EP0501383A2 - Dispositif de serrage du pied en particulier pour chaussures de ski - Google Patents

Dispositif de serrage du pied en particulier pour chaussures de ski Download PDF

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EP0501383A2
EP0501383A2 EP92103072A EP92103072A EP0501383A2 EP 0501383 A2 EP0501383 A2 EP 0501383A2 EP 92103072 A EP92103072 A EP 92103072A EP 92103072 A EP92103072 A EP 92103072A EP 0501383 A2 EP0501383 A2 EP 0501383A2
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Adolfo Pozzebon
Giancarlo Foscaro
Gianpaola Marongiu
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    • 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
    • A43B5/0435—Adjustment of the boot to the foot

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  • the present invention relates to a foot securing device, particularly for ski boots.
  • devices which are constituted by a knob which is rotatably associated for example at the rear of the rear quarter of the boot and has, at the end of a threaded stem which belongs to said knob and is arranged inside the quarter, a presser which interacts with a protruding flap of the shell.
  • This arrangement makes the securing device difficult to adapt to the various anatomical shapes of the heel or of the foot, and can furthermore cause pain due to the concentration of pressure on a small area which is not optimum for every skier.
  • Means are then provided for adjusting the position of the wedge-like element.
  • a French patent application, No. 1,406,610 is also known which claims a device for adjusting and securing an item of footwear on the foot, which is characterized in that one or more elements, which can be inflated by means of a gas, a fluid or a mixture of the two, are interposed between the inner part of the item of footwear and the foot.
  • the main problem of this solution is that it requires external means suitable for allowing to inject the fluid, such as a pump or a pressurized cylinder.
  • This pumping means also creates problems: it in fact has hardly negligible dimensions which also substantially alter the overall aesthetics of the boot.
  • the pumping means can furthermore be subject to problems in operation due to the possible infiltration of water inside it, which would compromise its correct operation.
  • German patent is also known, published as No. 2,321,817 and filed on April 30, 1973, which discloses a device constituted by a bellow member which is pivoted at the sole of the boot; the actuation of said element allows to pump air into adapted pads arranged inside the boot.
  • a French patent, No. 85.03257 is also known which discloses a device which comprises a knob whose actuation entails the compression of a liquid which is in turn suitable for compressing air which is distributed inside bags arranged inside the boot.
  • an Italian patent application No. 59393 B/88 discloses a pump device, for liquids, to be applied to ski boots in order to secure the heel, and its peculiarity consists of the fact that it is constituted by an adjustable piston pump for liquids with a lever which is connected to two elastic containment bags with form-fitting compression applied between the rear inner lateral parts of the shell proximate to the heels.
  • the aim of the present invention is therefore to eliminate the problems described above in known types by providing a device which allows to achieve an optimum, rapid and easy securing of the foot inside the boot, said device having modest dimensions which do not substantially alter the aesthetic configuration and the dimensions typical of a ski boot.
  • an important object is to provide a device which is structurally simple and can be manufactured with a small number of components.
  • Another important object is to provide a device which is rapid and easy to activate and deactivate for the user according to the specific contingent requirements.
  • Another important object is to provide a device which allows to achieve optimum fit for the user.
  • Another object is to provide a device which is free from jammings and maintenance due to the use of the boot.
  • Another object is to provide a device which associates with the preceding characteristics that of being reliable and safe in use.
  • Not least object is to provide a device which associates with the preceding characteristics that of having a modest cost and of being executable with conventional and known facilities and machines.
  • a foot securing device particularly for ski boots composed of a shell to which at least one quarter is articulated and which has at least one container for a fluid, characterized in that it comprises at least one actuator which interacts, by means of a plate, with at least one tank which is connected to said at least one container, said actuator allowing the user to determine beforehand the feeding of said fluid from said at least one tank or the discharge thereof from said at least one container.
  • said one or more containers are connected, with one or more cutoff means possibly interposed, to further tanks for the drainage of said fluid thereof.
  • the reference numeral designates a ski boot composed of a shell 2 to which at least one rear quarter 3 is articulated.
  • the numeral 4 designates a device for securing one or more parts of the foot, such as the heel, the instep or the metatarsal region.
  • Said device 4 comprises at least one actuator which is preferably constituted by a slider 5 which has a wedge-shaped body 6 from which at least one T-shaped arm 7 protrudes laterally and protrudes out of the rear quarter 3 through an adapted first opening 8 defined thereon.
  • figure 1 illustrates an arrangement of the device approximately at the heel of the foot.
  • the head 9 of the arm 7 can be accessed by the user.
  • the apex of the body 6 is directed toward the upper perimetric edge 10 of the rear quarter 3, and the inclined surface 11 of said body interacts with an adapted rigid plate 12 which is pivoted at its lower end 13 transversely to the rear quarter 3.
  • Said body 6 and said plate 12 are arranged adjacent to at least one tank 14 which preferably has a triangular transverse cross-section with its apex orientated in the opposite direction with respect to said body 6.
  • Said tank 14 contains a liquid, a gas, or a mixture of the two, which is connected to one or more containers, designated by the numerals 15a and 15b, which are arranged inside the boot 1 for example at the regions to the side of the heel.
  • an adapted second opening 16 is defined between the tank 14 and one or more of the containers 15a and 15b.
  • said first and second openings are arranged at the same plane and have similar dimensions.
  • the use of the device is thus as follows: if the slider 5 is arranged proximate to the lower end 13 of the plate 12, as illustrated in figure 3, the fluid contained in the containers 15a and 15b is transferred entirely into the tank 14.
  • the inclined surface 11 interacts with the plate 12, forcing the plate, by virtue of its pivoting at the lower end 13, to compress the tank 14.
  • the slider 5 may have per se known means adapted to selectively lock its position on the first opening 8.
  • the tank 14 is maximally compressed, allowing much of the fluid to flow out into the containers 15a and 15b.
  • the invention has achieved the intended aim and objects, a device having been provided which allows to rapidly, easily and effectively secure the foot while having modest dimensions and bulk which do not alter the aesthetic shape of the boot.
  • figures 8, 9 and 10 illustrate a second embodiment wherein a first container 115a and a second container 115b are arranged inside the boot 101 respectively for example at the heel region and at the foot instep region and/or metatarsal region.
  • the tank 114 is accommodated at an adapted seat 117 defined beneath the sole 118 of the shell 102; interconnection between the tank and the containers occurs by means of adapted first ducts 119a and 119b.
  • the plate 112 is arranged so as to close the seat 117 and is advantageously articulated transversely to the sole 118 at a region adjacent to the tip 120 of the boot 101.
  • the actuator is constituted by a body 106 which is preferably wedge-shaped and protrudes from a plate 121 which is rigidly associated with a binding 122 or directly with a ski 123.
  • one or more cutoff means such as first valves 124a and 124b, may be provided at the first ducts 119a and 119b.
  • each container 115a and 115b can be connected, by means of the interposition of further cutoff means such as second valves 125a and 125b, to adapted drainage tanks 126a and 126b.
  • FIGS 10, 11 and 12 illustrate a further embodiment, wherein an adapted lever 227 is pivoted transversely at the rear quarter 203 of the ski boot 201 and is suitable, for example, for subjecting to tension adapted cables 228 which are suitable for mutually securing the rear quarter 203 and the front quarter 229.
  • the tank 214 again has an essentially triangular shape, with its apex directed toward said upper perimetric edge 210.
  • the tank 214 is furthermore interconnected to one or more containers 215 arranged inside the boot by means of one or more adapted ducts 219.
  • the lever 227 is provided, at the end which is pivoted to the rear quarter 203, with a cam 230 which during the closure of said lever interacts directly with the free end of the plate 212, forcing said plate against the tank 114.
  • Figures 14-16 illustrate a ski boot shell 302 having a device according to a further aspect of the invention.
  • Device comprises a tank 314 connected to at least one container 315, substantially as previously described.
  • a plate member 312 is arranged at tank 314.
  • a screw member 330 is associated with the shell 302 of the boot and with plate 312, so that by rotating the screw member 330, by means of a lever 327, the plate 312 acts on the tank 314 activating the fluid, substantially as described above.
  • a foot presser 333 is advantageously arranged between the container 315 and the foot of the skier.
  • the lever 327 may, for example, be folded in a per se known manner.
  • the materials and the dimensions of the components of the device may also be the most pertinent according to the specific requirements.

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ITTV910023 1991-02-27
ITTV910023A IT1247051B (it) 1991-02-27 1991-02-27 Dispositivo per il bloccaccio del piede particolarmente per scarponi da sci

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2180315A5 (fr) * 1972-04-10 1973-11-23 Koeflach Sportgeraete Gmbh
FR2252820A1 (en) * 1973-12-04 1975-06-27 Koeflach Sportgeraete Gmbh Ski boot with stiff plastics shell - has compressed air bolster maintained by pump built into boot
FR2496423A1 (fr) * 1980-12-19 1982-06-25 Ato Chimie Chaussure de ski
EP0155908A1 (fr) * 1984-02-22 1985-09-25 Raichle Sportschuh AG Chaussure de sport, en particulier chaussure de ski

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2180315A5 (fr) * 1972-04-10 1973-11-23 Koeflach Sportgeraete Gmbh
FR2252820A1 (en) * 1973-12-04 1975-06-27 Koeflach Sportgeraete Gmbh Ski boot with stiff plastics shell - has compressed air bolster maintained by pump built into boot
FR2496423A1 (fr) * 1980-12-19 1982-06-25 Ato Chimie Chaussure de ski
EP0155908A1 (fr) * 1984-02-22 1985-09-25 Raichle Sportschuh AG Chaussure de sport, en particulier chaussure de ski

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EP0501383A3 (en) 1993-01-13
JPH0595802A (ja) 1993-04-20
IT1247051B (it) 1994-12-12
ITTV910023A0 (it) 1991-02-27

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