Salomon S.a.

Joel Arduin

Jacques Le Masson

Bernard Couderc

Alain Bejean

Pierre Szafranski

Pascal Thomas

Gilles Renaud-Goud

Gilles Silva

Pierre Feche

Vincent Dogat

Lionel Astier

Jean-Paul Mousselard

An interface device including a rear wedge and a front wedge connected by a link. The front zone of the rear wedge is integrally connected to the ski. The front wedge is mounted to float on a plate. The front wedge and the plate cooperate by means of inclined surfaces. An elastically deformable cushion is inserted between the front wedge and plate. The link is attached to the rear wedge by a fold pressing against the surface of a housing of the wedge. In the front, the link is attached by a screw-nut system adjustable in length along the link and engaged in a housing of the wedge.

Interface device between a boot and an alpine ski

An interface apparatus between a boot and a ski, to modify the natural distribution of the ski on the snow. The apparatus comprises a first base and a second base affixed to the ski, a first moveable sensor provided to support one end of the sole of the boot and to sense the variations in support force exerted by the boot, and a second moveable sensor adapted to support the second end of the boot and to sense the variations in support force of this end, and linkage extending between the two sensors and the bases, so as to transmit to said bases the variations in support forces sensed by each of the sensors.

Interface apparatus for modifying the natural distribution pressure of a

A device for modifying, dynamically, the pressure distribution of a ski, such as an alpine ski, along its sliding surface. The ski is equipped with front and rear binding elements and support elements for the front and rear ends of the sole of the boot. The device includes a sensor element in contact with the sole of the boot, and additionally, movable along a vertical direction, a flexion device to generate a flexional moment on at least one front or rear end of the ski, and a connection device between the sensor element and the flexion device to transmit, to the flexion device, at least one part of the vertical thrust of the boot sensed by the sensor element.

Device for modifying the pressure distribution of a ski along its

Device for modifying the force distribution of a ski over its gliding

The invention relates to an interface device between a ski and element for retaining a boot on the ski. The device includes two stops intended to be connected to the ski toward the front and rear, respectively, of the central portion of the base of the ski, and a linking leg forming a stiffener between these two stops. The linking leg includes at least two levers, which are connected by at least one linkage forming a central pivotable connection. One of the bearing plates of the boot is vertically movable and transmits the vertical stresses from the boot to one of the levers, and an elastic restoring mechanism exerts an upward restoring force against one of the levers that is of sufficient intensity to keep the central pivotable connection of the two levers suspended when the boot is present. Preferably, the linkage between the levers is disengageable.

Interface device between a ski and binding elements

The invention relates to an interface device between a boot and a ski for modifying in a dynamic manner the pressure distribution of the ski on the snow. The device includes two binding elements, a mobile sensor, a return rocking device, and an element affixed to the ski. The rocking device is arranged to transform a vertical bias exerted on the sensor into a traction bias exerted on the element affixed to the ski. In reaction, a traction bias of the same type can be transmitted towards the rear of the ski.

Interface device to modify the natural pressure distribution of a ski on

An interface device between a ski and front and rear bindings (2, 3) designed to hold the ends of a boot in place on the ski. The device comprises a plate (13) with an elongated the central part (14) which extends above the upper surface of the ski in the area of the runner. A first end (15) of the plate is fastened to the ski, and a second end (16) is attached to the ski by a block of damping material (17) mounted in a sandwich configuration between the end of the plate and the ski. The block of damping material is preferably provided in order to function under compression and shearing action.

Interface device between a ski and associated bindings

Interface device between a boot and a ski designed to modify the natural distribution of the ski on the snow along the line of a vertical thrust force which at least one part of the boot generates on the ski. The device comprises a vertically-mobile sensing device (11) which absorbs the vertical stresses from the boot, a rocker (16), and a transmission device (21) which transforms the vertical stresses of the boot into a forward-directed force of thrust. The transmission device (21) is connected to the base (25) in a zone raised off the upper ski surface. The transmission device (21) is connected to a transmission element (31) which travels longitudinally in relation to a stationary element (30), and a deformable means (38) blocks relative motion of the transmission element (31) in relation to the stationary element (30).

Interface device designed to modify the natural pressure distribution of

Ski safety binding comprising, on its frontal surface (1b) opposite the surface on which the jaw is positioned, a control device (9) a control lever extending opposite to the jaw and beyond the body (1) of the binding, and mounted so as to pivot on the body (1) around a horizontal, transverse axis (11), an intermediate point (13) of the control lever (9) being connected to the end portion (5c) of a locking device (5) located on the second frontal surface (1b) of the body (1), in such a way that lifting the control lever (9) causes upward pivoting of locking device (5) and movement from its locked to its released position.

Safety ski binding

A ski brake including a spade having an arm pivotably mounted around a transverse pivot axis with an exterior end section equipped with an element adapted to engage snow and an opposite interior end section connected to a brake pedal; and an elastic device for biasing the spade in a manner so as to move the spade from an inactive position to an activated braking position wherein the element for engaging the snow is projected and maintained under the ski, wherein the elastic device for biasing functions as a device for absorbing shock when the spade is forced into a position beyond the activated braking position and as a device for returning the spade towards the activated braking position.

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Metz-Tessy, France

Joel Arduin