Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive
property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. In combination, a ski, a boot responsive to foot eversion
or foot inverson, and a binding support, comprising: a first
ski portion having upper surface side margins, a second ski
portion having upper surface side margins, a boot having a
longitudinal axis, sensing means and a sensing transducer,
transmission means, and a binding support having a
longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, first mounting means,
second mounting means and an angular torsion transducer,
wherein the sensing means is compressed or decompressed by
foot eversion or foot inversion, relative to the boot and
actuates the sensing transducer which, via the transmission
means, actuates the angular torsion transducer, which is
integral with the second mounting means, and controls a
torsional twist imposed onto an area between the first ski
portion and the second ski portion by the first and second
mounting means, which are secured to longitudinally opposite
ends of the binding support and to the first and second ski
portions, providing foot actuated control over the
torsional characteristics of the ski.
2 The combination as defined in claim 1, wherein the
sensing means comprises: a receptor, sensing the position of
a foot, and articulating means, which articulatedly secure
the receptor to the boot, wherein the receptor is rotatable
about the longitudinal boot axis, and is rotated by foot
eversion or foot inversion, providing foot position
information to the sensing transducer.
3 The combination as defined in claim 1, wherein the
sensing means comprises: a receptor, sensing the position of
a foot, and hinging means, which hingedly secure the
receptor to the boot and wherein the receptor is rotatable
about the longitudinal boot axis, and is rotated by foot
eversion or foot inversion, providing foot position
information to the sensing transducer.
4 The combination as defined in claim 1, wherein the first
mounting means comprises guiding means, which vertical
hingedly, longitudinal slideably and torsional rigidly
secure the binding support to the first ski portion.
The combination as defined in claim 4, wherein the
guiding means comprises: a first transverse axle, and
channel shaped guides, wherein the first transverse axle is
rigidly affixed to the binding support, parallel to the
binding support transverse axis, and wherein the channel
shaped guides are juxtaposedly affixed to the first ski
portion, adjacent to and parallel to the first ski portion
upper surface side margins and wherein the first transverse
axle is vertical hingedly, longitudinal slideably and
torsional rigidly guided by the channel shaped guides,
providing slideable and torsionally rigid attachment between
the binding support and the first ski portion.
6 The combination as defined in claim 1, wherein the second
mounting means comprises: a second transverse axle, first
hinging means and second hinging means, wherein the first
hinging means hingedly secures the binding support to the
second ski portion, rotatable about the second transverse
axle, wherein the second hinging means hingedly secures the
binding support to the second ski portion, rotatable about
the binding support longitudinal axis, and wherein the
angular torsion transducer controls the torsional response
between the binding support and the second ski portion.
7 The combination as defined in claim 6, wherein the first
hinging means comprises pillow blocks, wherein the pillow
blocks are juxtaposedly affixed to the second ski portion,
adjacent to and parallel to the second ski portion upper
surface side margins, and wherein the pillow blocks hingedly
receive the second transverse axle, providing rotatable
movement of the binding support about the second transverse
axle.
8 The combination as defined in claim 6, wherein the second
hinging means comprises: a partially threaded post, integral
with a central portion of the second transverse axle, a
threaded nut, a binding support residing transversely
elongated upper aperture and a binding support residing
lower aperture, wherein the partially threaded post passes
through both apertures and wherein the threaded nut hingedly
secures the binding support onto the partially threaded
post, providing rotatable movement of the binding support
about the binding support longitudinal axis.
9 The combination as defined in claim 1, wherein the
transmission means comprises: a first transmission portion,
a binding mating portion, a binding mating transducer a
boot mating portion, a boot mating transducer and a second
transmission portion, wherein the first transmission
portion, the binding mating portion and the binding mating
transducer are a part of the boot, wherein the second
transmission portion, the boot mating portion and the boot
mating transducer are a part of the binding support, wherein
the sensing transducer, via the first transmission portion,
actuates the binding mating transducer, which matedly
engages and mechanically actuates the boot mating
transducer which, via the second transmission portion
actuates the angular torsion transducer and controls the
torsional response between the binding support and the
second ski portion.
10. The combination as defined in claim 9, wherein the boot
mating transducer is fixedly disposed within the boot
mating portion, and wherein the binding mating transducer is
fixedly disposed within the binding mating portion.
11. The combination as defined in claim 9, wherein the boot
mating portion comprises: a thrust member having two
opposite ends, one with a first hinge portion, the other one
with a second hinge portion, wherein the thrust member is
vertical and lateral hingedly secured to the binding support
via the first hinge portion and wherein the boot mating
portion is hingedly secured to the thrust member via the
second hinge portion and wherein the thrust member matedly
and disengageably urges the boot mating portion onto the
binding mating portion.
12. The combination as defined in anyone of claims 1 through
8, wherein the transmission means comprises at least one
hydraulic conduit.
13.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 9 through
11, wherein the first transmission portion comprises at
least one hydraulic conduit.
l4.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 9 through
11. wherein the second transmission portion comprises at
least one hydraulic conduit.
15.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 1 through
11, wherein the sensing transducer comprises at least one
hydraulic piston.
l6.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 1 through
11, wherein the sensing transducer comprises at least one
hydraulic bellows.
l7.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 9 through
11, wherein the binding mating transducer comprises at least
one hydraulic piston.
l8.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 9 through
11, wherein the binding mating transducer comprises at least
one hydraulic bellows.
19.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 9 through
11, wherein the boot mating transducer comprises at least
one hydraulic piston.
20.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 9 through
11, wherein the boot mating transducer comprises at least
one hydraulic bellows.
21.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 1 through
11, wherein the angular torsion transducer comprises at
least one hydraulic piston.
22.The combination as defined in anyone of claims 1 through
11, wherein the angular torsion transducer comprises at
least one hydraulic bellows.
23.A ski, comprising: a first ski portion having upper
surface side margins, a second ski portion having upper
surface side margins, a boot mating portion, a boot mating
transducer, transmission means, and a binding support having
a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, first mounting
means, second mounting means and an angular torsion
transducer, wherein the boot mating transducer, via the
transmission means, actuates the angular torsion transducer,
which forms part of the second mounting means, and controls
a torsional twist imposed onto the area between the first
ski portion and the second ski portion by the first and
second mounting means, which are secured to longitudinally
opposite ends of the binding support and to the first and
second ski portions, providing angular torsion transducer
actuated control over the torsional characteristics of the
ski.
24.A ski as defined in claim 23, wherein the first mounting
means comprises guiding means, which vertical hingedly,
longitudinal slideably and torsional rigidly secure the
binding support to the first ski portion.
25.A ski as defined in claim 24, wherein the guiding means
comprises: a first transverse axle, and channel shaped
guides, wherein the first transverse axle is rigidly affixed
to the binding support, parallel to the binding support
transverse axis, and wherein the channel shaped guides are
juxtaposedly affixed to the first ski portion, adjacent to
and parallel to the first ski portion upper surface side
margins and wherein the first transverse axle is vertical
hingedly, longitudinal slideably and torsional rigidly
guided by the channel shaped guides, providing slideable and
torsionally rigid attachment between the binding support and
the first ski portion.
26.A ski as defined in claim 23, wherein the second mounting
means comprises: a second transverse axle, first hinging
means, and second hinging means, wherein the first hinging
means hingedly secures the binding support to the second ski
portion, rotatable about the second transverse axle, wherein
the second hinging means hingedly secures the binding
support to the second ski portion, rotatable about the
binding support longitudinal axis, and wherein the angular
torsion transducer controls the torsional response between
the binding support and the second ski portion.
27.A ski as defined in claim 26, wherein the first hinging
means comprises pillow blocks, wherein the pillow blocks are
juxtaposedly affixed to the second ski portion, adjacent to
and parallel to the second ski portion upper surface side
margins, and wherein the pillow blocks hingedly receive the
second transverse axle, providing rotatable movement of the
binding support about the second transverse axle.
28.A ski as defined in claim 26, wherein the second hinging
means comprises: a partially threaded post, integral with a
central portion of the second transverse axle, a threaded
nut, a binding support residing transversely elongated
upper aperture and a binding support residing lower
aperture, wherein the partially threaded post passes through
both apertures and wherein the threaded nut hingedly secures
the binding support onto the partially threaded post,
providing rotatable movement of the binding support about
the binding support longitudinal axis.
29.A ski as defined in claim 23, wherein the boot mating
transducer is fixedly disposed within the boot mating
portion, which is urged onto a boot to matedly and
disengageably impress the boot mating transducer onto a
boot, facilitating information to be transferred between a
boot and the angular torsion transducer.
30.A ski as defined in claim 23, wherein the boot mating
portion comprises: a thrust member having two opposite
ends, one with a first hinge portion, the other one with a
second hinge portion, wherein the thrust member is vertical
and lateral hingedly secured to the binding support via the
first hinge portion, wherein the boot mating portion is
hingedly secured to the thrust member via the second hinge
portion and wherein the thrust member urges the boot mating
portion onto a boot.
31.A ski as defined in anyone of claims 23 through 30,
wherein the transmission means comprises at least one
hydraulic conduit.
32.A ski as defined in anyone of claims 23 through 30,
wherein the boot mating transducer comprises at least one
hydraulic bellows.
33.A ski as defined in anyone of claims 23 through 30,
wherein the boot mating transducer comprises at least one
hydraulic piston.
34.A ski as defined in anyone of claims 23 through 30,
wherein the angular torsion transducer comprises at least
one hydraulic bellows.
35.A ski as defined in anyone of claims 23 through 30,
wherein the angular torsion transducer comprises at least
one hydraulic piston.
36.A binding in combination with a binding support
comprising: a boot mating portion, a boot mating transducer,
a thrust member having two opposite ends, one with a first
hinge portion, the other one with a second hinge portion,
and transmission means, wherein the boot mating transducer
is fixedly positioned within the boot mating portion,
wherein the boot mating portion is hingedly secured to the
thrust member via the first hinge portion, wherein the
second hinge portion vertical and lateral hingedly secures
the thrust member to a binding support and wherein the
transmission means transfer information from the boot mating
transducer to the binding support.
37.A binding as defined in claim 36, wherein the
transmission means comprises at least one hydraulic conduit.
38.A binding as defined in claim 36, wherein the boot mating
transducer comprises at least one hydraulic piston.
39.A binding as defined in claim 36, wherein the boot mating
transducer comprises at least one hydraulic bellows.
40.A boot for sensing and transmitting foot eversion or foot
inversion information to a ski, comprising: a longitudinal
axis, sensing means, a sensing transducer, transmission
means, a binding mating boot portion and a binding mating
transducer, wherein the sensing means is compressed or
decompressed by foot eversion or foot inversion and which
actuates the sensing transducer, which, via the transmission
means actuates the binding mating transducer, which is
disposed within the binding mating boot portion.
41.A boot as defined in claim 40, wherein the sensing means
comprises: a receptor and articulating means, wherein the
articulating means articulatedly secure the receptor to the
boot, wherein the receptor is rotatable about the
longitudinal boot axis, and is rotated by foot eversion or
foot inversion, providing foot position information to the
sensing transducer.
42.A boot as defined in claim 40, wherein the sensing means
comprises: a receptor and hinging means, wherein the hinging
means hingedly secure the receptor to the boot, wherein the
receptor is rotatable about the longitudinal boot axis, and
is rotated by foot enversion or foot inversion, providing
foot position information to the sensing transducer.
43.A boot as defined in anyone of claims 40 through 42,
wherein the transmission means comprises at least one
hydraulic conduit.
44.A boot as defined in anyone of claims 40 through 42,
wherein the sensing transducer comprises at least one
hydraulic bellows.
45.A boot as defined in anyone of claims 40 through 42,
wherein the sensing transducer comprises at least one
hydraulic piston.
46.A boot as defined in anyone of claims 40 through 42,
wherein the binding mating transducer comprises at least one
hydraulic bellows.
47.A boot as defined in anyone of claims 40 through 42,
wherein the binding mating transducer comprises at least one
hydraulic piston.