Land vehicles – Skates – Shoe attaching means
Patent
1991-09-30
1993-05-04
Camby, Richard M.
Land vehicles
Skates
Shoe attaching means
280618, 280633, A63C 900
Patent
active
052074471
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a ski binding comprising a front jaw and a heel holder and further comprising a connecting element which extends between the front jaw and the heel holder, with the heel holder being arranged at the rear end of the connecting element and being guided for relative slip motion in the mounted state of the ski binding in a guide rail fastened on the ski by means of screws, with the front jaw being fastened in this state by means of screws directly to the upper side of the ski and with the connecting element between the front jaw and the heel holder being provided with a coating of plastic material.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Such a ski binding is already known and is described in AT-PS 389 453. Difficulties existed in this ski binding during the mounting and during transport since, due to the one-piece construction of the connecting element, on the one hand, handling of the binding proved to be difficult and, on the other hand, only a voluminous packaging of the ski binding was possible.
Further ski bindings have been suggested in which the connecting element was of a split design (see Technisches Handbuch of Atomic-Ess 1989/90). Of course, the split design of the connecting element had the sole purpose of being able to adjust the binding to different boot sizes. A partial section of this design had for this reason a form of serrated slats, with two bolts, flattened on one side, on the other partial section being able to engage or disengage the serrated slats. Of course, the cover had to be removed in order to adjust the ski binding and had to be replaced after the adjustment. A screwdriver was thereby needed for unlocking and locking of the bolts.
A similar type of a ski binding with a split connecting element is illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 of DE-OS 25 54 384. The connecting element consists in this binding of two saw-toothlike serrated belts made of an expansion-resistant material, of which the one is fixedly connected to the front jaw and the other one to the heel holder. The two belts can engage one another in various locked positions and are held together in the engaged position by a snap part.
The purpose of the invention is to provide a ski binding of the above-mentioned type such that the connecting element has a split design, however, that both partial sections can be connected in a simple manner, namely without the aid of a screwdriver.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objects and purposes of the invention are met by providing a ski binding which includes a front jaw and a heel holder connected by a connecting element. The heel holder is arranged at the rear end of the connecting element whereas the front jaw is arranged at the front end of the connecting element. The heel holder is mounted for relative movement with respect to the ski in a guide rail fastened on the ski. The front jaw is mounted to the ski. The connecting element is comprised of first and second partial sections, the first partial section being connected to the front jaw and has a recess extending in a longitudinal direction of the connecting element. The second partial section is connected at one end to the heel holder and at the other end is received in the recess. The first partial section associated with the front jaw has at least one bolt with a head thereon, the bolt being located in the recess. The other end of the second partial section having a portion with at least one keyhole-like recess therein, the portion being received in the recess. The keyhole-like recess receives the bolt therein to effect a securement of the first and second partial sections together at a location between the front jaw and the heel holder. A stop device is provided in the recess and extends transversely of the longitudinal direction of the connecting element. The second partial section has an abutting structure thereon for engaging the stop device so that relative movement of the front jaw and the heel holder toward one another is prevented by one of the bolt and the stop device.
BRIEF DESCRIP
REFERENCES:
patent: 3790186 (1974-02-01), Kanno
patent: 5056808 (1991-10-01), Klaus et al.
Erdei Roland
Freisinger Henry
Wittmann Heinz
Zotter Johann
Camby Richard M.
HTM Sport- und Freizeitgeraete Gesellschaft m.b.H.
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