Patents by Inventor Otto Waczek

Otto Waczek 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: 3943882
    Abstract: Indicator for safety ski binding. As a direct acting indicator for a safety ski binding a leaf spring is fixed at one end within a binding component and its other end is constrained for movement in a straight line aligned with, or at least parallel with, the direction of an applied force but is free to move along such line. Thus, the magnitude of such force determines the position of said spring and a portion of the spring may then be utilized, such as being viewed through a window, to indicate the magnitude of such force. The said force being equal or proportional to the setting of the spring opposing release of the ski binding, the position of said indicator spring will comprise an indication of the force required to release the ski binding. Different embodiments disclosed show different possible specific arrangements of indicator spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: Gertsch AG
    Inventors: Johann Sollak, Otto Waczek