US Patent Issued to HF CONSULTING on Aug. 26 for "Device for connecting the lower leg of a skier to a ski binding, and footwear assembly incorporating said device" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,514, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to HF CONSULTING (Lacanau, France).

"Device for connecting the lower leg of a skier to a ski binding, and footwear assembly incorporating said device" was invented by Herve Damien Yves Fredouille (Lacanau, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device for connecting the lower leg of a skier, with a foot and an ankle axis, to a ski binding mounted on a ski board, comprising a footwear assembly, a tibial connection with at least one rigid rod, where the at least one rigid rod comprises an upper end securely attached to the lower leg, and a lower end which is pivoting with respect to the footwear asse...