CA1167239A - Clamping system for ice skates, ski boots and other boots - Google Patents
Clamping system for ice skates, ski boots and other bootsInfo
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- CA1167239A CA1167239A CA000401716A CA401716A CA1167239A CA 1167239 A CA1167239 A CA 1167239A CA 000401716 A CA000401716 A CA 000401716A CA 401716 A CA401716 A CA 401716A CA 1167239 A CA1167239 A CA 1167239A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
- A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
- A43C11/14—Clamp fastenings, e.g. strap fastenings; Clamp-buckle fastenings; Fastenings with toggle levers
- A43C11/1406—Fastenings with toggle levers; Equipment therefor
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE:
A fastener comprising an anchoring base, a hooking lever comprising at least one hook, mounted by one of its ends at one end of the anchoring base by means of a pin, and a locking member for rigidly locking the hooking lever onto the anchoring base when both of them are superimposed. The locking member is slidingly mounted onto the anchoring base and is provided with a stop at one end adjacent the pin, and with a lock at the end away from the pin, the stop and the lock being spaced apart at a distance slightly greater than the length of the hooking lever. In operation, the locking member is freely slid with respect to the anchoring base from an open-position where the stop is set against the pin and the lock is released from the hooking lever, to a close position where the lock engages the hooking lever and holds it solidly to the anchoring base; and vice versa. Also disclosed is a method of fastening a sport boot equiped with at least one fastener of the above type which is particularly advantageous in that it may be used in a very easy and fast manner while being very reliable, very solid and not subject to self-unlocking under violent impact thereon.
A fastener comprising an anchoring base, a hooking lever comprising at least one hook, mounted by one of its ends at one end of the anchoring base by means of a pin, and a locking member for rigidly locking the hooking lever onto the anchoring base when both of them are superimposed. The locking member is slidingly mounted onto the anchoring base and is provided with a stop at one end adjacent the pin, and with a lock at the end away from the pin, the stop and the lock being spaced apart at a distance slightly greater than the length of the hooking lever. In operation, the locking member is freely slid with respect to the anchoring base from an open-position where the stop is set against the pin and the lock is released from the hooking lever, to a close position where the lock engages the hooking lever and holds it solidly to the anchoring base; and vice versa. Also disclosed is a method of fastening a sport boot equiped with at least one fastener of the above type which is particularly advantageous in that it may be used in a very easy and fast manner while being very reliable, very solid and not subject to self-unlocking under violent impact thereon.
Description
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The present invention relates to a fastener having an improved locking member, for use in fastenin~ sport boots or the like.
The oldest and most usual method known for fastening a sport boot on a Eoot consists in lacing strings or cords through eyelets or hooks disposed along each side of the closing top of the boot. If this known method is particularly reliable and inexpensive, it also has the disadvantage of being long and tedious to carry out.
In order to improve fastening of a sport boot, it has already been proposed to use fasteners comprising a hooking lever working in combination with an anchoring base attached to the boot. The hooking lever is provided with at least one hook for receivlng a hooking member and has one end mounted at one end of the base by means of a pin. Means are also provided for locking the hooking lever onto the base.
In use, the fasteners are fixed on one side of the top of the boot while the hooking members are fixed on the other side thereof. These members are engagPd onto the hooking lever and the lever is subsequently pivoted about its pin toward , the base and locked to it for tightening and fastening the boot.
If these known fasteners are qui~e efficient in practice, none of them works in a perfect manner. Usually, their locking means are either expensive to produce or subject to jam or to mis-operation caused by an accumulation of snow -and/or ice therein. None of these locking means are solid and reliable enough to avoid self-unlocking of the fasténer, in use, such as for instance, when the fastener is subject to violent :
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It is the object of the present invention to provide .
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an improved Eastener which may be used in a very eas~ and fast manner and is very reliable, very solid and not subject to self-unlocking under violent impact.
In accordance with the broad concept of the invention, as h~reln claimed, ther~ is thus provicled a f~ston~r of the above type having an anchoring base, a hooking lever pivoted at one end to one end of the anchoring base by means of a trans-verse pivot pin, said hooking lever including at least one hook facing the anchoring base for xeceiving a hooking member; and a locking member for solidly fixing the hooking lever on the anchoring base when both lie one over the other. According to the invention, the locking member is for sliding movement over the~anchoring base and is provided with a stop at one end thereof adjacent to the pin and with a lock at the other end thereof opposite to the pin, the stop and the lock being spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the length of the hooking lever. In operation, the locking member is slideable freely on and along the anchoring base from an open position where the stop is set against the pin and the lock is disengaged from the hooking lever~, to a closed position where the lock engages the hooking lever and holds it solidly against the :: : :
anchoring base, and vice-versa.
The anchoring base and hooking lever may be curved with the same radius to comply with the well known biometrical requirements of the boots and thus optlmize the efficiency of the fa~stener by letting it follow~the shape of the sport boot onto which lt is fixed.
Furthermore the~hooking lever may be made of a mouldable synthetic polymer while the anchoring base and `: :
locking member may be made by stamping of a metal such as iron and its alloys, or aluminum.
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The present invention is also concerned with a
The present invention relates to a fastener having an improved locking member, for use in fastenin~ sport boots or the like.
The oldest and most usual method known for fastening a sport boot on a Eoot consists in lacing strings or cords through eyelets or hooks disposed along each side of the closing top of the boot. If this known method is particularly reliable and inexpensive, it also has the disadvantage of being long and tedious to carry out.
In order to improve fastening of a sport boot, it has already been proposed to use fasteners comprising a hooking lever working in combination with an anchoring base attached to the boot. The hooking lever is provided with at least one hook for receivlng a hooking member and has one end mounted at one end of the base by means of a pin. Means are also provided for locking the hooking lever onto the base.
In use, the fasteners are fixed on one side of the top of the boot while the hooking members are fixed on the other side thereof. These members are engagPd onto the hooking lever and the lever is subsequently pivoted about its pin toward , the base and locked to it for tightening and fastening the boot.
If these known fasteners are qui~e efficient in practice, none of them works in a perfect manner. Usually, their locking means are either expensive to produce or subject to jam or to mis-operation caused by an accumulation of snow -and/or ice therein. None of these locking means are solid and reliable enough to avoid self-unlocking of the fasténer, in use, such as for instance, when the fastener is subject to violent :
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It is the object of the present invention to provide .
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an improved Eastener which may be used in a very eas~ and fast manner and is very reliable, very solid and not subject to self-unlocking under violent impact.
In accordance with the broad concept of the invention, as h~reln claimed, ther~ is thus provicled a f~ston~r of the above type having an anchoring base, a hooking lever pivoted at one end to one end of the anchoring base by means of a trans-verse pivot pin, said hooking lever including at least one hook facing the anchoring base for xeceiving a hooking member; and a locking member for solidly fixing the hooking lever on the anchoring base when both lie one over the other. According to the invention, the locking member is for sliding movement over the~anchoring base and is provided with a stop at one end thereof adjacent to the pin and with a lock at the other end thereof opposite to the pin, the stop and the lock being spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the length of the hooking lever. In operation, the locking member is slideable freely on and along the anchoring base from an open position where the stop is set against the pin and the lock is disengaged from the hooking lever~, to a closed position where the lock engages the hooking lever and holds it solidly against the :: : :
anchoring base, and vice-versa.
The anchoring base and hooking lever may be curved with the same radius to comply with the well known biometrical requirements of the boots and thus optlmize the efficiency of the fa~stener by letting it follow~the shape of the sport boot onto which lt is fixed.
Furthermore the~hooking lever may be made of a mouldable synthetic polymer while the anchoring base and `: :
locking member may be made by stamping of a metal such as iron and its alloys, or aluminum.
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The present invention is also concerned with a
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method for fastening the boot o~ an ice skate e~uiped With at least a fastener as ahove described. This method comprises the steps of engaging a hooking member in one hook of the hooking lever; closing this hooking lever on the.anchoring base for tightenlng the boot on the foot; and locking the hoo]cing lever onto the anchoring base by sliding the locking member in such a way that the lock engages the hooking lever.
For releasing the foot from the boot, the locking member is slid in the reverse direction until the stop be set against the pin and the lock disengages the hooking lever, subsequently opening the hooking lever and releasing the boot.
Of course, the fastenèr according to the invention may also be used for fastening other kinds or sport boots such as skiing boots.
The present invention will be better~understood with reference to the following non-restrictive description of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a pespective view of an ice skate . 20 provided with fasteners according to the invention;
Flgure 2 is a perspective view of a fastener according to the invention;
Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the. -.
fastener shown in figure 2 with the hooking lever and locking member set in open position;
Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the fastener shown in figure 2 with the hooking lever.superimposed upon the anchoring base;
~Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the ~30 fastener'shown in figure 4 with the locking member engaging the hooking lever; and Figure 6 is a top plan view of the.fastener shown in
method for fastening the boot o~ an ice skate e~uiped With at least a fastener as ahove described. This method comprises the steps of engaging a hooking member in one hook of the hooking lever; closing this hooking lever on the.anchoring base for tightenlng the boot on the foot; and locking the hoo]cing lever onto the anchoring base by sliding the locking member in such a way that the lock engages the hooking lever.
For releasing the foot from the boot, the locking member is slid in the reverse direction until the stop be set against the pin and the lock disengages the hooking lever, subsequently opening the hooking lever and releasing the boot.
Of course, the fastenèr according to the invention may also be used for fastening other kinds or sport boots such as skiing boots.
The present invention will be better~understood with reference to the following non-restrictive description of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a pespective view of an ice skate . 20 provided with fasteners according to the invention;
Flgure 2 is a perspective view of a fastener according to the invention;
Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the. -.
fastener shown in figure 2 with the hooking lever and locking member set in open position;
Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the fastener shown in figure 2 with the hooking lever.superimposed upon the anchoring base;
~Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the ~30 fastener'shown in figure 4 with the locking member engaging the hooking lever; and Figure 6 is a top plan view of the.fastener shown in
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figure ~ with the hooking lever and locking member set in open position~
The fastener 1 of the shown embodiment is intended for use particularly with sport boots such as a skate boot 22, as shown in Fig. 1. The fastener 1 is flxed onto one tag ~0 of the skate boot 22, and used for retaining a hooking element such as a square ring 21 mounted at the free end of a strap 23 fixed by its other end to the other tag of the boot. The strap 23 is preferably made of a flexible material such as leather and the skate boot 22 is fastened when the hooking element 21 is positively engaged in the fastener 1.
The fastener 1 structurally comprises an anchoring base 2 fixed to the boot tag 20. It also comprises a hooking lever 3 having five parallel hooks 5 facing the upper face of the anchoring base 2. This l~ver 3 is pivotally mounted at one end of the anchoring base 2 by means of a pin 4 inserted through hinges lOa and lOc formed integrally on either side ~; of the lever 3j and hinges 10~ formed integrally on base 2, between hinges lOa and lOc. The fastener further comprises a locklng member 7 mounted to slide over the upper face of the anchoring base 2, being heId between two lateral upturned flanges 2a and guides 13 that are integral with the anchoring base 2. The locking member-7 is provided with a stop 8 at its end adjacent to the pin 4, between the inner hinges lOa, and with a lock 9 at its other end. The lock 9 and stop 8 are spaced apart at a distance slightly greater than the total length of the hooking lever 3.
In greater detail, the lock 9 of the fastener 1 is ::
made~by upwardly bending the end of the locking member 7, opposlte that of the pin 4, at an angle of about 180, preferably at an angle slightly greater than 180,ln order to positively engage in a recess 11, Figure 2, at the upper surface , '23~
of the lever 3 and thus to solidly lock the fastener 1.
Preferably, the recess 11 has a forward flange 12 to prevent the lock 9 fro~ being disengages by inadvertance or under violent impact, from the recess 11. Such a reliability of the ~astener 1 results from the fact that when the f~stener 1 is closed, the end of the lock 9 is positively engaged in the - cavity defined concurrently by the recess 11 and by the flange 12. The pressure applied upwardly by the hooking lever 3 on the end of the lock 9 engaged in the recess 11, upon tightening closure of the boot 22, results in turn in an automatic setting of the end of the lock 9 in the deepest part of the cavity and accordingly avoids disengagement of the lock 9. It follows that the end of the lock 9 has to be forced over the flan~e 12 in order to be disengagad from the cavity to free the lever 3 and ring 21.
The stop 8 of the fastener 1 is made by upwardly bending, preferably at an angle of about 180, the end of the locking member 7 opposite the lock 9 and adjacent to the pin 4.
This end of the locking member 7 is shorter in width than the rest of the locking member 7,figure 6,to deflne two edges 15 perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fastener 1. More particularly, the stop 8 extends between the inner hinges lOa of the lever 3. This stop 8 prevents further movement of the locking member 7 when it pushed against the pin 4 at`which time open the lock 9 becomes disengaged from the recess 11 (as shown in figures~3 and 4) and moves away from the pin 4 when the lock 9 i6 pushed toward the pin 4 through sliding of the locking member 7 and engagement of~the lock 9 into the recess 11.
When the fastener is released (i.e. the hooking lever ~; 30 3~is pivoted away from the anchoring base 2) the locking ; member 7 may conveniently be held in partly opened position by means cams lOd (Figure 6) formed by gradually increasing the .
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That part of increased radius faces the top surace of the base 2 and is pushes sufficientl~ ~reat to hold the lever 3 uprigh:t (Fig. 3) so that a slight pressure has to be applled to bring the lever 3 down toward the locking member 7. At the same time, the cams lOb push on the rear edges 15 ~figure 6) of the locking member 7 to movs the lock 9 away from the corresponding front edge of the base 2 (figure 4) to place the lock 9 in position to be moved into the recess 11 (figure 5~hen the lever 3 lies over the anchoring base 2, however, the cams lOd become out of contact with the edges 15j and the locking member 7 may slide freely with respect to the anchoring base 2. The closing of the : hooking lever 3 can also be made easier by the provisions of several transverse ribs 18 provided adjacent to the recess 11 on the upper surface of the hooking lever 3.
The fastener 1 is fixed on one tag of the skate boot 22 with two rivets. Each rivet has one end passing through ~; a perforation 16 (figure 6) provided in the anchoring base 2 20 ~while its opposite end passes through the tag of the boot 22.
: Of course, the head of each rivet adjacent to the upper surface o the anchoring base 2 must not impede the free sliding motion ; of the locking member 7. To do so, oblong openings.17 are provided through the locking member 7 over the perforations 16D
These opening have a size such that the perforations 16 are ; - never covered by the locking member 7 and, therefore, the :: . rivets.
To fasten both tags:of the boot 22 togéther, the hooking ; lever 3 is pivoted about the pin 4 after having disengaged the ; : 30 lock 9 from the recess 11 by moving the stop 8~against the pin q. The closing angular motion of the hooking iever 3 toward the anchoring base 2 about the pin 4 causes, as said : ~ .
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above, the cams lOd of the hinges lOa to push the edges 15 of the locking member 7 so that t~e lock 9 becomes in the readiness position of figures 3 and 4.
The ring-shaped hooking element 21 mounted at the free end of the strap 23 is then inserted in one of the hooks 5 of the hooking lever 3. Subsequently, the hooking lever 3 is angulary moved towards the anchoring base 2 to tighten the skating boot 22 until the hooking lever 7 i5 superimposed upon the anchoring base 2. This tightening is of course facilitated by the ribs 18 which improve the handling of the hooking lever 3.
When the hooking lever 3 is superimposed upon the anchoring base 2, the cams lOd of the hinges lOa are no more in contact with the edges 15 of the locking member 7 as aforesaid.
Then, the locking member 7~mav reely slide along and over the anchoring base 2 from theopen position ~(illustrated in figures .
3 and 4 ?, where the stop 8 is set agains~ the pin 4 and the lock 9 is disengaged from the recess 11, to a hold position (illustrated in figure 5) where the lock 9 passes over the flange~12, engages in the recess 11 and holds the hooking lever 3~solidly against the anchor1ng base 2.
To open the fastener 1, the locking member 7 is slid~in the reverse direction until the stop 8 is set against the~pln 4. In thls pos1t1on, the lock 9 1s disengaged from the recess ll. The~hooking lever 3 may then be pivotted upwardly about~the pin ~ to open the ~astener. The hooking ring 21 ls removed from lts hook 5 and the boot is then release~.
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figure ~ with the hooking lever and locking member set in open position~
The fastener 1 of the shown embodiment is intended for use particularly with sport boots such as a skate boot 22, as shown in Fig. 1. The fastener 1 is flxed onto one tag ~0 of the skate boot 22, and used for retaining a hooking element such as a square ring 21 mounted at the free end of a strap 23 fixed by its other end to the other tag of the boot. The strap 23 is preferably made of a flexible material such as leather and the skate boot 22 is fastened when the hooking element 21 is positively engaged in the fastener 1.
The fastener 1 structurally comprises an anchoring base 2 fixed to the boot tag 20. It also comprises a hooking lever 3 having five parallel hooks 5 facing the upper face of the anchoring base 2. This l~ver 3 is pivotally mounted at one end of the anchoring base 2 by means of a pin 4 inserted through hinges lOa and lOc formed integrally on either side ~; of the lever 3j and hinges 10~ formed integrally on base 2, between hinges lOa and lOc. The fastener further comprises a locklng member 7 mounted to slide over the upper face of the anchoring base 2, being heId between two lateral upturned flanges 2a and guides 13 that are integral with the anchoring base 2. The locking member-7 is provided with a stop 8 at its end adjacent to the pin 4, between the inner hinges lOa, and with a lock 9 at its other end. The lock 9 and stop 8 are spaced apart at a distance slightly greater than the total length of the hooking lever 3.
In greater detail, the lock 9 of the fastener 1 is ::
made~by upwardly bending the end of the locking member 7, opposlte that of the pin 4, at an angle of about 180, preferably at an angle slightly greater than 180,ln order to positively engage in a recess 11, Figure 2, at the upper surface , '23~
of the lever 3 and thus to solidly lock the fastener 1.
Preferably, the recess 11 has a forward flange 12 to prevent the lock 9 fro~ being disengages by inadvertance or under violent impact, from the recess 11. Such a reliability of the ~astener 1 results from the fact that when the f~stener 1 is closed, the end of the lock 9 is positively engaged in the - cavity defined concurrently by the recess 11 and by the flange 12. The pressure applied upwardly by the hooking lever 3 on the end of the lock 9 engaged in the recess 11, upon tightening closure of the boot 22, results in turn in an automatic setting of the end of the lock 9 in the deepest part of the cavity and accordingly avoids disengagement of the lock 9. It follows that the end of the lock 9 has to be forced over the flan~e 12 in order to be disengagad from the cavity to free the lever 3 and ring 21.
The stop 8 of the fastener 1 is made by upwardly bending, preferably at an angle of about 180, the end of the locking member 7 opposite the lock 9 and adjacent to the pin 4.
This end of the locking member 7 is shorter in width than the rest of the locking member 7,figure 6,to deflne two edges 15 perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fastener 1. More particularly, the stop 8 extends between the inner hinges lOa of the lever 3. This stop 8 prevents further movement of the locking member 7 when it pushed against the pin 4 at`which time open the lock 9 becomes disengaged from the recess 11 (as shown in figures~3 and 4) and moves away from the pin 4 when the lock 9 i6 pushed toward the pin 4 through sliding of the locking member 7 and engagement of~the lock 9 into the recess 11.
When the fastener is released (i.e. the hooking lever ~; 30 3~is pivoted away from the anchoring base 2) the locking ; member 7 may conveniently be held in partly opened position by means cams lOd (Figure 6) formed by gradually increasing the .
Z3~3 radius of part of the round bulge of each hinge lOa~
That part of increased radius faces the top surace of the base 2 and is pushes sufficientl~ ~reat to hold the lever 3 uprigh:t (Fig. 3) so that a slight pressure has to be applled to bring the lever 3 down toward the locking member 7. At the same time, the cams lOb push on the rear edges 15 ~figure 6) of the locking member 7 to movs the lock 9 away from the corresponding front edge of the base 2 (figure 4) to place the lock 9 in position to be moved into the recess 11 (figure 5~hen the lever 3 lies over the anchoring base 2, however, the cams lOd become out of contact with the edges 15j and the locking member 7 may slide freely with respect to the anchoring base 2. The closing of the : hooking lever 3 can also be made easier by the provisions of several transverse ribs 18 provided adjacent to the recess 11 on the upper surface of the hooking lever 3.
The fastener 1 is fixed on one tag of the skate boot 22 with two rivets. Each rivet has one end passing through ~; a perforation 16 (figure 6) provided in the anchoring base 2 20 ~while its opposite end passes through the tag of the boot 22.
: Of course, the head of each rivet adjacent to the upper surface o the anchoring base 2 must not impede the free sliding motion ; of the locking member 7. To do so, oblong openings.17 are provided through the locking member 7 over the perforations 16D
These opening have a size such that the perforations 16 are ; - never covered by the locking member 7 and, therefore, the :: . rivets.
To fasten both tags:of the boot 22 togéther, the hooking ; lever 3 is pivoted about the pin 4 after having disengaged the ; : 30 lock 9 from the recess 11 by moving the stop 8~against the pin q. The closing angular motion of the hooking iever 3 toward the anchoring base 2 about the pin 4 causes, as said : ~ .
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above, the cams lOd of the hinges lOa to push the edges 15 of the locking member 7 so that t~e lock 9 becomes in the readiness position of figures 3 and 4.
The ring-shaped hooking element 21 mounted at the free end of the strap 23 is then inserted in one of the hooks 5 of the hooking lever 3. Subsequently, the hooking lever 3 is angulary moved towards the anchoring base 2 to tighten the skating boot 22 until the hooking lever 7 i5 superimposed upon the anchoring base 2. This tightening is of course facilitated by the ribs 18 which improve the handling of the hooking lever 3.
When the hooking lever 3 is superimposed upon the anchoring base 2, the cams lOd of the hinges lOa are no more in contact with the edges 15 of the locking member 7 as aforesaid.
Then, the locking member 7~mav reely slide along and over the anchoring base 2 from theopen position ~(illustrated in figures .
3 and 4 ?, where the stop 8 is set agains~ the pin 4 and the lock 9 is disengaged from the recess 11, to a hold position (illustrated in figure 5) where the lock 9 passes over the flange~12, engages in the recess 11 and holds the hooking lever 3~solidly against the anchor1ng base 2.
To open the fastener 1, the locking member 7 is slid~in the reverse direction until the stop 8 is set against the~pln 4. In thls pos1t1on, the lock 9 1s disengaged from the recess ll. The~hooking lever 3 may then be pivotted upwardly about~the pin ~ to open the ~astener. The hooking ring 21 ls removed from lts hook 5 and the boot is then release~.
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Claims (13)
1. In a fastener, for boots or the like, having:
- a anchoring base;
- a hooking lever pivoted at one end to one end of the anchoring base by means of a transverse pivot pin, said hooking lever including at least one hook facing the anchoring base for receiving a hooking member; and - a locking member for solidly fixing the hooking lever on the anchoring base when both lie one over the other; the improvement wherein:
- the locking member-is mounted for sliding movement over the anchoring base; and is provided with a stop at one end thereof adjacent to the pin and with a lock at the other end thereof opposite to the said pin, the stop and the lock being spaced apart a distance slightly greater then the length of the hooking lever; and said locking member is slideable freely on and along the anchoring base from an open position where the stop is set against the pin and the lock is disengaged from the hooking .
lever, to a closed position where the lock engages the hooking lever and holds it solidly against the anchoring base, and vice-versa
- a anchoring base;
- a hooking lever pivoted at one end to one end of the anchoring base by means of a transverse pivot pin, said hooking lever including at least one hook facing the anchoring base for receiving a hooking member; and - a locking member for solidly fixing the hooking lever on the anchoring base when both lie one over the other; the improvement wherein:
- the locking member-is mounted for sliding movement over the anchoring base; and is provided with a stop at one end thereof adjacent to the pin and with a lock at the other end thereof opposite to the said pin, the stop and the lock being spaced apart a distance slightly greater then the length of the hooking lever; and said locking member is slideable freely on and along the anchoring base from an open position where the stop is set against the pin and the lock is disengaged from the hooking .
lever, to a closed position where the lock engages the hooking lever and holds it solidly against the anchoring base, and vice-versa
2. A fastener according to claim 1, wherein the hooking lever and the anchoring base are curved to the same radius.
3. A fastener according to claim 1, wherein the locking lever and the anchoring base are both formed with integral hinges for receiving the said pin for pivotally mounting the hooking lever on the anchoring base.
4. A fastener according to claim 1, wherein the end of the hooking lever, away from the pin, is provided at the top thereof with a recess for receiving the lock.
5. A fastener according to claim 4, wherein the end of the locking member away from the pin is bent at an angle slightly greater than 180° to form the said lock, and with sufficient radius to engage the recess of the hooking lever, said hooking lever having a flange for preventing self-unlocking of the lock from the recess.
6. A fastener according to claim 3, wherein the anchoring base has two lateral guides for guiding the motion of the locking member on the anchoring piece.
7. A fastener according to claim 6, wherein the lateral guides form an integral part of the anchoring base.
8. A fastener according to claim 6, wherein the end of the locking member adjacent to the pin is smaller in width than the main body thereof and bents upwardly to define the said stop, said end extending between hinges of said lever and base through which said pin is mounted and defining two edges perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fastener.
9. A fastener according to claim 1, wherein the anchoring base comprises at least one perforation through which a rivet may extend; and the locking member comprises at least one oblong opening facing the perforation of the anchoring base and having such a size that said perforation cannot be covered by the locking member during sliding movement of said locking member with respect to the anchoring base.
10. A fastener according to claim 8, wherein the hinges extending from the hooking lever are formed with cams adapted to come in contact with the said edges of the locking member to move it away during closure of the hooking lever over the locking member, said cam further holding the hooking lever in partial open position when the said hooking lever is pivoted away from the locking member.
11. A fastener according to claim 1, wherein the hooking lever is provided inwardly with a set of 5 parallel hooks facing the anchoring base, each hook defining a distinct hooking position for receiving the hooking member.
12. A fastener according to claim 4, wherein the hooking lever has an upper surface, adjacent the recess, provided with a set of small transverse ribs parallel to each other to ease handling of the hooking lever.
13. A method for fastening the boot of an ice skate equiped with at least one fastener according to claim 1, comprising the steps of:
- engaging a hooking member in said at least one hook of the hooking lever of the fastener;
- closing the hooking lever on the anchoring base for tightening the boot on the foot; and - locking the hooking lever onto the anchoring base in this close position by sliding the locking member so that the lock engages the hooking lever;
the boot being releasable by sliding the locking member in the reverse direction until the lock disengages the hooking lever, subsequently opening the hooking lever and releasing the boot.
- engaging a hooking member in said at least one hook of the hooking lever of the fastener;
- closing the hooking lever on the anchoring base for tightening the boot on the foot; and - locking the hooking lever onto the anchoring base in this close position by sliding the locking member so that the lock engages the hooking lever;
the boot being releasable by sliding the locking member in the reverse direction until the lock disengages the hooking lever, subsequently opening the hooking lever and releasing the boot.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000401716A CA1167239A (en) | 1982-04-27 | 1982-04-27 | Clamping system for ice skates, ski boots and other boots |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000401716A CA1167239A (en) | 1982-04-27 | 1982-04-27 | Clamping system for ice skates, ski boots and other boots |
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| CA1167239A true CA1167239A (en) | 1984-05-15 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA000401716A Expired CA1167239A (en) | 1982-04-27 | 1982-04-27 | Clamping system for ice skates, ski boots and other boots |
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| CA (1) | CA1167239A (en) |
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| WO2004077978A1 (en) * | 2003-02-20 | 2004-09-16 | Roger Ours | Shoe with rapid closure, ice skate comprising such a shoe and rapid closure device for said shoe |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| WO2004077978A1 (en) * | 2003-02-20 | 2004-09-16 | Roger Ours | Shoe with rapid closure, ice skate comprising such a shoe and rapid closure device for said shoe |
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