WO1996014123B1 - Adjustable foot equipment - Google Patents
Adjustable foot equipmentInfo
- Publication number
- WO1996014123B1 WO1996014123B1 PCT/US1995/014395 US9514395W WO9614123B1 WO 1996014123 B1 WO1996014123 B1 WO 1996014123B1 US 9514395 W US9514395 W US 9514395W WO 9614123 B1 WO9614123 B1 WO 9614123B1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- appendage
- support means
- boot
- adjustable foot
- foot equipment
- Prior art date
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Abstract
The adjustable foot equipment (10) is adaptable to ski boots, in-line roller skates, ice skates, water skis and snowboards, and includes a base (32) formed with a depending appendage (30) adapted to be joined with a support member (102). The appendage (30) and the support member (102) are formed with complementary engaging curved surfaces that permit relative pivotal movement between a foot holding portion (20) of the foot equipment and the support member (102). Once a desired offset angular orientation between the support member (102) and the foot holding portion (20) is determined, a securing arrangement locks the support member to the appendage. The securing arrangement can be easily released to permit resetting of a selected offset angular orientation. Some embodiments of the invention permit permanent adjustment of a selected offset angular orientation.
Claims
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 1 May 1996 (01.05.96); original claim 21 cancelled; original claims 1, 11, 18-20, 22 and 23 amended; remaining claims unchanged (S pages)]
1. Adjustable foot equipment comprising a) a boot for accommodating a foot, said boot having a base portion, b) substantially rigid support means at said base portion, c) engagement means on said support means and said base portion to permit relative pivotable movement between said boot and said support means to selected angular orientations with respect to each other about an axis extending longitudinally of the base portion of said boot, and d) securing means for locking said support means and said base portion together at a predetermined angular orientation between said support means and said boot.
2. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base portion includes a depending appendage, said appendage having an outside surface constituting the engagement means on said base portion, and said support means having a conforming surface complementary with the outside surface of said appendage to constitute the engagement means on said support means.
3. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 2 wherein said appendage includes a hollow portion.
4. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 3, said securing means including a connection member provided in the hollow portion of said appendage.
5. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 4 wherein said appendage has a wall portion and said securing means further includes a fastener that extends from said support means through the wall of said appendage to said connection member to sandwich the wall of said appendage between said support means and said connection member.
6. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 4 wherein said connection member and said appendage are formed with complementary curved surfaces to permit relative movement of one of said curved surfaces on the other of said curved surfaces.
7. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 3 wherein said appendage has a wall portion and said securing means includes a fastener that extends from said support means into said appendage to lock said support means to said appendage.
8. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 2 wherein said outside surface of said appendage and said conforming surface on said support means are curved in cross-section.
9. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 8 wherein said curved surfaces are circular.
10. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 9 wherein said circular surfaces have a common center of curvature located within said foot holding means.
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11. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 8 wherein said boot has an inner sole member for supporting a foot, said inner sole member extending across said appendage in said longitudinal axial direction, and wherein said circular surfaces have a common center of curvature on said inner sole member.
12. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 11 wherein said center of curvature is at a longitudinal middle portion of said inner sole member.
13. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 8 wherein the outside surface of said appendage and the conforming surface of said support means have engageable serrations.
14. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 8 wherein said outside surface of said appendage is convex and the conforming surface of said support member is concave.
15. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support means includes a single support member.
16. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support means includes a pair of spaced support members.
17. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 2 wherein said appendage includes a solid portion and said securing means includes a fastener that extends from said support means into the solid portion of said appendage.
18. The adjustable foot equipment as claimed in claim 1 further including indicia means on said support means and said boot to indicate the angular orientation between said support means and said boot.
19. Adjustable foot equipment comprising, a) a boot with a base portion having a depending appendage formed with a convex surface, b) substantially rigid support means formed with a concave surface to engage the convex surface of said appendage to permit relative pivotal movement between said boot and said support means to selected angular orientations with respect to each other about an axis extending longitudinally of the base portion of said boot, and c) securing means for locking said support means and said appendage together at a predetermined angular orientation between said support means and said boot.
20. A kit for adjustable foot equipment comprising, a) a base member for a boot that accommodates a foot, said base member having a depending appendage formed with a convex surface, b) substantially rigid support means formed with a concave surface to engage the convex surface of said appendage to permit relative pivotal movement between said appendage and said support means to selected angular orientations with respect to each other about an axis extending longitudinally of the base portion of said boot, and c) securing means for locking said support means and said appendage together at a predetermined fixed angular orientation between said support means and said appendage.
22. A method of compensating for off-vertical leg orientation comprising: a) providing a boot with a base; b) forming the base with a depending appendage having a curved surface; c) forming a support member with a surface that is complementary to the curved surface of the appendage to permit adjustable pivotal movement between the boot and the support member; and d) locking the support member to the appendage at a predetermined angular orientation between the support member and the boot.
23. The method of claim 22, including adapting the support member for connection to a boot selected from the group consisting of ski boots, ice skate boots with runners, roller skate boots with in-line roller skate rollers, and walking shoes.
Priority Applications (8)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CA 2203771 CA2203771C (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1995-10-25 | Adjustable foot equipment |
EP95940632A EP0794712B1 (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1995-10-25 | Adjustable foot equipment |
AT95940632T ATE213919T1 (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1995-10-25 | ADJUSTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR THE FEET |
AU42316/96A AU4231696A (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1995-10-25 | Adjustable foot equipment |
US08/836,618 US5992861A (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1995-10-25 | Adjustable foot equipment |
DE69525766T DE69525766T2 (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1995-10-25 | ADJUSTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR THE FEET |
JP8515476A JPH11502430A (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1995-10-25 | Adjustable foot device |
NO971930A NO971930L (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1997-04-25 | Adjustable foot gear |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US08/333,374 | 1994-11-02 | ||
US08/333,374 US5615901A (en) | 1994-11-02 | 1994-11-02 | Adjustable foot equipment |
Publications (2)
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WO1996014123A1 WO1996014123A1 (en) | 1996-05-17 |
WO1996014123B1 true WO1996014123B1 (en) | 1996-07-04 |
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US (3) | US5615901A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0794712B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH11502430A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE213919T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU4231696A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69525766T2 (en) |
NO (1) | NO971930L (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996014123A1 (en) |
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1995
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- 1995-10-25 US US08/836,618 patent/US5992861A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-10-25 EP EP95940632A patent/EP0794712B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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