which is located a pivot running towards the lower surface of the element. The depression receives a block integral with the ski, while locking means assure that the boot is held to the ski. Also the depression may b |
| 4185851 |
Pivoting safety binding for ski |
January 29, 1980 |
| In a ski binding, a plate integral with a ski boot, at least temporarily, comprises a space cooperating with a pivot block secured to the ski, the plate and pivot being caused to cooperate by releasable retention means. A pin, integral with the plate, engages, when the ski is being fitte |
| 4183549 |
Safety binding with manual release |
January 15, 1980 |
| A voluntary-ski-removal lever pivots about a first axis integral with a piston and moving therewith. By means of a ramp, this lever cooperates with a fixed axle about which a jaw pivots in such a manner that, when the lever is depressed, this movement brings the first axis and the fixed |
| 4169325 |
Ski boot |
October 2, 1979 |
| A ski boot comprises an outer shell and a detachable inner element constituting a lining and defining a cavity, the volume of which depends upon the size of the user's foot and is adapted to accommodate a filler material. A sealing device is located between the shell and the inner el |
| 4168849 |
Ski brake |
September 25, 1979 |
| The invention concerns braking devices for skis that will ensure their immobilization when unexpectedly separated from the ski boot.For a ski which is put on by positioning the boot at an angle and then pivoting it to lock it in place, the ski brake includes a braking element 17 mounted |
| 4166637 |
Device for holding a boot to a sports article |
September 4, 1979 |
| A device for holding an object, such as a boot, to a support, more particularly a sports article, is designed in a manner such that the resilient member providing the necessary energy to hold the object to the support has two pivoting sections with axes coinciding in the plane of the |
| 4166635 |
Device for holding a boot to a sports article |
September 4, 1979 |
| A device for holding an object (such as a boot) to a support (such as a ski) is provided with a resilient member to furnish energy to hold the object to the support, the resilient member having two parallel pivoting parts spaced from each other and housed in the support, these pivoting |
| 4160332 |
Ski boot |
July 10, 1979 |
| A ski boot comprises a shell, a part hinged to the shell, means for closing the hinged part to the shell, a foot-retaining system located between the shell and the skier's foot to enable the skier to immobilize his foot in the boot after he has placed his foot therein. The invention is |
| 4159368 |
Process for obtaining polystyrene foam |
June 26, 1979 |
| Polystyrene (copolymer) foam is produced by forming a polystyrene (copolymer) solution in an hermetically sealed container using a solvent having a high vapor pressure and a low boiling point, and progressively releasing the thus formed solution under temperature and pressure conditi |
| 4145071 |
Safety binding for ski-boot with automatic refitting |
March 20, 1979 |
| The binding comprises two moveable lateral jaws connected to a slide adapted to move longitudinally upon the ski. The slide is urged into the retracted position by a release spring. In the release position, with the jaws open, the slide is locked by means of hooks associated with a pedal |
| 4143886 |
Safety ski binding |
March 13, 1979 |
| A ski binding comprises two lateral jaws hinged to a slide arranged upon the longitudinal axis of the ski and subjected to the action of a release spring; a second set of links hinged to a fixed baseplate is also hinged to the jaws. This type of binding locks the boot by its side edges. |
| 4095821 |
Safety ski binding |
June 20, 1978 |
| The safety binding comprises a vertical pivot integral with a base mounted to the ski, a binding rotating upon the pivot and carrying means for retaining the boot, a locking system ensuring that the boot is maintained in a specific position upon the ski, and a compensating mechanism acti |
| 4078828 |
Ski binding |
March 14, 1978 |
| The device comprises two jaws hinged about an axle and subjected to the restoring action of a spring towards the closed position of these jaws onto a boot; a stop, integral with each jaw is adjacent its dead point in relation to the axle and is located on the other side of the longitudin |
| 4003587 |
Safety binding for ski boots |
January 18, 1977 |
| A safety binding for ski boots comprising: a first holding element, mobile in relation to a ski about a vertical axis, for retaining one end of the boot; a second holding element, releasable under the action of an abnormally high vertical load, for retaining the other end of the boot; a |
| 3960384 |
Method for providing recoil in a safety binding for skis and device for the same |
June 1, 1976 |
| The invention relates to a method and a device for providing resilient recoil in a binding in response to the stresses arising during skiing. The device comprises at least two springs arranged in series in a housing on baseplate on which a binding is mounted. A rod runs along the axis of |
| 3942811 |
Safety binding |
March 9, 1976 |
| The invention relates to a safety binding providing automatic recentering of the boot on the longitudinal axis of the ski and comprises a retaining element for one end of the boot, the element consisting of a catch cooperating with a slope and adapted to move, in relation to the ski, |
