Patent ID: 7841614
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. Safety binding for retaining a boot of a user on a gliding board, said binding comprising: a detector to detect forces to which the boot is subjected, said detector generating an analog signal proportional to said forces; a converter to convert said analog signal into digital information; a processor to process said digital information according to a release-controlling algorithm that is a function of duration of said forces and a function of parameters determined by at least one of the following: characteristics of the user, snow conditions, and type of sports practice, said processor thereby generating a control signal; an actuator to create a mechanical actuation controlled by said control signal, transmission of said control signal to said actuator placing the binding in a release mode to release the boot from the binding; a mechanical mechanism structured and arranged to apply a threshold retention force to the boot to retain the boot on the gliding board; said mechanical mechanism further structured and arranged to release the boot, independent of said control signal, upon exertion of a release force by the boot greater than said threshold retention force.