EP0378859A2
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Foldable ski
Assignee: S B P Srl
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Filing: 1989-12-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A foldable ski structure comprising a front slide (11) and a rear slide (12) connected by an intermediate link arm (14) which maintains the two slide sections (11, 12) of the ski in a longitudinally aligned condition; the intermediate link arm (14) is hinged to the front slide (11) and to the rear slide (12) of the ski to enable the ski to be folded; movement limiting means (17, 18) comprising engageable and disengageable hooking members (20, 26) are provided between said intermediate link arm (14), said front slide (11) and respectively between said intermediate link arm (14) and said rear slide (12) of the ski.
Inventors
- 👤 Vittorio Quaggiotti
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:40
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C5/00; A63C5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
Foldable ski comprising a front slide (11) having an upwardly turned tip portion, a rear slide (12) having an upwardly turned tip portion, and an intermediate link arm (14) hinged to the front slide (11) and to the rear slide (12) to maintain the slides (11, 12) longitudinally aligned, and means (17, 18) for limiting movement between said arm and said slides (11, 12) of the ski characterised by the fact that said movement limiting means (17, 18) comprise hooking members (20, 26; 30; 37; 46) which can be engaged and disengaged between said arm (14) and said front and rear slides (11, 12), and by the fact that the hinge axis of the hooking member (26; 37; 46) and of the arm (14) to the rear slide (12) are positioned in longitudinally spaced apart points of the tip portion of the rear slide (12).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
Foldable ski comprising a front slide (11) having an upwardly turned tip portion, a rear slide (12) having an upwardly turned tip portion, and an intermediate link arm (14) hinged to the front slide (11) and to the rear slide (12) to maintain the slides (11, 12) longitudinally aligned, and means (17, 18) for limiting movement between said arm and said slides (11, 12) of the ski characterised by the fact that said movement limiting means (17, 18) comprise hooking members (20, 26; 30; 37; 46) which can be engaged and disengaged between said arm (14) and said front and rear slides (11, 12), and by the fact that the hinge axis of the hooking member (26; 37; 46) and of the arm (14) to the rear slide (12) are positioned in longitudinally spaced apart points of the tip portion of the rear slide (12).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
Foldable ski as in claim 1, characterised by comprising an hinging member (43) for the arm (14) to the rear slide (12) positioned behind the front end of the rear slide (12), while the hooking member (46) is positioned at the front end of the slide (12) itself.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
Foldable ski as in claim 2, characterised in that said hooking member (46) comprises an hooking element of rigid nature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
Foldable ski as in claim 2, characterised in that the said hooking member (46) comprises an elastic hooking element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
Foldable ski as in claim 2, characterised in that said intermediate link arm (14) has a rectilinear shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Foldable ski as in claim 1, characterised in that said means (17, 18) for limiting the movement comprise at least one elastic pad (22; 24, 25; 34; 35; 40, 42).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
Foldable ski as in claim 1, characterised in that said arm (14) has an arch shaped conformation and is hinged at the front end (16) of the rear slide (12).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
81 words
Foldable ski as in claim 1, characterised in that said means (17, 18) for limiting the movement between the link arm (14), and the rear slide (12), comprise a pad member (25, 35) in elastomeric material projecting from one end of the arm (14), a thrust member (24; 36) near the tip of the rear slide (12) and engageable and disengageable hooking means (26; 37) between the pad member (25, 35) in elastomeric material and the aforementioned thrust member (24; 36).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
Foldable ski as in claim 1 characterised in that said means (17, 18) for limiting the movement for the front slide (11) comprise a stop member (22) in elastic material on the front slide (11) and an elastic hooking means (20) between the slide (11) and the abovementioned arm (14).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
Foldable ski as in claim 1, characterised in that said hooking member is in the form of a slider (30, 37) which can be engaged and disengaged with the link arm (14), said hooking member comprising moreover elastic biasing means (32, 39) acting on the slider (30, 37) to maintain it engaged with said arm (14).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
55 words
Foldable ski as in claim 10, characterised in that said slider (30) is positioned between the rear end of the front slide (11) and the hinge (15) of the arm (14), said arm comprising a rearwardly projecting member (29) which engages with a groove (34) in an elastomeric pad member (33) on said slider (30).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
65 words
Foldable ski as in claim 10, characterised in that said slider (37) is positioned on the fore side relative to the hinge (15) of the arm (14) to the front slide (11) and comprises an elastomeric pad member (40) abuting a front extension of the link arm (14), said extension of the arm (14) and said elastomeric pad member (40) having slanted abuting surfaces (41).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
Foldable ski as in claim 1, characterised in that the front slide (11) and the intermediate link arm (14), in the folded condition of the ski, are positioned to the below side of the rear slide (12).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
Foldable ski as in claim 13, characterised in that said front slide (11), and said intermediate link arm (14), are folded parallel to the rear slide (12).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
Foldable ski as in claim 1, characterised in that the front slide and the intermediate link arm (14) in the folded condition of the ski are arranged longitudinally to the upper side of the rear slide (12).
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