US 7,320,474 B2
Device for binding a boot to a sports article
Jacques Quellais, Saint-Jorioz (France); and Bruno Lancon, Villy le Pelloux (France)
Assigned to Salomon S.A., Metz-Tessy (France)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/229,719.
Application 11/229719 is a continuation of application No. 10/759211, filed on Jan. 20, 2004, granted, now 6,964,428.
Claims priority of application No. 03 00811 (FR), filed on Jan. 21, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2006/0012152 A1, Jan. 19, 2006
Int. Cl. A63C 9/18 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 280—615  [280/613] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for binding a cross-country ski boot to a cross-country ski, said binding device comprising:
a retaining system adapted to connect a front of the boot to the ski, the binding device allowing a rear of the boot to be moved in relation to the ski between a low position and a high position;
an elastic return system for applying an elastic return force to the boot to move the rear of the boot toward the low position during skiing; and
an elastic abutment which operates to oppose movement toward the high position only after the rear of the boot has moved away from the ski through a predetermined lifting angle.