RAPID RESPONSE SKI BINDING

摘要

A ski binding heel employs a low-mass, spring-loaded interface between the heel and/or toe release mechanisms of the heel and or toe pieces of the binding and the ski boot, i.e., fast-response heel and toe cups. The low mass or lightweight fast-response heel and toe cup interfaces follows the dynamics of the ski to retain the boot during events that could cause inadvertent release (IR) in a conventional release binding. A biased, or spring loaded member engages, the boot heel/toe for mitigating loads and for absorbing sub-injury loads and compensating for movement between the boot and ski. The spring loaded members are biased toward the boot heel and toe for absorbing loads and compensating for displacements that might otherwise result in an inadvertent release. The spring loaded toe/heel cups permit movements of the boot relative to the ski flexing and counter flexing that might have otherwise resulted in an IR

主权项

1. A ski boot attachment interface device for engaging a ski boot to a ski, comprising
a plurality of tensioned masses disposed between a ski boot and a mounting on a ski, each of the masses biased against the ski boot, the tensioned masses further comprising: a primary mass, defined by a main body of the heel piece of the binding, biased against the ski boot for securing the boot to the ski against a threshold force indicative of injury; and a secondary mass, defined by a fast-response heel cup, disposed between the primary mass and the ski boot and biased to exert a different force than the primary mass; the secondary mass engaging the ski boot for absorbing a load less than the threshold force for preventing inadvertent release (IR).