Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280110310 | Toe and/or heel clamps | 18 |
20120025479 | Adjustable Heel Yoke - A heel yoke system for securing a person's shod feet to skis, roller skates, crampons, or any other paraphernalia wherein the placement of the heel yoke is adjustable to provide a perfect fit for almost any kind of shoe over a wide range of sizes. | 02-02-2012 |
20120056391 | SKI BOOT THAT CAN SUPPORT AT LEAST PART OF A SKIER'S WEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED SKI BOOT/SKI ASSEMBLY - A ski boot ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120056392 | BINDING SYSTEM FOR RECREATIONAL BOARD - Binding systems for recreational boards are provided. A binding system is mounted atop a rider-support surface of the board. Portions of the binding system are pivotal with the rider's foot and with respect to the board. This pivotal motion may allow the rider to have greater control over the application of weight to the heel and/or toe edges of the board. In particular embodiments, the binding system comprises: a base rigidly mounted atop rider-support surface of the board; and a foot-retainer pivotally mounted to the base via pivot couplings for pivotal motion of the foot-retainer relative to the base and the board. | 03-08-2012 |
20120187643 | FLEXOR WITH EXTENDING FLEXOR ARM | 07-26-2012 |
20120274036 | SPLITBOARD BINDING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - In some embodiments, a binding apparatus is provided for use with a splitboard to convert the splitboard between a ride mode and a tour mode. Apparatus may include a binding interface that is configured to engage with multiple interfaces of a binding system. For example, a binding interface may be configured to engage with, or selectively attach to, two or more of a ride mode interface, a tour mode interface, a heel lock down interface, a heel riser interface, a riser and heel lock down interface, a crampon interface, and a snow shoe interface. A heel riser interface may comprise at least one height position configured to raise a user's heel while climbing an incline, such as a mountain or hill. The heel riser interface may also be configured to securely connect a heel of a binding interface to a splitboard. | 11-01-2012 |
20120299255 | SAFETY FASTENING HEELPIECE FOR SKI BOOT - Safety fastening heelpiece ( | 11-29-2012 |
20130001902 | ICE SKATE PITCH ADJUSTMENT SHIM - According to embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus for adjusting a forward pitch of an ice skate includes a shim. The shim has a top surface configured to contact a heel portion of a boot and a bottom surface configured to contact a heel plate of a blade holder. The thickness of the shim creates a distance between the heel portion of the boot and the heel plate of the blade holder. The shim thickness increases the steepness of the forward pitch of the ice skate boot. As an example the shim thickness may be between 5 mm and 20 mm. As another example, the shim may include a material such as styrene. As yet another example, the shim has an outer border that substantially matches the outer border of the heel plate. | 01-03-2013 |
20130147137 | Wearable Device With Attachment System - A wearable device configured to selectively provide roller transportation, the wearable device having a shoe configured to at least partially accept a foot of a user of the wearable device, the shoe comprising a foot interface surface configured for selective contact with a bottom of the foot, a wheel assembly configured to selectively roll relative to a ground surface in response to rotation of at least a portion of the wheel assembly about an axle that is substantially coincident with an axis of rotation, a frame connected between the shoe and the wheel assembly, the frame being configured to selectively transfer forces between the shoe and the wheel assembly and the frame comprising a clearance plane vertically offset from the ground surface, and a rod extending through the shoe, the rod being located vertically between the foot interface and the clearance plane. | 06-13-2013 |
20150343298 | Heel Lock for Splitboard Binding Interface - A heel lock and release combination for a splitboard boot binding. For use in ski touring mode, the binding includes a baseplate for receiving a rider's boot and a spring clamp affixed to a ski member of a splitboard binding interface. The baseplate is pivotably affixed to the ski at the toe. The spring clamp is mounted on a heel rest and may be repositioned between a heel locking and a free heel position. When locked, the spring clamp engages the heel end of the baseplate and prevents heel release. The engagement of the spring clamp is configured so that release of the heel occurs under stress: reducing injury. | 12-03-2015 |
280110330 | Lever actuated | 9 |
20100253021 | STEP-IN TELEMARK SKI BINDING - A step-in binding for reversibly securing a boot to sports equipment is disclosed. The binding comprises a toe portion (a toe iron or toe box) that engages the toe of the boot and a cable having both ends connected to the front portion. The cable extends from the front portion around the heel of the boot. The cable includes a heel lever that engages both the heel of the boot and a heel block such that the boot heel remains free to be lifted vertically relative to the ski and binding. The heel of the boot is reversibly secured to the sports equipment by frictional forces between a camming surface of the heel lever and an anterior surface of the heel block. The heel lever can be tipped between an open position and a closed position. | 10-07-2010 |
20110025003 | TOE UNIT FOR ALPINE TOURING BINDING - An apparatus is provided for holding a footwear toe to a snow travel aid. The apparatus comprises jaws that grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of the footwear about the toe in forward and rearward directions and is for use with a heel holder that provides for lateral release. The apparatus comprises one or more resilient elements for biasing the jaws whereby the jaws are biased towards a closed position throughout the operational range of motion of the jaws. Also provided is an apparatus which comprises jaws that grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of footwear about the toe, wherein the apparatus is adapted for generally horizontal, forward and rearward translation relative to a longitudinal axis of the snow travel aid, selectively by a user. Also provided is an apparatus comprising jaws that grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of footwear about the toe, and a lock for inhibiting opening of the jaws, the lock comprising one or more resilient elements which provide resilience while inhibiting opening of the jaws. | 02-03-2011 |
20110049821 | Multiple-position heel piece with easy engagement/release for Ski-touring bindings - Heel piece for ski-touring bindings, comprising a base piece ( | 03-03-2011 |
20120061927 | SNOWBOARD BINDING HAVING REAR ENTRY AND ASYMMETRICAL LEG SUPPORT - A rear entry snowboard binding ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120104707 | SAFETY BINDING FOR SKIING - The invention relates to a safety binding for skiing, including a toe piece that includes a body mounted to slide vertically relative to a front mounting base connected to the ski and defining an upper stop for a boot; a device for adjusting the vertical position of the body, which can be manipulated by the skier in the area of the upper portion of the body; at least one lever pivotally mounted relative to the body about a substantially vertical axis between a retaining position and a release position of a boot; and a spring mounted transversely in the body and biasing the lever toward its boot-retaining position. | 05-03-2012 |
20130207356 | FRONT UNIT FOR A SLIDING BOARD BINDING, TOURING BINDING AND SKI-JUMPING BINDING - The present invention relates to a front unit ( | 08-15-2013 |
20140300068 | Device for Adjusting the Position of the Boot Support Holder in a Ski Fastening System - The present invention relates to a device for adjusting the vertical position of the boot support holder (P) for a ski fastening system comprising a base (E) and a plate (Cr) forming a cover, said support holder comprising a vertically movable support element ( | 10-09-2014 |
20150028553 | ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR STRAPS ON SNOWBOARD BINDINGS - The invention consist of a tool-less system applied for adjusting the wrist-strap and the toe-strap on snowboard bindings, where such tool-less system is made up with the combination of 3 elements, 1. It is tool-less so the attachment position of the binding strap can be unlocked from one position on the binding frame and locked into another position fairly easily with bare hands 2. It has a stable locking mechanism based on a profiled press-button/pin element fitting into at least one hole with profiled shape provided in the frame of the binding where also at least one hole provided in the strap(s) will fit in and be securely locked in when the button element is put in place 3. The press-button element is put in place from the inside and prevented from popping out during use also by the boot which blocks the only exit direction for the button element, which is inwards. The wrist-strap will further be prevented from popping out by the highback, which during riding covers the button element holding the wrist-strap in place. The toe-strap may further be prevented from popping out by the base-plate. | 01-29-2015 |
20150328529 | Toe-Piece For Ski-Touring Bindings - A toe-piece for ski-touring bindings includes a base plate coupled to two jaws. The base plate provided with holes for fixing by screws to the surface of a ski extending in the longitudinal direction from a front tip to a rear tail-end. The two jaws situated opposite each other and symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis. Each of the two jaws having a transverse arm and a vertical arm provided with a respective transverse conical pin, which arms are configured to rotate about an axis substantially parallel to the base plate and to the longitudinal direction between a closed and/or open position for retaining and/or inserting and releasing the toe of a ski-boot and an open and/or closed position for releasing and inserting and/or retaining the toe. | 11-19-2015 |