Salomon S.a.

Lionel Astier

Alain Bejean

Joel Arduin

Benoit Saillet

Francois Guers

Jean-Pierre Clement

Interface device between a ski and front and rear bindings (3, 4), designed to hold in place the ends of a boot on the ski. The device comprises a longilinear plate (15), each end of which is fastened to the ski to the front and rear of the bindings. One end (16) of the plate is attached to the ski. The other end (23) of the plate is movable in relation to the ski, and linkage (24) exerts a force against a block (20) fastened to the ski, thereby pretensioning the plate (15) under traction, and, by reaction, prestressing the central portion of the upper ski surface under compression. Preferably, this pretensioning ceases beyond a determinate ski flection.

Interface between front and rear ski bindings

An interface device between a ski (1) and bindings (3, 4) designed to hold in place the ends of a ski boot on a ski. The device comprises a longilinear plate (15) which extends above the ski, in the runner area. One end of the plate (15) is connected to the ski by a linkage (17, 18, 19) which permits this end to slide freely in relation to the ski. A stop blocks this sliding motion beyond a determinate ski flexion. The other end of the plate is connected to the ski by a linkage (30, 33, 31) which can become deformed longitudinally by elastic stretching. This linkage is constituted by a glue layer (33) which exhibits both adhesive and stretching properties.

Interface device between a ski and bindings

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.

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