EP0183182A1
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Foot securing device, particularly for ski boots
Assignee: Icaro Olivieri and C SpA Minuterie Metalliche
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Filing: 1985-11-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-11-21
Abstract
Abstract The device comprises hollow frusto-conical elements (3,4) adapted for enveloping a ski boot inner shoe and/or in combination also a ski boot shell (2). The frusto-conical elements are adapted to be pulled toward the rear portion of a boot. To this end, each frusta-conical element is associated with a small adjustable length cable (13) by means of devices (20,21) positionable externally on a boot shell, which devices (20,21) are adapted to place the small cables (13) themselves under tension.
Inventors
- 👤 Icaro Olivieri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:40
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B5/00; A43B5/04; A43B5/0427; A43B5/0435; A43B5/0443; A43B5/0447; A43B5/0449
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A foot securing device, particularly for ski boots, characterized in that it comprises at least one cable, having at least one end and at least one other end, adjustment linkage means and at least one hollow frusto-conical element adapted for enveloping the inner shoe portion of a footwear item, said hollow frusto-conical element being movable by means of said cable associated at one end with the frusto-conical element itself and at the other end with said adjustment linkage means, rigidly associable with a boot shell, means being provided for adjusting and setting the length of said at least one cable, and for guiding said at least one frusto-conical element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A foot securing device, particularly for ski boots, characterized in that it comprises at least one cable, having at least one end and at least one other end, adjustment linkage means and at least one hollow frusto-conical element adapted for enveloping the inner shoe portion of a footwear item, said hollow frusto-conical element being movable by means of said cable associated at one end with the frusto-conical element itself and at the other end with said adjustment linkage means, rigidly associable with a boot shell, means being provided for adjusting and setting the length of said at least one cable, and for guiding said at least one frusto-conical element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that said frusto-conical element is made preferably in two parts a first of which is an upper arcuate element shaped to mate with the foot region on which it is superimposed and the second of which comprises a lower band the two parts being connected by adjustable mutual engagement devices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device according to claim 2, characterized in that said lower band has a parallelepipedal middle boss projecting downwardly and adapted to fit in a guide groove formed in the wedge of the boot shell.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that a rigid insole is provided to overlap the wedge and be made rigid therewith by connecting devices, said rigid insole being held apart by a distance adapted to allow for free translatory movement of the middle zone of said lower band of the frusto-conical element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a pair of frusto-conical elements in succession of which the first is preferably located on the foot instep and the second in a further forward zone at the foot toes, said frusto-conical elements being each provided with a tension cable, said tension cables coming out of the shell and being each connected individually to an adjustment means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that said cable adjusting devices of the individual frusto-conical elements are all mounted on a single actuating lever.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that a first adjustment and clamping lever associated with a first cable is mounted on a second adjustment and clamping lever associated with the second cable, the movement of said second lever also determining the movement of the first.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment devices of one or both cables individually coupled with a frusto-conical element are mounted in a small block having on its inside a threaded sleeve, in said threaded sleeve there threading the end of a threaded axis the rotation whereof determines the translation of the small block itself and hence the tension and relaxing of the cables.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that a frusto-conical element located on the foot instep and a front toe piece closed at the front are adapted to embrace and contain the foot toes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that a frusto-conical element locatable external of a boot shell for enveloping the foot instep region and an inner frusto-conical element adapted for enveloping an inner shoe frontally, said frusto-conical elements being each associated with a tension cable, said tension cables being associated with adjustment and clamping devices externally locatable on a boot.
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