EP0819453A2 - Ski mit trennbarem Board - Google Patents

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EP0819453A2
EP0819453A2 EP96630052A EP96630052A EP0819453A2 EP 0819453 A2 EP0819453 A2 EP 0819453A2 EP 96630052 A EP96630052 A EP 96630052A EP 96630052 A EP96630052 A EP 96630052A EP 0819453 A2 EP0819453 A2 EP 0819453A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C5/00—Skis or snowboards
    • A63C5/02—Skis or snowboards collapsible; divided
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C11/00—Accessories for skiing or snowboarding
    • A63C11/02—Devices for stretching, clamping or pressing skis or snowboards for transportation or storage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2210/00—Space saving
    • A63B2210/50—Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C2203/00—Special features of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts
    • A63C2203/40—Runner or deck of boards articulated between both feet

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  • the present invention relates, in general, to skis used for skiing and, more particularly, to a structural improvement in such skis for selectively dividing a ski board into two parts, that is, front and rear parts, thus allowing the skis to be easily and simply carried by vehicle without using any additional ski carrier and to be stored without wasting space out of ski season.
  • a typical ski generally comprises an integrated long board and a binder assembly as disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,914,928 and 5,191,774.
  • the integrated long board of the ski has three layers, that is, the top shell, middle layer and bottom shell, while the binder assembly is mounted to the board and is used for binding a ski boot to the board.
  • a binder assembly 2 and 2' is mounted to the middle portion of an integrated long board 1.
  • the above board 1 is formed of a synthetic resin, while the binder assembly comprises front and rear binders 2 and 2' which are spaced apart from each other.
  • the binders 2 and 2' which are used for binding the nose and heel of the boot to the board 1 respectively, are tightly mounted to the board 1 using, for example, set screws.
  • the length of the adult ski boards having the integrated construction is substantially long enough to be an inconvenience to users while they are carried by vehicle. That is, the integrated adult ski boards can not be placed in the trunk of a car, but must be carried by an additional carrier which is typically mounted to the roof of a vehicle.
  • the ski carrier is an expensive piece of equipment thus forcing excessive costs on the user.
  • the ski carrier also wastes labor and takes too long to attach or remove from a vehicle.
  • the skis with the long boards must be stored out of season thus wasting space. In this regard, the skis with the integrated long boards are inconvenient to the users.
  • an object of the present invention to provide a ski with a divisible board in which the above problems caused by the typical skis with the integrated board can be overcome and which board can be divided into front and rear parts while the ski is carried by a vehicle or is stored out of season, thus being convenient to users.
  • a ski according to the invention comprises a divisible board and a boot binder.
  • the divisible board comprises front and rear parts which are selectively integrated into the board by a board connecting assembly.
  • the board connecting assembly includes means for clasping the front and rear parts in order to primarily couple the parts together Into a single board.
  • the clasping means is provided on the junction ends of the parts.
  • the board connecting assembly also includes means for buckling the primarily-coupled parts in order to fix the coupled state of the parts thereby finally integrating the parts into a single board.
  • the above clasping means comprises front and rear claspers which are fixed to the junction ends of the parts, respectively.
  • Each of the claspers has a plurality of teeth spaced out with regular bays.
  • One of the claspers has a stop protrusion, while the other clasper has a stop groove engaging with the stop protrusion to prevent separation of the claspers even when the parts are horizontally pulled in opposite directions.
  • the above buckling means includes a hook, which is mounted to one of the parts and has a hook ring.
  • a buckle is mounted to the other part and is selectively buckled on the hook.
  • the buckle includes a buckle ring which selectively engages with the hook ring.
  • a lever is coupled to the buckle ring and is selectively rotated in opposite directions in order to tighten or loosen the buckle ring engaging with the hook ring.
  • the parts of the board are primarily coupled together by engaging the claspers with each other prior to fitting the stop protrusion into the stop groove. Thereafter, the buckle ring engages with the hook ring and in turn is tightened by rotating the lever rearward, so that the primarily-coupled state of the parts is fixed.
  • Fig. 2 shows the construction of a ski with a divisible board in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the divisible board of the ski according to this invention comprises two parts, that is, front and rear parts 11 and 12, which are normally separated from each other but are selectively integrated into a single board using a board connecting assembly.
  • a clasping means clasps the front and rear parts 11 and 12 thereby primarily coupling the parts 11 and 12 together into a single board, while a buckling means buckles the primarily-coupled parts 11 and 12 thus fixing the coupled state of the parts 11 and 12.
  • the clasping means includes two claspers 13 and 14 which are fixed to the junction ends of the respective parts 11 and 12.
  • the buckling means includes a hook 15 and a buckle 16, which are screwed to the top of the respective claspers 13 and 14.
  • the claspers 13 and 14 In order to integrate the front and rear parts 11 and 12 into the long board, the claspers 13 and 14 substantially engage with each other prior to buckling the buckle 16 on the hook 15.
  • Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the above ski with the divisible board.
  • the clasper 13, 14 of each part 11, 12 has a plurality of longitudinal teeth 135, 145 which are spaced out with regular bays 134, 144 therebetween, so that the claspers 13 and 14 can substantially engage with each other in order to connect the parts 11 and 12 together.
  • a stop protrusion 141 of a rounded cross-section is transversely formed on the inside end of each bay 144 of the rear clasper 14, while a stop groove 131 of a rounded cross-section is transversely formed on each tooth 135 of the front clasper 13 at a position corresponding to the above protrusion 141.
  • the teeth 135 of the front clasper 13 are positioned in the bays 144 of the rear clasper 14, while the teeth 145 of the rear clasper 14 are positioned in the bays 134 of the front clasper 13.
  • the clasping of the parts 11 and 12 is finished by fitting the stop protrusions 141 of the rear clasper 14 into the respective stop grooves 131 of the front clasper 13.
  • each bay 134, 144 is inclined downwardly toward the edge, so that the inside end of the bay 134, 144 has an inclined top surface.
  • each tooth 135, 145 is inclined upwardly toward its tip thus forming an inclined bottom surface.
  • the inclined bottom surface of each tooth 135, 145 substantially meets with the inclined top surface of an associated bay 144, 134, when the claspers 13 and 14 engage with each other. Due to both the inclined surfaces of the teeth and bays and the rounded configuration of the protrusions and grooves of the claspers 13 and 14, the protrusions 141 are not separated from the respective grooves 131 even when the parts 11 and 12 are horizontally pulled by a strong force in opposite directions after clasping the parts 11 and 12.
  • the above claspers 13 and 14 are preferably integrated with the junction ends of the parts 11 and 12 while forming the parts 11 and 12 using synthetic resin.
  • Fig. 4 shows the construction and configuration of the above claspers 13 and 14 in more detail.
  • each clasper 13, 14 is provided with a plurality of hook holes 132, 142 for reinforcing the integration of the claspers 13 and 14 with the parts 11 and 12. That is, the synthetic resin fills the holes 132 and 142 while molding the parts 11 and 12 thereby increasing the coupling strength between the claspers 13 and 14 and respective parts 11 and 12.
  • a plurality of set screws 133' and 143' may be screwed into the sides of the parts 11 and 12, so that the screws penetrate into the holes 132 and 142.
  • the hook 15 and lever buckle 16 are tightly mounted to the top of the respective claspers 13 and 14.
  • the hook 15 comprises a mount plate 151 and a hook plate 152 which are hinged together.
  • the mount plate 151 has a plurality of screw holes 156
  • the front clasper 13 has a plurality of screw holes 136 at positions corresponding to the above holes 156 of the plate 151.
  • the hook 15 is mounted to the front clasper 13 by tightening the screws 156' passing through the screw holes 156 and 136, so that the book 15 is integrated with the front part 11.
  • the hook plate 152 is hinged to the above mount plate 151 by movably fitting the hinge connection bar 153 of the mount plate 151 into the hole 154 of the hook plate 152.
  • the distal end of the hook plate 152 is bent into a hook ring 157, while the rear portion of the plate 152 is provided with a transverse groove 155 of a semicircular cross-section. Due to the above groove 155, the hook 15 and buckle 16 are elastically held on the claspers 13 and 14 when they are buckled up.
  • the buckle 16 which is mounted to the top of the rear clasper 14, comprises a mount plate 161, a lever 162 and a buckle ring 163 which are coupled together.
  • the buckle 16 is mounted to the rear clasper 14 by tightening the screws 166' passing through the screw holes 166 and 146 of the mount plate 161 and rear clasper 14, so that the buckle 16 is integrated with the rear part 12.
  • the lever 162 has fitting holes 164 on its opposite bosses, while the mount plate 161 has a holding bar 165.
  • the lever 162 is thus rotatably coupled to the plate 161 by fitting the holes 164 over both ends of the holding bar 165.
  • the buckle ring 163 is coupled to the bosses of the lever 162.
  • the coupling joints of the ring 163 on the bosses of the lever 162 are not positioned on the center of the bosses, but are positioned on the rear portion of the bosses.
  • the buckle ring 163, engaging with the hook ring 157 and tightened by rotating the lever 162 rearward, is thus exclusively released from the hook ring 157 when the lever 163 is rotated forward.
  • the claspers 13 and 14 are integrated with the respective parts 11 and 12 by the engaging means 133', 143', 156' and 166'.
  • the integration strength between the claspers 13 and 14 and the parts 11 and 12 is further improved by the fact that they are integrated into a single structure through a molding process.
  • the hook 15 and buckle 16 are mounted to the respective parts 11 and 12 by the engaging means 156' and 166'.
  • the claspers 13 and 14, hook 15 and buckle 16 using a metal, such as stainless steel, or a fiber reinforced plastic (FRP).
  • a metal such as stainless steel, or a fiber reinforced plastic (FRP).
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 5, the rear clasper 14 is integrated with the rear part 12 by means of both the molding process and the engaging means 166', while the buckle 16 is mounted to the part 12 by the engaging means 166'.
  • the front clasper 13 is integrated with the front part 11 by means of both the molding process and the engaging means 156', while the hook 15 is mounted to the part 11 by the engaging means 156'.
  • the front and rear parts 11 and 12 of the divisible board are assembled into a single board in the following manner.
  • the parts 11 and 12 with the claspers 13 and 14 are primarily clasped.
  • the teeth 135 of the front clasper 13 are positioned in the bays 144 of the rear clasper 14, while the teeth 145 of the rear clasper 14 are positioned in the bays 134 of the front clasper 13.
  • the clasping of the parts 11 and 12 is finished by fitting the stop protrusions 141 of the rear clasper 14 into the respective stop grooves 131 of the front clasper 13.
  • the hinged hook plate 152 of the hook 15 is turned to be laid on the coupled claspers 13 and 14.
  • the lever 162 of the buckle 16 is rotated forward prior to bringing the buckle ring 163 into engagement with the hook ring 157 of the hook 15 as shown in Fig. 6B.
  • the lever 162 in turn is forcibly rotated rearward thus tightly buckling the buckle 16 on the hook 15 as shown in Fig. 6C.
  • the front and rear parts 11 and 12 are thus integrated into a single ski board.
  • the lever 162 of the buckle 16 is rotated forward prior to removing the buckle ring 163 from the hook ring 157 of the hook 15. Thereafter, the parts 11 and 12 are bent at the junction of the protrusions 141 and grooves 131 of the claspers as shown in Fig. 7 prior to separating the claspers 13 and 14 from each other.
  • Fig. 8 shows the ski of this invention with a ski boot.
  • the boot 3 is attached to the ski, whose board has been integrated as described above, by binding the nose and heel of the boot 3 to the board by the front and rear binders 2 and 2'.
  • the gap which remains between the sole of the boot 3 and the board 11 and 12 while attaching the boot 3 to the board, is substantially large enough to place the hook 15 and buckle 16 therein.
  • the front and rear parts of the board have respective claspers.
  • Each clasper has teeth and bays which have inclined surfaces, so that the claspers substantially meet with each other when the parts are clasped by the claspers.
  • the rounded stop protrusions of the rear clasper are fitted into the stop grooves of the front clasper while clasping the two parts.
  • the buckle mounted to the rear part is buckled on the hook of the front part, thus integrating the two parts into a single board.
  • the present invention provides a ski with a divisible board.
  • the board of the above ski can be divided into front and rear parts while the ski is carried by a vehicle or is stored out of season, so that the ski is convenient to users.

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DE1913606A1 (de) * 1968-12-23 1970-07-02 Mirion Kinsen Torokuki Kabushi Kuppplungsvorrichtung fuer zweiteilige Skier
FR2148079A1 (de) * 1971-07-30 1973-03-11 Galich Thomas
US4844499A (en) * 1988-04-19 1989-07-04 Baumann Ernst F Interconnecting joint for skis or the like

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1913606A1 (de) * 1968-12-23 1970-07-02 Mirion Kinsen Torokuki Kabushi Kuppplungsvorrichtung fuer zweiteilige Skier
FR2148079A1 (de) * 1971-07-30 1973-03-11 Galich Thomas
US4844499A (en) * 1988-04-19 1989-07-04 Baumann Ernst F Interconnecting joint for skis or the like

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