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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION |
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Mention of the grant of the patent: |
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Date of filing: 05.01.2009 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Ski binding plate & housing
Skibindungsplatte und Gehäuse
Plaque de fixation de ski et logement
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07.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/27 |
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- Madshus AS
2836 Biri (NO)
- Rottefella AS
3490 Klokkarstua (NO)
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- Wøllo, Even
3478 Nærsnes (NO)
- Pettersen, Aksel
1440 Drøbak (NO)
- Holm, Thomas
0494 Oslo (NO)
- Svendsen, Øyvar
0785 Oslo (NO)
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Representative: Popp, Eugen et al |
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Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR
Widenmayerstraße 47 80538 München 80538 München (DE) |
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References cited: :
WO-A-88/04563 DE-A1- 10 131 138 DE-U1- 9 320 429
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WO-A-2006/072812 DE-A1-102006 041 840 FR-A- 2 569 119
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Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European
patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to
the European patent
granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall
not be deemed to
have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent
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Background
[0001] Cross-country or touring skiing is both very popular as a pastime and a competitive
sport. In such skiing, the sports practitioner walks or skis along the flat or slightly
sloped course in skis. Several techniques are known in this regard, from simply moving
the skis forward whilst maintaining them parallel with each other, or using a technique
more similar to ice skating, wherein the skis are pushed out to the side and angled,
such that the sports practitioner is moved forward.
[0002] In order to allow the sports practitioner to move efficiently whilst cross-country
skiing, it is typical for the ski boot or shoe of the practitioner to be held in a
rotatable manner. Most commonly, the ski boot or shoe of the practitioner is provided
with a fixing means, often a holding bar or pin forming part of the front or sole
of the ski boot or shoe, which is clipped into part of the ski binding. In this way,
the ski boot or shoe is held only in one place by means of this holding bar or pin,
and can thus rotate around the fixing portion provided on the ski binding. In general,
the fixing point is provided at the front of the ski boot or shoe, and the heel of
the ski boot or shoe can be lifted off the surface of the ski.
[0003] When setting up the skis, the sports practitioner will adjust the position of the
binding housing relative to the binding plate in order to accommodate their boot size
correctly. This is often an awkward and time-consuming process, requiring the use
of tools sometimes including specialist tools, or even requires the expertise of a
professional ski manufacturer or reseller. Additionally, should the user be required
to replace the binding housing, this can again pose problems which may only be rectifiable
by a certified technical expert.
[0004] Particularly poignant with regard to cross-country and telemark skiing is the issue
of ensuring that the heel-end of the user's ski boot correctly realigns with the corresponding
binding housing within which the toe-end of the boot is attached. Should the boot
fail to correctly realign with its associated binding housing, disastrous results
could effect causing damage to the skiing equipment or even injuring the sports practitioner.
[0005] In order to alleviate the burden of these problems, it is an objective of the present
invention to overcome the problems described above, concerning the repair and maintenance
of skiing equipment.
[0006] WO 2006/072812 is considered to be the closest prior art, and describes a binding plate according
to the preamble of claim 1.
Disclosure of the Invention
[0007] The present invention provides a ski binding plate and ski binding housing in accordance
with the independent claims. Further preferred embodiments are given in the dependent
claims.
[0008] The claimed invention can be better understood in view of the embodiments of the
ski binding plate and ski binding housing described hereinafter. In general, the described
embodiments describe preferred embodiments of the invention as defined in the claims.
[0009] In particular, the present disclosure relates to providing a ski binding plate and
ski binding housing which afford the sports practitioner the ability to quickly and
easily relocate the elements of the binding, thus providing easy adjustment of the
ski binding. The binding itself is anticipated to essentially be a regular ski binding,
albeit one with additional features in and around the binding housing area. More specifically,
these features are binding housing recesses and a snap-in flap, a combination of studs
and recesses, or a series of protrusions and grooves, all of which may act to permit
the secure adjustment of the binding housing. Complimentary adjustment means are found
in the corresponding binding plate. Furthermore, the binding housing may include "wings"
which guide the heel of the user's ski boot back on to the surface of the ski in a
correct and controlled manner.
[0010] The adjustability of the binding housing and binding plate serve to further provide
the benefit of easy binding replacement, to manufacturer, reseller and user, since
all parts can easily be decoupled from each other.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0011]
Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a ski and binding plate.
Figure 2 shows a side elevation of an alternative ski and binding plate.
Figure 3 shows a top elevation of different shaped binding plates.
Figure 4 shows a top elevation of alternative binding plates.
Figure 5 shows a top elevation of binding plate and binding housing with a snap-in
flap arrangement.
Figure 6 shows a top and side elevation of a flexible binding plate.
Figure 7 shows a top and side elevation of a flexible binding plate under flex.
Figure 8 shows a front elevation of two skis with alternative binding attachments.
Figure 9 shows a front elevation of a binding housing and ski boot attachment arrangement.
Figure 10 shows a front elevation of an alternative binding housing and ski boot attachment
arrangement.
Figure 11 shows a front elevation of a binding housing and binding plate attachment
arrangement.
Figure 12 shows a front elevation of an alternative binding housing and binding plate
attachment arrangement.
Figure 13 shows a top elevation of a binding plate with ski boot guiding wings.
Figure 14 shows a side elevation of a ski and binding plate with a shock-absorbing
layer disposed therebetween.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments
[0012] The following invention relates generally to the housing 20 for a ski-binding, more
specifically to the housing 20 for telemark and/or cross-country ski-binding, wherein
the toe end of the user's ski boot 5 is rotatably attached to the binding, leaving
the heel of the user's ski boot 5 to both contact and leave the surface of the binding
housing 20 as required by the user.
[0013] The following configurations of ski-binding housing 20 are adapted to interact with
the 'top surface' of a ski 1, i.e. the user side 2, not the mountain side 3 of the
ski 1 during normal use, specifically adapted to interact with a binding plate 10
situated between the user side 2 of the ski 1 and the ski-binding housing 20. In the
preferred embodiment, the ski-binding housing 20 is mounted on a plate 10, which in
turn is mounted on to the user side 2 of the ski 1.
[0014] The ski-binding plate 10 must be relatively thin so that no energy is lost between
the user and the ski 1. Any energy absorbed by the binding plate 10 could significantly
decrease the amount of control that the user is able to exercise over the ski 1. The
binding plate 10 must also be flexible so as not to affect the run of the ski 1. A
binding plate 10 which is stiff and rigid in the longitudinal direction of the ski
1 could prevent the ski 1 itself from flexing, thereby reducing any shock absorbing
element that a flexible ski 1 may provide. The typical thickness of the binding plate
10 is preferably less than 5mm, more preferably less than 2mm thick.
[0015] The binding plate 10 must be lightweight, strong, durable and workable, i.e. easy
to manufacture, easily replaceable and cheap to produce. A material which exhibits
these properties is plastic. In the preferred embodiment, the plastic of choice for
the binding plate 10 is polyoxymethylene, which is known for its wear-resistant, low
friction and light-weight properties.
[0016] The binding plate 10 may exist as a single plate which is at least the length of
the user's ski boot 5. Alternatively, the binding plate 10 may exist as a plurality
of individual pieces 10a, 10b, which are positioned at least beneath the relevant
sections of the ski binding housing 20a, 20b.
[0017] The plate 10 is fixed to the user side 2 of the ski 1 by at least one of welding,
gluing or by a series of studs 30 and recesses 32. Other methods of securing a binding
plate 10 to the user surface of a ski 1 which are customary practice are anticipated
in the present disclosure. Concerning the studs 30 and recesses 32 arrangement, in
the preferred embodiment the studs 30 are protruding from the underside (mountain
side 14) of the binding plate 10, the protruding studs 30 being accommodated by appropriately
sized recesses 32 provided on the user side 2 of the ski 1.
[0018] As mentioned above, the ski binding plate 10 may exist as a single structure or as
a plurality of individual segments 10a, 10b, which together constitute the binding
plate 10 with which the binding housing 20 interacts. Each of these design options
are considered in turn herein below.
[0019] Concerning the binding plate 10 which exists as a single structure, several possibilities
exist for its shape and composition. As described above, it is of critical importance
that the binding plate 10 does not influence the run of the ski 1 or affect its flexibility.
Having regard for these criteria, the binding plate 10 must be designed in such a
way so as to exhibit a certain degree of flexibility. One option is to construct the
ski-binding plate 10 out of two types of material, for example plastics, which have
different hardness and flexibility properties. The distal ends 16a, 16c of the binding
plate 10 could be constructed from a hard plastic, suitable for mounting a binding
housing 20 or binding unit thereto. The central portion 16b of the binding plate 10
could comprise a softer plastic which demonstrates certain elastic deformation properties
upon experiencing an external force, i.e. the force of a flexing ski 1 which is caused
to bend by, for example, a mogul or other such feature on a mountain piste. The softer,
central portion 16b of plastic would absorb and accommodate the bending force before
returning to its original shape, thereby having little or no impact on the run of
the ski 1 or the control which the user has over the ski 1. The distal ends 16a, 16b
of the binding plate 10, composed of the relatively hard plastic, do not bend under
the force of a flexing ski 1 but remain rigid and hold the attached binding housing
20 firmly in place.
[0020] An alternative single construction binding plate 10 is one constructed from a single
type of semi-flexible material, for example a plastic, wherein the binding plate 10
is not uniform in its width along its longitudinal cross-section. More specifically,
when viewed from either above or below, i.e. the user side 12 or the mountain side
14, the end portion of the binding plate 10 tapers inwards towards the longitudinal
centre of the plate 10. This tapering of the distal ends of the plate 10 provides
a shape which is narrower in width B around the longitudinal centre of the binding
plate 10 compared with the non-tapered ends A, C. This particular shape of binding
plate 10 is advantageous since the plate 10 uses less raw materials in its manufacture,
providing an economical binding plate 10 in terms of both cost and weight, whilst
the thinner central section B of the plate 10 offers the correct amount of flexibility
in order to allow the ski 1 to be used without the hindrance of a rigid, non-bendable
component.
[0021] As described earlier, rather than constructing the binding plate 10 as a single piece,
several sections or segments of the binding plate 10 could be affixed to the user
side 2 of the ski 1. A minimum of two binding plate segments 10a, 10b is required:
one to which a binding element or housing 20 is attached, usually near to the toe
end of the user's ski boot 5 during normal operation; the second piece usually being
situated towards the heel area of the user's ski boot 5 during normal operation, which
acts to support the user's ski boot 5 and also to guide the ski boot 5 into the correct
position via one or more of a number of mechanisms, i.e. preventing the ski boot 5
from deviating from its intended orientation, discussed in detail later on.
[0022] The benefits which are a direct result of using a plurality of binding plate segments
10a, 10b include cheaper manufacturing costs due to the need for less material and
a significant reduction in weight, affording the user to expend less energy in lifting,
repositioning and generally using the ski 1.
[0023] The one or more binding plate segments 10, 10a, 10b can take many different forms
and shapes. For example, the plates 10, 10, 10b may take the form of a quadrangle,
particularly that of a square or rectangle. With a shape of this kind, it is preferred
that the binding plate 10 does not extend over the lateral edges of the ski 1, but
is contained on the user side surface 2 of the ski 1. Once again, in an effort to
economise both the cost and weight of the binding plates 10, the corners from a quadrangular
binding plate 10 could be cut away such that the plate 10 resembles an irregular hexagon.
It is important not to remove too much of a given binding plate 10 since less material
could prove difficult to attach to the user side surface 2 of the ski 1, and the desired
effect of correctly aligning the user's ski boot 5 in the binding may not be achieved.
Alternative shapes to those mentioned above but which still provide the desired effects
are anticipated by the disclosure of the present invention.
[0024] On the user side surface 12 of the binding plate 10, one or more sections of binding
housing 20 are attached. It is the binding housing 20 which accommodates the actual
ski binding mechanism which operates to secure the user's boot 5 to the ski 1. The
binding housing 20 may have any of the shapes described above, preferably corresponding
to the underlying binding plate 10.
[0025] In telemark and cross-country skiing, it is usually only the toe end of the user's
ski boot 5 which interacts with the binding 20. The heel is generally free. As the
user raises the heel end of their ski boot 5 in order to glide on the skis 1 in a
skating-like motion, the toe end of the user's ski boot 5 rotates within the binding
20, thus causing the heel end of the ski boot 5 to lose contact with the surface 22
of the binding housing 20. As the user's weight shifts during the skating-like skiing
motion, the toe end of the ski boot 5 again rotates within the binding 20, causing
the heel end of the boot 5 to regain contact with the user side surface 22 of the
binding housing 20. In order to ensure that the boot 5 is correctly aligned on the
ski 1, one or more grooves 62, 64 and corresponding protrusions 60, 66 can exist between
the user's ski boot 5 and the user side surface 22 of the binding housing 20. For
example, a protrusion 60 which runs along part or all of the longitudinal length of
the binding housing 20 can interact with a correspondingly sized longitudinal recess
62 formed in the sole of the user's ski boot 5. Upon replacing their ski boot 5 onto
the binding housing 20, the longitudinal recess 62 in the sole of the boot 5 engages
the corresponding protrusion 60 on the binding housing 20, thus ensuring that the
boot 5 is properly aligned with the ski 1, ready for the next skating-like skiing
motion of the user. In a somewhat analogues manner, the longitudinal recess and longitudinal
protrusion could be interchanged, i.e. the protrusion 66 be formed in the sole of
the ski boot 5 whilst the recess 64 could be formed in the user side surface 22 of
the binding housing 20. The same effect of correctly aligning the ski boot 5 with
the ski 1 could be achieved.
[0026] As an alternative to the above described arrangement of longitudinal recesses and
grooves, the binding housing 20 could, preferably along its longitudinal edges, comprise
'wings' which act to guide the user's ski boot 5 to the user side surface 22 of the
binding housing 20, and into the correct position. The wings 70 would preferentially
extend vertically upwards out of the plane of the user side 22 of the binding housing
20. Preferentially, in order to account for any minor deviations in the ski boot's
path as it returns to the user side surface 22 of the binding housing 20, the distal
ends 72 of the wings 70 may be slightly tilted away from one another, at an angle
which is preferably less than 45° relative to the vertical normal. A wing arrangement
70 of this type is advantageous since many different types of ski boot 5 can safely
and correctly operate with a binding housing 20 of this type. Ski boots manufactured
with recessed grooves, tracks or protrusions are no longer necessary, since the wings
70 achieve the technical effect of correctly aligning the ski boot 5 with the ski
1. This arrangement is similar to the above described groove and protrusion combination,
although in this case the groove is provided by the wings 70 and is the entire width
of the binding housing 20, whilst the corresponding protrusion is the sole of the
ski boot 5 in its entirety.
List of Components and Reference Numerals
[0027]
Reference numeral |
Component |
Reference numeral |
Component |
1 |
Ski |
22 |
User-side surface of binding housing |
2 |
User-side surface of ski |
24 |
Mountain-side surface of binding housing |
3 |
Mountain-side surface of ski |
30 |
Studs |
5 |
Ski boot |
32 |
Recesses |
6 |
Sole of ski boot |
50 |
Indentations |
10 |
Binding plate |
52 |
Snap-in flap |
10a, 10b |
Binding plate segments |
36, 38 & 60, 66 |
Protrusions |
12 |
User-side of binding plate |
4, 34, 40 & 62, 64 |
Grooves |
14 |
Mountain-side of binding plate |
70 |
Wings |
16a, 16c |
Distal ends of binding plate |
72 |
Distal ends of wings |
16b |
Central portion of binding plate |
74 |
Proximal ends of wings |
20 |
Binding housing |
80 |
Impact-dampening layer |
20a, 20b |
Binding housing segments |
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1. A binding plate (10), adapted to interact with the user-side surface (2) of a ski
(1), characterised in that: the distal ends (16a, 16b) of the binding plate (19) are constructed from a hard
plastic material, in particular a plastic material suitable for mounting a binding
housing (20) thereto, and the central portion (16b) of the binding plate comprises
a relatively softer plastic material.
2. A kit made of a binding housing (20), and the binding plate (10) of claim 1, wherein
the binding housing (20) is interacting with the user-side surface (12) of the binding
plate (10).
3. The binding plate (10) of claim 1 or the binding housing (20) of claim 2, wherein
the binding plate (10) or binding housing (20) is adapted to interact with a ski boot
(5).
4. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding plate (10)
has a user-side (12) to mountain-side (14) thickness of 5 millimetres or less.
5. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding plate (10)
has a user-side (12) to mountain-side (14) thickness of 2 millimetres or less.
6. The binding plate (10) of claim 1, wherein the plastic is polyoxymethylene.
7. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding plate (10)
is affixed to the user-side surface (2) of a ski (1) by at least one of welding, gluing,
or by the interaction of one or more studs (30) and recesses (32).
8. The binding plate (10) of claim 7, wherein the studs (30) are protruding from the
mountain-side surface (14) of the binding plate (10) and the recesses (32) are formed
in the user-side surface (2) of the ski (1).
9. The binding plate (10) of claim 7, wherein the studs (30) are protruding from the
user-side surface (2) of the ski (1) and the recesses (32) are formed in at least
the mountain-side surface (14) of the binding plate (10).
10. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the longitudinal width
(B) at the centre of the binding plate (10) is narrow relative to the width of the
distal ends (A, C) of the binding plate (10).
11. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding plate (10)
is at least quadrangular in shape.
12. The binding plate (10) of claim 11, wherein the binding plate (10) is square in shape.
13. The binding plate (10) of claim 11, wherein the binding plate (10) is rectangular
in shape.
14. The binding plate (10) of claim 11, wherein the binding plate (10) is hexagonal in
shape.
15. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding plate (10)
is slidably engageable with the binding housing (20).
16. The binding plate (10) of claim 15, wherein the binding plate (10) comprises a longitudinal
groove (34) running along at least a part of the length of the user-side surface (12)
of the binding plate (10).
17. The binding housing (20) of claim 16, wherein the binding housing (20) comprises a
longitudinal protrusion (36) running along at least a part of the length of a mountain-side
surface (24) of the binding housing (20).
18. The binding plate (10) of claim 15, wherein the binding plate (10) comprises a longitudinal
protrusion (38) running along at least a part of the length of the user-side surface
(12) of the binding plate (10).
19. The binding housing (20) of claim 18, wherein the binding housing (20) comprises a
longitudinal groove (40) running along at least a part of the length of the mountain-side
surface (24) of the binding housing (20).
20. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding plate (10)
comprises one or more indentations (50) on its user-side surface (12).
21. The binding housing (20) of claim 20, wherein the binding housing (20) comprises a
snap-in flap (52) on its mountain-side surface (24).
22. The binding housing (20) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding housing
(20) comprises a ski-boot guiding longitudinal protrusion (60) running along at least
a part of the length of a user-side surface (22) of the binding housing (20).
23. The ski boot (5) of claim 3, wherein the ski boot (5) comprises a ski-boot guiding
longitudinal recess (62) running along at least a part of the length of the sole (6)
of the ski boot (5).
24. The binding housing (20) of any of claims 1 to 21, wherein the binding housing (20)
comprises a ski-boot guiding longitudinal recess (64) running along at least a part
of the length of the user-side surface (22) of the binding housing (20).
25. The ski boot (5) of claim 3, wherein the ski boot (5) comprises a ski-boot guiding
longitudinal protrusion (66) running along at least a part of the length of the sole
(6) of the ski boot (5).
26. The binding housing (20) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding housing
(20) comprises ski-boot guiding wings (70) protruding from a longitudinal edges of
the user-side surface (22) of the binding housing (20).
27. The wings (70) of claim 26, wherein the distal ends (72) of the wings (70) are spaced
further apart than the proximal ends (74) of the wings (70), relative to the user-side
surface (22) of the binding housing (20).
28. The wings (70) of claim 27, wherein the angle of the wings (70), relative to the vertical
normal, is no more than 45°.
29. The binding housing (20) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding housing
comprises one or more individual segments (20).
30. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the binding plate (10)
comprises one or more individual segments (10, 10a, 10b).
31. The binding plate of claim 30, wherein the individual binding plate segments (10a,
10b) are located directly beneath the individual binding housing segments 20 (20a,
20b) of claim 29.
32. The binding plate (10) of any of the preceding claims, wherein an impact-dampening
layer (80) of shock-absorbing material, such as foam rubber or the like, is sandwiched
between the mountain-side surface (14) of the binding plate (10) and the use-side
surface (2) of the ski (1).
33. The ski (1) of claim 1, further comprising a groove (4), wherein the groove (4) is
sized such that a binding plate (10) sits flush within the user-side surface (2) of
the ski (1).
34. The ski (1) of claim 1, wherein the ski (1) comprises a binding plate (10) as an integral
part of the user-side surface (2) of the ski (1).
35. The ski (1) of claim 34, wherein the integral binding plate (10) runs along at least
a portion of the longitudinal length of the ski (1).
36. The ski (1) of claim 34 or 35, wherein the integral binding plate (10) comprises a
raised central section on its user-side surface (12), adapted to slidably interact
with the mountain-side surface (24) of the binding housing (20).
1. Bindungsplatte (10), welche eingerichtet ist, mit der benutzerseitigen Fläche (2)
von einem Ski (1) zu interagieren, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass: die distalen Enden (16a, 16b) von der Bindungsplatte (19) ein hartes Kunststoffmaterial
umfassen, insbesondere ein Kunststoffmaterial, welches zum Einrichten von einem Bindungsgehäuse
(20) hieran geeignet ist, und der Mittenabschnitt (16b) von der Bindungsplatte ein
relativ nachgiebiges Kunststoffmaterial umfasst.
2. Ausrüstung, umfassend ein Bindungsgehäuse (20) und die Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch
1, wobei das Bindungsgehäuse (20) mit der benutzerseitigen Fläche (12) von der Bindungsplatte
(10) interagiert.
3. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder Bindungsgehäuse (20) nach Anspruch 2, wobei
die Bindungsplatte (10) oder das Bindungsgehäuse (20) eingerichtet ist, mit einem
Skischuh (5) zu interagieren.
4. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bindungsplatte
(10) zwischen einer Benutzerseite (12) und einer Bergseite (14) eine Dicke von 5 mm
oder weniger hat.
5. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bindungsplatte
(10) zwischen einer Benutzerseite (12) und einer Bergseite (14) eine Dicke von 2 mm
oder weniger hat.
6. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Kunststoff Polyoxymethylen umfasst.
7. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bindungsplatte
(10) durch Verschweißen, Verkleben und/oder durch Interaktion zwischen einem oder
mehreren Vorsprüngen (30) und Aussparungen (32) an der benutzerseitigen Fläche (2)
von einem Ski (1) angebracht ist.
8. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Vorsprünge (30) von der bergseitigen
Fläche (14) von der Bindungsplatte (10) vorragen und die Aussparungen (32) in der
benutzerseitigen Fläche (2) von dem Ski (1) ausgebildet sind.
9. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Vorsprünge (30) von der benutzerseitigen
Fläche (2) von dem Ski (1) vorragen und die Aussparungen (32) zumindest in der bergseitigen
Fläche (14) von der Bindungsplatte (10) ausgebildet sind.
10. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die längsgerichtete
Breite (B) an der Mitte von der Bindungsplatte (10) in Relation zur Breite der distalen
Enden (A, C) von der Bindungsplatte (10) schmal ist.
11. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bindungsplatte
(10) wenigstens viereckig ist.
12. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Bindungsplatte (10) quadratisch ist.
13. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Bindungsplatte (10) rechteckig ist.
14. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Bindungsplatte (10) hexagonal ist.
15. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bindungsplatte
(10) und das Bindungsgehäuse (20) verschiebbar in Eingriff genommen werden können.
16. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 15, wobei die Bindungsplatte (10) eine längsgerichtete
Nut (34) umfasst, welche wenigstens abschnittsweise entlang der Länge von der benutzerseitigen
Fläche (12) von der Bindungsplatte (10) verläuft.
17. Bindungsgehäuse (20) nach Anspruch 16, wobei das Bindungsgehäuse (20) einen längsgerichteten
Vorsprung (36) umfasst, welcher wenigstens abschnittsweise entlang der Länge von einer
bergseitigen Fläche (24) von dem Bindungsgehäuse (20) verläuft.
18. Bindungsplatte (10) nach Anspruch 15, wobei die Bindungsplatte (10) einen längsgerichteten
Vorsprung (38) umfasst, welcher wenigstens abschnittsweise entlang der Länge von der
benutzerseitigen Fläche (12) von der Bindungsplatte (10) verläuft.
19. Bindungsgehäuse (20) nach Anspruch 18, wobei das Bindungsgehäuse (20) eine längsgerichtete
Nut (40) umfasst, welche wenigstens abschnittsweise entlang der Länge von der bergseitigen
Fläche (24) von dem Bindungsgehäuse (20) verläuft.
20. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bindungsplatte
(10) an ihrer benutzerseitigen Fläche (12) eine oder mehrere Vertiefungen (50) umfasst.
21. Bindungsgehäuse (20) nach Anspruch 20, wobei das Bindungsgehäuse (20) an seiner bergseitigen
Fläche (24) eine Einschnapp-Lasche (52) umfasst.
22. Bindungsgehäuse (20) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Bindungsgehäuse
(20) einen längsgerichteten Vorsprung (60) zur Skischuh-Führung umfasst, welcher wenigstens
abschnittsweise entlang der Länge von einer benutzerseitigen Fläche (22) von dem Bindungsgehäuse
(20) verläuft.
23. Skischuh (5) nach Anspruch 3, wobei der Skischuh (5) eine längsgerichtete Aussparung
(62) zur Skischuh-Führung umfasst, welche wenigstens abschnittsweise entlang der Länge
von der Sohle (6) von dem Skischuh (5) verläuft.
24. Bindungsgehäuse (20) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 21, wobei das Bindungsgehäuse
(20) eine längsgerichtete Aussparung (64) zur Skischuh-Führung umfasst, welche wenigstens
abschnittsweise entlang der Länge von der benutzerseitigen Fläche (22) von dem Bindungsgehäuse
(20) verläuft.
25. Skischuh (5) nach Anspruch 3, wobei der Skischuh (5) einen längsgerichteten Vorsprung
(66) zur Skischuh-Führung umfasst, welcher wenigstens abschnittsweise entlang der
Länge von der Sohle (6) von dem Skischuh (5) verläuft.
26. Bindungsgehäuse (20) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Bindungsgehäuse
(20) Flügel (70) zur Skischuh-Führung umfasst, welche von längsgerichteten Kanten
von der benutzerseitigen Fläche (22) von dem Bindungsgehäuse (20) vorragen.
27. Flügel (70) nach Anspruch 26, wobei die distalen Enden (72) der Flügel (70) in Relation
zur benutzerseitigen Fläche (22) von dem Bindungsgehäuse (20) weiter vorragen als
die proximalen Enden (74) der Flügel (70).
28. Flügel (70) nach Anspruch 27, wobei die Flügel (70) in Relation zur Normale einen
Winkel von nicht mehr als 45° einschließen.
29. Bindungsgehäuse (20) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Bindungsgehäuse
ein oder mehrere einzelne Segmente (20) umfasst.
30. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bindungsplatte
(10) ein oder mehrere einzelne Segmente (10, 10a, 10b) umfasst.
31. Bindungsplatte nach Anspruch 30, wobei die einzelnen Bindungsplatte-Segmente (10a,
10b) direkt unterhalb der einzelnen Bindungsgehäuse-Segmente (20, 20a, 20b) nach Anspruch
29 angeordnet sind.
32. Bindungsplatte (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei eine stoßdämpfende
Schicht (80) aus einem stoßabsorbierenden Material, wie beispielsweise Schaumgummi
oder dergleichen, zwischen der bergseitigen Fläche (14) von der Bindungsplatte (10)
und der benutzerseitigen Fläche (2) von dem Ski (1) zwischengefügt ist.
33. Ski (1) nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend eine Nut (4), wobei die Nut (4) derart bemessen
ist, dass eine Bindungsplatte (10) innerhalb der benutzerseitigen Fläche (2) von dem
Ski (1) dicht eingepasst ist.
34. Ski (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Ski (1) eine Bindungsplatte (10) als einen integralen
Teil von der benutzerseitigen Fläche (2) von dem Ski (1) umfasst.
35. Ski (1) nach Anspruch 34, wobei die integrale Bindungsplatte (10) wenigstens abschnittsweise
entlang der längsgerichteten Länge von dem Ski (1) verläuft.
36. Ski (1) nach Anspruch 34 oder 35, wobei die integrale Bindungsplatte (10) auf ihrer
benutzerseitigen Fläche (12) eine erhöhte Mittensektion umfasst, welche zur verschiebbaren
Interaktion mit der bergseitigen Fläche (24) von dem Bindungsgehäuse (20) eingerichtet
ist.
1. Plaque de fixation (10), adaptée à coopérer avec la surface côté utilisateur (2) d'un
ski (1), caractérisée en ce que les extrémités distales (16a, 16b) de la plaque de fixation (19) sont construites
d'une matière plastique dure, en particulier d'une matière plastique appropriée pour
monter sur celle-ci un boîtier de fixation (20), et la portion centrale (16b) de la
plaque de fixation comprend une matière plastique relativement plus tendre.
2. Assortiment, constitué d'un boîtier de fixation (20) et de la plaque de fixation (10)
selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le boîtier de fixation (20) coopère avec la
surface côté utilisateur (12) de la plaque de fixation (10).
3. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 1, ou boîtier de fixation (20) selon
la revendication 2, dans laquelle/lequel la plaque de fixation (10) ou le boîtier
de fixation (20) est adapté(e) à coopérer avec une chaussure de ski (5).
4. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle la plaque de fixation (10) a une épaisseur depuis le côté utilisateur (12)
jusqu'au côté terrain (14) égale à 5 mm ou moins.
5. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle la plaque de fixation (10) a une épaisseur depuis le côté utilisateur (12)
jusqu'au côté terrain (14) égale à 2 mm ou moins.
6. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la matière plastique
est du polyoxyméthylène.
7. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
dans laquelle la plaque de fixation (10) est fixée sur la surface côté utilisateur
(2) d'un ski (1) par au moins une méthode parmi le soudage, collage, ou par coopération
d'un ou plusieurs plots (30) et d'évidements (32).
8. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle les plots (30) sont
en projection depuis la surface côté terrain (14) de la plaque de fixation (10) et
les évidements (32) sont formés dans la surface côté utilisateur (2) du ski (1).
9. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle les plots (30) sont
en projection depuis la surface côté utilisateur (2) du ski (1) et les évidements
(32) sont formés au moins dans la surface côté terrain (14) de la plaque de fixation
(10).
10. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle la largeur longitudinale (B) au centre de la plaque de fixation (10) est
étroite par rapport à la largeur des extrémités distales (A, C) de la plaque de fixation
(10).
11. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle la plaque de fixation (10) a une forme au moins quadrangulaire.
12. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 11, dans laquelle la plaque de fixation
(10) a une forme carrée.
13. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 11, dans laquelle la plaque de fixation
(10) a une forme rectangulaire.
14. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 11, dans laquelle la plaque de fixation
(10) a une forme hexagonale.
15. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle la plaque de fixation (10) est capable d'être engagée en coulissement avec
le boîtier de fixation (20).
16. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 15, dans laquelle la plaque de fixation
(10) comprend une gorge longitudinale (34) s'étendant le long d'une partie au moins
de la longueur de la surface côté utilisateur (12) de la plaque de fixation (10).
17. Plaque de fixation (20) selon la revendication 16, dans laquelle le boîtier de fixation
(20) comprend une projection longitudinale (36) s'étendant le long d'une partie au
moins de la longueur d'une surface côté terrain (24) du boîtier de fixation (20).
18. Plaque de fixation (10) selon la revendication 15, dans laquelle la plaque de fixation
(10) comprend une projection longitudinale (38) s'étendant le long d'une partie au
moins de la longueur de la surface côté utilisateur (12) de la plaque de fixation
(10).
19. Plaque de fixation (20) selon la revendication 18, dans laquelle le boîtier de fixation
(20) comprend une gorge longitudinale (40) s'étendant le long d'une partie au moins
de la longueur de la surface côté terrain (24) du boîtier de fixation (20).
20. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle la plaque de fixation (10) comprend un ou plusieurs creux (50) sur sa surface
côté utilisateur (12).
21. Boîtier de fixation (20) selon la revendication 20, dans laquelle le boîtier de fixation
(20) comprend un volet à encliquetage (52) sur sa surface côté terrain (24).
22. Boîtier de fixation (20) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
lequel le boîtier de fixation (20) comprend une projection longitudinale (60) pour
guidage de chaussure de ski, s'étendant le long d'une partie au moins de la longueur
d'une surface côté utilisateur (22) du boîtier de fixation (20).
23. Chaussure de ski (5) selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle la chaussure de ski (5)
comprend un évidement longitudinal (62) pour guidage de chaussure de ski, s'étendant
le long d'une partie au moins de la longueur de la semelle (6) de la chaussure de
ski (5).
24. Boîtier de fixation (20) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 21, dans lequel
le boîtier de fixation (20) comprend un évidement longitudinal (64) pour guidage de
chaussure de ski, s'étendant le long d'une partie au moins de la longueur de la surface
côté utilisateur (22) du boîtier de fixation (20).
25. Chaussure de ski (5) selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle la chaussure de ski (5)
comprend une projection longitudinale (66) pour guidage de chaussure de ski, s'étendant
le long d'une partie au moins de la longueur de la semelle (6) de la chaussure de
ski (5).
26. Boîtier de fixation (20) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle le boîtier de fixation (20) comprend des ailettes (70) pour guidage de chaussure
de ski, qui se projettent depuis des bordures longitudinales de la surface côté utilisateur
(22) du boîtier de fixation (20).
27. Ailettes (70) selon la revendication 26, dans lesquelles les extrémités distales (72)
des ailettes (70) sont espacées plus loin que les extrémités proximales (74) des ailettes
(70), par rapport à la surface côté utilisateur (22) du boîtier de fixation (20).
28. Ailettes (70) selon la revendication 27, dans lesquelles l'angle des ailettes (70),
par rapport à la normale verticale, ne dépasse pas 45°.
29. Boîtier de fixation (20) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
lequel le boîtier de fixation comprend un ou plusieurs segments individuels (20).
30. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle la plaque de fixation (10) comprend un ou plusieurs segments individuels
(10, 10a, 10b).
31. Plaque de fixation selon la revendication 30, dans laquelle les segments individuels
(10a, 10b) de la plaque de fixation sont situés directement au-dessous des segments
individuels du boîtier de fixation (20, 20a, 20b) selon la revendication 29.
32. Plaque de fixation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans
laquelle une couche d'amortissement d'impacts (80), en un matériau absorbant les chocs
comme de la mousse de caoutchouc ou similaire, est prise en sandwich entre la surface
côté terrain (14) de la plaque de fixation (10) et la surface côté utilisateur (2)
du ski (1).
33. Ski (1) selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre une gorge (4), dans lequel la
gorge (4) a une taille telle qu'une plaque de fixation (10) est logée en affleurement
avec la surface côté utilisateur (2) du ski (1).
34. Ski (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le ski (1) comprend une plaque de fixation
(10) à titre de partie intégrale de la surface côté utilisateur (2) du ski (1).
35. Ski (1) selon la revendication 34, dans lequel la plaque de fixation intégrale (10)
s'étend le long d'une portion au moins de la longueur longitudinale du ski (1).
36. Ski (1) selon la revendication 34 ou 35, dans lequel la plaque de fixation intégrale
(10) comprend une section centrale dressée sur sa surface côté utilisateur (12), adaptée
à coopérer en coulissement avec la surface côté terrain (24) du boîtier de fixation
(20).
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