DE3234790A1 - Inflatable skiing glove - Google Patents

Abstract

Previously known ski pole handles require permanent and thus also strength-sapping pressing of the inside body of the ski pole handle. Brief loosening or opening of the hand, such as occurs instinctively, for example at moments of fright, leads to the ski pole slipping away, which is a great disadvantage, particularly in downhill racing. The device described below provides a solution to this problem by means of a so-called dagger handle with a bar passing through on the outside, as shown in Figure 2 in a sectional drawing through the handle and the hand. An inflatable part (5), which is integrated in an associated skiing glove, presses against said bar (1) and thus presses the hand evenly and, if required, controllably (parts 9 and 10) inwards towards the inside body (2) of the handle. Due to the firm handle contact produced, strength is saved and the loss of the ski pole is prevented without creating a non-detachable, i.e. hazardous, connection. For slalom skiers, there is an additional protective effect against the painful, frequent knocking of the hand on the slalom poles. <IMAGE>

Description

Inflatable ski gloves

The invention relates to ski gloves for alpine skiing with associated Ski pole handles that are inflatable to expand their scope.

When alpine skiing, i.e. when descending, there is good contact with the hand very important with the ski pole grip. Apart from surfaces with a good grip This firm contact can only be achieved between the glove and the ski pole grip by pressing firmly or closing of the hand can be achieved. For longer runs or especially in situations that otherwise demand a lot of the driver's concentration (e.g. risk of falling or difficult terrain), it happens again and again that the hand inadvertently opens more or less, which then often leads to Slipping of the ski pole leads.

This even happens, or especially in ski competitions, over and over again, as has recently been the case with the most popular races in both Åbfahrt and giant slalom and slalom is happening. Such racers are only one thing by losing Stockes handicapped in such a way that the outcome of the race is crucial being affected.

But even the so-called "normal sports driver" will be completely through it or partial slipping of a ski pole disturbed, unsettled and thereby endangered. Apart from that, you need to hold or press the ski pole grips vigorously an effort that could possibly be compared as if the ski boots and so that the skis would have to be held constantly by clenching the toes, if the ski boot is not supported by appropriate devices such as laces, buckles i.a. would have.

It is known that normal ski pole grips usually have a loop made of leather, through which the runner's hand grips and then the stick handle summarizes.

However, these pole loops almost only have a securing catch effect before completely losing the ski pole.

They do not prevent slipping by opening the hand.

If the hand doesn't slip through the loop, what occurs often enough, but first you have to follow up and look for what's going on enough to cause uncertainty and loss of time in the race. The loops On the other hand, they are also dangerous, especially if they fall twist and by strangling the wrist a desirable thing in emergency situations Prevent loosening of the stick. This can lead to injuries, e.g. B. at Getting stuck with a stick or especially serious if the driver is under a slab or gets caught in an avalanche.

For the reasons mentioned above, the competent authorities have z. B. the manufacture of permanent stick loops is prohibited in Germany. In the race However, they are still in common use, as they are held firmly in place is sought and another usable alternative has not yet been given.

Spartan general kilufs are due to the reasons mentioned above In recent years, ski pole grips with an outside over the back of the hand Plastic bushes come into use as so-called sword handles. These are better with regard to the risk of getting stuck, but still prevent them less dea slipping, or losing the ski pole and the mentioned, constant The effort required by the holding hand is even greater, as it is not the smallest relaxation phase is possible without the risk of losing the stick.

The inventor has set himself the task of writing a device without creating a rigid or permanent connection, and without too large Effort, a safe, full stick-hand contact results, and the ciuch a short one Open the hand, e.g. B. in moments of shock, allowed without the ski pole being lost.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that a ski pole handle is provided with a plastic bracket running over the back of the hand, which but still leaves a certain amount of space for the hand with ski gloves.

This ski glove is made by means of an inflatable bladder, which is preferably located between the inner lining and the outer leather after slipping on inflated so that the free space between the handle and hand is filled.

Because the outer bow of the ski pole handle is another Prevents expansion, there is pressure on the hand from the outside in, i.e. to the actual ski pole grip body (2). This pressure is by that preferential Air cushions are evenly distributed and can be increased or decreased as required so that a comfortable and effective holding of the hand on the handle individually The ski glove according to the invention is preferred for this purpose Equipped with an inlet and outlet valve on the glove hem. One such The valve element can preferably also be the small pump or bellows part contain. Such combined pump or valve devices are in a corresponding one Size in the cuffs of a well-known ski boot for a long time Manufacturer installed, where they are also used to regulate the inflation of a space, namely between the outer skin of the ski boot and the foot or heel.

The advantages achieved with the invention are in particular: that through the even pressure of the hand on the handle body a constantly good There is contact between hand and ski pole and also brief relaxation or light Opening the hand does not lead to slipping or loss of the ski pole.

An involuntary slight opening of the hand occurs with "almost falls" Experience has shown that this happens again and again and that such a situation leads to the inventions Device then not to the very unpleasant loss of stick. The pressure of the air bubble on the back of the hand is evenly distributed and, depending on your discretion, from gentle to strong dosable. The elasticity of this Type air connection and the in elastic brackets 1 allow themselves with a strong force, e.g. with Falling or getting stuck, still spinning out voluntarily or involuntarily the hand from the bow of the stick handle.

The difficulty of losing a stick is particularly important in sporty skiing, i.e. also a great advantage, especially when racing.

There is another notable advantage in slalom runs by the fact that in the long run it is quite painful to hit the outside of the hand is felt much less on the door runner.

This striking of the hand has been the one that has been dumped since last season Articulated slalom poles have become much more common as good riders have introduced them now, more than before, almost every bar in front of the body with the back of the hand push aside.

With an average of 60 goals per run and often hundreds of training runs this means that the hand is struck thousands of times per season when the hand is high Drive quite sluggishly evasive slalom poles. It is therefore not surprising that an extremely successful World Cup slalom driver complains about it again and again. To this effect, the air cushioning can also continue until about the second Phalanx pulled forward.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and is described in more detail below. It shows F sharp. 1 A side view of Ski pole handle and ski glove according to the invention.

F sharp. 2 A plan view of the ski pole handle and glove as a cut according to the dash-dot line A -, - of FIG. 1.

F sharp. 3 A partially cut-away oblique view of the inventive Ski gloves.

The preferably to the ski pole or 6riff body axis obliquely backwards extending bracket 1 of the ski pole handle is in one piece in the embodiment shown with the handle body 2 made of preferably elastic and rather soft plastic or rubber cast or injected.

This bracket covers the hand with glove on the back of the hand shortly after the ankles, which are indicated in Fig. 2, item 11.

The rubber sleeve attached between the outer leather 4 and the inner lining 7 5 pushes the hand in the inflated state inward towards the handle body 2, since the Bracket 1 prevents the air bubble from escaping to the outside.

One preferably on the glove closure tape, roughly where it is usual a wrist watch is worn, attached inlet and outlet valve 10 with associated Pump part 9 is connected to air bladder 5 by a suitable line. The air pressure or pressure on the grip body 2 can thus be individually regulated will. Such corresponding valve parts have been in ski boot construction for a long time proven. In Fig. 2, the position of the thumb under the number 8 is indicated.

According to another embodiment similar to the one mentioned, the air bubble 5 can also be attached to the outside of the glove leather 4 and / or can extend over a longer part of the glove, among other things. also the finger, extend.

The position of the valve parts 10 is also expedient on another Part of the glove is predictable.

Claims (8)

Patent claims 1. Ski glove for a ski pole handle with the outside continuous bracket 1, characterized in that this means on the back of the hand an air bladder 5 is inflatable, i.e. adjustable in its scope. 2. Ski glove according to claim 1, characterized in that the Air bubble 5 lies between the cover leather 4 and the inner lining 7. 3. Ski glove according to Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that dss the air bubble 5 extends over the fingers and back of the hand. 4. Ski glove according to claims 1-3, characterized in that the air bubble 5 is attached inside or outside the glove. 5. Ski glove according to claims 1-4, characterized in that the air bladder 5 is assigned an inlet and outlet valve resting on the glove. 6. Ski glove according to claims 1-5, characterized in that a separate pump part is used. 7. Ski glove according to claims 1-6, characterized in that the associated stick grip, as in FIG. 1, is provided with an obliquely extending bracket 1 is. 8. Ski glove according to claim 7, characterized in that this Bracket connects a cap reaching over the knuckles and a palm rest.