EP0916279A2 - Schliessvorrichtung, insbesondere für Skischuhe - Google Patents

Schliessvorrichtung, insbesondere für Skischuhe Download PDF

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EP0916279A2
EP0916279A2 EP98120619A EP98120619A EP0916279A2 EP 0916279 A2 EP0916279 A2 EP 0916279A2 EP 98120619 A EP98120619 A EP 98120619A EP 98120619 A EP98120619 A EP 98120619A EP 0916279 A2 EP0916279 A2 EP 0916279A2
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fastening device
teeth
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hook
hook member
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Roberto Gorza
Silvano Barbisan
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Nordica SpA
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Benetton Sportsystem SpA
Benetton Group SRL
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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
    • A43C11/008—Combined fastenings, e.g. to accelerate undoing or fastening
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/0027—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially from a material having special colours
    • 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 fastening device particularly for boots for mountain skiing.
  • Such boots are usually constituted by a shell with overlapping flaps, to which a cuff is articulated which also has a first flap and a second flap.
  • a soft innerboot can be arranged inside them in order to improve comfort for the skier.
  • the boot In order to practice this sport it is necessary to use the boot both when descending along a snow-covered slope and when climbing up it. These two separate steps require the boot to have different characteristics: in the first case, the boot must be rigid enough to allow optimum transmission of forces from the leg to the ski, while in the second case it must allow ample oscillation of the leg.
  • conventional boots for mountain skiing comprise a cuff in which a lever is associated with the first flap of the cuff and is provided with a cable which in turn selectively engages one of a plurality of concordantly orientated teeth of a rack which is associated with a plastic band which is in turn associated with the second flap of the cuff at one end.
  • a hook is formed at the other end of the plastic band and is adjacent to the last one of the teeth and is orientated like said teeth.
  • This conventional boot still has drawbacks.
  • the hook is in fact arranged proximate to the last one of the teeth provided on the rack, and causes frequent errors in the positioning of the cable. Said positioning is made even more difficult by the fact that the user usually wears gloves for protection from the cold.
  • the aim of the present invention is therefore to solve the mentioned problems, eliminating the drawbacks of prior art by providing a fastening device which allows the skier to quickly and easily achieve the required fastening and a presettable freedom of motion of the leg as a function of optimum skiing and walking.
  • An important object is to provide a fastening device having a rack which can be engaged with engagement means associated with a lever, allowing to achieve a chosen degree of fastening, in order to allow the user to ski, or a chosen loosening of the cuff, in order to walk.
  • a further important object is to provide a fastening device which allows to achieve the chosen setting of the boot for skiing or walking without the possibility of accidental engagements incompatible with the chosen skiing or walking function, thus facilitating the operations for opening and fastening the cuff.
  • a further important object is to provide a fastening device which allows to easily remove the foot from the boot.
  • a further object is to provide a fastening device which is structurally simple and has low costs and small dimensions.
  • a fastening device particularly for ski boots having at least a first flap and a second flap to be fastened
  • said device comprising a rack having a body provided with a plurality of concordantly orientated teeth for selective and temporary engagement with an engagement means of a lever which is associated with said first flap, characterized in that said body is rotatably associated with said second flap and a hook member is associated therewith, said hook member being orientated in the opposite direction with respect to said teeth and being adapted to engage said engagement means.
  • the reference numeral 1 designates a ski boot, particularly for mountain skiing, which is constituted by a shell 2, preferably having overlapping flaps, to which at least one cuff 3 is articulated.
  • the cuff has a first flap 4 and a second flap 5 which can be mutually partially overlapped.
  • a soft innerboot 6 can be arranged inside the shell and the cuff.
  • a lever 7 is associated at the first flap 4 of the cuff 3, and an engagement means, such as a cable 8, is in turn associated with said lever and engages a rack designated by the reference numeral 9.
  • Said rack comprises a body 10 from which a plurality of concordantly orientated teeth 11 protrude.
  • a first pivot 12 protrudes below the body, on the opposite side with respect to said teeth 11, and can be arranged at a complementarily shaped seat formed on the second flap 5 of the cuff 3, so as to allow the rotary connection of said rack 9 to said second flap.
  • a hook 14 is associated with one end of body 10, preferably so that it can rotate by means of a second pivot 13, and is orientated in the opposite direction with respect to the teeth 11.
  • the hook 14 can also be provided monolithically with the body 10.
  • connection between the body 10 and the hook 14 can be elastic, or if the hook 14 can rotate about the pivot 13 there is a spring or an equivalent elastic means for contrasting the oscillation of said hook 14 with respect to the body 10.
  • the configuration of the teeth and of the hook allows selective connection to the engagement means associated with the lever.
  • the use of the rack is as follows: if the user wishes to use the boot for skiing down a slope, he merely needs to orientate the rack so that the teeth 11 are directed toward the lever 7, so as to allow them to engage the cable 8, as shown in Figure 2.
  • the hook 14 is adjacent to the lever 7 and the longitudinal extension of the hook 14 allows a chosen spacing of the first and second flaps and therefore a chosen oscillation of the leg.
  • the invention has achieved the intended aim and objects, since it is very easy for the user to determine beforehand the chosen setting for the use of the boot, because it is possible for example to give a different coloring to the teeth with respect to the hook in order to allow the user to immediately see their arrangement and therefore the interaction of one of them with the cable 8 of the lever 7.
  • the arrangement of the hook and of the teeth in different directions in fact prevents the simultaneous engagement of said teeth or of said hook with the cable, thus avoiding any possible accidental engagement of the cable in an unwanted position.
  • Orientating the hook 14 away from the teeth 11 also prevents the accidental and inaccurate engagement of the cable with the hook when not walking and therefore the hook causes no hindrance at all during normal use of the boot.
  • the lever 7 is in close contact with the cuff 3 and does not oscillate with respect to it by virtue of the engagement of the cable 8 with the hook 14, avoiding interference with the practice of mountain skiing during ascent or transfer due to the undesired free oscillation of the lever arm and of the cable that occurs in conventional solutions.
  • the fastening device according to the invention is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the same inventive concept.

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EP98120619A 1997-11-07 1998-11-02 Schliessvorrichtung, insbesondere für Skischuhe Expired - Lifetime EP0916279B1 (de)

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ITTV970156 1997-11-07
IT97TV000156A ITTV970156A1 (it) 1997-11-07 1997-11-07 Struttura di rastrelliera particolarmente per scarponi da sci

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EP0916279A2 true EP0916279A2 (de) 1999-05-19
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WO2003007746A3 (en) * 2001-07-19 2003-04-17 Tecnica Spa Adjustable closing device for sports shoe and shoe provided with at least one device of this type
EP1609382A1 (de) * 2004-06-22 2005-12-28 Lange International S.A. Flexibles Zubehör für Schuhe
EP3155920A1 (de) * 2015-10-15 2017-04-19 Tecnica Group S.p.A. Verankerungsplatte für eine verschlussvorrichtung für sportschuhe

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DE1961033U (de) * 1963-05-04 1967-05-24 Erna Strasser Strammerverschluss fuer skischuhe.
CH638085A5 (fr) * 1980-09-01 1983-09-15 Lange Int Sa Dispositif de fermeture pour chaussure de sport.
EP0705545B1 (de) * 1994-10-07 1999-05-06 Lange International S.A. Schliess- und Spannvorrichtung für einen Schischuh
FR2733395B1 (fr) * 1995-04-25 1997-07-04 Salomon Sa Fermeture reglable pour chaussure
IT239590Y1 (it) * 1995-10-04 2001-03-05 Tecnica Spa Dispositivo di chiusura per calzature sportive, in particolare perscarponi da sci avente un elemento a rastrelliera allungabile

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003007746A3 (en) * 2001-07-19 2003-04-17 Tecnica Spa Adjustable closing device for sports shoe and shoe provided with at least one device of this type
EP1609382A1 (de) * 2004-06-22 2005-12-28 Lange International S.A. Flexibles Zubehör für Schuhe
EP3155920A1 (de) * 2015-10-15 2017-04-19 Tecnica Group S.p.A. Verankerungsplatte für eine verschlussvorrichtung für sportschuhe

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DE69815994D1 (de) 2003-08-07
EP0916279B1 (de) 2003-07-02
ATE243952T1 (de) 2003-07-15

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