Safety strap retainer

Claim 2

In a safety strap retainer for a ski boot, for use with a ski having heel and toe clamps, the heel clamp having a bracket thereon, a body member operatively connected to said bracket including portions connected together by folds, means on selected adjacent portions for releasably connecting certain of said adjacent portions together, and a loop on the body member for receiving a strap that encircles a portion of the ski boot.

Claim 3

The structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the body member includes interconnected first, second, third and fourth portions.

Claim 4

The structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the body member includes a first portion that has a key slot therein, and a second portion adjacent said first portion that has a lug for releasably engaging the key slot said key slot and lug comprising said means for connecting certain of said portions together.

Claim 5

The structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the body member includes, first, second, third and fourth interconnected portions, and the means for connecting certain of said portions together comprises the first portion having a key slot therein, a lug on said second portion for detachably engaging said key slot, said third portion having a keeper thereon, said fourth portion having a recessed aperture for selectively receiving the keeper.

Claim 6

In a safety harness or strap for a ski boot in combination with a ski having a heel and toe clamp, a bracket on the heel clamp, a body member engaging said bracket and having a first portion having a key slot therein, said key slot including a circular enlarged lower section and a straight upper section, a second portion spaced from said first portion and joined thereto by a fold section, a third portion joined to said second portion by a fold section, a fourth portion joined to said third portion by a curved fold section, a loop on the upper end of the fourth portion, said loop having a horizontally disposed strap extending therethrough, and said strap adapted to surround a portion of the ski boot, a lug on said second portion for engaging the key slot in the first portion, a keeper connected to said third portion, there being a recessed aperture in said fourth portion for selectively receiving said keeper with a snap fit.

Claim 7

In a safety harness or strap for a ski boot in combination with a ski having a heel and toe clamp, a bracket on the heel clamp, a body member engaging said bracket and having a first portion having a key slot therein, said key slot including a circular enlarged lower section and a straight upper section, a second portion spaced from said first portion and joined thereto by a fold section, a third portion joined to said second portion by a fold section, a fourth portion joined to said third portion by a curved fold section, a loop on the upper end of the fourth portion, said loop having a horizontally disposed strap extending therethrough, and said strap adapted to surround a portion of the ski boot, a lug on said second portion for engaging the key slot in the first portion, a keeper connected to said third portion, there being a recessed aperture in said fourth portion for selectively receiving said keeper with a snap fit.

Claim 8

As a new article of manufacture, a safety strap retainer for a ski boot, said safety strap retainer comprising a body member adapted to be connected to a heel binding including a first portion, a second portion joined to said first portion by a fold section, a third portion joined to said second portion by a fold section, a fourth portion joined to said third section by a fold section, said fourth portion having a loop therein for receiving a strap, and releasable means on the third and fourth portions operatively connecting the third and fourth portions together.

Claim 9

As a new article of manufacture, a safety strap retainer for a ski boot, said safety strap retainer comprising a body member adapted to be connected to a heel binding including a first portion, a second portion joined to said first portion by a fold section, a third portion joined to said second portion by a fold section, a fourth portion joined to said third section by a fold section, said fourth portion having a loop therein for receiving a strap, and releasable means on the third and fourth portions operatively connecting the third and fourth portions together.

Claim 10

The structure as defined in claim 6, in which the portions can be pressed together after a fall to reposition the extended portions together until another fall, and wherein a fold at the bottom of the retaineR is adapted to sit on top of the binding to hold the strap in upright position to assure that the user will not have to stoop to untangle the strap, and wherein if it is desired to lay the strap down while placing the same in a ski rack, vehicle, ski bag and the like, it is only necessary to move the bottom fold forward and place it between portions of the heel binding and whereby the entire assembly can rotate in a forward direction and will lay down flush with the top of the binding.