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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2005
Jeffrey Giffin, Lummi Island, WA (US);
Lawrence Evan Carlson, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeffrey Giffin, Lummi Island, WA (US);
Lawrence Evan Carlson, Boulder, CO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A releasable riser plate assembly is provided for use with a telemark binding. The assembly is mounted to a ski. The assembly includes a base plate interconnecting a front and rear housing, and a release plate mounted over the base plate. Force transmitting members are integrated in the housings to hold the release plate. A toe adapter of the telemark binding is mounted on the release plate. The toe of a ski boot is secured in the toe adapter. Adequate force generated by the boot in either a lateral direction or vertical direction results in disengagement of the release plate from the base plate and housings. Accordingly, the boot separates from the ski. The assembly incorporates a ski brake. The ski brake activates upon separation of the release plate. The release plate is reattached by a step-in motion wherein a front portion of the release plate is positioned under a lip of the front housing, and then the heel of the boot is pressed down against the ski to seat a rear portion of the release plate against the base plate and rear housing.