EP3028592B1 - Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors piste dotée de moyens de fixation perfectionnés - Google Patents

Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors piste dotée de moyens de fixation perfectionnés Download PDF

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EP3028592B1
EP3028592B1 EP15003135.9A EP15003135A EP3028592B1 EP 3028592 B1 EP3028592 B1 EP 3028592B1 EP 15003135 A EP15003135 A EP 15003135A EP 3028592 B1 EP3028592 B1 EP 3028592B1
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Andrea Nalesso
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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
    • A43C11/144—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack characterised by means to retain the preferred position on the rack when the fastening means are in the loosened position
    • 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
    • A43C11/1446—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack characterised by special protection means to prevent damage or accidental loosening of the fastening means

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  • This invention relates to a ski boot or off-track ski boot comprising a perfected closure mechanism.
  • Ski boots or off-track ski boots comprise a foot portion, typically fixed, and suitable to accommodate the user's foot, and a leg portion, typically hinged to said foot portion, and suitable to accommodate the tibial portion of the user.
  • the leg portion and/or foot portion comprise two flaps facing one another and separated from one another so as to allow putting on the boot.
  • the closing levers usually comprise a rack, a hook suitable to engage on the teeth of the rack and a lever kinematically connected to the hook so as to allow the movement of the hook, its engagement on the rack and subsequent tightening, i.e., the closure of the foot portion and/or of the leg portion.
  • the document DE 2739700 A for instance discloses a ski-boot with such a closing lever.
  • the closing levers are also provided with an anti-release device, i.e., a flap or tongue covering the rack so as to oppose to the release of the hook from the respective tooth on which it is engaged.
  • an anti-release device i.e., a flap or tongue covering the rack so as to oppose to the release of the hook from the respective tooth on which it is engaged.
  • This flap or tongue is in fact provided with a spring that pushes it in abutment against the rack and the hook. In this way, even in case of front or side impact of the leg portion against an obstacle, the flap prevents the lifting and, thus, the release of the hook with respect to the tooth of the rack.
  • the user In the step of opening, or simply loosening the leg portion or foot portion, for example to have greater mobility, of the foot or of the tibial part with respect to the boot, or greater comfort, the user must again use two hands since, with the first hand, he must keep the flap raised and, with the second, he must move the hook and then operate the closing lever. There is also the same need to use two hands in the case where the user simply wants to further tighten the fastening means.
  • the purpose of this invention is to provide a ski, off-track ski, boot that solves the drawbacks cited with reference to the known art.
  • the number 4 globally indicates a ski or off-track ski boot consisting of a lower part or foot portion 8, suitable to enclose the foot of the user or skier and an upper part or leg portion 12, suitable to enclose the lower part of the skier's leg.
  • ski boot or off-track ski boot should not be considered in a restrictive way, since this invention applies to any type of ski boot in general provided with flaps or portions that must be openable to allow putting on the boot and closable in order to use the boot after it is put on. So, this invention also applies to types of boots for telemark, snowboards and any other application.
  • foot portion 8 and leg portion 12 should be considered in a general and not restrictive manner: this invention presents no type of limitation with respect to shapes, sizes, materials, type of foot portion and leg portion and therefore the invention also covers types of foot portion 8 and leg portion 12 that at least partially embrace the foot and the upper part of the leg, i.e., the shin of the skier.
  • the leg portion 12 is hinged to the foot portion 8 with respect to hinges 16 defining an axis of rotation X-X, so as to be able to rotate with respect to the foot portion about said axis of rotation X-X.
  • the type of hinge 16 can be varied and, preferably, there is provided a pair of hinges 16 arranged on opposite sides with respect to the leg portion 12.
  • the hinges 16 identify a horizontal rotation axis X-X, i.e., parallel to a sole 18 of the boot 4.
  • the leg portion 12 is hinged to the foot portion 8 so as to be able to rotate relative to the foot portion 8 around said hinges 16 both forwards, i.e., towards a tip 20 of the boot 4, and backwards toward a heel 22 of the boot 4.
  • the boot 4 comprises fastening means 23 suitable to selectively lock the rotation of the leg portion 12 with respect to the foot portion 8 depending on whether the user wishes to pass from a skiing configuration to a walking configuration, respectively.
  • the foot portion 8 and/or leg portion 12 are provided with flaps 24,28 separate and facing each other, fitted with fastening means 32 to allow the opening, closing and tightening of said flaps 24,28.
  • the opening of the flaps serves for example to allow a more comfortable fit or even the possibility of removing the boot; closing and tightening allow adjusting the stiffness as a function of the user's preferences.
  • the fastening means 32 comprise a rack 36 provided with teeth 40 and a closing lever 44 kinematically connected to a hook 48 suitable to engage on said teeth 40.
  • a ski boot 4 according to this invention may comprise a plurality of fastening means 32 with respective closing levers 44 and racks 36 arranged both on the leg portion 12 and on the foot portion 8.
  • the closing lever 44 passes from a closed configuration in which it tightens the hook 48 on a tooth 40 of the rack 36 to an open configuration in which it allows the release of the hook 48 from the rack 36.
  • the fastening means 32 comprise an anti-release flap 52, overlapping the rack 36 and movable from a blocking position, in which it attaches to the rack 36 or to the flap 24,28 provided with the rack 36, to a release configuration, in which it allows the release of the hook 48 from the rack 36.
  • the anti-release flap 52 is shaped so that, in the locking configuration, it identifies with the rack 36 a free volume 56 suitable to allow the release of the hook 48 from a tooth 40 and its repositioning in engagement on another tooth 40 of the rack 36.
  • the anti-release flap 52 is shaped so as to have a recessed portion 60 on the side opposite the rack 36, to identify said free volume 56.
  • the recessed portion 60 is concave towards the rack 36 when it is in the locking configuration, so as to allow the passage of the hook 48 and its shifting between different teeth 40 of the rack 36, in the locking configuration.
  • the anti-release flap 52 has an inner wall 64, facing the rack 36, arc-shaped so as to form, in the locking configuration, a guide for receiving in abutment and supporting the hook 48 in its movement between various teeth 40 of the rack, even in the locking configuration.
  • the anti-release flap 52 is snap constrained on a corresponding crest or tooth 40 of the rack 36.
  • the anti-release flap 52 comprises a spring which influences it towards and/or in abutment against the rack 36.
  • the anti-release flap 52 can be hinged to a portion of the rack 36 or a support base 68 of the rack 36.
  • the closing lever 44 is pivoted on a rotation pin 72 so as to present, on opposite sides of the rotation pin 72, a gripping portion 76 for the movement of the closing lever 44 by a user, and the hook 48 suitable to engage on the teeth 40 of the rack 36.
  • the closing lever 44 is in one piece pivoted in relation to said rotation pin 72.
  • the closing lever 44 is curved in a 'V' in order to present a concavity 60 facing the rack 36, in the closed configuration.
  • the closing lever 44 is associated with a first 24 of said flaps and the rack 36 is associated with a second 28 of said flaps 24,28.
  • the closing lever 44 is associated with one of said flaps 24,28 by means of a flexible connection 84, fixed at the rotation pin 72 of the closing lever 44.
  • the flexible connection may, for example, be obtained through the adoption.of a flexible cable, for example metallic, suitably fastened to a seat, to a pin or similar fastening means associated to a flap opposed to the one to which is associated the rack.
  • the closing lever 44 on the hook side 48, comprises a pair of rounded portions 88 which support opposite ends 92,94 of the hook 48, wherein the rounded portions 88 are arranged to straddle the rack 36 so as to abut against portions of the rack 36 or a support base 68 which is associated to the rack 36, and to facilitate the rotation of the closing lever 44.
  • the closing lever 44 is shaped so as to delimit a window 96 counter-shaped to the anti-release flap 52 so as to allow the mutual overlapping of the flap 52 and the closing lever 44 during the respective rotations of the closing lever 44 and the anti-release flap 52.
  • the anti-release flap 52 and the closing lever 44 are hinged so as to rotate in a combined manner in the transition from the respective positions of release/opening, in which they move away from the rack 36, to the respective positions of locking/closing, in which they move towards the rack 36.
  • the user may need to adjust the fastening means 32, to either loosen or tighten them: in such case, he may proceed by opening the closing lever 44 which is gripped and rotated to the open position ( Figures 3a-3c ).
  • the hook 48 is loosened and can therefore be disengaged from the corresponding tooth 40 of the rack 36 to which it is hooked.
  • the fastening means loosen the tightness between the corresponding flaps 24,28 and one has a length equal to the distance between the hook 48 and the rotation pin 72. This loosening allows the release of the hook 48 from the corresponding tooth 40.
  • the user can leverage on the gripping portion 76 so as to rotate the closing lever 44 with respect to the rotation pin 72.
  • This movement is, for example, facilitated by the rounded portions 88.
  • such movement is facilitated, from an ergonomic point of view, by the 'V' conformation of the closing lever 44, which facilitates the leverage effect: all this, always with the aim of allowing the movement, opening, closing, and the adjustment of the tightness of the fastening means always with only one hand, without losing the anti-release function conferred by the anti-release flap 52.
  • the hook 48 is released from the tooth 40; the hook 48 can in turn be moved along the teeth 40 of the rack 36 while leaving the anti-release flap 52 in the locked position.
  • the anti-release flap 52 is shaped so as to allow the passage and displacement of the hook 48 along the rack 36.
  • the inner wall 64 of the anti-release flap 52 acts as a guide in the movement of the pin; the user is facilitated in the operation through the use of only one hand with which he can grasp the gripping portion 76 and, with it, also move the hook 48 so as to bring it on the tooth corresponding to the desired adjustment. After choosing the new tooth 40 on which to engage the hook 48, the user, always with the same hand, can simply rotate the closing lever 44 to the closed position.
  • the hook is prevented from completely moving away from the rack 36; in this way, not only is the complete accidental opening of the fastening means 32 prevented during adjustment by the user (who always uses one hand), but the accidental unhooking of the fastening means is also prevented during skiing, for example due to hitting an obstacle.
  • any complete opening of the fastening means 32 can be obtained by opening completely both the closing lever 44 and the anti-release flap ( Figures 5a-5c ).
  • the ski boot or off-track ski boot according to the invention allows overcoming the drawbacks presented in the prior art.
  • the closing lever according to the invention allows being actuated by the user with one hand, greatly simplifying the steps by opening/closing of the levers of the boot.
  • the anti-release flap is shaped so as to allow the movement of the hook between different teeth of the rack without having to be moved or lifted by the user a hand.
  • the flap is shaped so as to define a free volume for moving the hook between different teeth of the rack while remaining in the closed condition.
  • the same anti-release flap is shaped so as to be itself a guide for the movement of the hook itself.
  • the actuating lever is secured to the support base of the hook. In this way, when the user grasps and moves the closing lever, he has direct control of the position of the hook, with the guarantee that the latter cannot move in an uncontrolled manner since it is guided, as seen, by the same anti-release flap, when the latter is in the locked position.
  • the boot according to the invention comprises fastening means that can be operated by the user with one hand, greatly simplifying all the operations that the user must perform when he wants to loosen or tighten the locking levers of the boot and, especially, when in off-track skiing, he must continually switch between the skiing and walking configurations and vice versa.

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  1. Chaussure de ski et/ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) comprenant
    une partie inférieure ou portion pied (8), appropriée pour entourer le pied de l'utilisateur et une partie supérieure ou portion jambe (12), appropriée pour entourer la partie inférieure de la jambe du skieur,
    - la portion pied (8) et/ou portion jambe (12) étant dotée de rabats (24, 28) séparés et se faisant face l'un l'autre, équipée de moyens de fixation (32) pour permettre l'ouverture, la fermeture et le serrage desdits rabats (24, 28),
    - dans laquelle les moyens de fixation (32) comprennent une crémaillère (36) dotée de dents (40) et un levier de fermeture (44) relié cinématiquement à un crochet (48) approprié pour se mettre en prise sur lesdites dents (40), le levier de fermeture (44) se déplaçant d'une configuration fermée, dans laquelle il serre le crochet (48) sur une dent (40) de la crémaillère (36), à une configuration ouverte, dans laquelle il permet la libération du crochet (48),
    caractérisée en ce que
    - les moyens de fixation (32) comprennent un rabat anti-libération (52), chevauchant la crémaillère (36) et mobile d'une position de blocage, dans laquelle il se fixe à la crémaillère (36) ou au rabat (24, 28) doté de la crémaillère (36), à une configuration de libération,
    - dans laquelle le rabat anti-libération (52) est formé de sorte que, dans la configuration de verrouillage, il identifie avec la crémaillère (36) un volume libre (56) approprié pour permettre la libération du crochet (48) d'une dent (40) et son repositionnement en prise sur une autre dent (40) de la crémaillère (36).
  2. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le rabat anti-libération (52) est conformé de façon à avoir une portion évidée (60) sur le côté opposé à la crémaillère (36), pour identifier ledit volume libre (56).
  3. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle ladite portion évidée (60) est concave vers la crémaillère (36) dans la configuration de verrouillage du rabat anti-libération (52), de façon à permettre le passage du crochet (48) et son déplacement entre différentes dents (40) de la crémaillère (36), même dans la configuration de verrouillage du rabat anti-libération (52).
  4. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans laquelle le rabat anti-libération (52) a une paroi intérieure (64), faisant face à la crémaillère (36), en forme d'arc de façon à former, dans la configuration de verrouillage, un guide pour recevoir en butée et supporter le crochet (48) dans son mouvement entre différentes dents (40) de la crémaillère (36).
  5. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le rabat anti-libération (52) est contraint par encliquetage sur une crête ou dent (40) correspondante de la crémaillère (36).
  6. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le rabat anti-libération (52) comprend un ressort qui l'influence vers et/ou en butée contre la crémaillère (36).
  7. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le rabat anti-libération (52) est articulé sur une portion de la crémaillère (36) ou une base support (68) de la crémaillère (36).
  8. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans laquelle le levier de fermeture (44) est pivoté sur un axe de rotation (72) de façon à présenter, sur des côtés opposés de l'axe de rotation (72), une portion de préhension (76) pour le déplacement du levier de fermeture (44) par un utilisateur, et du crochet (48) approprié pour la mise en prise sur les dents (40) de la crémaillère (36).
  9. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle le levier de fermeture (44) est en une seule pièce pivotée par rapport audit axe de rotation (72).
  10. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans laquelle le levier de fermeture (44) est incurvé en « V » afin de présenter une concavité (60) faisant face à la crémaillère (36), dans la configuration fermée de la crémaillère (36).
  11. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans laquelle le levier de fermeture (44) est associé à un premier (24) desdits rabats et la crémaillère (36) est associée à un deuxième (28) desdits rabats.
  12. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, dans laquelle le levier de fermeture (44) est associé à un desdits rabats (24, 28) au moyen d'une connexion flexible, fixée à l'axe de rotation (72) du levier.
  13. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le levier de fermeture (44), du côté du crochet (48), comprend une paire de portion arrondies (88) qui supportent des extrémités opposées (92, 94) du crochet (48), dans laquelle les portions arrondies (88) sont agencées pour chevaucher la crémaillère (36) de façon à buter contre des portions de la crémaillère (36) ou une base support (68) qui est associée à la crémaillère (36), et à faciliter la rotation du levier de fermeture (44).
  14. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, dans laquelle le levier de fermeture (44) est conformé de façon à délimiter une fenêtre (96) contre-formée sur le rabat anti-libération (52) de façon à permettre le chevauchement mutuel du rabat (52) et du levier de fermeture (44) pendant les rotations respectives du levier de fermeture (44) et du rabat anti-libération (52).
  15. Chaussure de ski ou chaussure de ski hors-piste (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, dans laquelle le rabat anti-libération (52) et le levier de fermeture (44) sont articulés de façon à tourner d'une manière combinée dans la transition des positions respectives dans lesquelles ils s'éloignent de la crémaillère (36), à des positions fermées respectives, dans lesquelles ils se déplacent vers la crémaillère (36).
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