EP1109604B1 - Device for fixing a shoe to a sports article - Google Patents

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EP1109604B1
EP1109604B1 EP99940232A EP99940232A EP1109604B1 EP 1109604 B1 EP1109604 B1 EP 1109604B1 EP 99940232 A EP99940232 A EP 99940232A EP 99940232 A EP99940232 A EP 99940232A EP 1109604 B1 EP1109604 B1 EP 1109604B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C1/00—Skates
    • A63C1/22—Skates with special foot-plates of the boot
    • A63C1/28—Pivotally-mounted plates
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
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    • A63C9/20—Non-self-releasing bindings with special sole edge holders instead of toe-straps

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  • WO 96/37269 aims to solve the same problem, namely to maximize the thrust effort or momentum when practicing sport by proposing a multiple construction chassis in which the chassis are able to pivot and translate with respect to one another.
  • Document EP 890 379 which describes a fastening provided with a surface connection member convex support with a link hinged forward, is an art only prior to title of Article 54 (3) EPC. It is the same for document EP 914 844 which does not include no curved support ramp.
  • the construction according to the invention therefore makes it possible to reconcile guidance and precision of the maximum gesture with equally maximum power transmission.
  • this fixing device is very simple. In the absence of any effort from on the part of the user, the beam 30 is pressed against the base 11 under the effect of the means of elastic return 40 (see Figures 3 and 4).
  • the beam 30 and the link 20 simultaneously perform a clockwise rotation (arrows R) around their respective axes 31, 21, beam 30 pivoting moreover on the base 11 according to a succession of supports constituting as many axes of instantaneous rotation and moving along the curved ramp 34.

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A device for binding a boot to a sports article. The device includes a base adapted to be fixed onto the sports article, a member for connecting to the boot, the member including an anchoring element on a front zone of the boot, a rocker bar for connecting the connecting member to the base, the rocker bar being journalled on the base, on the one hand, and on the connecting member, on the other hand, the journal axle of the rocker bar on the base being arranged at the rear of the journal axle of the connecting member on the rocker bar.

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La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de fixation articulée d'une chaussure à un article de sport, notamment sport de glisse tel que patin à glace, à roulettes, ski de fond,...etc.The subject of the present invention is a device for articulated attachment of a shoe to a sporting goods, in particular sliding sports such as ice skating, roller skating, cross country skiing, etc.

Par le FR 2 659 534 il est déjà connu d'avoir une liaison articulée d'une chaussure à un article de sport tel que patin à roulettes, patin à glace, afin d'augmenter le couple d'impulsion lors de la pratique du sport. Le document prévoit soit une articulation de la chaussure sur l'article de sport au niveau de l'emplacement du gros orteil dans la chaussure de façon à permettre une rotation maximale de la chaussure, soit une articulation au niveau de la zone d'articulation métatarsophalangienne du pied de façon à garantir un bon déroulement du pied.By FR 2 659 534 it is already known to have an articulated connection from a shoe to a sporting goods such as roller skates, ice skates, to increase the torque when practicing sport. The document provides for either a hinge of the shoe on the sports article at the location of the big toe in the shoe so as to allow maximum rotation of the shoe, i.e. articulation in the area of metatarsophalangeal articulation of the foot so as to guarantee a smooth running of the foot.

Dans le premier cas, la rotation maximale de la chaussure permet de maximiser le couple d'impulsion de la jambe lors de la phase motrice mais s'effectue au détriment de la précision et du guidage de la chaussure, notamment avec une semelle souple nécessaire à un bon déroulement du pied.In the first case, the maximum rotation of the shoe makes it possible to maximize the torque momentum of the leg during the motor phase but takes place at the expense of precision and guiding the shoe, in particular with a flexible sole necessary for good unwinding of the foot.

Dans le second cas, l'articulation au niveau de l'axe d'articulation métatarsophalangienne permet d'améliorer le guidage au détriment cependant du déroulement du pied et du couple d'impulsion.In the second case, the articulation at the level of the metatarsophalangeal articulation axis makes it possible to improve the guidance at the expense however of the course of the foot and the couple pulse.

Le WO 96/37269 vise à résoudre le même problème à savoir maximiser l'effort de poussée ou couple d'impulsion lors de la pratique du sport en proposant une construction à multiple châssis dans laquelle les châssis sont aptes à pivoter et à translater l'un par rapport à l'autre.WO 96/37269 aims to solve the same problem, namely to maximize the thrust effort or momentum when practicing sport by proposing a multiple construction chassis in which the chassis are able to pivot and translate with respect to one another.

Les modes de réalisation préférés de ce WO 96/37269 comprennent au moins quatre biellettes articulées et translatables les unes par rapport aux autres. Il s'ensuit une construction extrêmement compliquée, lourde, coûteuse, difficile à mettre en oeuvre et fragile, notamment si le sport doit être pratiqué dans un environnement agressif (froid, neige, poussières,...etc.).Preferred embodiments of this WO 96/37269 include at least four articulated and translatable rods relative to each other. It follows a construction extremely complicated, heavy, expensive, difficult to implement and fragile, in particular if the sport must be practiced in an aggressive environment (cold, snow, dust, etc.).

Le WO 96/37269 propose également une autre construction mettant en oeuvre des engrenages et donc également extrêmement compliquée et coûteuse à réaliser, et de plus très sensible aux salissures, froid, neige,...etc.WO 96/37269 also proposes another construction using gears and therefore also extremely complicated and expensive to produce, and moreover very sensitive to dirt, cold, snow, ... etc.

Par ailleurs, chacune des constructions du WO 96/37269 ne peut autoriser que des débattements de la chaussure assez limités, et compris entre 20° et 48°, ces faibles débattements étant préjudiciables à une bonne pratique de l'activité.Furthermore, each of the constructions of WO 96/37269 can only authorize fairly limited shoe travel, and between 20 ° and 48 °, these low deflections being detrimental to a good practice of the activity.

Le document EP 890 379, qui décrit une fixation munie d'un organe de liaison à surface d'appui convexe avec une biellette articulée vers l'avant, est un art antérieur uniquement au titre de l'article 54(3) CBE. Il en est de même pour le document EP 914 844 qui ne comporte pas de rampe d'appui curviligne.Document EP 890 379, which describes a fastening provided with a surface connection member convex support with a link hinged forward, is an art only prior to title of Article 54 (3) EPC. It is the same for document EP 914 844 which does not include no curved support ramp.

Le but de la présente invention est de remédier aux inconvénients ci-avant et de fournir un dispositif de fixation amélioré qui permette notamment de maximiser le couple d'impulsion transmis par la jambe, tout en étant compatible avec un bon guidage de la chaussure, un grand débattement et une bonne précision du geste. The object of the present invention is to remedy the above drawbacks and to provide a improved fixing device which allows in particular to maximize the impulse torque transmitted by the leg, while being compatible with good guidance of the shoe, a large movement and good precision of the gesture.

Un autre but est également de fournir un dispositif de fixation qui soit de construction simple, peu chère, non encombrante et qui soit peu sensible aux conditions extérieures, et notamment au froid et à la neige.Another object is also to provide a fixing device which is of construction simple, inexpensive, not bulky and not very sensitive to external conditions, and especially in cold and snow.

Ce but est atteint dans le dispositif de fixation d'une chaussure à un article de sport, selon l'invention, par le fait qu'il comporte une embase destinée à être fixée sur l'article de sport, un organe de liaison à la chaussure et une biellette de liaison de l'organe de liaison à l'embase, la biellette étant articulée d'une part sur l'embase, et d'autre part sur l'organe de liaison et plus particulièrement par le fait que l'organe de liaison comporte, à l'avant, une rampe d'appui curviligne apte à coopérer avec l'embase lors du pivotement de l'organe de liaison.This object is achieved in the device for attaching a shoe to a sporting article, according to the invention, by the fact that it comprises a base intended to be fixed on the sports article, a shoe binding and a link rod from the link member to the base, the link being articulated on the one hand on the base, and on the other hand on the connecting member and more particularly by the fact that the connecting member comprises, at the front, a curvilinear support ramp capable of cooperating with the base during pivoting of the connecting member.

En effet, l'organe de liaison, fixé sur une zone avant de la chaussure, rigidifie celle-ci et permet donc de préserver la précision de mouvement souhaitée, tandis qu'une construction à une seule biellette est simple, minimale, peu encombrante et peu coûteuse.Indeed, the connecting member, fixed on a front zone of the shoe, stiffens the latter and therefore allows the desired movement precision to be preserved, while a single link is simple, minimal, space-saving and inexpensive.

Par ailleurs, une telle construction est peu sensible au froid et à la neige.Furthermore, such a construction is not very sensitive to cold and snow.

De toute façon, l'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres caractéristiques de celle-ci seront mises en évidence à l'aide de la description qui suit en référence au dessin schématique annexé représentant à titre d'exemples non limitatifs plusieurs modes de réalisation préférés et dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue de côté du dispositif de fixation selon l'invention en position soulevée, la chaussure étant représentée en traits mixtes,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective arrière du dispositif de fixation de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une vue similaire à la figure 2 en position basse,
  • la figure 4 est une vue similaire à la figure 1 en position basse.
In any case, the invention will be better understood and other characteristics thereof will be highlighted with the aid of the description which follows with reference to the appended schematic drawing showing by way of nonlimiting examples several embodiments preferred and in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the fastening device according to the invention in the raised position, the shoe being shown in phantom,
  • FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the fixing device of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 in the low position,
  • Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 in the low position.

La figure 1 montre le dispositif de fixation 10 selon l'invention assurant la liaison d'une chaussure 2 et d'un article de sport 1.Figure 1 shows the fixing device 10 according to the invention ensuring the connection of a shoe 2 and a sports article 1.

Le dispositif de fixation est constitué d'une embase 11 fixée sur la face supérieure de l'article de sport 1, d'une biellette 20 articulée sur l'embase 11 autour d'un axe transversal 21, d'un organe de liaison 30, articulé selon un axe transversal 31 sur la biellette 20, et d'un moyen de rappel élastique 40, constitué en l'occurrence par une bande de matériau élastique tel que du caoutchouc ou du pebax.The fixing device consists of a base 11 fixed on the upper face of the sports article 1, a link 20 articulated on the base 11 around a transverse axis 21, a connecting member 30, articulated along a transverse axis 31 on the rod 20, and a means elastic return 40, in this case constituted by a strip of elastic material such as rubber or pebax.

Ainsi que le montre plus particulièrement la figure 2, l'organe de liaison 30 se présente sous la forme d'une poutre constituée de deux biellettes 32, entretoisées d'une part à l'avant par l'axe transversal 31 d'articulation sur la biellette 20, et d'autre part par un axe 33 disposé à l'arrière des deux biellettes. Ces axes 31, 33, servent également de moyens d'ancrage sur la chaussure et sont destinés à coopérer avec des moyens complémentaires de la semelle ou de la tige de ladite chaussure (non représentés sur le dessin). D'autres moyens d'ancrage peuvent bien évidemment être envisagés et notamment la poutre 30 peut être intégrée dans la semelle de la chaussure, par exemple par surmoulage, lors de la fabrication ou être fixée à celle-ci par des vis, rivets,...etc.As shown more particularly in Figure 2, the connecting member 30 is presented in the form of a beam consisting of two rods 32, braced on the one hand at the front by the transverse axis 31 of articulation on the rod 20, and on the other hand by an axis 33 disposed at the back of the two links. These axes 31, 33 also serve as anchoring means on the shoe and are intended to cooperate with means complementary to the sole or the upper of said shoe (not shown in the drawing). Other means of anchoring may obviously be envisaged and in particular the beam 30 can be integrated into the sole of the shoe, for example by molding, during manufacture or be fixed thereto by screws, rivets, ... etc.

Des moyens d'ancrage amovibles, c'est-à-dire permettant un enlèvement rapide de la chaussure peuvent également être prévus.Removable anchoring means, that is to say allowing rapid removal of the shoe can also be provided.

L'organe de liaison 30 peut également être réalisé de façon différente et peut notamment être constitué par une poutre en une seule pièce, en tôle emboutie, ou en autre matériau synthétique,...etc. The connecting member 30 can also be produced in a different way and can in particular consist of a one-piece beam, stamped sheet metal, or other material synthetic, ... etc.

La poutre définie par l'organe de liaison 30 a de préférence une longueur correspondant à celle de la zone avant, qui s'étend depuis l'extrémité avant jusqu'à la zone d'articulation métatarsophalangienne, d'une chaussure, soit à peu près le tiers de la longueur d'une chaussure.The beam defined by the connecting member 30 preferably has a length corresponding to that of the front zone, which extends from the front end to the articulation zone metatarsophalangeal, of a shoe, roughly a third of the length of a shoe.

Cette poutre 30 a non seulement pour but de réaliser la liaison de la chaussure avec l'article de sport, mais également de rigidifier la chaussure de façon à permettre un meilleur guidage et transmission des efforts lors du soulèvement de celle-ci lors de la pratique du sport.This beam 30 not only aims to achieve the connection of the shoe with the article sport, but also to stiffen the shoe so as to allow better guidance and transmission of forces when lifting it when practicing sport.

Bien entendu, la poutre 30 peut également avoir une toute autre forme et être notamment plus longue ou plus courte.Of course, the beam 30 can also have a completely different shape and be in particular longer or shorter.

La partie avant de chacune des biellettes 32 présente un profil curviligne 34 en forme de rampe par lequel chacune de ces biellettes 32 est en appui sur l'embase 11. Cette rampe curviligne 34 coopère avec ladite embase 11 lors du pivotement de la chaussure de façon à reproduire un mouvement de rotation et translation correspondant au mouvement de déroulement du pied au niveau du gros orteil.The front part of each of the links 32 has a curvilinear profile 34 in the form of ramp by which each of these links 32 is supported on the base 11. This ramp curvilinear 34 cooperates with said base 11 during pivoting of the shoe so as to reproduce a movement of rotation and translation corresponding to the movement of unrolling of the foot at the level of the big toe.

Cette construction permet de reproduire un mouvement de déroulement du pied, comme si l'axe d'articulation de la chaussure était fixée à l'extrémité avant de celle-ci, tout en conservant la précision d'une semelle rigide, puisque la semelle est rigidifiée en fait par la poutre 30, et ceci jusqu'au bout des orteils, c'est-à-dire en offrant un couple d'impulsion maximal.This construction makes it possible to reproduce an unwinding movement of the foot, as if the axis of articulation of the shoe was fixed to the front end thereof, while retaining the precision of a rigid sole, since the sole is in fact stiffened by the beam 30, and this to the tips of the toes, that is to say by offering a maximum impulse torque.

La construction selon l'invention permet donc de concilier un guidage et une précision du geste maximales avec une transmission de puissance également maximale.The construction according to the invention therefore makes it possible to reconcile guidance and precision of the maximum gesture with equally maximum power transmission.

Une bande de caoutchouc 40 est fixée en 41 et 42, par exemple par des vis, sur l'embase 11, à l'avant et à l'arrière de la poutre 30 et de part et d'autre de sa zone d'appui sur l'article de sport. Cette bande 40 passe par ailleurs par dessus un axe 35, ou entretoise, disposé transversalement entre les deux biellettes 32, à l'arrière de la rampe 34.A rubber band 40 is fixed at 41 and 42, for example by screws, on the base 11, at the front and at the rear of the beam 30 and on either side of its bearing area on the article of sport. This strip 40 also passes over an axis 35, or spacer, disposed transversely between the two links 32, at the rear of the ramp 34.

Ainsi disposée, la bande de caoutchouc 40 exerce au niveau de l'axe 35 sur la poutre 30, et donc sur la chaussure 2 qui lui est liée, un effort permanent F de rappel élastique vers la surface supérieure 1 de l'article de sport. Cette construction aide au ramené de l'article de sport contre la semelle de la chaussure lors de la fin de la phase d'impulsion et évite toute interférence de celui-ci avec la surface sur laquelle se pratique ledit sport.Thus disposed, the rubber band 40 exerts at the level of the axis 35 on the beam 30, and therefore on the shoe 2 which is linked to it, a permanent effort F of elastic return towards the upper surface 1 of the sports article. This construction helps to bring back the sports article against the sole of the shoe at the end of the impulse phase and prevents any interference of the latter with the surface on which said sport is practiced.

Dans ce contexte, il est préférable que le point 35 d'application de l'effort F soit situé à l'arrière de la rampe 34, mais en avant de l'axe d'articulation 21 de la biellette 20, pour éviter une position d'équilibre de la chaussure soulevée par rapport à l'article de sport 1 en l'absence de sollicitations de la part de l'utilisateur.In this context, it is preferable that the point of application of the force F is located at the rear of the ramp 34, but in front of the articulation axis 21 of the rod 20, to avoid a position of balance of the raised shoe with respect to the sporting article 1 in the absence requests from the user.

Selon le cas et le type de sport pratiqué une position plus en avant de ce point d'application 35 de l'effort F peut également être envisagée. La bande élastique 40 peut être remplacée par tout autre moyen de rappel élastique, et notamment ressort, produisant le même effet.Depending on the case and the type of sport practiced a position further forward from this point of application 35 of the force F can also be envisaged. The elastic band 40 can be replaced by any other elastic return means, and in particular spring, producing the same effect.

La biellette 20 se présente sous la forme d'une pièce monobloc dont les extrémités sont constituées de deux bras 22 entretoisés d'une part par l'axe de pivotement 31 de la poutre 30, et d'autre part par l'axe d'articulation 21 de la biellette sur l'embase 11, chacun de ces axes 21, 31, étant disposé à chacune des extrémités de ladite biellette 20, l'axe 21 étant disposé à l'arrière de l'axe 31. Bien entendu, la biellette 20 peut également être constituée de plusieurs parties.The rod 20 is in the form of a single piece whose ends are consisting of two arms 22 braced on the one hand by the pivot axis 31 of the beam 30, and on the other hand by the articulation axis 21 of the link on the base 11, each of these axes 21, 31, being disposed at each end of said rod 20, the axis 21 being disposed at the rear of the axis 31. Of course, the link 20 can also be made up of several parts.

La longueur de la biellette 20, c'est-à-dire la distance entre les axes d'articulation 21, 31, de celle-ci, détermine l'angle de pivotement sur la rampe 34.The length of the rod 20, that is to say the distance between the articulation axes 21, 31, of this determines the pivot angle on the ramp 34.

Le fonctionnement de ce dispositif de fixation est très simple. En l'absence de tout effort de la part de l'utilisateur, la poutre 30 est plaquée contre l'embase 11 sous l'effet des moyens de rappel élastique 40 (cf. figures 3 et 4).The operation of this fixing device is very simple. In the absence of any effort from on the part of the user, the beam 30 is pressed against the base 11 under the effect of the means of elastic return 40 (see Figures 3 and 4).

Lors du déroulement du pied, la poutre 30 et la biellette 20 effectuent simultanément une rotation dans le sens horaire (flèches R) autour de leurs axes respectifs 31, 21, la poutre 30 pivotant par ailleurs sur l'embase 11 selon une succession d'appuis constituant autant d'axes de rotation instantanée et se déplaçant le long de la rampe curviligne 34.During the unwinding of the foot, the beam 30 and the link 20 simultaneously perform a clockwise rotation (arrows R) around their respective axes 31, 21, beam 30 pivoting moreover on the base 11 according to a succession of supports constituting as many axes of instantaneous rotation and moving along the curved ramp 34.

Le pivotement de la poutre 30 sur l'embase 11 selon la rampe curviligne 34 permet de reproduire un mouvement de rotation et de translation correspondant au mouvement de déroulement naturel du pied au niveau du gros orteil de celui-ci, et permet donc de concilier le bénéfice d'un couple d'impulsion maximal et la conservation de sensations naturelles de toucher avec les caractéristiques de guidage et de précision d'une semelle rigide.The pivoting of the beam 30 on the base 11 along the curved ramp 34 makes it possible to reproduce a movement of rotation and translation corresponding to the movement of natural course of the foot at the big toe thereof, and therefore allows to reconcile the benefit of a maximum impulse torque and the conservation of natural sensations of touch with the guiding and precision characteristics of a rigid sole.

Ainsi que le montrent les figures 1 et 2, cette construction permet également une rotation maximum, avec un angle α, de l'ordre de 60° et plus, entre la poutre 30 et l'embase 11, qui reproduit donc un déroulement complet du pied jusqu'à l'extrémité du gros orteil. En fait, cet angle de rotation α peut même être supérieur à 60° selon la pratique souhaitée. La valeur de angle α dépendra des moyens élastiques 40 et de la forme de la rampe curviligne 34.As shown in Figures 1 and 2, this construction also allows rotation maximum, with an angle α, of the order of 60 ° and more, between the beam 30 and the base 11, which therefore reproduces a complete course of the foot to the end of the big toe. In fact, this angle of rotation α can even be greater than 60 ° depending on the desired practice. The value of angle α will depend on the elastic means 40 and on the shape of the curved ramp 34.

Un tel angle de rotation, largement supérieur aux angles de débattement autorisés par les constructions connues, est particulièrement avantageux dans la plupart des sports visés et notamment en ski de fond, que ce soit en technique dite classique ou en technique dite de skating ou pas de patineur.Such an angle of rotation, much greater than the angles of travel authorized by the known constructions, is particularly advantageous in most of the targeted sports and especially in cross-country skiing, whether in the so-called classic technique or in the so-called technique skating or no skater.

Bien entendu, la présente invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit ci-avant à titre d'exemple non limitatif mais en englobe tous les modes de réalisation définis par l'objet des revendications annexées.Of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above by way of nonlimiting example but encompasses all the embodiments thereof defined by the subject of the appended claims.

Elle s'applique également à tout sport pour lequel des problèmes similaires ou équivalents doivent être résolus.It also applies to any sport for which similar or equivalent problems must be resolved.

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  1. Device for binding a boot (2) to a sports article (1), of the type comprising a base (11) adapted to be fixed on the sports article (1), a member (30) for connecting to the boot (2) and a rocker bar (20) for connecting the connecting member (30) to the base (11), the rocker bar (20) being journalled on the base (11), on the one hand, and on the connecting member (30), on the other hand, characterized in that the connecting member comprises, at the front, a curved support ramp (34) adapted to cooperate with the base (11) during pivoting of the connecting member (30).
  2. Binding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the journal axle (21) of the rocker bar on the base is arranged at the rear of the journal axle (31) of the connecting member (30) on the rocker bar (20),
  3. Binding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting member comprises anchoring means (31, 33) on a front zone of the boot (2).
  4. Binding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the curved support ramp (34) has a shape corresponding substantially to the outer contour of the user's big toe.
  5. Binding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises means (40) for the elastic return of the connecting member (30) toward the base (11).
  6. Binding device according to claim 6, characterized in that the point of application (35) of the force (F) of the elastic return means (40) is arranged at the rear of the curved support ramp (34).
  7. Binding device according to one of claims 5 or 6, in combination with claim 2, characterized in that the point of application (35) of the force (F) of the elastic return means (40) is arranged at the front of the journal axle (21) of the rocker bar on the base.
  8. Binding device according to one of claims 5-7, characterized in that the elastic return means (40) are constituted by a rubber blade anchored on the base (11) on both sides of the support zone of the connecting member.
  9. Binding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting member (30) extends substantially from the front end of the boot up to the metatarsophalangeal journal zone of the latter.
  10. Binding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the maximum pivoting angle (α) of the connecting member (30) is substantially equal to 60°.
  11. Binding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the maximum pivoting angle (α) of the connecting member (30) is greater than 60°.
  12. Binding device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that, during the pivoting of the connecting member (30), the connecting member (30) and the rocker bar (20) pivot simultaneously in the same direction.
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