Patent ID: 6457735
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A retention element for retaining a boot on a ski, said retention element comprising:a jaw provided to releasably retain one of the ends of a boot on a ski, and an elastic return mechanism for exerting a force toward a centered position aligned with a longitudinal and vertical median plane of the retaining element; said jaw being laterally movable on either side of said centered position in response to a force having a lateral component oriented in either of two directions against a resistance of said elastic return mechanism; and a compensating mechanism acting on said jaw or said elastic return mechanism so as to further facilitate opening of said jaw, said compensating mechanism comprising a movable support element and two active elements, said movable support element being positioned for engagement with the boot and connecting said jaw or said elastic return mechanism through said two active elements, either of said two active elements being biased as a function of the side to which said jaw moves with respect to the vertical and longitudinal median plane, said two active elements being asymmetrical with respect to the longitudinal and vertical median plane, such that said compensating mechanism is more or less active depending on which of said two active elements is biased as a function of a side on which said jaw moves.