EP1169932B1 - Fastener particularly for sports shoes - Google Patents

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EP1169932B1
EP1169932B1 EP01115566A EP01115566A EP1169932B1 EP 1169932 B1 EP1169932 B1 EP 1169932B1 EP 01115566 A EP01115566 A EP 01115566A EP 01115566 A EP01115566 A EP 01115566A EP 1169932 B1 EP1169932 B1 EP 1169932B1
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Giorgio Baggio
Luca Marconato
Ferdinando Salatin
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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
    • A43C11/1413—Equipment for fastening toggle lever fastenings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/0036—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use characterised by a special shape or design
    • A43B3/0063—U-shaped
    • 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
    • A43C11/1426—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack characterised by the attachment of the rack to the footwear
    • 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
    • A43C11/1453—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack characterised by the shape of the teeth on the rack

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  • the present invention relates to a fastener particularly for sports shoes.
  • the shell and the quarter have flaps which must be mutually fastened so as to allow optimum positioning and locking of the foot inside the shoe.
  • levers which are constituted by a lever arm, articulated to two shoulders which protrude from a baseplate which can be rigidly coupled to a flap to be joined, which allows for example to pull an annular member whose end engages the teeth of a rack which is associated with the other flap to be joined.
  • French patent No. 2,561,503 partially solves the above problem and discloses a fastener for ski boots which includes a lever which is associated with a ring which detachably engages at one of a plurality of teeth of a rack whose position with respect to a baseplate is variable by means of two transverse slots which selectively engage a tooth which protrudes transversely to the baseplate.
  • the longitudinal sliding of the rack is guided by a rivet which can slide at a seat formed longitudinally in the baseplate and is adapted to mate the baseplate with the rack.
  • the user does not perceive the degree of movement applied to the rack with respect to the baseplate.
  • the above described system has drawbacks, worsened by the need to have a tool in order to perform the adjustment, which is also time-consuming and subject to the possible loss of the screw during its handling, especially if one considers that these operations are usually performed while wearing gloves.
  • US-5,630,253 and EP-0752218 both disclose a fastener for sports shoes having a mechanism which allows the user to modify the position of the rack relatively to the baseplate by performing a 90° rotation of the rack, moving it in its transverse direction and again performing a 90° rotation.
  • the aim of the present invention is therefore to solve the above noted drawbacks and thus solve the described technical problems, by providing a fastener, particularly for sports shoes, which includes a rack and allows to achieve optimum fastening of the flaps to be joined of the shoe even if the shape of the foot or leg of the various users changes, therefore adapting without entailing a great length for the rack.
  • Another object is to provide a fastener which allows the user to perceive the degree of intervention already performed or to be performed on the rack in order to optimize the degree of fastening.
  • Another object is to provide a fastener, particularly for sports shoes, in which optimization of the degree of fastening can be achieved without the aid of particular tools and very rapidly and easily.
  • Another object is to provide a fastener, particularly for sports shoes, which is structurally simple and has low manufacturing costs.
  • the fastener has been generally designated by the reference numeral 1 and comprises a baseplate 2 which can be rigidly associated for example by a first rivet 3, with a first flap 4 of the sports shoe which is part of the shell or of a quarter 5 of the shoe.
  • the baseplate 2 has a means for temporary coupling to the first flap.
  • the means is constituted by a wing 6 which is substantially S-shaped and arranged in a mirror-symmetrical position, its free end being insertable at a first opening 7 formed in the first flap 4 proximate to its end that is adjacent to a second flap 8 to be fastened.
  • the free end of the wing 6 abuts at a protrusion 9 which protrudes axially with respect to the first flap 4 at the first opening 7 and is obtained by providing a longitudinal recess in the first flap 4, up to approximately the vicinity of the position of the first rivet 3.
  • a longitudinal slot 11 is provided at a recess 10, on the overlying region of the baseplate 2.
  • a rack 12 is slidingly associated with the baseplate 2 and has a through hole 13 proximate to the end that is directed away from the second flap 8.
  • the through hole 13 accommodates a second rivet 14 having a stem 15 that can be arranged at the slot 11.
  • the second rivet 14 keeps the rack and the baseplate mutually associated by having a washer 16, at its free end.
  • the washer 16 abuts against the lower surface of the baseplate 2.
  • a means which can be activated by the user for temporarily engaging the baseplate is associated with the rack 12.
  • the means is constituted by a pawl 17 which is substantially U-shaped and accordingly has two wings 18a, 18b between which it is possible to place the end of the rack 12 that is adjacent to the hole 13.
  • the pair of wings 18a and 18b are pivoted to the rack by means of a pivot 19 which passes at two suitable second holes 20a, 20b formed in the pair of wings and at a third hole 21, formed transversely to the end of the rack.
  • the pawl has a base 22 for connecting the wings 18a and 18b.
  • the base 22 acts as a button which can be activated by the user.
  • a spring 23 is arranged coaxially to the pivot 19.
  • the spring 23 is adapted to keep the base 22 raised as much as possible with respect to the underlying baseplate 2.
  • a pair of teeth 24a, 24b is arranged at the tips of the wings 18a and 18b, at the surfaces that face the underlying baseplate.
  • the teeth 24a, 24b are adapted to temporarily engage respective pairs of seats 25a, 25b which are arranged parallel to each other and are formed at two axes which are longitudinal with respect to the baseplate, in a region which is adjacent to the slot 11.
  • the shape of the teeth 24a and 24b and the number and arrangement of the seats 25a and 25b can be the most pertinent according to specific requirements and therefore according to the intended selectivity of the position of the rack 12 with respect to the underlying baseplate 2.
  • the shape of the pair of teeth 24a and 24b and of the respective seats 25a and 25b and the spring 23 have such dimensions as to easily allow optimum positioning of the teeth in the corresponding seats.
  • the adjustment of the rack is performed while the lever is open, with no closure load applied.
  • the particular structure of the rack and of the temporary engagement means are such that the degree of intervention already performed on the rack to optimize the degree of fastening is immediately visible to the user.
  • the degree of fastening can be achieved without the aid of any particular tool and is immune to accidental disengagements during sports practice.
  • the materials and the shape or dimensions of the individual components of the shoes may of course be the most pertinent and disparate according to specific requirements.

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ITMI000403 2000-07-05
IT2000MI000403U IT250018Y1 (it) 2000-07-05 2000-07-05 Struttura di rastrelliera particolarmente per calzature sportive

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EP1609382B1 (fr) * 2004-06-22 2008-04-23 Lange International S.A. Accessoire souple pour chaussure
AT502519B1 (de) 2005-05-18 2007-08-15 Atomic Austria Gmbh Positioniervorrichtung
IT1391886B1 (it) * 2008-11-11 2012-01-27 Premec Spa Struttura di rastrelliera o fascetta dentata, particolarmente per calzature sportive
ITPN20120023A1 (it) * 2012-04-27 2013-10-28 Tecnologica S P A Cremagliera regolabile per dispositivi di serraggio a leva, in particolare per calzature sportive
EP2901881B1 (en) * 2014-01-30 2016-11-02 VEGA S.r.l. Rack element for sports footwear
IT201900016679A1 (it) 2019-09-19 2021-03-19 Vega S R L Soc Unipersonale Dispositivo di chiusura per calzature sportive

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EP0695516A1 (en) * 1994-07-22 1996-02-07 NORDICA S.p.A Device for adjusting the position of levers and/or racks, particularly for sports shoes
FR2733395B1 (fr) * 1995-04-25 1997-07-04 Salomon Sa Fermeture reglable pour chaussure
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ITMI20000403V0 (it) 2000-07-05
DE60136675D1 (de) 2009-01-08
ATE415108T1 (de) 2008-12-15

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