Patents by Inventor Christian Challande

Christian Challande has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5102157
    Abstract: A safety binding for a ski adapted to maintain the front of a boot mounted on the ski. Each journal axis of a wing which pivots with respect to the body is engaged in at least one oblong hole for allowing relative displacement over a short distance of the wing with respect to the journal axis and it is in contact under the effect of an energy generating mechanism against a first end of the oblong hole. In the rest position, the wing rests, through its front edge, against a fixed support line of the body situated, in projection, in a vertical and transverse plane, between the journal axis of the wing and the end portion of the front arm in contact with the energy generating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Salomon S.A.
    Inventors: Gilles R. Goud, Christian Challande
  • Patent number: 5044658
    Abstract: A safety ski binding, preferably for engaging the front of a ski boot. The binding includes an elastic energization mechanism for the jaw of the binding and a separate arrangement for compensating for different sole thicknesses. In a specific embodiment, the binding is formed as a monobloc and includes a deformation zone to automatically accommodate soles of different thicknesses. The binding also includes a front fall sensor and a rear fall compensating mechanism to further compress the spring of the energization mechanism to lessen the amount of force required to release the boot during front and rear falls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Salomon S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Challande, Jean-Pierre Boussemart