Land vehicles – Skates – Shoe attaching means
Patent
1993-06-17
1995-05-09
Camby, Richard M.
Land vehicles
Skates
Shoe attaching means
280633, A63C 908
Patent
active
054133700
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a ski binding having a front jaw and a heel holder connected together by a multiple part metal band.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Such a ski binding is already known through products available on the market and is, for example, disclosed in the "ess news Catalog 1988" (published in connection with the ISPO '88 in Muenchen) and in the DE-OS 31 09 754 and in DE-GM 82 05 134. The connecting element is in this design divided into two partial sections for the purpose of adjusting the binding to various shoe sizes. One partial section of the connecting element had for this reason some type of serrated slats with which or from which two bolts of the other partial section, which bolts are flat on one side, could engage or disengage. To make this adjustment of the ski binding, the cover had to be removed and had to be put back in place after the adjustment had been completed. A screwdriver was needed for this in order to remove the cover and to disengage and engage the bolts.
The ski binding according to AT-PS 392 215, which has an undivided connecting element, has on the underside of the guide rail for the front jaw a square pin which is received in a square hole of the connecting element, which moreover has a row of holes having circular cross sections. This measure, however, does not create a permanent connection between the guide rail and the connecting element.
The brochure of the Tyrolia company 91/92 (No. 009072-12/90, distributed from Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, 1991 at the ISPO '91 in Muenchen) describes a ski binding in which the metal band is designed so that it is divided into two halves to make packaging easier. The end of one partial section carries two downwardly projecting bolts, each having a head, with which bolts are associated two keyhole-like recesses at the end of the other part. This design was, however, designated for use with a front jaw which was fixedly connectable on the ski. Furthermore, the rear partial section of the metal band carries the heel holder.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In general, the objects and purposes of the invention are met by a ski binding including a front jaw, a heel holder and a connecting element consisting of two partial sections. The front jaw is slidingly movably supported in a ski-fixed guide rail and can be fixed in predetermined positions. The guide rail has a locking element with which the front partial section of the connecting element can be fixed. In order for the manufacturer to connect in this ski binding the guide rail for the front jaw and the front partial section to form one unit for easy transport, the front partial section of the connecting element has a cover with at least two locking members which engage corresponding recesses in the guide rail, the two locking members being reciprocally active against one another in vertical planes so as to prevent an inadvertent unlocking after they have been connected together.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The drawings show one exemplary embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a vertical longitudinal center cross-sectional view of the ski binding in which the front jaw and the heel holder are only schematically shown,
FIG. 2 shows a detail of the front partial section of the ski binding according to FIG. 1 in an enlarged scale,
FIG. 3 is a top view of the front cover,
FIG. 4 is a top view of the front partial section of the connecting element,
FIG. 5 is a top view of the guide rail,
FIGS. 6 and 7 are top views of the guide rail, of the front partial section of the connecting element and of the cover, with the individual parts in FIG. 6 being assembled, however, not yet locked together, whereas the individual parts in FIG. 7 are already locked together and the connecting area of the rear partial section is also indicated.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
A ski binding arranged on a ski 2 is identified in its entirety by the reference numeral 1 in the drawings. The ski binding 1 includes a connecting element 3 designed as a metal band, a heel holder 4 which is guided in
REFERENCES:
patent: 4268062 (1981-05-01), Wittmann
patent: 5056808 (1991-10-01), Holzl et al.
Janisch Andreas
Spitaler Engelbert
Wladar Helmut
Wuerthner Hubert
Camby Richard M.
HTM Sport - und Freizeitgeraete Aktiengesellschaft
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