US4405153A
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Safety binding for ski
Assignee: FRANCOIS SALOMON & FILS Ets SA
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Filing: 1981-03-19
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Granted: 1983-09-20
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Expires: 2001-03-19
Abstract
Abstract A safety binding for a ski including a body having a jaw for holding a ski boot and a support fixed to the ski. The support has a rear transverse face with two recesses therein, and a front transverse face. The body includes a transverse face having two projections thereon, each adapted to engage one of the recesses of the support. The recesses and projections define two lines of support converging at a point above the ski and disposed, respectively, on either side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the ski, so that the body can pivot along either one of the lines of support. A spring urges the rear face of a piston against the front transverse face of the support so that the rear traverse face of the support is urged against the transverse face of the body. The rear face of the piston includes two lines of reaction converging toward the ski. Because the two lines of reaction are on the rear face of the piston, the return moment of the binding increases continuously as the binding pivots further away from a central retaining position, thereby ensuring the rapid return of the binding whatever the displacement of the boot. In addition, because lines of reaction are on the rear face of the piston, the line of contact between the rear face of the piston and the support is constant.
Inventors
- 👤 Georges P. J. Salomon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:39
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C9/00; A63C9/08; A63C9/085; A63C9/08535; A63C9/0855; A63C9/0805; A63C9/08557; A63C9/08564; A63C9/08592
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A safety binding for a ski, comprising: (a) a support means adapted to be fixed to said ski, having a rear transverse face with at least two recesses therein and a front transverse face; (b) a body comprising: (i) a holding means adapted to hold a ski boot; (ii) a transverse face on said body, having at least two projections thereon, each projection adapted to engage one of said recesses, wherein said recesses and projections define two lines of support converging at a point above said ski and disposed respectively, on either side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of said ski, so that said body may pivot around either one of said lines of support; and (iii) an abutting means for causing said transverse face of said body to abut said rear face of said support, wherein said abutting means includes a rear face which abuts said front transverse face of said support and which includes two lines of reaction converging toward said ski.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A safety binding for a ski, comprising: (a) a support means adapted to be fixed to said ski, having a rear transverse face with at least two recesses therein and a front transverse face; (b) a body comprising: (i) a holding means adapted to hold a ski boot; (ii) a transverse face on said body, having at least two projections thereon, each projection adapted to engage one of said recesses, wherein said recesses and projections define two lines of support converging at a point above said ski and disposed respectively, on either side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of said ski, so that said body may pivot around either one of said lines of support; and (iii) an abutting means for causing said transverse face of said body to abut said rear face of said support, wherein said abutting means includes a rear face which abuts said front transverse face of said support and which includes two lines of reaction converging toward said ski.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said support means extends substantially perpendicular to said ski.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said holding means includes a jaw fast with said body for engaging one end of the sole of a ski boot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said body includes a recess therein adapted to receive said support means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The safety binding of claim 4 wherein said recess is parallelepipedic in shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said abutting means includes: (a) a mobile member having said rear face thereon; and (b) a pressure means adapted to urge said rear face of said mobile member against said front transverse face of said support.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The safety binding of claim 6 wherein said mobile member is a piston and said pressure means is a spring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said reaction lines are disposed, respectively, on either side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of said ski, and each of said reaction lines are parallel to a line of support on the opposite side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
62 words
The safety binding of claim 8 wherein said binding is adapted to move from a central retaining position to a position spaced from said central retaining position, wherein the line of support and the line of reaction associated with said position spaced apart from said central position are located respectively, on opposite sides of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of said ski.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said rear face of said abutting means is in the shape of an isosceles triangle having a lower vertex directed toward said ski, and having two upper vertices, wherein the two sides of said rear face which extend between the lower and upper vertices are symmetrical with respect to a vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry, and comprise reaction edges.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said abutting means is adapted to elastically urge said support means against said body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said rear face of said abutting means is in the shape of an isosceles trapezium having a small base and large base located, respectively, at the bottom and top of said rear face, and connected by two reaction edges which are symmetrical with respect to a vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said rear face of said abutting means includes two lateral cylindrical surfaces of reaction, symmetrical with respect to vertical and longitudinal planes of symmetry of said binding.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety binding of claim 8 wherein said rear face of said abutting member includes two lateral cylindrical surfaces of reaction, symmetrical with respect to vertical and longitudinal planes of symmetry of said binding.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety binding of claim 10 wherein said rear face of said abutting means includes two lateral cylindrical surfaces of reaction, symmetrical with respect to vertical and longitudinal planes of symmetry of said binding.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety binding of claim 12 wherein said rear face of said abutting means includes two lateral cylindrical surfaces of reaction, symmetrical with respect to vertical and longitudinal planes of symmetry of said binding.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
The safety binding of claim 13 wherein said reaction surfaces are the product of the moving of a straight line of reaction along a curve and parallel to a support line on the other side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of said ski.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
63 words
The safety binding of claim 13, wherein said rear face of said abutting means moves over said front face of said support means in a line of reaction over one of said cylindrical surfaces and parallel to a line of support on the other side of said longitudinal plane of said ski as said binding pivots about one of said lines of support.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety binding of claim 1 wherein said abutting means includes a bore and a piston which reciprocates therein, wherein said piston is adapted to rotate freely about its longitudinal axis in said bore.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety binding of claim 8, wherein said abutting means includes a bore and a piston which reciprocates therein, wherein said piston is adapted to rotate freely about its longitudinal axis in said bore.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety binding of claim 10, wherein said abutting means includes a bore and a piston which reciprocates therein, wherein said piston is adapted to rotate freely about its longitudinal axis in said bore.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
The safety binding of claim 12, wherein said abutting means includes a bore and a piston which reciprocates therein, wherein said piston is adapted to rotate freely about its longitudinal axis in said bore.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
35 words
The safety binding of claim 13, wherein said abutting means includes a bore and a piston adapted to reciprocate therein, wherein said piston is adapted to rotate freely about its longitudinal axis in said bore.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
24 words
The safety binding of claim 1, wherein said abutting means includes stop means to prevent said abutting means from rotating about its longitudinal axis.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
The safety binding of claim 8, wherein said abutting means includes stop means to prevent said urging means from rotating about its longitudinal axis.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
The safety binding of claim 10, wherein said abutting means includes stop means to prevent said abutting means from rotating about its longitudinal axis.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
24 words
The safety binding of claim 12, wherein said abutting means includes stop means to prevent said abutting means from rotating about its longitudinal axis.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
The safety binding of claim 13, wherein said abutting means includes stop means to prevent said abutting means from rotating about its longitudinal axis.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
105 words
An elastic member for a ski binding with at least two projections thereon, each of which is adapted to engage a recess on the rear face of support on a ski wherein the support also has a front face and the recesses and projections define two lines of support converging at a point above the ski and disposed, respectively, on either side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the ski, comprising: (a) a piston having a rear face thereon comprising two lines of reaction converging toward the ski. (b) an elastic means adapted to urge said piston against the front face of the support.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
105 words
An elastic member for a ski binding with at least two projections thereon, each of which is adapted to engage a recess on the rear face of support on a ski wherein the support also has a front face and the recesses and projections define two lines of support converging at a point above the ski and disposed, respectively, on either side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the ski, comprising: (a) a piston having a rear face thereon comprising two lines of reaction converging toward the ski. (b) an elastic means adapted to urge said piston against the front face of the support.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
48 words
The elastic member of claim 29 wherein said reaction lines are disposed, respectively, on either side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of said ski, and each of said reaction lines are parallel to a line of support on the opposite side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
66 words
The elastic member of claim 29 wherein said rear face of said piston is in the shape of an isosceles triangle having a lower vertex directed toward said ski, and having two upper vertices, wherein the two sides of said rear face which extend between the lower and upper vertices are symmetrical with respect to a vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry, and comprise reaction edges.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
58 words
The elastic member of claim 29 wherein said rear face of said piston is in the shape of an isosceles trapezium having a small base and large base located, respectively, at the bottom and top of said rear face, and connected by two reaction edges which are symmetrical with respect to a vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
33 words
The elastic member of claim 29 wherein said rear face of said piston includes two lateral cylindrical surfaces of reaction, symmetrical with respect to vertical and longitudinal planes of symmetry of said binding.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
34 words
The elastic member of claim 30 wherein said rear face of said urging member includes two lateral cylindrical surfaces of reaction, symmetrical with respect to vertical and longitudinal planes of symmetry of said binding.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
33 words
The elastic member of claim 31 wherein said rear face of said piston includes two lateral cylindrical surfaces of reaction, symmetrical with respect to vertical and longitudinal planes of symmetry of said binding.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
33 words
The elastic member of claim 32 wherein said rear face of said piston includes two lateral cylindrical surfaces of reaction, symmetrical with respect to vertical and longitudinal planes of symmetry of said binding.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
44 words
The elastic member of claim 33 wherein said reaction surfaces are the product of the moving of a straight line of reaction along a curve and parallel to a support line on the other side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of said ski.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
62 words
The elastic member of claim 33 wherein said rear face of said piston moves over said front face of said support means in a line of reaction over one of said cylindrical surfaces and parallel to a line of support on the other side of said longitudinal plane of said ski as said binding pivots about one of said lines of support.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-09-19 | 1987-03-21 | 1987-09-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-09-19 | 1991-03-21 | 1991-09-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-09-19 | 1995-03-21 | 1995-09-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |