EP0856338B1 - In-line skate - Google Patents

Abstract

The in-line skate has a support (16) and several freely rotatable rollers (17). The top side of the support has an adaptor (23) for detachably fixing and locking the shoe (2). The adaptor has a dish like part (23'') for holding the shoe in the toe area and a second part (23') for the heel area. The two parts are designed so that the shoe inserted in the adaptor is secured longitudinally and transversely and at the toe area from moving out upwards. The heel area has on both sides a connector (24) through which a hard shell (12) on the shoe upper can be connected to the adaptor.

Description

The invention relates to an inline skate according to the preamble of claim 1.

An inline skate with the features of the preamble of claim 1 is known (EP 0 551 704 A2). In this well-known inline skate, the hard shell is that is used for additional support of the leg above the ankle and the multiple is also referred to as a cuff, articulated via a hinge pin, but not detachable connected to the adapter.

The object of the invention is to demonstrate an inline skate that is characterized by a distinguished improved use.

To solve this problem is an inline skate according to claim 1 educated.

A special feature of the inline skate according to the invention is that the shoe each on a bowl-shaped adapter of the rollers or inline rollers having lower part is releasably held, namely in that the adapter at least one in the front area and one in the rear area has a cup-shaped portion that the shoe front, i.e. in the tens area or behind, i.e. picks up in the heel area, still at least on the first Section means are provided which also prevent the shoe from sliding out to back up. The respective shoe is inserted into the adapter with the Toe ahead. Then the shoe with the heel area down pressed or inserted into the adapter. After inserting the shoe into the This is there by connecting the hard shell on the shoe with the Adapters secured to the side closures.

Fig. 1

in Seitendarstellung ein Inline-Skate gemäß der Erfindung, bestehend aus dem Schuh und dem Skate-Unterteil;

Fig. 2

in Einzeldarstellung den Schuh des Inline-Skates der Fig. 1,

Fig. 3

eine Darstellung ähnlich Fig. 1, jedoch bei geschnittener Schale des Skate-Unterteils;

Fig. 4

und 5 in Einzeldarstellung das Skate-Unterteil in Seitenansicht sowie bei in Längsrichtung geschnittener Schale;

Fig. 6

die Ausbildung der Unterseite der Sohle des Schuhs;

Fig. 7

eine Draufsicht auf die Innenseite bzw. Bodenfläche der Schale des Skate-Unterteils;

Fig. 8 und 9

in Seitenansicht sowie im Schnitt eines der beiden seitlichen Verbindungselemente zum Verbinden der Schale des Skate-Unterteils mit einer Fersen-Hartschale des Schuhs;

Fig. 10

in vereinfachter Darstellung und im Schnitt in den Positionen a-d das Verbindungselement und die Fersen-Hartschale im nicht verbundenen Zustand nach dem beim Verbinden und im verbundenen Zustand;

Fig. 11 - 13

eine zweite mögliche Ausführungsform der Schnellverbindung in Darstellungen ähnlich den Fig. 8 - 10;

Fig. 14

die beiden Skate-Unterteile für den Transport ineinandergestellt.

Developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims. The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the figures using exemplary embodiments. Show it:

Fig. 1

in side view an inline skate according to the invention, consisting of the shoe and the lower part of the skate;

Fig. 2

the shoe of the inline skate of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3

a representation similar to Figure 1, but with a cut shell of the skate lower part.

Fig. 4

and FIG. 5 shows the skate lower part in a side view and with the shell cut in the longitudinal direction;

Fig. 6

the formation of the bottom of the sole of the shoe;

Fig. 7

a plan view of the inside or bottom surface of the shell of the skate base;

8 and 9

in side view and in section of one of the two lateral connecting elements for connecting the shell of the lower part of the skate with a hard heel shell of the shoe;

Fig. 10

in a simplified representation and in section in the positions ad the connecting element and the heel hard shell in the non-connected state after the connection and in the connected state;

Figures 11-13

a second possible embodiment of the quick connection in representations similar to FIGS. 8-10;

Fig. 14

the two skate bases are nested for transport.

The inline skate 1 shown in the figures consists essentially of a Shoe 2, which is made of a suitable shoe material as a lace-up shoe, and with an upper 3 and with a u.a. the shoe sole 4 Lower shoe part 5. In the area of the shoe sole 4, the lower shoe part 5 is on the Toe and in the heel or heel area with a hard shell 6 or 7 provided, the hard shell 6 on the toe or front of the shoe or in Toe region of the shoe has a groove 8 which is open towards the edge, with its Longitudinal extension lies in a plane parallel to the level of the shoe sole. Farther are groove-like depressions on the underside of the hard shell 6 in the sole area 9 provided, namely in the embodiment shown three parallel to each other depressions running and each extending in the longitudinal direction of the shoe 9 the hard shell 8 provided in the heel area are depressions 10 and 11 provided, namely a total of five in the illustrated embodiment groove-shaped depressions, of which a central depression 11 in turn Longitudinal extension is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the shoe and on both sides of this middle recess 10, a pair of recesses 11 is present. In the In the embodiment shown, the two hard shells 6 and 7 are more suitable Way attached to the shoe and in particular also on the shoe sole. Basically, there is also the possibility of integrating these hard shells with the to manufacture remaining shoe sole 4.

A shoe hard shell 12 is held on the shoe upper 3 with straps and holds the upper 3 above the ankle area on the back of the shoe as well as on the inside of the shoe Partially covers the outside of the shoe. The hard shell 12 is provided with two straps 13 Quick-release fastener, for example with a Velcro fastener. On the inside of the shoe and the hard shell 12 has an oval opening 14 on the outside of the shoe on, in the manner described in more detail below for connecting the Shoe 2 or the hard shell 12 with the lower part 15 of the inline skate 1 is used.

The lower part 15 consists of a running part or support frame 16 on which the Rollers 17 of the inline skate are freely rotatable, namely in the illustrated Execution form a total of four rollers 17 in a line and with their axes parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the carrier 16. On the top of the carrier 16 an adapter or shell 23 is attached which has a rear and front has shell-shaped section 23 'or 23 "and in particular there also inside is adapted to the outer shape of the shoe 2 such that this shoe fits into the Shell 23 can be used, first with the toe ahead and then with the heel and heel area. When inserted into the shell 23 Shoe 1 engages an inner bead 18 on the inner surface of the cup-shaped portion 23 "into the groove 8, whereby the shoe 2 in the area of its toe in a form-fitting manner the shell 23 or in section 23 ". Furthermore, on the bottom surface the shell projections 19 and 20 and 21 are provided, of which in the shell 23 inserted shoe 2 each provided on the front of the lower part 15 Projection 19 into a recess 9 and from those on the rear of the lower part 15 provided projections 20 and 21 of the projection 20 in the recess 10 and in each case a projection 21 engages in a recess 11.

The bottom of the shell 23 has a multiplicity of openings 22 in the central region designed like a grating, which not only results in a reduction in weight, but also dirt particles that have got into the shell 23 are easily removed can be.

As the figures show, the shell 23 is in the heel area or at the section there 23 'pulled upward like a shaft, so that the section 23' the inserted shoe 2 in the heel area on the back of the shoe as well as on the inside of the shoe encloses outside. The top is on the outside and inside of the Section 23 'each provided a quick release fastener 24, which acts as a rotary fastener and locking the hard shell 12 to the section 23 'of the shell 23 both on the inside and on the outside of the inline skate 1, namely in the area of the opening 14 there in such a way that over a predetermined Angle, for example a pivoting of the hard shell at an angle of approximately 7 ° 12 relative to the shell 23 is possible about an axis which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the Rolls 17 is.

FIGS. 8-10 show a possible version for the quick-release fastener played. Each quick release fastener 24 is essentially formed in that the section 23 'in the area of the quick-release fastener 24 is on the outside has flat projection 25 with an oval cross section, the diameter of which is somewhat is smaller than the smaller axis diameter of the oval opening 14 and in which a knob 26 with a molded shaft 26 'about the axis of this projection is rotatable, in a bearing bore 31. The knob has on the Outside of the section 23 'a head 27 which is one of the shape of the opening 14 or of the projection 25 has a corresponding oval shape, so that in a not locking position of the knob 26, the opening 14 over the head 27 on the Projection 25 can be pushed on (positions a and b of FIG. 10). Will the The rotary knob 26 is then turned 90 ° from this position, so that the oval head 27 lies with it its larger cross-sectional axis parallel to the smaller cross-sectional axis of oval opening 14, which then hard shell 12 in the area of Quick fastener 26 is pivotally held on the shell 23 or on the section 23 ' (Pos. C of Fig. 10), because of the slightly smaller cross section of the projection 25 swiveling.

The knob 26 is equipped with a grid that is not locking Position and locks in the locking position. The grid exists at illustrated embodiment of two radially displaceable in the shaft 26 ' provided notches 28 which are biased radially outwards by a spring 29 and can snap into locking openings 30, which in the wall of the bearing hole 31st are provided.

A second possible embodiment of a quick connection, namely the Quick connection 24a is shown in FIGS. 11-13. At this Embodiment, the rotary knob 26a consists of a in the bearing bore 31a circular cylindrical projection 25a mounted shaft portion 26a 'and from a circular disc-shaped head part 27a. The bearing opening 31a is eccentric to the axis the projection 25a provided so that in a non-locking position of the Rotary knob 26a the head 27a is congruent with the projection 25a and in a locked position of the head 27a rotated by 180 ° with a partial area protrudes radially beyond the projection 25a and thereby with the opening 14a on the Protrusion 25a of shell 12 placed on this protrusion and thus on shell 23 locked. In this embodiment, the opening 14a is circular Cross section on. The diameter of the head 27a is equal to the diameter of the circular cylindrical projection 25a.

It is understood that one for the right shoe and one for the left shoe own lower part 15 with a shell 23 adapted to this shoe is used. The shell 23 is fastened to the respective carrier 16 with the aid of screws 32, so that for different shoe sizes on one and the same carrier 16 different shells 23 adapted to the respective shoe size are attached can.

At least the shell 23 and the hard shells 6 and 7 and 12 are made of one made of high-strength plastic. Likewise, the quick-release fasteners 24 and 24a forming knobs. The projections 25 and 25a are then preferably on the each molded section 23 '. The carriers 16 are made of metal, for example manufactured.

Fig. 14 shows that the lower parts 15 for storage and / or transportation removed shoes 2 can be stacked very closely together, whereby each a lower part with the front section 23 "of its shell in the rear portion 23 'of the shell 23 of the other bottom part 15 is inserted and the two lower parts 15 with their rollers 17 each point away from each other.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Inline Skating

2

shoe

3

shoe upper

4

sole

5

Shoe bottom

6, 7

hard shell

8th

groove

9-11

deepening

12

Shaft Hard

13

belt

14, 14a

opening

15

Skate base

16

carrier

17

role

18

bead

19-21

head Start

22

opening

23

Adapter plate or shell

23 ', 23 "

section

24, 24a

quick release

25, 25a

head Start

26, 26a

knob

26 ', 26a'

shaft

27, 27a

head

28

rest

29

feather

30

latching opening

31

bearing opening

32

screw

Claims (9)

1. In-line skate, comprising a skate underpart (15) with carrier (16) and with several rollers (17) which are borne on the carrier (16) such that they can be freely rotated, as well as a shoe (2) fixed to the underpart (15); wherein provided on the upper side of carrier (16) there is an adapter (23) on which the shoe (2) can be fixed by inserting it and locking it, in such as way as to be removable and form-fitting, wherein the adapter (23) has a first shell-shaped section (23") for receiving the shoe in the toe area as well as a second shell-shaped section (23') for receiving the shoe (2) in the heel area; wherein the sections (23', 23") are executed such that the shoe which is inserted into the adapter (23) is secured there in the longitudinal direction as well as in the transverse direction, as well as being secured against movement outwards and upwards in the first section (23"); and wherein provided on the second section (23'), on both sides of the underpart (15), there is in each case a connection device (24, 24a), with which a hard shell (12) provided on the shaft (3) of the shoe (2) is connected in an articulated manner with the adapter (23), characterised in that the hard shell (12) is detachably connected to the adapter (23) via the connection device (24, 24a).
2. In-line skate in accordance with claim 1, characterised in that the connection device for connecting the shoe hard shell (12) to the adapter is executed as a turn-lock fastener (24, 24a).
3. In-line skate in accordance with claim 2, characterised in that the connection device (24, 24a) is formed in each case by a projection (25, 25a) on the second shell-shaped section (23') of the adapter, as well as by an opening (14, 14a) which is located in the hard shell (12) of the shoe and which fits on the projection and can be pushed onto it, as well as by a locking element (26, 26a) which locks the connection when the projection (25, 25a) is inserted into the lock opening (14, 14a).
4. In-line skate in accordance with claim 2, characterised in that the connection device (24, 24a) is formed in each case by a projection (25) on the hard shell (12) on the shaft of the shoe, as well as by an opening (14, 14a) which is located in the second section (23') of the adapter and which fits on the projection and can be pushed onto it, as well as by a locking element (26, 26a) which locks the connection when the projection (25, 25a) is inserted into the lock opening (14, 14a).
5. In-line skate in accordance with claim 3 or 4, characterised in that the connection device is a turning knob (26, 26a) with a head part (27, 27a) which in a non-locking position enables the lock opening (14, 14a) to be pushed onto the projection (25), and in a locking position secures the element with the lock opening (14, 14a) on the projection (25, 25a).
6. In-line skate in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the hard shell (12) on the shaft (3) of the shoe (2) encompasses this shaft at the back of the shoe as well as at the shoe inner side and outer side, and is open at the shoe front.
7. In-line skate in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the hard shell (12) on the shaft (3) of the shoe (2) is located above an ankle area of the shoe.
8. In-line skate in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the hard shell (12) is held to the shoe (2) with straps (13).
9. In-line skate in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterised in that in the area of the shoe sole, at the front and back, the shoe (2) has in each case a further hard shell (5, 6) which is equipped with projections and/or recesses (8, 9, 10, 11) which interact with recesses and/or projections (18, 19, 20, 21) of the adapter (23) in order to effect form-fitting connection between the shoe and the adapter (23).

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