The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1985
Bernard Nerrinck, La Balme-de-Sillingy, FR;
Maurice Bonnet, Rumilly, FR;
Salomon S.A., Annecy Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A ski boot including an upper surrounding the lower leg of the skier, and a shell base for surrounding the foot of the skier. The boot also includes an apparatus for closing the upper on the lower leg of the skier, an apparatus for holding the foot in the boot, and a mobile linking device for linking the closing apparatus and the holding apparatus so that actuation of one of the holder and closing apparatus actuates the other of the holding and closing apparatus. The closing apparatus and the holding apparatus comprise first and second cables, respectively, and the mobile linking device is attached to a first portion of the boot. The mobile linking device includes at least one countershaft around which one of the first and second cables are at least partially wound to define a loop including first and second strands. The first strand is attached to the first portion of the boot and the second strand is attached to a second portion of the boot. In addition, the cable that is not wound around countershaft is attached to mobile linking element and to the second portion of the boot.