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Accessory device for skis, permitting installation of a set of boot bindings on a ski
Assignee: Skis Rossignol SA
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Filing: 1990-07-16
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2010-07-16
Abstract
Abstract Downhill skis include a plate, positioned at a distance from the top surface of each ski, for holding the bindings. The plate is immovable in lateral directions of the ski. The plate is permitted to be displaced longitudinally with respect to the ski against the action of at least one elastic support at an end of the plate. The elastic support can include a visco-elastic material.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger Abondance
- 👤 Adrien Duvillard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:02
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C5/00; A63C5/06; A63C5/075; A63C9/00; A63C9/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A device for mounting a set of boot bindings on a ski, comprising: a plate for holding the set of bindings; means for mounting the plate on the ski with the plate being positioned at a distance from the top surface of the ski; said mounting means including means for preventing movement of the plate in the lateral direction of the ski, and said mounting means including two opposed stops, a first one of the stops being positioned at a first end of the plate and a second one of the stops being positioned at a second end of the plate opposed to the first end, each of said stops including an elastic portion coactive with the plate for permitting longitudinal displacement of the plate on the ski; wherein each stop comprises a slot parallel to the top surface of the ski, for engaging one end of the plate, and viscoelastic material disposed in the slot in a position for engagement by the plate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
164 words
A device for mounting a set of boot bindings on a ski, comprising: a plate for holding the set of bindings; means for mounting the plate on the ski with the plate being positioned at a distance from the top surface of the ski; said mounting means including means for preventing movement of the plate in the lateral direction of the ski, and said mounting means including two opposed stops, a first one of the stops being positioned at a first end of the plate and a second one of the stops being positioned at a second end of the plate opposed to the first end, each of said stops including an elastic portion coactive with the plate for permitting longitudinal displacement of the plate on the ski; wherein each stop comprises a slot parallel to the top surface of the ski, for engaging one end of the plate, and viscoelastic material disposed in the slot in a position for engagement by the plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting means comprise at least one slide attached to the ski and oriented longitudinally with respect thereto, to permit sliding of the plate at a distance from the top of the ski.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting means includes means for adjustably pretensioning said viscoelastic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic support means is prestressed in a nonadjustable manner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the stops includes means for longitudinally adjusting the position of the plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 1, further comprising a body of viscoelastic material for interposition between the plate and a top surface of the ski.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the plate is of an aluminum alloy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the plate comprises a laminate of glass fibers, carbon fibers, aramid fibers, or mixtures thereof, with an epoxy matrix.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the plate is a laminate of an alloy of aluminum and viscoelastic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the plate is of a sandwich construction including a layer of a viscoelastic material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the plate is ribbed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the stops are integral with the structure of the ski.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein the slide includes guideways for receiving slide portions of the plate, a height of the guideways being greater than a height of the slide portions, and the slide includes at least one viscoelastic element in contact with both a surface of the plate and the slide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said slide includes means for adjusting the height of the slide relative to the ski.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said slide includes means for adjusting the tilt of the slide with respect to the ski.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein the slide includes means for providing lateral adjustment of the position of the slide with respect to the ski.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 2, further comprising a ski, said ski including mounting holes predrilled during manufacture of the ski for mounting the slide and stops.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 3, wherein the longitudinal adjusting means includes means in contact with the plate and being integral with one of the stops.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the stops is attached to the ski by fastener means extending through elongated holes oriented lengthwise with respect to the ski.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as in claim 11, further comprising the fastener inserts received in the mounting holes.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 13, wherein the slide includes a base and an element of viscoelastic material is disposed between the base of the slide and a lower surface of the plate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 10, wherein the viscoelastic material is selected from the group consisting of zicral-viscoelastic, laminate-viscoelastic and zicral-viscoelastic-laminate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device according to claim 13, wherein the viscoelastic material between the slide and the plate is in the form of strips on a lower surface of the guideways of the slide.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
85 words
A device according to claim 23, wherein the slide has a base and an element of viscoelastic material is disposed between the base of the slide and a lower surface of the plate and wherein the viscoelastic material on each guideway of the slide is harder than the element of viscoelastic material between the plate and the base of the slide, and wherein play is provided at rest between the slide portions of the plate and the viscoelastic material in the guideways of the slide.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device according to claim 24, wherein the viscoelastic element between the base of the slide and the bottom surface of the plate is in the form of strips of viscoelastic material.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 25, wherein the viscoelastic material disposed between the base of the slide and the bottom surface of the slide is in the form of studs.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device according to claim 21, wherein the surface of the viscoelastic element, when viewed parallel to the plate, increases from the top of the element to the bottom of the element.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 27, wherein the viscoelastic element has a trapezoidal cross section.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 27, wherein the viscoelastic element has several zones disposed vertically relative to one another stepwise.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 24, wherein the viscoelastic element comprises a flexible part near the base of the slide and a sliding surface near the plate.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 24, wherein said viscoelastic materials have hardness between 40 and 80 Shore A.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
36 words
A device according to claim 24, wherein the top of the plate is disposed by an overhang distance from the top surface of each slide and said overhang distance is greater than the amount of play.
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