Global Patent Index - EP 1738664 A1

EP 1738664 A1 20070103 - Lace end connection for wakeboard binding

Title (en)

Lace end connection for wakeboard binding

Title (de)

Schnürsenkelhalterung

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'accrochage pour des lacets

Publication

EP 1738664 A1 20070103 (EN)

Application

EP 06116167 A 20060627

Priority

US 69379305 P 20050627

Abstract (en)

The present invention discloses a lace end assembly having a male end connector (106) and a female end connector. The lace end assembly uses an integrated magnet (108) in one connector that interacts with another magnet in the other connector to couple the connectors. The male end connector is adapted to retain a knotted end of a pair of laces (102, 104), such as found in a wakeboard binding. The female end connector is mounted on the wakeboard binding. The male end connector includes a protrusion (107) that houses a first magnet. The female end connector includes a body portion that houses a second magnet. The female end connector also includes a cavity. The cavity receives the male end connector to allow the magnet to align and link magnetically, thus securing the lace ends to the binding.

IPC 8 full level

A43C 7/02 (2006.01); A43C 7/00 (2006.01); A43C 9/06 (2006.01); A44B 99/00 (2010.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A43B 1/0054 (2013.01 - EP US); A43C 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A43C 7/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A43C 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 24/3703 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2006288557 A1 20061228; AU 2006202752 A1 20070118; EP 1738664 A1 20070103; JP 2007007404 A 20070118

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 47512006 A 20060627; AU 2006202752 A 20060627; EP 06116167 A 20060627; JP 2006176723 A 20060627