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US3864769A
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Means for moving a ski boot buckle into and out of a closed position
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-02-12
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Granted: 1975-02-11
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Expires: 1993-02-12
Abstract
Abstract A ski accessory includes buckle operating means for moving ski boot buckle prongs into and out of holding positions. The appliance comprises a lever body having spaced apart gripper sides formed at one end thereof for engaging an extremity of a buckle prong. A lever arm portion extending outwardly from one of the gripper sides constitutes a handle part through which manually applied pressure may be exerted to move a buckle prong. A casing member may be provided to protectively enclose the appliance and the casing may also be utilized to hold various items carried by a skier including a screw driver element designed to be detachably fitted into the lever body.
Inventors
- 👤 Munroe H Hamilton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 13:06
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43C; A43C11/00; A43C11/14; A43C11/1406; A43C11/146; A43C11/1466; A43C11/1413; A43C11/142; A43C11/1433; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20732; Y10T74/20738
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
Ski boot buckle operating means for manually positioning a ski boot buckle prong, said buckle operating means comprising a lever body having spaced apart gripper sides formed at one end thereof for engaging an extremity of said buckle prong, a lever arm portion extending outwardly from one of the gripper sides to constitute a handle part through which manually applied pressure may be exerted to move the buckle prong, and reinforcing means formed at the junction of the lever arm and an adjacent gripper side to resist flexing when the manually applied pressure is transmitted through the gripper sides to move the buckle prong, said gripper sides being connected at their outer edges by side walls to form a tubular enclosure and the gripper sides being further joined throughout a portion of their length by inner wall portions parallel with and occurring in spaced relation to the said side walls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
Ski boot buckle operating means for manually positioning a ski boot buckle prong, said buckle operating means comprising a lever body having spaced apart gripper sides formed at one end thereof for engaging an extremity of said buckle prong, a lever arm portion extending outwardly from one of the gripper sides to constitute a handle part through which manually applied pressure may be exerted to move the buckle prong, and reinforcing means formed at the junction of the lever arm and an adjacent gripper side to resist flexing when the manually applied pressure is transmitted through the gripper sides to move the buckle prong, said gripper sides being connected at their outer edges by side walls to form a tubular enclosure and the gripper sides being further joined throughout a portion of their length by inner wall portions parallel with and occurring in spaced relation to the said side walls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
Ski boot buckle operating means for manually positioning a ski boot buckle prong, said buckle operating means comprising a lever body having spaced apart gripper sides formed at one end thereof for engaging an extremity of said buckle prong, a Lever arm portion extending outwardly from one of the gripper sides to constitute a handle part through which manually applied pressure may be exerted to move the buckle prong, and reinforcing means formed at the junction of the lever arm and an adjacent gripper side to resist flexing when the manually applied pressure is transmitted through the gripper sides to move the buckle, said gripper sides being connected together by outer wall sections and inner wall sections arranged in spaced relation to each other to define tool retaining sockets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
Ski boot buckle operating means for manually positioning a ski boot buckle prong, said buckle operating means comprising a lever body having spaced apart gripper sides formed at one end thereof for engaging an extremity of said buckle prong, a Lever arm portion extending outwardly from one of the gripper sides to constitute a handle part through which manually applied pressure may be exerted to move the buckle prong, and reinforcing means formed at the junction of the lever arm and an adjacent gripper side to resist flexing when the manually applied pressure is transmitted through the gripper sides to move the buckle, said gripper sides being connected together by outer wall sections and inner wall sections arranged in spaced relation to each other to define tool retaining sockets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
126 words
In combination, ski boot buckle operating means for manually positioning a ski boot buckle prong, said buckle operating means comprising a lever body having spaced apart gripper sides formed at one end thereof for engaging an extremity of said buckle prong, a lever arm portion extending outwardly from one of the gripper sides to constitute a handle part through which manually applied pressure may be exerted to move the buckle prong, and reinforcing means formed at the junction of the lever arm and an adjacent gripper side to resist flexing when the manually applied pressure is transmitted through the gripper sides to move the buckle prong, and means formed between of the gripper sides for defining a receptacle in which a tool may be detachably received.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
126 words
In combination, ski boot buckle operating means for manually positioning a ski boot buckle prong, said buckle operating means comprising a lever body having spaced apart gripper sides formed at one end thereof for engaging an extremity of said buckle prong, a lever arm portion extending outwardly from one of the gripper sides to constitute a handle part through which manually applied pressure may be exerted to move the buckle prong, and reinforcing means formed at the junction of the lever arm and an adjacent gripper side to resist flexing when the manually applied pressure is transmitted through the gripper sides to move the buckle prong, and means formed between of the gripper sides for defining a receptacle in which a tool may be detachably received.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A structure as defined in claim 1 in which the lever arm portion has a scraping edge formed at the end thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A structure according to claim 1 in which the lever arm portion is recessed to form an opening through which a buckle extremity may be received.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A structure according to claim 3 in which the lever arm portion is formed with an arcuate shape and is recessed to provide a buckle engaging slot.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-02-10 | 1982-08-12 | 1983-02-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-02-10 | 1986-08-12 | 1987-02-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |