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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D650461 | Front portion of a ski binding | 12/13/2011 |
| D650030 | Heel portion of a ski binding | 12/06/2011 |
| D647156 | Sticker area of a ski binding | 10/18/2011 |
| D627846 | Nordic ski binding | 11/23/2010 |
| D627027 | Ski binding | 11/09/2010 |
| D626616 | Portion of a nordic ski binding | 11/02/2010 |
| D624139 | Portion of a nordic ski binding | 09/21/2010 |
| D624138 | Nordic ski binding | 09/21/2010 |
| D617408 | Ski binding | 06/08/2010 |
| D596689 | Top portion of a snowboard binding | 07/21/2009 |
| D558845 | Adapter for strap type snowboard binding | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278651 | Binding for snowboard A binding for a snowboard where one band has one end mounted on the one-side rising portion of a base plate and another end connected to one end of another band. The another band has another end mounted on the other-side rising using a connecting member. A structure... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7216890 | Ski binding The present invention relates to an improved telemark ski binding. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dual front cable under-foot telemark binding. The two front cables attach to a linkage point within the toe receiving portion. The front cables a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210698 | Ski binding A step-in binding for receiving a ski boot and preferably for telemark skiing. The binding includes a base constructed and arranged to be secured to the ski and a pair of boot support members pivotally supported from a front side of the base, and disposed laterally ... | 05/01/2007 |
| D538372 | Ski binding | 03/13/2007 |
| D537140 | Plate for ski binding | 02/20/2007 |
| 6969075 | Snowboard binding with reduced vertical profile A snowboard binding includes a highback that is pivotally mounted relative to a base and movable between a riding position and a folded position. In the folded position, the highback may be positioned lower than an uppermost portion of a heel hoop. In one embodiment... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938904 | Adjustable strap for a binding An adjustable strap assembly for securing a boot to a binding. The assembly includes a lateral strap, an instep pad, a medial strap and an adjustable retention assembly. In an implementation, the lateral strap has a first end for connection to a lateral side of the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| D501525 | Ski binding | 02/01/2005 |
| 5669622 | Ski binding The invention provides a ski binding comprising a toe piece and a cable tensioned around a heel of the boot to a position below a sole of the boot at the toe, providing a rebound force for returning the boot heel to the ski without preventing the boot hee... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5556123 | Snowboard binding with compensating plate A snowboard boot binding comprising a base adapted to receive a boot, an in-step pad adapted to cover the top of the boot, a rear support adapted to cover a heel and the back of the boot, the rear support being pivotedly mounted at the base. The in-step p... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5505478 | Releasable mounting for a snowboard binding A releasable mounting for a snowboard binding which includes a base member which is adapted for attaching to a selected surface of a snowboard. The base member includes a channel-like profile and has a plurality of lug members attached to a top edge of it... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5505477 | Snowboard binding A boot for use with a snowboard includes a binding for attachment to the boot. The boot includes a base, a highback, and an upper. The base includes a binding-receiving plate for attaching the boot to the binding on the snowboard. The base also has toe an... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5480176 | External mounted binding A snowboard binding system comprises a toe strap, an ankle strap, a heel loop and two pods. The pods, mounted to the surface of a snowboard, are located at the outside footprint of the rider's boot. The pods allow the snowboard rider to rotate the binding... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5480175 | Interface device between a ski and associated bindings An interface device between a ski and front and rear bindings (2, 3) designed to hold the ends of a boot in place on the ski. The device comprises a plate (13) with an elongated the central part (14) which extends above the upper surface of the ski in the... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5344176 | Ski binding block A binding block for elevating the binding on a snow ski in order to achieve increased turning leverage has a midregion wherein maximum ski flexibility is permitted. In one embodiment, the binding block is comprised of two separate elements forming a gap b... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5199735 | Device for fastening footgear to a sports implement The device for fastening footgear to a sports implement, particularly to a cross-country ski or to a ski mounted on rollers or to a ski for Telemark skiing or to a ski for mountain skiing, has the peculiarity of including at least one means for adjustable... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5147234 | Heel-binding device A heel-binding device having an elastic member connected to two anchors which are connected to a sporting board directly, or indirectly via connections to a foot strap which is itself connected to said sporting board.... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5045006 | Foot loop for a windsurfing board A foot loop for a windsurfing board comprises a loop strip, which arches between two holders, which are adapted to be secured to the top surface of the board at spaced apart locations. The strip is adjustable to change the length of its arched portion and... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4869697 | Water ski binding An adjustable water ski binding includes an upper (18) composed of a toepiece (60) and a heelpiece (69) cooperatively defining a binding cavity (22) for receiving and restraining a foot. The lower perimeter portions of the toepiece (60) and heelpiece (69)... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4856808 | Binding device for snow boards The binding device for snow boards comprises a base plate (2) directly integral with the snow board (26) supporting, hinged along the same axis (18), a toe plate (3) and a heel plate (4). Both the heel plate (4) and the toe plate (3), whose positions rela... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4046400 | Ball ski binding A pair of front and rear abutment members are supported in longitudinally spaced position upon the mid-portion of a ski for vertical and lateral shifting relative to the ski and the abutment members include downwardly facing partial spherical seating surf... | 09/06/1977 |
