EP2204222A1 - Skibindungsplatte und Gehäuse - Google Patents

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EP2204222A1
EP2204222A1 EP09150047A EP09150047A EP2204222A1 EP 2204222 A1 EP2204222 A1 EP 2204222A1 EP 09150047 A EP09150047 A EP 09150047A EP 09150047 A EP09150047 A EP 09150047A EP 2204222 A1 EP2204222 A1 EP 2204222A1
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Even Wøllo
Aksel Pettersen
Thomas Holm
Øyvar Svendsen
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Rottefella AS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C5/00—Skis or snowboards
    • A63C5/003—Structure, covering or decoration of the upper ski surface
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C5/00—Skis or snowboards
    • A63C5/06—Skis or snowboards with special devices thereon, e.g. steering devices
    • A63C5/07—Skis or snowboards with special devices thereon, e.g. steering devices comprising means for adjusting stiffness
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C5/00—Skis or snowboards
    • A63C5/06—Skis or snowboards with special devices thereon, e.g. steering devices
    • A63C5/075—Vibration dampers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C5/00—Skis or snowboards
    • A63C5/12—Making thereof; Selection of particular materials
    • A63C5/128—A part for the binding being integrated within the board structure, e.g. plate, rail, insert
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C9/003—Non-swivel sole plate fixed on the ski
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C9/02—Non-self-releasing bindings with swivel sole-plate or swivel parts, i.e. Ellefsen-type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C2009/008—Ski bindings with a binding element sliding along a rail during use or setting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C2203/00—Special features of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts
    • A63C2203/06—Special features of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts enabling conversion into another device
    • A63C2203/065—Special features of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts enabling conversion into another device replacing in the binding the shoe by another device

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  • Cross-country or touring skiing is both very popular as a pastime and a competitive sport.
  • the sports practitioner walks or skis along the flat or slightly sloped course in skis.
  • Several techniques are known in this regard, from simply moving the skis forward whilst maintaining them parallel with each other, or using a technique more similar to ice skating, wherein the skis are pushed out to the side and angled, such that the sports practitioner is moved forward.
  • the ski boot or shoe of the practitioner In order to allow the sports practitioner to move efficiently whilst cross-country skiing, it is typical for the ski boot or shoe of the practitioner to be held in a rotatable manner.
  • the ski boot or shoe of the practitioner is provided with a fixing means, often a holding bar or pin forming part of the front or sole of the ski boot or shoe, which is clipped into part of the ski binding.
  • the ski boot or shoe is held only in one place by means of this holding bar or pin, and can thus rotate around the fixing portion provided on the ski binding.
  • the fixing point is provided at the front of the ski boot or shoe, and the heel of the ski boot or shoe can be lifted off the surface of the ski.
  • the sports practitioner When setting up the skis, the sports practitioner will adjust the position of the binding housing relative to the binding plate in order to accommodate their boot size correctly. This is often an awkward and time-consuming process, requiring the use of tools sometimes including specialist tools, or even requires the expertise of a professional ski manufacturer or reseller. Additionally, should the user be required to replace the binding housing, this can again pose problems which may only be rectifiable by a certified technical expert.
  • the present invention provides a ski binding plate and ski binding housing in accordance with the independent claims. Further preferred embodiments are given in the dependent claims.
  • the claimed invention can be better understood in view of the embodiments of the ski binding plate and ski binding housing described hereinafter.
  • the described embodiments describe preferred embodiments of the invention.
  • the attentive reader will note, however, that some aspects of the described embodiments extend beyond the scope of the claims.
  • the described embodiments indeed extend beyond the scope of the claims, the described embodiments are to be considered supplementary background information and do not constitute definitions of the invention per se . This also holds for the subsequent "Brief Description of the Drawings" as well as the "Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments.”
  • the present disclosure relates to providing a ski binding plate and ski binding housing which afford the sports practitioner the ability to quickly and easily relocate the elements of the binding, thus providing easy adjustment of the ski binding.
  • the binding itself is anticipated to essentially be a regular ski binding, albeit one with additional features in and around the binding housing area. More specifically, these features are binding housing recesses and a snap-in flap, a combination of studs and recesses, or a series of protrusions and grooves, all of which may act to permit the secure adjustment of the binding housing. Complimentary adjustment means are found in the corresponding binding plate.
  • the binding housing may include "wings" which guide the heel of the user's ski boot back on to the surface of the ski in a correct and controlled manner.
  • the adjustability of the binding housing and binding plate serve to further provide the benefit of easy binding replacement, to manufacturer, reseller and user, since all parts can easily be decoupled from each other.
  • the following invention relates generally to the housing 20 for a ski-binding, more specifically to the housing 20 for telemark and/or cross-country ski-binding, wherein the toe end of the user's ski boot 5 is rotatably attached to the binding, leaving the heel of the user's ski boot 5 to both contact and leave the surface of the binding housing 20 as required by the user.
  • ski-binding housing 20 are adapted to interact with the 'top surface' of a ski 1, i.e. the user side 2, not the mountain side 3 of the ski 1 during normal use, specifically adapted to interact with a binding plate 10 situated between the user side 2 of the ski 1 and the ski-binding housing 20.
  • the ski-binding housing 20 is mounted on a plate 10, which in turn is mounted on to the user side 2 of the ski 1.
  • the ski-binding plate 10 must be relatively thin so that no energy is lost between the user and the ski 1. Any energy absorbed by the binding plate 10 could significantly decrease the amount of control that the user is able to exercise over the ski 1.
  • the binding plate 10 must also be flexible so as not to affect the run of the ski 1.
  • a binding plate 10 which is stiff and rigid in the longitudinal direction of the ski 1 could prevent the ski 1 itself from flexing, thereby reducing any shock absorbing element that a flexible ski 1 may provide.
  • the typical thickness of the binding plate 10 is preferably less than 5mm, more preferably less than 2mm thick.
  • the binding plate 10 must be lightweight, strong, durable and workable, i.e. easy to manufacture, easily replaceable and cheap to produce.
  • a material which exhibits these properties is plastic.
  • the plastic of choice for the binding plate 10 is polyoxymethylene, which is known for its wear-resistant, low friction and light-weight properties.
  • the binding plate 10 may exist as a single plate which is at least the length of the user's ski boot 5. Alternatively, the binding plate 10 may exist as a plurality of individual pieces 10a, 10b, which are positioned at least beneath the relevant sections of the ski binding housing 20a, 20b.
  • the plate 10 is fixed to the user side 2 of the ski 1 by at least one of welding, gluing or by a series of studs 30 and recesses 32.
  • Other methods of securing a binding plate 10 to the user surface of a ski 1 which are customary practice are anticipated in the present disclosure.
  • Concerning the studs 30 and recesses 32 arrangement, in the preferred embodiment the studs 30 are protruding from the underside (mountain side 14) of the binding plate 10, the protruding studs 30 being accommodated by appropriately sized recesses 32 provided on the user side 2 of the ski 1.
  • the ski binding plate 10 may exist as a single structure or as a plurality of individual segments 10a, 10b, which together constitute the binding plate 10 with which the binding housing 20 interacts.
  • individual segments 10a, 10b which together constitute the binding plate 10 with which the binding housing 20 interacts.
  • the binding plate 10 which exists as a singe structure, several possibilities exist for its shape and composition. As described above, it is of critical importance that the binding plate 10 does not influence the run of the ski 1 or affect its flexibility. Having regard for these criteria, the binding plate 10 must be designed in such a way so as to exhibit a certain degree of flexibility.
  • One option is to construct the ski-binding plate 10 out of two types of material, for example plastics, which have different hardness and flexibility properties.
  • the distal ends 16a, 16c of the binding plate 10 could be constructed from a hard plastic, suitable for mounting a binding housing 20 or binding unit thereto.
  • the central portion 16b of the binding plate 10 could comprise a softer plastic which demonstrates certain elastic deformation properties upon experiencing an external force, i.e.
  • the softer, central portion 16b of plastic would absorb and accommodate the bending force before returning to its original shape, thereby having little or no impact on the run of the ski 1 or the control which the user has over the ski 1.
  • the distal ends 16a, 16b of the binding plate 10, composed of the relatively hard plastic, do not bend under the force of a flexing ski 1 but remain rigid and hold the attached binding housing 20 firmly in place.
  • An alternative single construction binding plate 10 is one constructed from a single type of semi-flexible material, for example a plastic, wherein the binding plate 10 is not uniform in its width along its longitudinal cross-section. More specifically, when viewed from either above or below, i.e. the user side 12 or the mountain side 14, the end portion of the binding plate 10 tapers inwards towards the longitudinal centre of the plate 10. This tapering of the distal ends of the plate 10 provides a shape which is narrower in width B around the longitudinal centre of the binding plate 10 compared with the non-tapered ends A, C.
  • binding plate 10 is advantageous since the plate 10 uses less raw materials in its manufacture, providing an economical binding plate 10 in terms of both cost and weight, whilst the thinner central section B of the plate 10 offers the correct amount of flexibility in order to allow the ski 1 to be used without the hindrance of a rigid, non-bendable component.
  • binding plate 10 rather than constructing the binding plate 10 as a single piece, several sections or segments of the binding plate 10 could be affixed to the user side 2 of the ski 1.
  • a minimum of two binding plate segments 10a, 10b is required: one to which a binding element or housing 20 is attached, usually near to the toe end of the user's ski boot 5 during normal operation; the second piece usually being situated towards the heel area of the user's ski boot 5 during normal operation, which acts to support the user's ski boot 5 and also to guide the ski boot 5 into the correct position via one or more of a number of mechanisms, i.e. preventing the ski boot 5 from deviating from its intended orientation, discussed in detail later on.
  • the benefits which are a direct result of using a plurality of binding plate segments 10a, 10b include cheaper manufacturing costs due to the need for less material and a significant reduction in weight, affording the user to expend less energy in lifting, repositioning and generally using the ski 1.
  • the one or more binding plate segments 10, 10a, 10b can take many different forms and shapes.
  • the plates 10, 10, 10b may take the form of a quadrangle, particularly that of a square or rectangle. With a shape of this kind, it is preferred that the binding plate 10 does not extend over the lateral edges of the ski 1, but is contained on the user side surface 2 of the ski 1.
  • the corners from a quadrangular binding plate 10 could be cut away such that the plate 10 resembles an irregular hexagon.
  • binding housing 20 On the user side surface 12 of the binding plate 10, one or more sections of binding housing 20 are attached. It is the binding housing 20 which accommodates the actual ski binding mechanism which operates to secure the user's boot 5 to the ski 1.
  • the binding housing 20 may have any of the shapes described above, preferably corresponding to the underlying binding plate 10.
  • one or more grooves 62, 64 and corresponding protrusions 60, 66 can exist between the user's ski boot 5 and the user side surface 22 of the binding housing 20.
  • a protrusion 60 which runs along part or all of the longitudinal length of the binding housing 20 can interact with a correspondingly sized longitudinal recess 62 formed in the sole of the user's ski boot 5.
  • the longitudinal recess 62 in the sole of the boot 5 engages the corresponding protrusion 60 on the binding housing 20, thus ensuring that the boot 5 is properly aligned with the ski 1, ready for the next skating-like skiing motion of the user.
  • the longitudinal recess and longitudinal protrusion could be interchanged, i.e. the protrusion 66 be formed in the sole of the ski boot 5 whilst the recess 64 could be formed in the user side surface 22 of the binding housing 20.
  • the same effect of correctly aligning the ski boot 5 with the ski 1 could be achieved.
  • the binding housing 20 could, preferably along its longitudinal edges, comprise 'wings' which act to guide the user's ski boot 5 to the user side surface 22 of the binding housing 20, and into the correct position.
  • the wings 70 would preferentially extend vertically upwards out of the plane of the user side 22 of the binding housing 20.
  • the distal ends 72 of the wings 70 may be slightly tilted away from one another, at an angle which is preferably less than 45° relative to the vertical normal.
  • a wing arrangement 70 of this type is advantageous since many different types of ski boot 5 can safely and correctly operate with a binding housing 20 of this type. Ski boots manufactured with recessed grooves, tracks or protrusions are no longer necessary, since the wings 70 achieve the technical effect of correctly aligning the ski boot 5 with the ski 1.
  • This arrangement is similar to the above described groove and protrusion combination, although in this case the groove is provided by the wings 70 and is the entire width of the binding housing 20, whilst the corresponding protrusion is the sole of the ski boot 5 in its entirety.

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ITVI20130227A1 (it) * 2013-09-13 2015-03-14 Slegar Ski S N C Di Tessari Giando Menico & C Uno sci
WO2016085362A1 (ru) * 2014-11-27 2016-06-02 Станислав Викторович МОЗГОВОЙ Лыжа со вспомогательным приспособлением для установки лыжного крепления

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FR2569119A1 (fr) * 1984-08-17 1986-02-21 Salomon & Fils F Procede pour relier un element sur un ski, et notamment pieces d'appui fixables par ce procede, procede de preparation du ski en vue de cette fixation, gabarit pour cette preparation et ski ainsi prepare
WO1988004563A1 (en) * 1986-12-19 1988-06-30 Witco A/S Longitudinally adjustable ski binding
DE9320429U1 (de) * 1993-07-14 1994-09-29 Rottefella As Bindungsanordnung
DE10131138A1 (de) * 2001-06-28 2003-01-16 Rottefella As Klokkarstua Vorrichtung zur Befestigung einer Skibindung oder deren Teile an einem Ski
WO2006072812A1 (de) * 2005-01-10 2006-07-13 Rottefella As Ski oder dergleichen schneegleitgerät mit bindungs-montagehilfe
DE102006041840A1 (de) * 2005-10-14 2008-02-14 Rottefella As Langlauf- oder Telemarkbindung

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FR2569119A1 (fr) * 1984-08-17 1986-02-21 Salomon & Fils F Procede pour relier un element sur un ski, et notamment pieces d'appui fixables par ce procede, procede de preparation du ski en vue de cette fixation, gabarit pour cette preparation et ski ainsi prepare
WO1988004563A1 (en) * 1986-12-19 1988-06-30 Witco A/S Longitudinally adjustable ski binding
DE9320429U1 (de) * 1993-07-14 1994-09-29 Rottefella As Bindungsanordnung
DE10131138A1 (de) * 2001-06-28 2003-01-16 Rottefella As Klokkarstua Vorrichtung zur Befestigung einer Skibindung oder deren Teile an einem Ski
WO2006072812A1 (de) * 2005-01-10 2006-07-13 Rottefella As Ski oder dergleichen schneegleitgerät mit bindungs-montagehilfe
DE102006041840A1 (de) * 2005-10-14 2008-02-14 Rottefella As Langlauf- oder Telemarkbindung

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ITVI20130227A1 (it) * 2013-09-13 2015-03-14 Slegar Ski S N C Di Tessari Giando Menico & C Uno sci
WO2016085362A1 (ru) * 2014-11-27 2016-06-02 Станислав Викторович МОЗГОВОЙ Лыжа со вспомогательным приспособлением для установки лыжного крепления
EA033722B1 (ru) * 2014-11-27 2019-11-20 Stanislav Viktorovich Mozgovoi Лыжа для скольжения по снегу со вспомогательным приспособлением для установки лыжного крепления, а также способ изготовления и соединения лыжи и приспособления

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