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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384057 | Apparatus for tensioning a ski-touring binding An apparatus for tensioning the cable or bail of a ski-touring binding, a tensioning lever for such apparatus, and a replacement component for the lever are provided. The apparatus provides different tension for walking and for skiing. The lever includes a handle an... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7320474 | Device for binding a boot to a sports article A device for binding a boot to a cross-country ski, the device fixing the front of the boot to the ski while allowing the rear of the boot to move relative to the ski between a low position and a high position. The device includes an elastic return system for applyi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 6964428 | Device for binding a boot to a sports article A device for binding a boot to a sports article, of the type having a retaining system whereby the boot is fixed to the ski with a possibility of moving in relation to the sports article, between a low position and a high position, of the type having a system for th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6003893 | Snowboard binding The snowboard binding with a pivoting heel element and a movable instep element has, in the area stepped on by the sole of the snowboard boot, a movable tread element that is coupled both to the instep element and to the heel element such that, when the t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5909886 | Binding for snowboards A binding for snowboards has a back plate 2 at the rear of a base plate 1, and the back plate 2 is moved back and forth to vertically move side plates 3 which are provided with an ankle strap 32 and a toe strap 33.... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5499838 | Cross-country ski binding A cross-country ski binding, especially a hiking ski binding which includes a toe iron (10) adapted for mounting on a ski top and having cheeks (11) and sole catches (12) for accommodating and supporting the front part of the sole of a ski booth in sidewa... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5366235 | Ski binding The heel holding device has a non-stretching tension member which is movable in every direction and constructed in the manner of a ribbon. The tension member is fastened at the ski by one end and can be fastened with its other end at a peg at the heel of ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 4466373 | Footloops on surfboards A footloop for a windsurfing board having a deck with a top surface. The footloop is formed of a strap having opposite ends attached at the ends to the top surface of the board, including a device for attaching at least one of the ends to the deck which i... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4365823 | Safety-straplike connecting member A structure for securing one end of a safety strap to a ski or to a component fixedly mounted on the ski. The other end of the safety strap is presumed to be secured to the skier by any conventional means. The structure by which the safety strap is secure... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4362314 | Safety-straplike connecting member A structure for securing one end of a safety strap to a ski or to a component fixedly mounted on the ski. The other end of the safety strap is presumed to be secured to the skier by any conventional means. The structure by which the safety strap is secure... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4361345 | Safety-straplike connecting member A structure for securing one end of a safety strap to a ski or to a component fixedly mounted on the ski. The other end of the safety strap is presumed to be secured to the skier by any conventional means. The structure by which the safety strap is secure... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4312519 | Safety-straplike connecting member A structure for securing one end of a safety strap to a ski or a component fixedly mounted on the ski. The other end of the safety strap is presumed to be secured to the skier by any conventional means. The structure by which the safety strap is secured t... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4165887 | Controlled excursion ski binding with safety release A ski binding having a boot attachment member connected to a ski mounting means by tensioned cables provides two modes of angular displacement, one mode of vertical displacement, and a safety release mode. The tensioned cables lead from guide means in one... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4142735 | Safety ski binding A safety ski binding which includes a cable interconnecting a ski boot or plate attached to a ski boot with the ski. A restoring spring is provided which forces the cable toward a position holding the ski boot in an in-use skiing position on the ski, whil... | 03/06/1979 |
