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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Jérôme Chaigne, Gruffy, FR;
Christophe Borlet, Seynod, FR;
Jérôme Chaigne, Gruffy, FR;
Christophe Borlet, Seynod, FR;
Salomon S.A.S., Metz-Tessy, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a buckle for fastening a sports boot and to a sports boot including such buckle. The buckle includes a baseplate, a lever connected to the baseplate by a first transverse articulation about an articulation axis, the lever having a gripping portion, a connecting rod articulated to the lever by a second transverse articulation about a second articulation axis, a loop mounted at the other end of the connection rod. The lever has a lever body that has a guiding tube for each of the articulation axes. The body is formed by a sheet of material, and the sheet is folded along folding lines that are parallel to each of the articulation axes to form the tubes for guiding the articulation axles.