Auxiliary apparatus for a ski

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EP 0 914 846 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/05

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/19

(21)	Application number: 98309164.6

(22)	Date of filing: 10.11.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A63C 9/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

10.11.1997 JP 34569297

(71)	Applicant: Nagamine, Kenzo
	Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Nagamine, Kenzo Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture (JP)

(74)	Representative: Piésold, Alexander J.
	Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	Auxiliary apparatus for a ski

(57) The invention provides auxiliary apparatus (10) for a snow ski which comprises a V-shaped elastic body having a first spring (12) and a second elastic plate spring (14), a restraining member (16) and an elastic ring (50), said first elastic plate spring (12) being integrally provided on a ski plate (1), a rear free end portion (14b) of said second elastic plate spring (14) being vertically movable, said restraining member (16) being integrally fixed on said ski plate (1) at a rear end portion (12b) of said first elastic plate (12), said elastic ring (50) being integrally provided under said second elastic plate spring (14) to locate between said first and second plate springs and also in said restraining member (16), and an elastic sheet (58) being integrally mounted on an upper surface of the upper plate spring (14) to locate between the screw openings (14e), (14e) whereby vertical lift can be generated between an upper ski surface and a ski boot (40) in order to obtain greater control and stability for a skier running on an uneven snow surface.

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