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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438307 | Safety binding A safety binding device for binding a boot on an alpine ski including a releasable retaining mechanism of the mechanical, hydraulic, viscoelastic type, which actuate a release as a function of the forces to which the boot is subjected and as a function of the durati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7334810 | Binding unit for sports devices, in particular for a snowboard A binding unit for a snowboard that permits an individual adjustment of angular position relative to the snowboard, includes, for fixing it to the snowboard, a substantially circular retaining disc, as seen in plan view, for a base plate of relatively large surface ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320476 | Secure attachment of a boot to a sliding board Toe-piece for attaching a boot to a sliding board, comprising a body (2) and at least one jaw (3) which is rotationally movable about an substantially horizontal axis (5) in accordance with a first bearing on the body (2) for release in t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318598 | Alpine ski binding heel unit Ski binding heel unit includes lateral release cams and a vector decoupler mechanism that provide lateral shear release of the heel of a ski boot from a ski. The ski binding heel unit includes an independent vertical heel release mechanism, independent lateral relea... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306241 | Strap for snowboard boots or bindings A binding or boot strap is provided that allows a rider to easily, rapidly and/or effectively tighten and/or loosen the strap about his or her boot. The strap includes a boot-engaging strap portion that engages with an engagement strap coupleable to the boot, as may... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290785 | Angular adjustment mechanism for snowboard bindings The Angular Adjustment Mechanism for Snowboard Bindings positioned between the snowboard and boot bindings allows angular adjustment between the snowboard rider's boot bindings and the snowboard without the need for any tools or levers. The user can make adjustments... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7237793 | Snowboard binding The invention relates to a snowboard binding for soft boots. The fixing straps can be pivoted by means of a joint from a closed position to an open position close to the opening for entry. The straps are kept in an open position by means of a holding device. The hol... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232132 | Snowboard binding A snowboard binding includes a base plate and a heel support attached directly or indirectly to this base plate so that it can pivot. Intermediate elements mount the heel support and can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the snowboard binding. Thus, the e... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7121931 | Lens production method and process A method for processing a first optical face and a second optical face of a lens, where a lens blank is positioned and gripped by a gripping device relying on reference datum indications rendering it possible to obtain topographic orientation for processing both fac... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090228 | Snowboard binding rotational system with stance adjustment A snowboard boot binding rotation system provides for detent notches that may be adjusted in rotational separation by the relative rotation of two co-rotating disks. Adjustment of the location of the lock engaging these notches and adjustment in the separation betwe... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086662 | Ski binding The present invention relates to a safety ski binding for a ski or a ski board, which has central attaching means, and is capable of reacting to the friction between the boot and the binding. This is achieved by providing a pair of plates which are moveable one in r... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063346 | Snowboard binding A snowboard binding having a mounting plate for attachment to a snowboard in spaced-apart relation thereto, a clamping plate arranged between the snowboard and the mounting plate, a peg that projects from the clamping plate and extends through an opening in the moun... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6923454 | Snowboard binding rotational mechanism A mounting assembly in accordance with the invention provides rotational adjustment of a board binding, such as a binding of a snowboard, wakeboard, or the like, without the use of external tools. A spacer plate which enables the mounting of the binding in a positio... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910706 | Binding unit for sports devices, in particular for a snowboard For the purpose of fixing a binding unit (1) to a snowboard (4), this binding unit (1) is provided with a retaining disc (12), which is substantially circular as seen in plan view, for a base plate (11) of relatively large surface ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6889996 | Safety binding with purchase on the upper Safety binding for a ski boot, which has a jaw having two arms (3, 4) which are independent so as to open in an opposite manner to one another when the boot is put on and are capable of retaining the boot vertically via its projecting sole (10) the jaw... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6623026 | Support device for a ski boot A support device on a ski for the front part of the sole of a ski boot is held by a releasable binding holding the front of the boot, including a support in which a support plate is slideably mounted transversely to the ski. A limiting arrangement limits ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6575489 | Snowboard rotatable binding conversion apparatus A snowboard rotatable binding conversion apparatus that is inserted between and attaches to a snowboard and a boot binding to render the boot binding rotatable in relation to the snowboard. The snowboard rotatable binding conversion apparatus includes a b... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550800 | Retaining device of a ski boot on a ski A retaining device is disclosed for retaining the front end of an associated boot (50) on an associated ski (3). A movable jaw (4) pivots on a base (6) around a vertical axis (7) against the action of an elastic return means (8). The elastic return means ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6491310 | Free swiveling mount for sliding board boot bindings A device which connects a rider's boot or boot binding to a snowboard or other gliding board while allowing free rotation of the boot relative to the board during use. The base of the device is rigidly affixed to the board and a mounting disk is secured t... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6331007 | Sporting equipment binding apparatus Binding apparatus for use with an item of sports equipment such as a skate board, the binding apparatus including a first part adapted for attachment to an article of footwear and a second part adapted for attachment to the item of sports equipment. One o... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6290251 | Ski binding with lateral breakaway action A rear binding (6) releasably clamps a heel (5) of a boot (1) to a ski (2). A front binding (4) which engages a toe (3) of the boot releases under lateral force towards the left or right side of the ski. A support assembly (8) engages a sole (7) of the sk... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286856 | Elastic return device for ski binding An elastic return device for a safety ski binding comprising a coil spring (10) and having a stiffness which varies as a function of the stress rate. A deformable plastic (11) is interposed between the turns of the spring, so that the stiffness of the spr... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6206404 | Ski boot safety binding The heel piece of a safety binding for a ski boot, comprising a tubular binding body which is linked to a sole grip (1a) and is articulated about a transverse cam forming part of a stirrup piece linked to a pivoting plate mounted on a rail, along which ra... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6053523 | Safety binding for the front end of a boot Jaw-type binding consisting of two arms (5, 6) which are mounted in order to pivot independently and forming a lever acting on the end of a rod (12), the other end of which is connected to a stop (14) which is secured to the rod and is retained by a sprin... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5899484 | Toe piece for alpine ski safety binding A toe piece for a ski safety binding includes a jaw having two lateral arms. The lateral arms pivot about a pin. The return and holding forces during the elastic travel are proportional to the triggering threshold. The useful elastic travel is independent... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5722681 | Alpine ski binding apparatus A retention element of a boot on a gliding board, particularly an alpine ski including a body, a base, a jaw for retaining the boot, likewise including a compensation mechanism to lower the return force that the spring exerts on the jaw. The support plate... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5639108 | Boot-retention element assembly, particularly for skiing An assembly of a boot and a binding for a gliding board, such as a ski, as well as the boot and binding themselves. The binding has a movable mechanical mechanism for enabling a modification of the release threshold of the binding at will. The boot has a ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5558356 | Binding element for alpine skis The invention is related to a binding element for alpine skis including the following components: a base, a body, a jaw for retaining the boot and an energy spring housed in the body. The binding element includes the following features: the support plate ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5527057 | Front jaw A front jaw which includes a housing adapted to be fastened to a ski. A release spring is housed in the housing. A spring extends through a pull rod loaded by the release spring. The pull rod acts through a release plate onto the shorter lever arms of two... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5388851 | Alpine ski safety binding Front ski binding designed to hold the end of a boot supported on a ski. The binding comprises a base (3) and a body (8) which moves in relation to the base (3) and parallel to a vertical median longitudinal plane of the ski. The body carries, moreover, a... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5362088 | Safety ski binding having toe and heel forked clamp assemblies A ski binding for a longitudinally extending ski including a forked toe clamp including two fork prongs for holding a front part of the ski boot. The forked toe clamp is rotatable around an axis. The ski binding also includes a forked heel clamp for holdi... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5356170 | Snowboard boot binding system A snowboard binding system having a binding plate, the bottom of which is supported on a snowboard. The plate includes a circular opening in its center which receives a disk shaped hold-down plate. The hold-down plate may be secured to the board in severa... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5338052 | Safety ski binding release and reset mechanism A safety ski binding release and reset mechanism having a housing, a releasable jaw mechanism mounted on the housing and having at least one sole holding member movable between a ski boot holding position and a ski boot releasing position and for releasab... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5310207 | Front jaw A front jaw for a ski binding which prevents dirt from penetrating from above into a housing of the front jaw. The front jaw includes a release spring arranged within the housing. The release spring loads a pull rod extending through the spring, which pul... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5240275 | Safety ski binding having a pivotable sole plate A safety ski binding having a sole plate which is pivotable parallel to the surface of the ski, a pair of sole holders (30) which are each pivotable about a respective axis which is perpendicular to the sole plate between a holding position and a release ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5205576 | Sideways releasable toe jaw of a ski binding A sideways releasable jaw of a ski binding for holding one end of the ski boot (9) has a binding housing (11) in which a release spring (14) is arranged The release spring (14) extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the ski and is braced a... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5180183 | Releasable ski binding A releasable ski binding is provided with a boot holder which can be swivelled around a vertical shaft and is pushed into a normal ski boot holding position by a piston. At its end facing the boot holder, the piston is arranged to be slidable into the tra... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5121939 | Safety toe unit for a ski binding A safety toe unit for a ski binding comprises a base body (11) which is to be secured to the ski, with a sole holder (13) which holds an inserted ski boot from above and from the sides being upwardly pivotally mounted on the base body about a transverse a... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5114174 | Bearing arrangement for the laterally movable vertical support of a ski boot on a ski A ski binding is disclosed for supporting a ski boot in the downward direction by a plate-type bearing part which is arranged on a ski. The bearing support is supported at the ski so as to be displaceable in the transverse direction of the ski in response... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5071155 | Toe piece for a safety ski-binding A toe piece for a safety ski-binding involving a four-bar linkage comprising a base plate and an overlying cover, and having two parallel side members whose fixed front ends are pivotally mounted at the front end of the base plate, the rear free ends bein... | 12/10/1991 |
