Patent ID: 6244616
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
An interface device adapted to be affixed onto a ski, said interface device comprising:a front wedge with a mounting zone for a front retention element, said mounting zone of said front wedge comprising a front zone and a rear zone;a rear wedge with a mounting zone for a rear retention element, said mounting zone of said rear wedge comprising a front zone and a rear zone;said front zone of said rear wedge and said rear zone of said front wedge being adjacent to each other;one of said front and rear wedges constituting a first wedge and another of said front and rear wedges constituting a second wedge, at least a part of said first wedge being adapted to be integrally fixed with respect to the ski, said second wedge being adapted to be mounted to float in a longitudinal direction defined by the ski;a plate adapted to be integrally fixed with respect to the ski being housed in a recess of said second wedge, said plate having an inclined contact surface;said second wedge having an inclined surface positioned in cooperation with said inclined contact surface of said plate during displacement of said second wedge in a direction opposite to said first wedge;an inextensible link connecting said first and second wedges, said inextensible link having first and second ends attached to said first and second wedges, respectively;an attachment point between said link and one of said first and second wedges being adjustable in position along said link; andsaid link, once in a use position between said wedges, permitting a relative movement of said first and second wedges toward each other.