EP0451332B1 - Dispositif pour empêcher les blessures des tendons extérieurs - Google Patents

Dispositif pour empêcher les blessures des tendons extérieurs Download PDF

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EP0451332B1
EP0451332B1 EP90121849A EP90121849A EP0451332B1 EP 0451332 B1 EP0451332 B1 EP 0451332B1 EP 90121849 A EP90121849 A EP 90121849A EP 90121849 A EP90121849 A EP 90121849A EP 0451332 B1 EP0451332 B1 EP 0451332B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0415—Accessories
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0405—Linings, paddings or insertions; Inner boots
    • A43B5/0407—Linings, paddings or insertions; Inner boots inflatable
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S128/00—Surgery
    • Y10S128/20—Inflatable splint

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  • the invention relates to a device for preventing outer ligament injuries by preventing movement of the foot from bending.
  • Outer ligament injuries are a very common sport injury. They occur due to overstretching of the outer ligaments as a result of the foot bending. The risk of such injuries can be reduced by high, sturdy shoes, which is common for example when hiking in the mountains. Athletes often use relatively stiff bandages to give the foot a greater grip.
  • DE-A-2321 817 discloses a sports shoe with an internal padding containing a pressure medium, a pressure bottle containing a supply of the pressure medium compressed to high pressure, in particular a gas cartridge, being provided as the pressure source.
  • the invention has for its object to develop a device for preventing outer ligament injuries, which does not restrict the normal mobility of the foot, but protects the foot as reliably as possible from an ankle.
  • the movement limits are designed as inflatable pressure chambers and that a pressure accumulator which is triggered automatically by a strain sensor is provided for inflating the pressure chambers.
  • Such a device works on a comparable principle to an airbag in a motor vehicle.
  • the pressure chambers remain uninflated, so that the foot is not undesirably restricted in its freedom of movement. If there is a critical expansion of the outer ligaments, the pressure chambers inflate and prevent further expansion of the foot, so that an outer ligament injury is prevented. After such inflation of the pressure chambers, the desired freedom of movement of the foot can be restored by releasing the gas in the pressure chambers.
  • the device is particularly simple if the pressure accumulator is a gas bottle under excess pressure and the strain sensor is a device which releases a pressure medium connection from the gas bottle to the pressure chambers in the event of overexpansion.
  • gas bottles are common in airbags or life jackets.
  • the strain sensor can, for example, be designed in such a way that it breaks when overstretched, thereby releasing the connection from the gas bottle to the pressure chambers.
  • an electronic component as a strain sensor, which generates an electrical signal in the event of a critical strain, by means of which a solenoid valve is actuated.
  • the device is particularly effective if the pressure chambers are provided in the upper of a shoe and extend up to the sole or into the sole.
  • the required gas bottle can be accommodated without difficulty if it is arranged in the sole of the shoe.
  • the pressure chambers are provided in a stocking-like bandage.
  • a bandage enables the device to be designed independently of shoes. You do not need to buy new shoes if you want to make use of the invention. It is also possible to use such bandages regardless of the shoes worn.
  • FIG. 1 shows a shoe formed from a high shaft 1 and a sole 2.
  • pressure chambers 3, 4, 5 arranged laterally in the upper 1 and shown in broken lines, which are not pressurized during normal use of the shoe.
  • the pressure chambers 3, 4, 5 and the pressure chambers which cannot be seen and are arranged on the opposite side of the shaft, can be inflated with a pressure medium from a gas bottle 6 arranged in the sole 2 as soon as a strain sensor 7 detects such a strong expansion of the shaft 1 that with an external ligament injury to the user of the shoe is to be expected. By then inflating the pressure chambers 3, 4, 5, the shoe becomes so stiff that overstretching of the outer bands is impossible.
  • the sectional view according to FIG. 2 shows the individual pressure chambers 3, 4, 5 in section.
  • the pressure chambers 3, 4, 5 are flat, so that an outer wall 8 and an inner wall 9 of the shaft 1 lie one on top of the other and the shoe thereby allows good mobility of the foot.

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  1. Dispositif pour éviter les blessures des tendons extérieurs par la prévention d'un mouvement limite de retournement du pied, caractérisé en ce que les limites de mouvement sont constituées de chambres de compression (3, 4, 5) gonflables et en ce que l'on prévoit, pour gonfler lesdites chambres de compression, un réservoir de pression déclenché automatiquement par un détecteur d'élongation (7).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le réservoir de pression est une bouteille de gaz (6) sous pression, et en ce que le détecteur d'élongation (7) est un dispositif de raccordement de pression entre la bouteille de gaz (6) et les chambres de pression (3, 4, 5) libérable sous l'effet de l'augmentation d'élongation.
  3. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisé en ce que les chambres de compression (3, 4, 5) sont prévues dans la tige (1) de la chaussure, et s'étendent jusqu'à la semelle (2) ou à l'intérieur de celle-ci.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la bouteille de gaz (6) est disposée dans la semelle (2).
  5. Dispositif selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les chambres de compression (3, 4, 5) sont disposées dans une garniture en forme de chausson.
EP90121849A 1990-04-12 1990-11-15 Dispositif pour empêcher les blessures des tendons extérieurs Expired - Lifetime EP0451332B1 (fr)

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DE4011888A DE4011888A1 (de) 1990-04-12 1990-04-12 Vorrichtung zur verhinderung von aussenbaenderverletzungen
DE4011888 1990-04-12

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EP0451332A2 EP0451332A2 (fr) 1991-10-16
EP0451332A3 EP0451332A3 (en) 1991-11-13
EP0451332B1 true EP0451332B1 (fr) 1994-06-01

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EP0451332A3 (en) 1991-11-13
JPH04224701A (ja) 1992-08-14
JP2971153B2 (ja) 1999-11-02
DE59005949D1 (de) 1994-07-07
EP0451332A2 (fr) 1991-10-16
ATE106202T1 (de) 1994-06-15
US5094252A (en) 1992-03-10

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