Elements and assembly for binding a boot to a gliding board or a rolling board

Abstract

Retention element for binding an article of footwear to a gliding board or to a rolling board, such as an ski or snowboard binding. The retention element includes a body mounted on a base, the base being slidable along a longitudinal guide rail. Between the two subassemblies which include the base and the guide rail, a flexible blade is fixed to one of the subassemblies. The blade includes housings longitudinally spaced apart for an anchoring pin affixed to the other subassembly, and a maneuvering member, moveable between two operating positions, cooperates with the blade to engage or disengage one of the housings of the blade with the anchoring pin.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of French Patent Application No. 06.06220, filed on Jul. 7, 2006, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference thereto in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention relates to an element for binding an article of footwear, such as a boot or a shoe, to a gliding board, such as a ski or snowboard, or to a rolling board, such as a skateboard. The invention also relates to a binding assembly for such footwear, as well as to a gliding board assembly or a rolling board assembly including such a binding element. [0004] 2. Description of Background and Other Information [0005] In the field of alpine skiing, it is known to retain the boot on the gliding board with a retaining assembly, or bindings, which includes two elements, front and rear, for retaining the boot. Conventionally, the retaining elements are of the releasable ...

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Benefits of technology

[0015] In a particular embodiment, the manipulable member causes the housings of the blade to move vertically, and it is mounted on the sub-assembly which affixedly supports the anchoring pin. Indeed, the anchoring pin is affixed to the base, whereas the blade is fixed to the guide rail.

[0017] In a particular embodiment, the manipulable member is a slide, slidably mounted with respect to the base, the slide having at least one pad for retaining the blade on the pin and at least one supporting pad on the blade. The retaining pad and the supporting pad make it possible to define, with respect to the anchoring pin, two active positions for locking and unlocking, so that in the active locking position, the retaining pads are located at the level of the pin, and in the active unlocking position of the slide, the supporting pads are at the same level as the pin.

[0018] Finally, to make it easier and more reliable to use, a second device with hard points, positioned between the slide and the base, marks the active position for unlocking the slide by blocking the latter's position, and a blocking device retains the slide in its active locking position.

Problems solved by technology

However, there are also retaining elements of the non-releasable type, which are especially used on short skis or snowboards.

These devices yield good results in terms of operation, but their structure is complex.

Indeed, they include numerous parts, which makes them expensive to manufacture.

However, the drawback of this construction is that the operating lever is exposed to external impacts or shocks.

The retaining element is not optimally retained in position under such conditions.

However, this device requires a significant amount of space height-wise to enable the pivoting effect.

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