Patent ID: 6527293
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A snow-sport binding device for securing a boot, the device comprising a base plate (1) having front retention means (2) and rear retention means comprising a heelpiece (7) slidably mounted on the base plate and a traction strap (16) mounted to the heelpiece, wherein the base plate (1) is equipped with a rack (6) over a portion of its length and wherein the heelpiece (7) is equipped, on each side, with a lever (11, 12) having an upper and lower arm, the lever articulated at an intermediate point on the heelpiece about an axis (10) transverse to the base plate, the lower arms of these levers being connected to the ends (13, 14) of a catch (15) which hooks into the rack of the base plate, and the upper arms of said levers being connected to the traction strap (16) which passes diagonally over the instep of the boot, wherein when the traction strap (16) is tightened, the upper arm of said levers rotate toward the front of the binding.