摘要 |
Coupling device (1) for fastening a mountain shoe (2) upon a ski or other sport equipment (3) for moving on snow or ice, wherein the shoe (2) is provided with a sole (7) designed to be anchored in a stable, but easily releasable, manner on a load-bearing portion (3a) of the sport equipment (3) through the aforesaid coupling device (1); the coupling device (1) being designed to be rigidly fixed to the load-bearing portion (3a) of the sport equipment (3), and being structured in such a way as to be able, selectively and alternatively, to keep the shoe (2) rigidly connected to the body of the sport equipment (3), or else allow the shoe (2) to turn freely with respect to the body of the sport equipment (3) about an axis of rotation (A) which is substantially perpendicular to the vertical midplane of the sport equipment (3), and which extends above the sole (7) of the shoe (2), intersecting or passing immediately above the portion (4) of the shoe (2) that encloses the metatarsal -phalange area of the foot. |