US3807748A - Ski binding heel hold-down device - Google Patents

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US3807748A
US3807748A US00288085A US28808572A US3807748A US 3807748 A US3807748 A US 3807748A US 00288085 A US00288085 A US 00288085A US 28808572 A US28808572 A US 28808572A US 3807748 A US3807748 A US 3807748A
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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
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C9/005—Ski bindings with means for adjusting the position of a shoe holder or of the complete binding relative to the ski
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C9/08—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings
    • A63C9/084—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings with heel hold-downs, e.g. swingable

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  • 1t ep rance comprises essentially a Slideway forming base plate slidably engaged by a retaining member and also by the body of the heel holddown device, screw means [58] i H 35 H interconnect the retaining member and the body for I the fine adjustment.
  • the retaining member has ful- 56] References Cited crumed therein a control lever having an inner projection engaging rack means along one longitudinal edge UNITED STATES PATENTS of anaperture formed in the bottom of said base plate.
  • Gembuch 280/1135 T Said rack may have square shaped teeth or a saw- 3,408,087 10/1968 Ramillon 280/1135 T tooth; 3,531,135 9/1970 Salomon 280/1135 T Y 2,823,397 2/1958 Wagner 280/1135 T 6 hums, 5 Drawlng Flgures 1 SKI BINDING HEEL HOLD-DOWN DEVICE This invention relates in general to ski bindings and has specific reference to heel hold-down devices therefor.
  • ski bindings comprise in all cases means for adjusting them'as a function of the ski boot size; however, so far as the Applicant is aware, none of the hitherto proposed ski bindings comprises means permitting .b oth fine and coarse adjustment through a very wide range of boot sizes. Thus, it has not been possible to use the same ski binding for a relatively wide range of sizes, such as 4-11, or 6-12.
  • ski-binding adjustment is no problem for a skier having his personal outfit so that an adjustment is required only when he purchases his bindings or changes from one pair of ski boots to another, this does not apply to ski outfits let out for hire and therefore expected to be used by many skiers wearing a wide range of boot sizes; obviously, in this case it is desirable to be able to make very fast adjustments through relatively wide size ranges.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a body slidably mounted in a fixed slideway having a rear extension, well beyond said body, and comprising teeth or notches engageable by at least one catch rigid with a control lever fulcrumed to a retaining member slidably mounted in the slideway, the body being adapted to bear on the retaining member.
  • FIG. 1 is a side-elevational view of the device fitted to a ski
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view from above of the slidewayforming base plate receiving the body of the device
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are a cross-sectional view taken along the lines 3-3 and a longitudinal section taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 3, respectively, and
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view from above showing a modified embodiment of the slideway-forming base plate.
  • the reference numeral 2 designates a ski and 3 is the heel hold-down device of the ski binding, this device being of any type or design.
  • the heel hold-down device 3 is secured to the ski by means of a base plate along which it is adapted to move longitudinally.
  • This base plate designated at 4 in FIGS. 1 4 comprises means for fixing same to the top surface of the ski 2, and a pair of longitudinal side edges 5 shaped to constitute slideways engageable for longitudinal translation but retained in the vertical direction by the body 3 of the device and also by a retaining member 6. It may be seen that the length of this base plate 4 is sufficient to enable its lateral slideways 5 to extend to the rear through a distance representing substantially twice the length of the body 3. Formed through the bottom of said base plate 4 is an elongated aperture 7 and one longitudinal side of this aperture is cut (notched) to constitute a rack 8.
  • the retaining member 6 slidably engaged in the slideways 5 of plate 4 comprises a socket 9 receiving freely therein the nonthreaded rear portion of a screwthreaded rod 10 engaging a corresponding nut-forming portion of the body 3.
  • Concentric to said socket 9 is a pivot-forming portion 12 receiving a control lever or lug 13 extending through a window 14 cut in the lateral wall of the retaining member 6.
  • the member pivoted to said socket 12 has an extension in the form of at least one stud or car 15 projecting through the aperture 7 of plate 4 in order to engage at least one notch or tooth of rack 8 with the assistance of a torsion spring
  • this member 6 is stationary but also adapted to be shifted in the longitudinal direction for adjusting at will the position of the heel hold-down device 3.
  • lever 13 When the manual pressure thus exerted for adjustment purposes on lever 13 is discontinued, the spring 16 restores this lever to its inoperative or locked position, in which the studs 15 re-engage the notches or teeth of rack 8.
  • the aperture 77a cut through the base plate 4a comprises a longitudinal edge formed not with rack teeth but with saw-teeth 8a, i.e. teeth having one side inclined and the other side perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the assembly.
  • a heel hold-down device comprising a slideway adapted to be fixed to a ski; a body slidably mounted in said slideway and engageable with a ski boot, said slideway being formed with a base plate provided with an elongated through aperture extending longitudinally, one edge of said aperture being formed with teeth; a retaining member slidably engaging said slideway; screw means adjustably interconnecting said body and said retaining member; and a control lever fulcrumed in said retaining member and extending through a window formed in said retaining member, said lever comprising an external projection for manipulating same and an internal projection in the form of a stud adapted releasably to engage said teeth.

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US3913931A (en) * 1973-05-25 1975-10-21 Gertsch Ag Ski binding element
US3921997A (en) * 1973-11-16 1975-11-25 Mitchell Sa Ski binding adjustment device
US4022493A (en) * 1974-09-13 1977-05-10 Gertsch Ag Adjusting mechanism for ski bindings
US4264088A (en) * 1979-02-05 1981-04-28 Moog Inc. Slide mount for a ski binding component
US4310170A (en) * 1978-12-04 1982-01-12 Josef Linecker Cross-country ski binding
US4441733A (en) * 1980-12-19 1984-04-10 Tmc Corporation Adjusting mechanism for a ski binding jaw
US4444414A (en) * 1981-04-28 1984-04-24 Tmc Corporation Apparatus for facilitating an adjustment of front and/or rear jaws of ski bindings
US4519624A (en) * 1980-10-12 1985-05-28 Salomon S.A. Device for adjusting the longitudinal position of a safety binding for ski
US4522424A (en) * 1982-01-18 1985-06-11 Ess Gmbh Skibindungen Ski binding clamp
US4546521A (en) * 1983-04-11 1985-10-15 Skischuhfabrik Dynafit Gesellschaft M.B.H. Fastener for sports shoes
US5143397A (en) * 1988-08-03 1992-09-01 Marker International Ski binding
US20060091644A1 (en) * 2004-10-28 2006-05-04 Gerard Thomas Adjustable device for an accessory such as a front stop of a ski binding
US20090267318A1 (en) * 2007-10-29 2009-10-29 Michael Thoma Multi-layer hold down assembly

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FR2265420B1 (ja) * 1974-04-02 1979-05-11 Salomon & Fils F
JPS5096344A (ja) * 1973-12-28 1975-07-31
AT400404B (de) * 1993-02-23 1995-12-27 Tyrolia Freizeitgeraete Haltevorrichtung für eine skibindung

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US2823397A (en) * 1956-04-05 1958-02-18 Kimball Mfg Corp Ski binding
US2950119A (en) * 1957-02-22 1960-08-23 Alfred Gembruch K G Ski binding
US3408087A (en) * 1966-03-08 1968-10-29 Rene Ramillon Rear stop for ski binding
US3531135A (en) * 1967-09-05 1970-09-29 Georges P J Salomon Adjustable ski clamp

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US2823397A (en) * 1956-04-05 1958-02-18 Kimball Mfg Corp Ski binding
US2950119A (en) * 1957-02-22 1960-08-23 Alfred Gembruch K G Ski binding
US3408087A (en) * 1966-03-08 1968-10-29 Rene Ramillon Rear stop for ski binding
US3531135A (en) * 1967-09-05 1970-09-29 Georges P J Salomon Adjustable ski clamp

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3913931A (en) * 1973-05-25 1975-10-21 Gertsch Ag Ski binding element
US3921997A (en) * 1973-11-16 1975-11-25 Mitchell Sa Ski binding adjustment device
US4022493A (en) * 1974-09-13 1977-05-10 Gertsch Ag Adjusting mechanism for ski bindings
US4310170A (en) * 1978-12-04 1982-01-12 Josef Linecker Cross-country ski binding
US4264088A (en) * 1979-02-05 1981-04-28 Moog Inc. Slide mount for a ski binding component
US4519624A (en) * 1980-10-12 1985-05-28 Salomon S.A. Device for adjusting the longitudinal position of a safety binding for ski
US4441733A (en) * 1980-12-19 1984-04-10 Tmc Corporation Adjusting mechanism for a ski binding jaw
US4444414A (en) * 1981-04-28 1984-04-24 Tmc Corporation Apparatus for facilitating an adjustment of front and/or rear jaws of ski bindings
US4522424A (en) * 1982-01-18 1985-06-11 Ess Gmbh Skibindungen Ski binding clamp
US4546521A (en) * 1983-04-11 1985-10-15 Skischuhfabrik Dynafit Gesellschaft M.B.H. Fastener for sports shoes
US5143397A (en) * 1988-08-03 1992-09-01 Marker International Ski binding
US20060091644A1 (en) * 2004-10-28 2006-05-04 Gerard Thomas Adjustable device for an accessory such as a front stop of a ski binding
US7393002B2 (en) * 2004-10-28 2008-07-01 Look Fixations S.A. Adjustable device for an accessory such as a front stop of a ski binding
US20090267318A1 (en) * 2007-10-29 2009-10-29 Michael Thoma Multi-layer hold down assembly
US8079793B2 (en) 2007-10-29 2011-12-20 Wabash National, L.P. Multi-layer hold down assembly
US8662804B2 (en) 2007-10-29 2014-03-04 Wabash National, L.P. Multi-layer hold down assembly
US8956094B2 (en) 2007-10-29 2015-02-17 Wabash National, L.P. Multi-layer hold down assembly

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