Patents Represented by Law Firm Birch, 3.ewart, Kolasch & Birch
  • Sprocket device for the fastening of ski-boots
    Patent number: 4547980
    Abstract: A device for fastening ski-boots, and which permits fine adjustment of the tightness of the fastening to be effected quickly and easily, includes a sprocket supported rotatably on a support plate and a tie with a rack portion engageable by the sprocket. The device also includes a ratchet mechanism for advancing the sprocket relative to the rack portion to tension the tie, and a ratchet mechanism for locking the sprocket so as to maintain the tension of the tie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1985
    Assignee: Icaro Olivieri & C.S.p.A.
    Inventor: Oliviero Olivieri