Patent ID: 8104785
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A selectively pivotal riser, comprising: an alpine binding attachment plate having a top side and a bottom side in opposition to one another, a toe end and a heel end in opposition to one another, the top side providing an area for attaching an alpine ski boot binding thereon, a first attachment portion toward the toe end, and a second attachment portion toward the heel end; a first anchor portion for pivotally attaching the first attachment portion thereto, and the first anchor portion configured for attachment with a ski, the first anchor portion comprising: a second anchor portion for selectively attaching the second attachment portion thereto, and the second anchor portion configured for attachment with the ski; a horizontal adjustment mechanism for selectively adjusting the horizontal position of the second anchor portion with respect to the second attachment portion so as to selectively position the alpine binding plate with respect to the ski, the horizontal adjustment mechanism comprising an anchor plate for attachment to the ski, a slider portion for pivotal attachment to the alpine binding attachment plate, and a fixation device for selectively positioning the anchor plate and the slider with respect to one another wherein the slider has a right side and a left side, the slider forms a passageway between the right side and left side thereof, the anchor plate has a right side and a left side, the anchor plate forms at least two passageways between the right side and the left side thereof, and a pin is configured to extend through the passageway of the slider and one of the at least two passageways of the anchor plate so as to (1) cause attachment of the second anchor portion and the second attachment portion to one another with the pin disposed through one of the at least two passageways of the anchor plate and the passageway of the slider, and (2) prevent attachment of the second anchor portion and the second attachment portion to one another with the pin disposed through another one of the at least two passageways of the anchor plate and the passageway of the slider.