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Pivotable ski binding assembly comprising a braking system
Assignee: Salomon SAS
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Filing: 1985-06-28
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2005-06-28
Abstract
Abstract A device adapted to be mounted on a ski comprising a first maintenance element, a pivotable plate adapted to pivot around an axis substantially perpendicular to the ski comprising a second maintenance element; and a braking assembly. The braking assembly comprises at least one braking element adapted to shift between active and inactive positions and at least one boot-sensitive element adapted to shift the braking element to the inactive position as the boot is mounted on the ski. The braking assembly may be arranged such that it is either stationary with respect to the pivotable plate or such that it pivots together with the pivotable plate. Stopping means for limiting rotation of the plate may also be provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Georges P. J. Salomon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:16
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C9/00; A63C9/08; A63C9/084; A63C9/0844; A63C7/00; A63C7/10; A63C7/1006; A63C7/1013; A63C7/102; A63C9/081; A63C9/0845; A63C9/0846; A63C9/0847
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A device adapted to be mounted on a ski, said device comprising: (a) a first maintenance element; (b) a pivotable plate, adapted to pivot around an axis substantially perpendicular to said ski while remaining secured to said ski, and comprising a second maintenance element; wherein said first maintenance element and said pivotable plate are each adapted to be mounted on a ski such that said first and second maintenance elements may serve to securely maintain the ends of a ski-boot mounted on said ski while laterally releasing said boot when said boot is subjected to a torsional force relative to said ski; and (c) a braking assembly adapted to pivot together with said pivotable plate, said assembly comprising: (i) braking means adapted to shift between active and inactive positions, said braking means being normally biased to the active position in which said braking means is adapted to brake said ski; (ii) at least one boot-sensitive element adapted to shift the braking means to the inactive position as said boot is mounted on said ski; and (iii) a ramp mounted on said ski and adapted to engage a portion of said braking means when said braking means is in the active position.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
A device adapted to be mounted on a ski, said device comprising: (a) a first maintenance element; (b) a pivotable plate, adapted to pivot around an axis substantially perpendicular to said ski while remaining secured to said ski, and comprising a second maintenance element; wherein said first maintenance element and said pivotable plate are each adapted to be mounted on a ski such that said first and second maintenance elements may serve to securely maintain the ends of a ski-boot mounted on said ski while laterally releasing said boot when said boot is subjected to a torsional force relative to said ski; and (c) a braking assembly adapted to pivot together with said pivotable plate, said assembly comprising: (i) braking means adapted to shift between active and inactive positions, said braking means being normally biased to the active position in which said braking means is adapted to brake said ski; (ii) at least one boot-sensitive element adapted to shift the braking means to the inactive position as said boot is mounted on said ski; and (iii) a ramp mounted on said ski and adapted to engage a portion of said braking means when said braking means is in the active position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The device defined by claim 1 wherein said braking means comprises two braking elements, wherein one of said braking elements extends below said ski in said active position, wherein the other of said braking elements contacts said ramp when said braking means is in said active position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device as defined by claim 2 wherein said braking elements are adapted to be raised above the lower plane of the ski to the inactive position as said boot is mounted on said ski.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The device as defined by claim 3 wherein each of said braking elements is adapted to be mounted so as to pivot around an axis substantially perpendicular to an axis extending along the longitudinal axis of the ski between said first and second maintenance elements when said device is set to receive said boot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The device as defined by claim 4 wherein said at least one boot-sensitive element comprises at least one metallic elastically deformable buckle arranged above said plate and pivotably mounted thereto whereby the end of said boot adapted to be received by said second maintenance element contacts said buckle when held by said second maintenance element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The device as define by claim 3 wherein at least one of said braking elements is operatively associated with said boot-sensitive element, both of said associated braking and boot-sensitive elements being mounted on said pivotable plate by means of a single attachment means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device as defined by claim 6 wherein said associated braking and boot-sensitive elements are adapted such that pivoting of said boot-sensitive element causes said corresponding braking element to pivot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
106 words
The device as defined by claim 3 wherein at least one of said braking elements and said at least one boot-sensitive element together comprise at least one bent metallic wire comprising a buckle arranged above said pivotable plate, said wire comprising two shafts arranged in the plane of said pivotable plate, each of said shafts being spaced from one another, at least one of said shafts being pivotably mounted in said plate; and wherein said at least one braking element comprises a shaft adapted to extend beyond the lateral edges of said ski to form a downwardly extending protursion at the end of said extended shaft.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
20 words
The device as defined by claims 3, 4, 5, 6 or 8 wherein said device is mounted on said ski.
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