EP1330965A1 - Snowboardstiefel - Google Patents

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EP1330965A1
EP1330965A1 EP02356256A EP02356256A EP1330965A1 EP 1330965 A1 EP1330965 A1 EP 1330965A1 EP 02356256 A EP02356256 A EP 02356256A EP 02356256 A EP02356256 A EP 02356256A EP 1330965 A1 EP1330965 A1 EP 1330965A1
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Nicolas Yvars
Ricardo Perotto
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Skis Rossignol SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0401—Snowboard boots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/141—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form with a part of the sole being flexible, e.g. permitting articulation or torsion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/187—Resiliency achieved by the features of the material, e.g. foam, non liquid materials
    • A43B13/188—Differential cushioning regions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0405—Linings, paddings or insertions; Inner boots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0427—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details
    • A43B5/0435—Adjustment of the boot to the foot
    • A43B5/0441—Adjustment of the boot to the foot by lifting the insole

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  • the invention relates to the field of snow sliding sports. She aims more specifically a shoe intended for the practice of snowboarding. She relates more particularly to the arrangements provided inside the shoe to facilitate orientation movements of the leg relative to the board.
  • the leg has a certain freedom of inclination relative to the plane of the board. he can especially be useful to be able to tilt the leg inward, to offset the body weight relative to the position of the feet.
  • the movement of the knee towards the interior results, due to the articulation of the ankle, by a modification of the inclination of the foot. This general movement is usually called movement of "rolling".
  • This inclination of the leg inwards is carried out in a different way depending on the type of shoe used. So you can use soft shoes, in combination with a binding comprising straps holding the foot, and a rear gutter allowing back support. This kind of fixation allows a slight movement of the shoe inside the straps by transverse sliding of the sole on the base of the binding. We can also use shoes with a stiffer sole because it has hooking members on the fixing. This sole is pressed on the face top of the board, or on the mounting base. In this case, none transverse movement of the shoe is not allowed, unlike the other type of fixing mentioned above.
  • the problem which the invention proposes to solve is that of allowing a inclination of the leg and therefore a pivoting of the foot within the lower part of the shoe, while maintaining the firm grip of the sole of the shoe compared to the board.
  • This rigid insert has support points located at its plane longitudinal median, so that when the user exerts forces on one side from the foot, this insert pivots around its support points relative to the shell, causing a transverse tilt of the foot. In this way, the efforts exerted by the user can be located either on the inside or on the outside of the shoe.
  • This technique is not transferable to the field of snowboarding, since it concerns an eminently rigid shoe, while shoes used in the field of surfing are on the other hand particularly flexible, for allow lateral movement of the leg.
  • the solutions described in aforementioned documents relate only to a transverse inclination of the foot, the leg remaining in the same vertical plane due to the rigidity of the upper part of the shoe.
  • the problem that the invention seeks to solve is that of providing both firm attachment and anchoring of the shoe relative to the board surf, while allowing a transverse inclination capacity of the leg and the foot in relation to the sole of the shoe, without weakening or making it more complex the structure of the sole of the shoe.
  • the invention therefore relates to a shoe for the practice of snowboarding.
  • a shoe for the practice of snowboarding.
  • such a shoe comprises a flexible boot inside of which is fitted with a removable liner, used for its comfort qualities, the flexible boot being designed to ensure sealing and anchoring closed on the board.
  • the sole of the bootie has a region of less compressibility located at its longitudinal plane median, so as to facilitate the movements of the foot substantially around its longitudinal axis, and relative to the plane of the sole of the shoe.
  • the sole of the liner has a hardness greater than that which it presents in the lateral peripheral zones, so that when the user presses on one side of the foot, the area peripheral crashes, while the central part of the sole of the liner does not distorts very little. This deformation does not in any case involve the sole of the outer boot which remains firmly anchored in relation to the board.
  • the central part of the sole of the bootie provides a pivot which facilitates and promotes this movement.
  • upper part of the boot sole means the portion that receives the contact of the liner, as opposed to the portion of the sole that seals and comes into contact with the ground.
  • the lateral zones located on either side of the more rigid, may have similar or different mechanical properties, and more precisely identical or different compressibility. In case they are different, we may prefer that the area located on the inner side of the foot has the highest compressibility. Indeed, we observe more generally transverse movements of the leg oriented inward.
  • the region less compressibility, located in the central part of the sole of the bootie or boot has at least in its front part, areas of less hardness, extending transversely, so as to favor the unwinding of the foot when walking.
  • the central part of the shoe which has greater rigidity than the lateral areas however remains deformable in areas of lesser characteristic hardness, so as to conform to the curvature of the foot, and in particular of its front part, at the level of the metatarsophalangeal joint during the walking movement.
  • these zones of lesser hardness can be formed by transverse grooves in which material is removed. He can also these are solid areas filled with a relatively deformable material. Slots or transverse cuts, open downwards can fulfill the same function.
  • the region less compressibility of the sole of the bootie or boot may divide into two branches extending on either side of the plumb of the calcaneus.
  • the area of the sole of the bootie or boot located vertically of the calcaneus remains relatively compressible, and is surrounded at least partially of a more rigid region, defining a housing for the end of the calcaneus.
  • the heel through which a significant part of the effort is transmitted vertical, remains supported by a relatively compressible zone, which gives a some comfort for the user.
  • the housing thus formed for the heel ensures a lateral positioning of it which can be useful in the movements of "rolling" corresponding to the transverse inclination of the foot. In other words, the heel thus slightly maintained remains in the axis of the foot, which ensures good transmission of efforts.
  • the sole of the bootie or boot can be made in two different plastics, obtained by overmolding or assembly / bonding or thermocompression. These plastics can be Shore hardnesses different, or preferably foams with different densities or variables, and therefore lower in the lateral portions of larger compressibility.
  • the sole of the bootie can also incorporate an element additional added forming an insert in its thickness.
  • This sole can for example be molded onto the upper part of the rest of the slipper, or even be manufactured independently, and associated by bonding to the lower part of the slipper, in the traditional way.
  • the invention relates to a surf shoe, as illustrated in Figure 1.
  • a shoe (1) essentially comprises a boot flexible (2) whose sole (3) comes into contact with the board either directly or through the base of a fixing.
  • This attachment provides anchoring firm and almost without play of the sole (3) on the board.
  • the binding cooperates with one or more members located under or in the sole, on one side of the latter, or even on another part of the shoe.
  • it may be a metal plate (4) extending transversely under the sole (3) of the shoe, at the level of the foot arch.
  • fixings can, in an advantageous form but which is not mandatory, operate according to a principle commonly called “step'in”, authorizing automatic putting on without the user having to activate the manual attachment means after having put the shoe in place so precise with respect to fixing.
  • the shoe (1) illustrated in Figure 1 has inside the boot flexible a removable liner (5) which provides comfort functions, by being example made of a thermally insulating material and relatively soft to the contact.
  • this removable liner (5) has a sole (6) having a specific configuration. More specifically, and as illustrated in Figure 2, this sole has around its median longitudinal plane (7) a lower compressibility zone (8). This lower compressibility is appreciated with regard to the compressibility of the lateral zones (9, 10) located on either side of this area (8). These lateral zones (9, 10) are intended to receive the supports of the foot, especially in the front part, and at the knuckles of the fingers side.
  • the front part of the central area (8) less compressible has three transverse grooves (11, 12, 13) facilitating the deformation of the front of this zone (8) in a vertical plane, passing through the plane longitudinal median (7).
  • This deformability is useful for monitoring the course of the foot joint, in particular the joint metatarsophalangeal during walking movements.
  • the foot (20) rests on the sole (6) in bearing both on the relatively compressible lateral zones (9, 10) and on the central zone (8) of lower compressibility.
  • This sole (6) rests on the sole (3) of the outer boot which itself rests on the board (15) directly as in the illustrated form, or via the base of a fixation in other forms not illustrated.
  • This pivoting corresponds to the movement induced by the inclination of the leg on the internal side.
  • the sole (6) of the liner deformable comprises a relatively compressible zone (16) at the level of vertical to the calcaneus.
  • This compressible zone (16) is surrounded at least partially by extensions (17, 18) of the rear part of the central zone (8) more compressible. These extensions (17, 18) are compressible less than the area (16) below the heel, so that they define a housing in which the heel can fit.
  • This housing (19) is illustrated in the figure 5.
  • the area (16) below the heel is made of the same material as the lateral zones (9, 10) located on the side and on the other side of the median longitudinal plane (7). This area below the heel is directly connected to the lateral zones (9, 10). However, in variants not illustrated, the area below the heel could be completely circumscribed by a area of higher rigidity, thus defining an almost circular housing.
  • the central zone of lower compressibility can be interrupted between the front part and the back part of the foot, so that the area of lower compressibility surrounding the plumb of the heel is independent of the lower compressibility portion located at the front of the sole.
  • this central edge is part of a component (22) which also includes the compressible zones (27, 28), but the invention also covers the variant not illustrated in which the central edge is formed by a prominent rib formed in the tread (24).

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FR0201014A FR2835155B1 (fr) 2002-01-29 2002-01-29 Chaussure pour la pratique du surf des neiges
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WO2005096859A1 (en) * 2004-04-05 2005-10-20 Marc Gibson-Collinson Sock-like footwear with a padded sole and method for making the same
WO2016149112A1 (en) * 2015-03-19 2016-09-22 Nike Innovate C.V. Multi-density midsole and plate system

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FR2033181A1 (de) * 1969-02-27 1970-12-04 Eie Nils
US4372062A (en) * 1980-12-29 1983-02-08 Joel H. Eisenberg Ski boot
US5638613A (en) * 1996-09-24 1997-06-17 J. H. Williams Inventions, Inc. Weighted flexible shoe insole
US5850702A (en) * 1996-06-19 1998-12-22 Shimano, Inc. Snowboard boot sole
US6202326B1 (en) * 1996-07-18 2001-03-20 Róttefella AS Sole for a cross-country, trail or telemark ski-boot
EP1166669A1 (de) * 2000-06-19 2002-01-02 Skis Rossignol S.A. Snowboardstiefel

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US4074446A (en) 1976-06-18 1978-02-21 Joel Howard Eisenberg Ski boot
US4144659A (en) 1978-02-06 1979-03-20 Eisenberg Joel Howard Ski boot
US5906058A (en) 1993-07-19 1999-05-25 K-2 Corporation Snowboard boot having a rigid strut
FR2734128B1 (fr) * 1995-05-18 1997-08-01 Salomon Sa Botte de surf des neiges du type souple

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FR2033181A1 (de) * 1969-02-27 1970-12-04 Eie Nils
US4372062A (en) * 1980-12-29 1983-02-08 Joel H. Eisenberg Ski boot
US5850702A (en) * 1996-06-19 1998-12-22 Shimano, Inc. Snowboard boot sole
US6202326B1 (en) * 1996-07-18 2001-03-20 Róttefella AS Sole for a cross-country, trail or telemark ski-boot
US5638613A (en) * 1996-09-24 1997-06-17 J. H. Williams Inventions, Inc. Weighted flexible shoe insole
EP1166669A1 (de) * 2000-06-19 2002-01-02 Skis Rossignol S.A. Snowboardstiefel

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2005096859A1 (en) * 2004-04-05 2005-10-20 Marc Gibson-Collinson Sock-like footwear with a padded sole and method for making the same
WO2016149112A1 (en) * 2015-03-19 2016-09-22 Nike Innovate C.V. Multi-density midsole and plate system
US9833038B2 (en) 2015-03-19 2017-12-05 Nike, Inc. Multi-density midsole and plate system

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