IP Library Granted Patent US 6,868,624
Granted Patent B1
US 6,868,624 · App. 10/130,558 · Granted Mar 22, 2005

Sports shoe, especially ski shoe

Assignee: Atomic Austria GmbH
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Patent No.
US 6,868,624
App. No.
10/130,558
Granted
Mar 22, 2005
Kind
B1
Abstract

The invention relates to a sports shoe ( 1 ), in particular a ski boot ( 2 ), having a shell part ( 3 ) made from plastics. A shell base ( 11 ) of the shell part ( 3 ) forming support surface ( 12 ) an inner shoe ( 10 ) or foot ( 9 ) is provided in the form of an impact- and/or vibration-damping ribbed fitting, consisting of a shell wall and a ribbed lattice formed on a surface thereof remote from the support surface ( 12 ). Certain regions of this ribbed fitting are enclosed by a bending- and/or torsion-resistant profiled element ( 43 ) extending in a longitudinal direction substantially between a heel- and a ball-bearing region ( 32, 33 ) and secured between block elements ( 29 ) and the ribbed fitting by means of clamping and fixing means.

Claims (23)

1. Sports shoe, comprising a shell part made from a plastics material with a cuff pivotably attached to the shell and at least one sole part attached to the shell part, wherein a shell base of the shell part forming a support surface for an inner shoe or foot is provided in the form of an impact- and vibration-damping ribbed fitting consisting of a shell wall and, disposed thereon on a surface remote from the support surface, a ribbed lattice, regions of which are enclosed by a profiled element extending in the longitudinal direction substantially between a heel- and ball-bearing region and fixed between block elements and the ribbed fitting by means of clamping and fixing means.

2. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the block elements overlap with the profiled element at opposite overlap regions, the profiled element being retained in one of the overlap regions so as to be non-displaceable in the longitudinal direction and being longitudinally displaceable between the block elements and the ribbed fitting in the other overlap region.

3. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the block elements have recesses for the profiled element in the clamping surfaces directed towards the ribbed fitting.

4. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein positioning pins are d in the ribbed fitting and project beyond it in order to position the profiled element and the block elements.

5. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profiled element is fixed in the longitudinal direction between the block element and shell base in the heel-bearing region.

6. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profiled element is retained so as to be longitudinally displaceable between the block element and shell base in the ball-bearing region.

7. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profiled element laterally encloses certain regions of the shell base in a substantially U-shaped arrangement.

8. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 4 , wherein positioning recesses in the profiled element and in the block elements are provided for the positioning pins.

9. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the positioning recesses in the profiled element are elongate holes extending in the longitudinal direction.

10. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ribbed lattice of the ribbed fitting consists of longitudinal ribs extending in the longitudinal direction and transverse ribs extending perpendicularly thereto.

11. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a distance between adjacent longitudinal ribs is smaller than a distance between transverse ribs extending perpendicularly thereto.

12. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a rib height substantially corresponds to a thickness of the shell wall.

13. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the profiled element is approximately 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm.

14. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profiled element is made from high-strength plastics, a metal alloy, carbon, or sheet steel.

15. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the profiled element is made from titanium-aluminum.

16. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the block elements are fixed to the shell base with the profiled element inserted in between.

17. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein positioning recesses are provided on the shell base for the block elements.

18. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the block elements are made from wear-resistant plastics.

19. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the block elements are provided with an anti-slip coating.

20. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein damping inserts made from impact- and vibration-damping materials are provided between the block elements and the profiled element and/or the shell base.

21. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profiled element has stiffening webs on the surface remote from the shell base.

22. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein stiffening webs are arranged on the profiled element in the form of a web lattice.

23. Sports shoe as claimed in claim 22 , wherein a height of the stiffening webs substantially corresponds to the thickness of the profiled element.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ASSIGNEE ADDRESS Recorded May 5, 2015
From: ATOMIC AUSTRIA GMBH
To: ATOMIC AUSTRIA GMBH
Reel/Frame 035582/0046 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2002
From: TRINKAUS, GERHARD
To: ATOMIC AUSTRIA GMBH
Reel/Frame 013528/0343 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT 193699 · Nov 17, 1999 · national