Bindings Interconnected For Simultaneous Release Patents (Class 280/14.23)
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Patent number: 10065102Abstract: The present invention relates to, a sliding board, the structure of which comprises at least one lower layer, at least one upper layer, a core, at least one rail delimiting a groove with a top opening for receiving and guiding an anchoring component for a shoe fastening baseplate, wherein it comprises at least one serrated bar separate and spaced apart from the groove of the rail and designed to interact with at least one peripheral toothed sector mounted on the lower surface of the baseplate with a view to preventing its longitudinal translational movement, and to, a fastening device designed to equip said sliding board and a snowboard equipment comprising said sliding board and said device.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Skis Rossignol—Club RossignolInventors: Adrien Reguis, Vincent Gelin
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Patent number: 8820791Abstract: In one embodiment, an adapter for a board (1) is provided, comprising at least two different receptacles (20) for attaching different types of chassis.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Inventor: Olaf Christ
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Patent number: 7914014Abstract: A scooter footbelt includes a footbelt strap, a right foot receptacle and a left foot receptacle carried by the footbelt strap and a strap fastener carried by the footbelt strap.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Inventor: Floyd Henry Robinson
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Patent number: 7832742Abstract: One embodiment of a foot or boot mounting for a sportboard such as a snowboard, wakeboard, mountainboard, surfboard, kiteboard, or similar article, having a tilted base plate (72) with a bearing raceway (73B) or other means providing an axis of rotation that is inclined by a predetermined angular amount (?), pivotably guiding a tilted rotating plate (86) that has a top surface (87T) tilted with respect to its axis of rotation by a predetermined angular amount (?). Top surface (87T) provides direct or indirect support for the bottom surface of a rider's foot. The tilt of top surface (87T) is aligned relative to its axis of rotation such that the upward tilted portion is generally aligned toward the inside of a rider's foot. Thus, a rider's feet and body members are aligned more naturally while the rider is free to continually rotate his or her feet and change posture more comfortably.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Inventor: John C. Duggan
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Patent number: 7669880Abstract: A binding or boot strap is provided that allows a rider to easily, rapidly and/or effectively tighten and/or loosen the strap about his or her boot. The strap includes a boot-engaging strap portion that engages with an engagement strap coupleable to the boot, as may be the case with boots used for step-in bindings, or to the binding, as may be the case with strap-type bindings. An arrangement for facilitating tightening/loosening of the two strap pieces so that a rider can slip his or her foot into or out from the boot or fasten the boot to or loosen it from a snowboard binding is also provided. In one embodiment, this arrangement includes a tightening element, such as for example a cord, lace or strap, suitably coupled to one or both strap portions such that a rider can pull on the tightening element to move the strap pieces relative to each other and tighten the strap.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: The Burton CorporationInventors: Christopher Doyle, Ryan Larson, Gregory Dean, Florian Lang
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Patent number: 7523953Abstract: An alpine ski binding system for releasably securing a ski boot to a ski. The binding system includes a secondary toe release that provides an attenuated release threshold under lateral shear loading conditions that can cause anterior cruciate ligament injuries. The secondary toe release responds to a trigger that senses the lateral shear loads applied to the inside (medial) afterbody of the ski and triggers the secondary toe release the boot at an attenuated release torque. Lateral shear loads applied to the ski along the leading (medial) forebody and along the entire outside (lateral side) of the ski substantially do not cause the trigger to trip.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Vermont Safety DevelopmentsInventors: Carl F. Ettlinger, David J. Dodge
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Patent number: 7510207Abstract: The invention describes a ski binding (1), with guide elements (8, 9) which can be mounted or pre-fitted on a ski (3) in the binding longitudinal direction (10), for a front and a rear jaw body (4, 5). A first coupling element (15) is connected to the front jaw body (4) and a second coupling element (16) is connected to the rear jaw body (5). Mutually facing end portions (17, 18) of these coupling elements (15, 16) co-operate with a positioning and fixing mechanism (14) disposed between the jaw bodies (4, 5) in order to adjust and retain the jaw body (4, 5) as necessary. An overlap width (19) between the two coupling elements (15, 16) can be varied to make an individual adjustment for different jaw distances (12). At least one coupling element (15, 16) is provided with at least two mutually parallel rows (21, 22, 23) of positioning elements (20), and these positioning element-rows (21, 22, 23) are disposed offset from one another in the binding longitudinal direction (10).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: ATOMIC Austria GmbHInventors: Franz Resch, Helmut Holzer
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Patent number: 7384048Abstract: A binding for affixing a boot to a snowboard that is being adapted to rotate between a plurality of fixed positions and having. (a) a first plate having plurality of holes between the top and bottom surfaces sized to engage fasteners. The first circular plate has a flange which mates with a flange on a second circular plate. The second plate has a centrally located hole that is sized to receive the first circular plate and having adjacent to the hole, a flange which is complimentary to the flange on the first plate. A third plate having a diameter which is substantially the same as the diameter of the second plate and which has a plurality of holes which are registerable with holes in the first plate. The third plate has a plurality of positions of the second plate relative to a longitudinal axis of a snowboard.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Inventor: Paul Cerrito
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Patent number: 7377551Abstract: A collapsible snowboard pole is presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention a snowboard pole can be provided with a manually expandable and compressible shaft, a basket at the tip, and a handle at the top. The basket can slide between a lower tip-ward (distal) position for storage and an upper top-ward (proximal) position for use. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention the pole can be expanded to full length and disengaged from a docking mechanism located at the back of a snowboard with one hand, while a user is in motion on the snowboard. Once disengaged, the user can easily deploy the basket to its full upward extension for use. Additionally, a user can dock a collapsed pole and secure it in a docking mechanism, or can insert the pole tip in a docking mechanism, then collapse the pole and then secure it in the docking mechanism, all with one hand while in motion on the snowboard.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Inventors: Jon Silverman, Guy Barretta, Jason Billig
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Patent number: 7360782Abstract: A crosscountry ski (1), the lower face (3) of which is curved to form a wax zone (2) positioned substantially in the region lying below the user's boot, wherein its upper face (11) has at least one recess (10), and wherein each recess (10) holds a rigid longitudinal bar (12, 13) extending from the rear of the wax zone (2) to the front of said zone, with one of the ends (17) of each bar (12, 13) abutting (4) on an element (16) which is fixed relative to the ski, while complementary means (20) interacting with the other end (18) of each bar (12, 13) are provided in order to adjustably compress said bar (12, 13).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Skis Rossignol S.A.Inventor: Pierre Gignoux
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Patent number: 7306241Abstract: A binding or boot strap is provided that allows a rider to easily, rapidly and/or effectively tighten and/or loosen the strap about his or her boot. The strap includes a boot-engaging strap portion that engages with an engagement strap coupleable to the boot, as may be the case with boots used for step-in bindings, or to the binding, as may be the case with strap-type bindings. An arrangement for facilitating tightening/loosening of the two strap pieces so that a rider can slip his or her foot into or out from the boot or fasten the boot to or loosen it from a snowboard binding is also provided. In one embodiment, this arrangement includes a tightening element, such as for example a cord, lace or strap, suitably coupled to one or both strap portions such that a rider can pull on the tightening element to move the strap pieces relative to each other and tighten the strap.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: The Burton CorporationInventors: Christopher Cunningham, Christopher Doyle, Gregory Dean, Scott Keller, Florian Lang
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Patent number: 7147233Abstract: A binding which is used to keep a boot connected to a snowboard, comprising a seat which is fixed to a board, a strap which is attached to the seat in order to receive a front part of the boot, a rear bearing shell for receiving a rear part of the boot and a mechanism for tightening the rear bearing shell in relation to the seat. The rear bearing shell is divided into two side panels which can pivot laterally in relation to the seat by virtue of mechanical pivots or by deformation of said side panels, and a center panel which can pivot from the front to the back in relation to the seat in order to enable the center panel to tilt towards the rear and from the back to the front in a closed position, wherein the two side panels are superposed in relation to the center panel and tightened by the tightening mechanism which acts in such a way that it prevents the center panel from tilting towards the rear in relation to the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2005Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Inventor: Jean-Pierre Edmond
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Patent number: 6966563Abstract: A safety release mechanism for snowboards functions with standard contemporary snowboarding boots and bindings. Bindings that would normally be fastened to the snowboard are instead both fastened to a single binding support platform. A platform retention assembly, fastened to the snowboard, includes preloaded compliant members that form interfaces with contours on the binding support platform. The interfaces prevent the binding support platform from separating from the snowboard except when a force or torque applied to the snowboard exceeds a set threshold. The platform retention assembly also includes firm features that contact firm mating features on the binding support platform to prevent translation of the binding support platform relative to the platform retention assembly in the plane of the snowboard. The firm features and the firm mating features are arranged such that the contacts between them, when projected onto the plane of the snowboard, are all tangent about one mutual center point.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Inventor: Joshua C. Harrison
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Patent number: 6817619Abstract: A safety release mechanism for snowboards functions with standard contemporary snowboarding boots and bindings. Bindings that would normally be fastened to the snowboard are instead both fastened to a single binding support platform. A platform retention assembly, fastened to the snowboard, includes preloaded compliant members that form interfaces with contours on the binding support platform. The interfaces prevent the binding support platform from separating from the snowboard except when a force or torque applied to the snowboard exceeds a set threshold. The platform retention assembly also includes firm features that contact firm mating features on the binding support platform to prevent translation of the binding support platform relative to the platform retention assembly in the plane of the snowboard. The firm features and the firm mating features are arranged such that the contacts between them, when projected onto the plane of the snowboard, are all tangent about one mutual center point.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Inventor: Joshua Charles Harrison
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Patent number: 6695323Abstract: The invention consists of a brake device for snowboards (5) comprising a fitting part (1, 2), which is attached to the board, and a braking part (3). The braking part (3) is attached to the fitting part (1, 2) and can be maneuvered from a non-braking position, in which all parts of the braking part (3) are situated on top of the board (5) and within the boundary edges of the board (5), to a braking position, in which the braking part (3) is situated essentially outside one of the boundary edges of the board (5) and extends below the board (5).Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: S.O.B. I Umea ABInventor: Jon Bäcklund
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Publication number: 20020036386Abstract: A binding (301) for releasably holding a boot (308), including a latch (330), arranged to pivot between an open position and an engaged position for securing the boot relative to the binding, and a lock mechanism (340) to provide incremental locking of the latch, as the latch pivots toward the engaged position, in order to restrict movement of the latch back toward the open position. The incremental locking allows for ease of entry into the binding and minimal force to manually release the boot. The binding also has an automatic release mechanism (360) to allow the binding to reset in an open position when the binding releases the boot.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2001Publication date: March 28, 2002Inventors: Stephen Murphy, David Scallion
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Patent number: 6279924Abstract: A binding apparatus for a snowboard with which the boots of a snowboarder can be securely attached to the board while permitting release thereof upon application of a force greater than a preselected threshold. If a force of an undesirable magnitude in either a lift-out or torsional direction is applied to either of the snowboarder's boots with respect to the board, then that boot will be released by the binding, and the other binding will also automatically release the other boot. Both boots can also be manually released from the bindings, and one boot can be left secured to the board while the other is released for negotiating ski lifts and the like. The snowboard bindings permit easy step-in entry which will allow the boot to be secured to the binding even in the event of snow or the like being stuck between the boot and binding. A safety brake is also provided which prevents run-away of the board if it is detached from the rider.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Powder Design Pty Ltd.Inventors: Stephen Murphy, David Scallion