EP1093338B1 - Boucle double action - Google Patents

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EP1093338B1
EP1093338B1 EP98958555A EP98958555A EP1093338B1 EP 1093338 B1 EP1093338 B1 EP 1093338B1 EP 98958555 A EP98958555 A EP 98958555A EP 98958555 A EP98958555 A EP 98958555A EP 1093338 B1 EP1093338 B1 EP 1093338B1
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Ted Barber
Jeff Waldo Sand
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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
    • A43C11/14—Clamp fastenings, e.g. strap fastenings; Clamp-buckle fastenings; Fastenings with toggle levers
    • A43C11/1406—Fastenings with toggle levers; Equipment therefor
    • A43C11/142—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack
    • A43C11/1433—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack characterised by means to decrease required force for the closure movement of the toggle lever
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • A43C11/165—Fastenings secured by wire, bolts, or the like characterised by a spool, reel or pulley for winding up cables, laces or straps by rotation

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  • the invention relates generally to a securing device for a sport boot, and particularly to a securing device for a soft-type snowboard boot having an integrated highback support for setting the forward lean of the boot and a strap for securing the user's foot in the boot.
  • the highback support which is critical for controlling a snowboard, may be integrated within the construction of this type of boot.
  • the toe When the rider leans back against the highback, the toe is pulled upwards, thus tipping the board onto its heelside edge.
  • the angle of the highback that is required to provide adequate control while snowboarding (typically in the range of 10-30 degrees) also makes walking uncomfortable and difficult.
  • the foot in the boot it is necessary to firmly hold the foot in the boot so that the forces employed by the user are effectively transmitted through the boot structure into the sport equipment so as to give the user a fine degree of control over his/her equipment.
  • One of the devices employed in this regard is an instep strap, which closes over the top of the foot just below the ankle and helps keep the user's foot firmly located in the boot during maneuvering actions.
  • the degree of tightening necessary to sufficiently secure the foot can be uncomfortable when walking or during non-active periods.
  • U.S. Patent 4,706,393 issued to Marxer discloses a dual functionality buckle which retracts two cables that tighten two separate sections of the boot (in this case, across the metatarsal and at the instep).
  • this device is limited in the amount of cable which is retracted when the buckle is closed, and therefore this device would have to be substantially larger (that is, the distance from the buckle fulcrum axis to the cable fulcrum axis would have to be much longer) in order to retract sufficient cable to engage and completely disengage an integral high back on a sport boot.
  • this device pulls the two cables in the same direction, and it would be difficult to employ this design for the discussed application as the two tensioning directions (i.e., one tensioning direction for the instep strap and one tensional direction for the high back) are positioned at widely separated angles to each other.
  • the Marxer design has no provision for closing the buckle without employing the tensioning actions.
  • the buckle must remain open in order for the tensioning to be deactivated, thereby exposing the buckle to possible damage from striking other objects while walking.
  • the present invention provides a dual action buckle for a sport boot which employs both a cable tightening action and a strap tensioning action to tighten two separate portions of the sport boot.
  • the boot may be tightened around the foot and/or particular functionalities of the boot may be engaged to a preset condition with one simple buckle fastening action.
  • the dual action buckle of the present invention includes a cable tightening mechanism having a lever and a pulley. The pulley acts to double the cable retraction action of the lever. This allows the mechanism to be made much smaller than would otherwise be the case.
  • the dual-action buckle is adapted to provide tensioning/untensioning to the instep strap and highback support of a soft-type snowboard boot. It is understood that the dual action buckle of the present invention may also be incorporated into other types of sport boots, including but not limited to ski boots, in-line skate boots, and snow shoes.
  • the sport boot 10 shown in Figs. 1 and 1A consists, in a manner understood by those experienced in the art, of an upper 12 having an integral highback 14 with a cable housing 16 fixedly mounted thereto, through which passes a cable 18.
  • the highback 14 is disposed internally of the visible outer boot portion or upper 12 and the cable housing 16 and cable 18 for tensioning the high back 14 are also preferably routed internally of the boot exterior 12.
  • the path of the cable 18 though (i.e., underneath the exterior portion of upper 12) the boot 10 is shown in phantom.
  • one end of the cable 18 is fixedly attached to one side of the boot upper 12 (preferably the medial or instep side of the boot opposite the buckle mechanism 20 ) and enters a dual action buckle mechanism 20 on the other side of the boot 10 such as the lateral side of the boot as shown.
  • an instep strap 22 (see Figs. 2-5), which attaches at one end to a conventional adjustable receptor (not shown) and at the other to the dual action buckle mechanism 20 mentioned above by an instep strap tensioning member 23.
  • Closure of the buckle mechanism 20 both draws the cable 18 into itself pulling the highback 14 forward into a riding position (i.e., in a direction towards the toe cap portion 24 of the boot 10), and simultaneously tightens the instep strap 22 to firmly hold the rider's foot against the boot sole.
  • the dual action buckle mechanism 20 of the present invention comprises a primary lever arm 26 pivotally mounted on a frame 28 by an axle or cross pin 30.
  • a secondary lever arm 32 is pivotally mounted to the primary lever 26, also using an axle or cross pin 34, the centerline of which is a distance L1 from the centerline of the first axle 30.
  • the opposite or free end 36 of the secondary lever 32 is able to slide along the upper surface 38 of the frame 28, which end 36 is normally held against the upper surface 38 of the frame 28 by means of a biasing spring 40 (see Fig. 5).
  • the highback tensioning cable 18 travels downward from the highback 14, crosses beneath the buckle frame 28 and is directed through a passageway or hole 29 formed in the frame 28, around a pulley 42 then across the top or upper sliding surface 38 of the frame 28, crossing the path of the sliding end 36 of the secondary lever 32, and finally terminates into a cylindrical slug 44 which is pivotally held in a clip 46 formed in the other side of frame 28 (i.e., on the side of the frame opposite the pulley 42).
  • the free end 36 of secondary lever 32 has a leading edge that is formed into a shovelling flange 48 which acts to engage and pick up the cable 18 and bring it towards the far end 49 of the frame 28.
  • the shovelling flange 48 is formed in such a way to cradle the cable 18 like a pulley wheel and thereby permit the cable 18 to slide along the cradle surface of the shovelling flange 48.
  • the shovelling flange 48 of free end 36 of the secondary lever 32 over which the cable 18 slides is forced away from the pivoting axis 30 of the primary lever 26, thus drawing into the mechanism a length of cable approximately equal to twice the distance travelled by the end 36 of the secondary lever 32.
  • the secondary lever 32 may be disengaged from the cable 18, so that the buckle 20 may be closed without activating the forward lean function of the boot (i.e., without tensioning the highback reinforcement).
  • the buckle 20 is opened and closed by moving the primary lever as indicated by directional arrow A.
  • the frame 28 is secured to the boot upper 12 by means of a primary rivet 50. It is understood that the frame 28 may also be removably or fixedly secured to the boot upper in other ways customary to the snowboard boot industry. In addition, the frame 28 may be formed integral with portions of the boot upper material. This is especially advantageous in the case where portions of the boot upper are constructed from strong thermoformable plastic materials.
  • the instep strap tensioning member 23 has one end pivotally connected to the primary lever 26 at pivot axis 34 and has a secondary rivet 23a or similar fastener connection at its other end.
  • the instep strap 22, in turn, is attached to the secondary rivet 23a.
  • the opposite end of the instep strap 22 is held in a receptor (not shown) on the opposite side of the boot 10.
  • a spring loaded hook member 52 attached at the free end of the primary lever 26 which engages a tab 54 formed on the far end 49 of the frame 28.
  • the hook member 52 is biased by its spring to lock the primary lever 26 closed against the frame 28.
  • a cam surface 53 formed into the end of the hook member 52 slides on the tab 54, opening the hook member 52 until it engages the tab 54. This action positively locks the primary lever 26 closed against the frame 28.
  • a finger tab 56 formed into the hook member 52 is provided to allow the hook member 52 to be unlocked from the frame 28.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates an alternate embodiment of the invention, wherein the free end of the primary lever 26 is formed with rigid hook end 58 that includes a nub or projection 60.
  • the nub 60 is effective to overlap and engage the tab 54 when the primary lever 26 is moved into the fully closed position.
  • the locking engagement of the nub 60 with the tab 54 is overcome by a moderate level of upward pulling or prying force applied by the user to the rigid hook end 58 of the primary lever 26.

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  1. Boucle double action pour serrer de manière détachable deux parties d'une chaussure de sport comportant une sangle orientée le long d'un premier axe de la chaussure de sport et un câble de tension (18) orienté le long d'un deuxième axe de la chaussure de sport, ledit deuxième axe n'étant pas parallèle audit premier axe, ladite boucle comprenant :
    a) un cadre de boucle (28) adapté pour être attaché à une partie supérieure de ladite chaussure de sport, ledit cadre de boucle comportant une surface supérieure généralement plane délimitée par une première et une deuxième partie d'extrémité opposées et par une première et une deuxième partie latérale opposées ;
    b) un levier principal (26) comportant une extrémité formant point d'appui connectée à pivotement à ladite première extrémité dudit cadre de boucle pour définir un premier axe pivot, ledit levier principal étant mobile entre une position ouverte et une position fermée ;
    c) ledit levier principal comportant en outre un deuxième axe pivot espacé dudit premier axe pivot et parallèle à celui-ci et reliant à pivotement un élément de sangle audit levier principal, ledit élément de sangle servant à tendre une première partie de ladite chaussure de sport ;
    d) un levier secondaire (32) comportant une extrémité formant point d'appui connectée à pivotement audit deuxième axe pivot dudit levier principal et une extrémité libre adaptée pour coulisser dans une direction orientée dans la longueur le long de ladite surface supérieure dudit cadre de boucle quand ledit levier principal est déplacé entre lesdites positions ouverte et fermée ; et
    e) un câble de tension (18) pour tendre une deuxième partie de ladite chaussure de sport, ledit câble de tension ayant une extrémité terminale retenue le long de l'une desdites parties latérales dudit cadre de boucle et une partie câble orientée en travers de ladite surface supérieure du cadre de boucle et devant l'extrémité libre (36) dudit levier secondaire de telle manière que le mouvement dudit levier principal pour aller dans ladite position fermée serre simultanément l'élément de sangle (22) relié à ladite première partie de la chaussure de sport et met ladite extrémité libre du levier secondaire en coopération de tension avec ledit câble de tension pour serrer ladite deuxième partie de la chaussure de sport.
  2. Boucle double action selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle :
    a) ledit cadre comporte une poulie (42) autour de laquelle le câble est orienté ; et
    b) ladite poulie étant efficace pour apporter un avantage mécanique à la boucle double action en doublant l'action de rétraction du câble dudit levier secondaire.
  3. Boucle double action selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 2, dans laquelle ledit cadre comporte un trou (29) par lequel on fait passer le câble pour le faire passer sous ladite surface supérieure dudit cadre de boucle dans une direction.
  4. Boucle double action selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans laquelle ladite extrémité libre (36) dudit levier secondaire (32) a la forme d'un rebord de poussée pour coopérer avec le câble qui est orienté en travers de la surface coulissante supérieure dudit cadre.
  5. Boucle double action selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans laquelle ledit levier secondaire (32) peut être dégagé du câble, permettant ainsi à la boucle d'être fermée sans rétracter le câble.
  6. Boucle double action selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans laquelle ledit premier axe pivot (30) est positionné à une distance de décalage suffisante par rapport audit deuxième axe pivot (34) pour que lorsque ladite boucle est dans une position fermée, un vecteur de tension transmis au niveau dudit deuxième axe pivot passe sous ledit premier axe pivot pour créer un état de décentrage qui agit de manière à pousser ledit levier principal vers ledit cadre et maintenir la boucle fermée.
  7. Boucle double action selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans laquelle un élément en crochet à ressort (52) est placé sur ledit levier principal afin de le maintenir fermé sur une patte (54) formée dans ledit cadre.
  8. Boucle double action selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle ledit élément en crochet à ressort (52) comprend une face de came adaptée pour glisser sur ladite patte (54) et s'éloigner ainsi de ladite patte quand ledit levier principal est déplacé vers ledit cadre.
  9. Boucle double action selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 8, dans laquelle ledit élément en crochet à ressort comporte en outre un doigt (56) qui permet audit crochet d'être dégagé de son engagement bloqué avec ladite patte dudit cadre.
  10. Boucle double action selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans laquelle ledit élément de sangle comprend un bras de tension et une sangle à cliquet.
  11. Boucle double action selon la revendication 10, dans laquelle ledit bras de tension et ladite sangle à cliquet sont attachés l'un à l'autre de manière amovible.
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