EP0298885A1 - Downhill ski with prolonged tip - Google Patents

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EP0298885A1
EP0298885A1 EP88420239A EP88420239A EP0298885A1 EP 0298885 A1 EP0298885 A1 EP 0298885A1 EP 88420239 A EP88420239 A EP 88420239A EP 88420239 A EP88420239 A EP 88420239A EP 0298885 A1 EP0298885 A1 EP 0298885A1
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  • the present invention relates to an elongated tip track ski, this ski being more particularly intended for competition, and especially for slalom races.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment which has just been described. On the contrary, it embraces all the equivalents.
  • the elongated tip comprising this deflector, can be integrated into the structure of the ski during its production, for example by molding.

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The tapered tip of the ski is extend by an added deflector which has a dissymmetric downstream approximately horizontal part.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un ski de piste à spatule allongée, ce ski étant plus particulièrement destiné à la compétition, et surtout aux courses de slalom.The present invention relates to an elongated tip track ski, this ski being more particularly intended for competition, and especially for slalom races.

Au cours d'une course de slalom, le skieur est amené à franchir des portes délimitées chacune par deux piquets. Au cours d'un mauvais passage de porte, il risque d'enfourcher un des deux piquets et par suite de se blesser. Afin d'augmenter la sécurité du skieur tout en lui donnant plus de chances de franchir les portes du slalom, il est connu de rappor­ter, sur l'extrémité en pointe de la spatule du ski, une pièce courbe asymétrique qui prolonge cette spatule en rendant la pointe du ski dis­symétrique en direction de l'autre ski d'une même paire. Cette pièce rappportée, souvent appelée "déviateur", a cependant pour inconvénient d'augmenter le poids du ski. Afin de pallier cet inconvénient, on est amené à réaliser des déviateurs relativement courts, de sorte que leur efficacité n'est pas optimale.During a slalom race, the skier is led to cross gates each delimited by two stakes. During a bad door passage, he risks straddling one of the two stakes and consequently injuring himself. In order to increase the safety of the skier while giving him more chances of crossing the doors of the slalom, it is known to add, on the point end of the ski tip, an asymmetrical curved piece which extends this tip by making the tip of the asymmetrical ski towards the other ski of the same pair. This added piece, often called a "diverter", however has the disadvantage of increasing the weight of the ski. In order to overcome this drawback, it is necessary to produce relatively short deflectors, so that their efficiency is not optimal.

L'invention vise à remédier à cet inconvénient, au moyen d'un ski comportant un déviateur asymétrique qui peut être réalisé d'une plus grande longueur que ces déviateurs connus, tout en apportant au ski le même supplément de poids que ceux-ci. A cet effet, la spatule de ce ski est tronquée selon une ligne transversale, et ce déviateur asymétrique comporte une partie amont qui est placée sur le dessus de l'extrémité tronquée de cette spatule, cette partie amont épousant en conséquence la forme de cette extrémité tronquée et se raccordant, au niveau de cette ligne transversale, à une partie aval en port-à-faux, cette partie aval étant dissymétrique et sensiblement horizontale. Cette partie aval se termine par une pointe dirigée vers l'autre ski de la paire, cette pointe étant, selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse, légère­ment relevée.The invention aims to remedy this drawback, by means of a ski comprising an asymmetrical deflector which can be made of a greater length than these known deflectors, while providing the ski with the same additional weight as these. To this end, the tip of this ski is truncated along a transverse line, and this asymmetrical deflector comprises an upstream part which is placed on top of the truncated end of this spatula, this upstream part corresponding accordingly to the shape of this end. truncated and connected, at this transverse line, to a downstream cantilevered part, this downstream part being asymmetrical and substantially horizontal. This downstream part ends in a point directed towards the other ski of the pair, this point being, according to another advantageous characteristic, slightly raised.

Avantageusement encore, ce déviateur asymétrique est percé d'un ou plusieurs trous.Advantageously also, this asymmetrical deflector is pierced with one or more holes.

De toute façon, l'invention sera bien comprise et ses avantages et ses caractéristiques ressortiront, au cours de la description suivante d'un exemple non limitatif de réalisation de ce ski, en référence au dessin schématique annexé dans lequel:

  • Figure 1 est une vue en perspective de la partie avant de ce ski;
  • Figure 2 en est une vue latérale; et
  • Figure 3 montre, vue de dessus, la partie avant d'une apire de skis de ce type.
In any case, the invention will be well understood and its advantages and characteristics will become apparent during the following description of a nonlimiting example of embodiment of this ski, with reference to the appended schematic drawing in which:
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front part of this ski;
  • Figure 2 is a side view; and
  • Figure 3 shows, top view, the front part of an apire of skis of this type.

Aux figures 1 et 2 est représenté un ski pour pied gauche. Ce ski, qui est un ski de slalom, comporte un déviateur asymétrique 2 qui est rapporté par collage ou part tout autre moyen sur sa spatule 3 et qui va en s'amincissant tout en étant incurvé en direction de l'autre ski de la paire, une grande partie 5 de ce déviateur étant en porte-à-faux par rapport à cette spatule 3. Le déviateur 2 est percé de trous 4, afin d'une part de le rendre plus léger, et d'autre part d'améliorer sa pénétra­tion dans l'air. La partie en porte-à-faux 5 est sensiblement horizontale, son extrémité en pointe 6 se relevant cependant légèrement.In Figures 1 and 2 is shown a ski for left foot. This ski, which is a slalom ski, has an asymmetrical deflector 2 which is attached by gluing or shares any other means on its tip 3 and which becomes thinner while being curved towards the other ski of the pair , a large part 5 of this deflector being in overhang relative to this spatula 3. The deflector 2 is pierced with holes 4, in order on the one hand to make it lighter, and on the other hand to improve its penetration into the air. The cantilever part 5 is substantially horizontal, its pointed end 6, however, rising slightly.

L'extrémité, classiquement en point, de la spatule 3 est tron­quée, cette spatule ayant été préalablement sectionnée selon une ligne transversale 7. La partie amont 8 du déviateur 2 épouse précisément le dessus de l'extrémité tronquée de la spatule 3, et cette partie amont 8 se raccorde progressivement, au niveau de la ligne transversale 7, à la partie sensiblement horizontale 5.The tip, conventionally in point, of the spatula 3 is truncated, this spatula having been previously sectioned along a transverse line 7. The upstream part 8 of the deflector 2 precisely follows the top of the truncated end of the spatula 3, and this upstream part 8 is progressively connected, at the level of the transverse line 7, to the substantially horizontal part 5.

La figure 3 montre une paire de skis 9,10 réalisée de la même manière que le ski selon les figures 1 et 2. Ces skis 9,10 sont donc équi­pés de déviateurs rapportés 11,12 qui sont chacun incurvés, en vue de dessus, en direction de l'autre ski de la même paire (respectivement 10 et 9).FIG. 3 shows a pair of skis 9,10 produced in the same way as the ski according to FIGS. 1 and 2. These skis 9,10 are therefore fitted with added deflectors 11,12 which are each curved, in top view, towards the other ski of the same pair (respectively 10 and 9).

Le supplément de longueur, par rapport au ski standard sans déviateur, conféré par un déviateur tel que 11, est référencé par L. En raison de la forme aplatie du déviateur 11, ce supplément L est supérieur, pour une égale quantité de matière rapportée, à celui conféré par un déviateur asymétrique de type connu dont le galbe prolonge celui de la spatule complète sur laquelle il est rapporté. Le risque d'enfourcher un piquet de slalom 13 est par suite diminué d'autant. En raison égale­ment de la forme aplatie du déviateur 11, l'angle de contact entre ce déviateur et le piquet est sensiblement un angle droit, alors qu'avec une spatule traditionnelle ou un déviateur connu, dont le galbe prolonge celui de la spatule, cet angle de contact se situe vers 45 degrés. Ce mode de réalisation contribue également à limiter le risque d'enfour­chement du piquet de slalom 13.The additional length, compared to the standard ski without deflector, conferred by a deflector such as 11, is referenced by L. Due to the flattened shape of the deflector 11, this supplement L is greater, for an equal amount of added material, to that conferred by an asymmetric deflector of known type whose curve extends that of the complete tip on which it is attached. The risk of getting on a slalom pole 13 is consequently reduced accordingly. Also due to the flattened shape of the deflector 11, the contact angle between this deflector and the stake is substantially a right angle, whereas with a traditional spatula or a known deflector, the curve of which extends that of the spatula, this contact angle is around 45 degrees. This embodiment also contributes to limiting the risk of straddling the slalom stake 13.

La longueur surbaissée de ce déviateur permet au ski d'être engagé dans le virage au moment de la prise de carre du ski intérieur. Par sa forme aplatie, il permet au ski d'effacer plus aisément le piquet et par suite au skieur de s'en dérober plus facilement. La trajectoire en virage du ski est ainsi plus serrée et permet une plus grande vitesse de passage des portes de slalom.The lowered length of this deflector allows the ski to be engaged in the turn when taking the edge of the interior ski. By its flattened shape, it allows the ski to more easily erase the stake and consequently the skier to more easily evade it. The ski's turning trajectory is therefore tighter and allows a higher speed of passage of the slalom gates.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée à l'exemple de réali­sation qui vient d'être décrit. Elle en embrasse bein au contraire tous les équivalents. Par exemple, au lieu d'être rapportée, la spatule allongée, comportant ce déviateur, peut être intégrée à la structure du ski lors de sa réalisation, par exemple par moulage.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment which has just been described. On the contrary, it embraces all the equivalents. For example, instead of being added, the elongated tip, comprising this deflector, can be integrated into the structure of the ski during its production, for example by molding.

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1 - Ski de piste comportant un déviateur asymétrique (2) en porte-à-faux sur une spatule (3) tronquée selon une ligne transversale (7), caractérisé en ce que ce déviateur asymétrique (2) comporte une partie amont (8) qui est placée sur le dessus de l'extrémité tronquée de cette spatule (3), cette partie amont (8) épousant en conséquence la forme de cette extrémité tronquée et se raccordant, au niveau de cette ligne transversale (7), à une partie aval (5) en port-à-faux, cette partie aval (5) étant dissymétrique et sensiblement horizontale. 1 - Downhill ski comprising an asymmetrical deflector (2) overhanging on a spatula (3) truncated along a transverse line (7), characterized in that this asymmetrical deflector (2) comprises an upstream part (8) which is placed on top of the truncated end of this spatula (3), this upstream part (8) corresponding accordingly to the shape of this truncated end and connecting, at this transverse line (7), to a part downstream (5) in overhang, this downstream part (5) being asymmetrical and substantially horizontal. 2 - Ski selon la revendication 1, avec un déviateur (11) se termi­nant par une pointe dirigée vers l'autre ski (10) de la parie (9,10), carac­térisé en ce que cette pointe est légèrement relevée. 2 - Ski according to claim 1, with a diverter (11) ending in a point directed towards the other ski (10) of the bet (9,10), characterized in that this point is slightly raised. 3 - Ski selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le déviateur (2) est percé d'un ou plusieurs trous (4). 3 - Ski according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the diverter (2) is pierced with one or more holes (4). 4 - Ski selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le déviateur asymétrique (2) est rapporté sur la spatule tronquée (3). 4 - Ski according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the asymmetrical deflector (2) is attached to the truncated tip (3). 5 - Ski selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le déviateur asymétrique (2) est intégré à la structure du ski lor de sa réalisation. 5 - Ski according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the asymmetrical deflector (2) is integrated into the structure of the ski during its production.
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