EP0407336A1 - Skistiefel mit Hintereinstieg - Google Patents

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EP0407336A1
EP0407336A1 EP90810443A EP90810443A EP0407336A1 EP 0407336 A1 EP0407336 A1 EP 0407336A1 EP 90810443 A EP90810443 A EP 90810443A EP 90810443 A EP90810443 A EP 90810443A EP 0407336 A1 EP0407336 A1 EP 0407336A1
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Vincenzo Bidoia
Renzo Balbinot
Mario Mattiuzzo
Cristiano Benetti
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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
    • A43C11/16—Fastenings secured by wire, bolts, or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0427—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details
    • A43B5/0429—Adjustment of the boot to calf or shin, i.e. fibula, tibia
    • A43B5/0433—Adjustment of the boot to calf or shin, i.e. fibula, tibia to the width of calf or shin, i.e. fibula, tibia
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0427—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details
    • A43B5/047—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details provided with means to improve walking with the skiboot
    • A43B5/0474—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details provided with means to improve walking with the skiboot having a walk/ski position
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0427—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details
    • A43B5/048—Rear-entry skiboots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/008—Combined fastenings, e.g. to accelerate undoing or fastening
    • 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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  • the present invention relates to a ski boot with rear boot, comprising a shell surrounding the foot and the heel and a rod articulated on this shell, rod consisting of a front part and a rear part tiltable backwards. for opening the shoe and carrying a first tensioning device acting on a cable, one end of which is anchored on one of the sides of the front part of the upper and the other end is subject to a second tensioning device connected, in closed position of the shoe, on the other side of the anterior part of the upper for tightening the upper around the ankle.
  • the second tensioning device is constituted by a loop which hooks into one of the notches of a rack fixed on the front part of the upper and forming a lever.
  • the user To close and tighten the shoe, the user first hooks the buckle on the side of the upper, then lowers the tensioning lever located at the back of the shoe.
  • a relaxation position that is to say a position in which the boot is still closed, but the tightening of the upper released, so that the skier can rest or walk without difficulty.
  • the side loop is difficult to open and if the user manages to open it, this loop tends to come loose.
  • Patent application EP 0 300 955 discloses a tensioning lever provided with an auxiliary relaxation device making it possible to release the tension on the cable.
  • This the tensioning lever is essentially intended for tightening the instep and forefoot, the relatively reduced relaxation which can be obtained by means of the auxiliary device being sufficient to loosen the tightening of the foot and allow the blood to circulate more freely in the veins of the foot.
  • the present invention aims to allow sufficient relaxation of the tightening of the upper of the shoe to ensure a good rest position and allow easy walking, without however that the shoe is completely open or that a rique loop to come off.
  • the ski boot according to the invention is characterized in that the second tensioning device is permanently connected to the front part of the upper and that it is shaped so that it can be relaxed from the tight position of the rod.
  • This second tensioning device can be produced in the form of a simple tensioning lever articulated on the front part of the rod and connected at an intermediate point to the tightening cable.
  • the second tensioning device may also consist of a part articulated by its front part, by means of at least arms, to the front part of the rod and moving substantially in a translational movement.
  • the part therefore occupies the same position pressed against the shoe, relative to the rear part of the upper, in the tight position and in the relaxed position, so that the part never forms a pronounced projection on the shoe.
  • the second tensioning device can be constituted by a lever acting simultaneously on the end of a foot tightening cable 'so that simultaneously with the relaxation of the tightening of the ankle, there is also a relaxation of the tightening of the foot.
  • the shoe shown in Figures 1 to 3 comprises a shell 1 surrounding the foot and the heel and on which is articulated by means of rivets 2 a rod consisting of a front part 4 which can tilt backwards to allow the introduction of the foot in the shoe.
  • the shoe further comprises an inner liner 5 of known design.
  • a tension lever 6 articulated around an axis 7 and to which is attached a cable 8, one end of which is anchored on the left side of the front part 3 of the rod, while that its other end is attached to a se cond tensioning device 9 consisting of a solid piece, of generally rectangular shape, articulated on a base 10 by means of two connecting bars formed by the arms 11 of a U-shaped piece crossing the piece 9 (FIG. 3).
  • the boot being in the tightened position, as shown in FIG. 1, if the skier wishes to release the tightening, it suffices to move aside the part 9 of the boot by pulling on the front end from the side and towards the rear.
  • the amplitude of the relaxation is given by the length of the arms 11.
  • the second tensioning device here consists of a tensioning lever 14 articulated around an axis 15 on a base 16 fixed on the front part 3 of the upper of the shoe.
  • the cable 8 is attached to this tensioner 14 by means of a bar 17 articulated on the tensioner lever 14 by means of an axis 18.
  • the tensioner lever 14 In the clamped position, shown in FIG. 4, the tensioner lever 14 is folded towards the forward against the rod. To move into the relaxed position, it suffices to move the tensioning lever 14 away from the upper and this lever is folded back against the upper of the shoe by releasing the tension on the cable 8.
  • the third embodiment shown in Figures 6 to 8 is a development of the second embodiment.
  • This tensioner lever 19 is articulated around an axis 20 on a base 21 fixed to the front part 3 of the upper of the shoe.
  • the cable 8 is provided with a cylindrical cable head 20 articulated in a cutout 21 of the tensioner lever 19 around an axis 22.
  • the tensioner 19 is also provided with a rod 23, in the shape of a stirrup, the ends are articulated at two points 24 and 22 on the tensioning lever 19, between the axes 20 and 22.
  • In the transverse part of the stirrup 23 is articulated a nut 26 around an axis 27.
  • This nut 26 is crossed by a cable 28, the end of which is secured to a threaded cylindrical stud screwed into a threaded sleeve 29 resting on the nut 26 and the end 30 of which is in the form of a button for driving in rotation.
  • the cable 28 passes through the front part 3 of the rod through a hole 31, descends in the direction of the articulation 2, passes over a return means 32 inside the shell, then passes over a pressure distributor 33 located on the instep, the other end of the cable being anchored on the other side of the shell at a point 34.
  • the tensioner lever 6 is raised while the tensioner lever 19 is in the relaxed position, which makes it possible to open the shoe, as in the previous embodiments.
  • the tensioning lever 19 is therefore a lever with two functions, since it ensures, on the one hand the tightening of the ankle and, on the other hand, the tightening of the foot.
  • the tightening of the foot can be adjusted by means of the button 30.
  • the shoe is equipped with a part 35 similar to part 9 of the first embodiment.
  • This part 35 is articulated by a U-shaped bar between the cheeks 37 and 38 of a stirrup fixed to the front part 3 of the upper of the shoe.
  • the end of a cable 28 is subjected to the part 35 by means of a socket 39 internally threaded and into which is screwed a threaded cylindrical stud to which the end of the cable 28 is fixed.
  • the socket 39 is housed in a cutout of the part 35 and rests on this part 35.
  • the part 35 is used as part 9 of the first embodiment and the cable 28 is relaxed as in the previous embodiment.
  • This fifth embodiment differs essentially from the third embodiment by the embodiment of the second tensioning device.
  • This consists of a tensioning lever 40 articulated at an intermediate point, around an axis 41, on a base 42, more precisely between two arms 43 and 44 of this base.
  • the cable 8 is provided with a cable head 20 articulated in a cutout of the tensioner 40 by means of an axis 22.
  • a connecting piece 49 At the end of the tensioning lever 40 opposite the articulation axis 22 relative to the axis 41, is articulated around an axis 48, one of the ends of a connecting piece 49 also slightly bent so as to match the curvature of the upper of the shoe.
  • This connecting piece 49 carries a socket 50, slightly barrel-shaped, rotatably mounted in the connecting piece 49.
  • the socket 50 is provided with an internal thread 51 with which is engaged a cylindrical threaded stud 52 constituting the head of the cable 28 for clamping the foot.
  • the sleeve 50 protrudes slightly from the connecting piece 49 so that it can be rotated by hand to adjust the tension of the cable 28.
  • the cable 28 for clamping the foot extends in the direction of the front of the shoe, in the extension of the connecting piece 49 (FIG. 11).
  • the cable 28 enters the shoe at a point 53 located in front of the tensioner lever 40 when the latter is in closed position.
  • the cable 28 forms a first harmonious loop of slight curvature in the direction of the inside of the shoe, the left side for the right shoe shown in FIG. 11. It then passes over a reference 32 ′ formed on the inside of the shell 1 , then on the pressure distributor 33 to finally come to anchor at a point 34 ′ on the opposite inner wall of the shell 1.
  • the cable 28 therefore does not undergo any significant and abrupt change of management. Friction is reduced to a minimum and cable sliding is carried out as best as possible.
  • the entry point of the cable 28 into the shoe need not be close to the tensioning lever 40, but the cable 28 could penetrate the shoe at a point located in the vicinity of the vertical median plane of the shoe or even of the other side of the shoe.
  • the loop 19 could be provided with a second stirrup 23 acting on an additional cable for clamping the front part of the foot.

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EP0433639A2 (de) * 1989-12-19 1991-06-26 NORDICA S.p.A. Halte- und Einstellvorrichtung, insbesondere für Skischuhe
DE4301251A1 (en) * 1992-01-29 1993-08-05 Lange Int Sa Ski boot tensioner assembly - has two pull pieces one in form of cable, with humped protuberance on lever exerting delayed action
EP0598681A1 (de) * 1992-11-18 1994-05-25 Lange International S.A. Schischuh
EP0666037A1 (de) * 1994-02-08 1995-08-09 Lange International S.A. Schischuh
CH687801A5 (fr) * 1992-12-23 1997-02-28 Lange Int Sa Chaussure de ski.
ITMO20110069A1 (it) * 2011-04-01 2012-10-02 Andrea Bazzani Sistema gancio/leva per scarponi da sci alpinismo a chiusura/apertura perfezionato

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EP2116145B1 (de) * 2008-05-08 2012-12-05 OBER ALP S.p.A. Skischuh, insbesondere für Skitouren
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DE8424119U1 (de) * 1984-08-14 1985-08-29 Lederer, Josef, 8069 Jetzendorf Schischuh
FR2570579A1 (fr) * 1984-09-26 1986-03-28 Salomon Sa Dispositif de fermeture et de serrage d'une chaussure de ski a ouverture arriere
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EP0433639A2 (de) * 1989-12-19 1991-06-26 NORDICA S.p.A. Halte- und Einstellvorrichtung, insbesondere für Skischuhe
EP0433639A3 (en) * 1989-12-19 1992-01-02 Nordica S.P.A. Securing and adjustment device particularly for ski boots
DE4301251A1 (en) * 1992-01-29 1993-08-05 Lange Int Sa Ski boot tensioner assembly - has two pull pieces one in form of cable, with humped protuberance on lever exerting delayed action
US5333363A (en) * 1992-01-29 1994-08-02 Lange International S.A. Tightening device for ski boot
CH685970A5 (fr) * 1992-01-29 1995-11-30 Lange Int Sa Dispositif tendeur pour chaussure de ski.
EP0598681A1 (de) * 1992-11-18 1994-05-25 Lange International S.A. Schischuh
CH687801A5 (fr) * 1992-12-23 1997-02-28 Lange Int Sa Chaussure de ski.
EP0666037A1 (de) * 1994-02-08 1995-08-09 Lange International S.A. Schischuh
CH689533A5 (fr) * 1994-02-08 1999-06-15 Lange Int Sa Chaussure de ski.
ITMO20110069A1 (it) * 2011-04-01 2012-10-02 Andrea Bazzani Sistema gancio/leva per scarponi da sci alpinismo a chiusura/apertura perfezionato

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