US3399430A - Buckle, particularly for a skiing boot - Google Patents

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US3399430A
US3399430A US623431A US62343167A US3399430A US 3399430 A US3399430 A US 3399430A US 623431 A US623431 A US 623431A US 62343167 A US62343167 A US 62343167A US 3399430 A US3399430 A US 3399430A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/14—Clamp fastenings, e.g. strap fastenings; Clamp-buckle fastenings; Fastenings with toggle levers
    • A43C11/1406—Fastenings with toggle levers; Equipment therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/14—Clamp fastenings, e.g. strap fastenings; Clamp-buckle fastenings; Fastenings with toggle levers
    • A43C11/1406—Fastenings with toggle levers; Equipment therefor
    • A43C11/142—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack
    • A43C11/1433—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack characterised by means to decrease required force for the closure movement of the toggle lever
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/14—Clamp fastenings, e.g. strap fastenings; Clamp-buckle fastenings; Fastenings with toggle levers
    • A43C11/1406—Fastenings with toggle levers; Equipment therefor
    • A43C11/142—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack
    • A43C11/1453—Fastenings with toggle levers with adjustment means provided for on the shoe, e.g. rack characterised by the shape of the teeth on the rack
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/21—Strap tighteners
    • Y10T24/2102—Cam lever and loop
    • Y10T24/2104—Step adjusted
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/21—Strap tighteners
    • Y10T24/2102—Cam lever and loop
    • Y10T24/2104—Step adjusted
    • Y10T24/2106—Ski boot and garment fasteners

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  • This invention relates to a buckle, particularly adapted for skiing boots, comprising a fastening device, a buckle part or lever being rotatable about a pivot axis and a locking device for said buckle part.
  • the boot buckles particularly adapted for skiing boots have a type of a buckle which is rapidly and easily operated and which holds the foot tightly in the boot.
  • said buckles have a disadvantage which is that they may open especially when skiing in deep snow or during a fall thus resulting in inconvenience and possible accidents.
  • Previous attempts have been made to secure the shoe buckle in locked position by means of clamping loops, however, such clamping loops were expensive in construction and they did not always remain securely fastened.
  • the invention provides a buckle part that is movable from a pivoting position to a locked position perpendicular to its lengthwise direction. This results in the advantage that the buckle part is reliably secured against'an undesired opening but can be opened easily when required.
  • a bolt with locking elements provides the pivot axis for the buckle part, said bolt upon being secured in the locked 3,399,430 Patented Sept. 3, 1968 and abuts a support portion being mounted to the fastening device when in pivoting position.
  • the bucklepart is guided in an advantageous manner during the pivotingmovement and a possible sideward tilting is prevented.
  • a spring element can be arranged between buckle part and bolt, said spring element advantageously giving additional security to the buckle part when in the locked position.
  • the support portion can consist of rubber or similar material against which the buckle part can rest in both the pivoting and locked positions.
  • FIGURE 1 is a side-elevational view of a boot buckle according to this invention comprising a buckle part in locked position
  • FIGURE 2 is a side-elevational view similar to FIG- URE 1 illustrating the buckle part at the start of the pivoting position.
  • FIGURE 3 is a side-elevational view similar to FIG- URE 1 illustrating the buckle part in a position during the pivoting process
  • FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary view of the fastening device in the area of the pivot axis
  • FIGURE 5 is a side-elevational view of the buckle part according to the invention having a bore with a slot there-
  • FIGURE 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of another embodiment of the boot buckle of the invention.
  • FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary front view of the boot buckle of the embodiment of FIGURE 6.
  • FIGURE 8 is a side-elevational view of the housing of the boot buckle of FIGURE 6.
  • FIGURE 9 is a fragmentary side-elevational view of the buckle part of FIGURE 6.
  • FIGURE 10 is a top view of the buckle part of FIG- URE 9.
  • FIGURE 11 is a top view of the housing of FIGURE 8.
  • FIGURE 12 is a fragmentary side-elevational view of the fastening device of FIGURE 6.
  • the pivot axis is a rectangular bolt having rounded edges, said bolt being located in a slotted hole which fits said bolt when in the locked position and being located in a circular bore adjacent said slotted-hole when in the pivoting position.
  • Said bore has a diameter which corresponds to the height of the bolt.
  • the bolt can be secured in the fastening device andthe buckle part provided with the slotted hole together with the bore adjacent and above said hole.
  • Said embodiment is very advantageous and a simple pressure of one finger is sufficient to effect opening of the securely locked buckle part.
  • the outer radial periphery of the buckle part is arranged at the bearing place coaxially to the center of the bearing
  • the shoe buckle 1 according to FIGURE 1 comprises a lever or buckle part 2, the fastening device or base 3, the clamping loop 4 and the holding means (not illustrated in detail).
  • the fastening device 3 is secured to the upper side 6 of the skiing boot by means of rivets 5.
  • Said fastening device has a U-shaped bearing block 7 wherein the rectangularly shaped pin or bolt 8 having rounded edges is arranged.
  • the bearing portion 9 of the 'buckle part 2 is provided between the legs of the bearing block.
  • said bearing portion has a keyhole-shaped opening which is comprised of a slotted hole 10 and a bore 11 provided above said slotted hole.
  • the width of the slotted hole 10 corresponds to the short rectangular side of the bolt 8.
  • the diameter of the bore 11 corresponds to the height of the bolt, that is, the long rectangular side of the bolt.
  • the clamping loop 4 which is connected to the skiing boot by holding means engages with the toothing 12 of the buckle part 2 and thus holds together both instep portions of the skiing boot.
  • the bolt 8 which is arranged in the part 7 of the fastening device 3 and forms the pivot axis, functions 'as a locking member when located in the slotted hole 10 of the 3 buckle part 2.
  • This locked position is achieved by the pulling action of the clamping loop 4 and by the spring effect of the support portion 13.
  • Said support portion consists of rubber or similar elastic or resilient material mounted to the fastening device 3. It presses against the circular outer surface of the bearing portion 9 of the buckle part 2, said bearing portion being coaxial with the center 15 of the bore 11. The buckle part is thus held reliably in the locking position of FIGURE 1, and opening by lifting of the handle 14 is impossible.
  • the buckle-type device is closed and locked satisfactorily because the support portion extends over the entire width of the web.
  • the buckle part 2 If, according to FIGURE 2, the upper part of the hearing portion 9 of the buckle part 2 is pressed in direction of arrow 1, said buckle part 2 is pushed downwardly by compressing the support portion 13.
  • the locking member or bolt 8 slides from the slotted hole 10 into the bore 11 of the buckle part. Since the diameter of said bore substantially corresponds to the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the bolt, the buckle part 2 can be rotated on its pivot axis about said bolt by lifting of the handle 14, thus the lock can be opened.
  • the periphery of the bearing portion 9 slides thereby on the support portion 13 and effects a reliable rotation of the buckle part about the pivot axis without the danger of swinging (see FIGURE 3).
  • the bolt 8 Upon closing of the fastening device, the bolt 8 can, also relatively speaking, be rotated in the bore 11 or rather the buckle part 2 rotates with its bore about the bolt 8 which is mounted in the fastening device 3. If the buckle part has reached its closing position according to FIGURE 1, the slotted hole 10 engages with the bolt 8 by the etfect of the pulling action of the clamping loop and the spring effect of the support portion 13 and results again in a secure locking mechanism.
  • a second resilient means or spring can be arranged in the bearing portion 9, said spring being supported between the bolt 8 and said bearing portion 9, also pressing the bolt into the slotted hole and giving said bolt a further additional support in said slotted hole (not illustrated in detail).
  • the buckle part 2 is arranged in a further intermediate piece which is provided at the upper part of the boot and if the fastening device 3 has the adjustment toothing
  • the buckle part can, according to the invention, also be held securely in locked position by stopping the pivot axis.
  • a slotted hole and a bore can be provided wherein a rectangular bolt having rounded edges, relatively speaking, is movable. Depending on the position of the bolt, the lock position or the pivoting position for the buckle part is possible.
  • the boot buckle comprises the buckle part 2, the fastening device 3, the housing 14 and the bolt 8.
  • Said bolt 8 is rigidly secured in the fastening device 3 and is axially oriented approximately' at an angle of 45 (FIGURE 12).
  • the buckle part 2 has a bore 15 (FIGURE 9) having a diameter which is equal to the height of the bolt.
  • the buckle part 2 has a groove 16 which is the center of rotation of the housing 14.
  • Buckle part 2 also has a recess 17 for a spring 18 (FIGURE 6).
  • the housing 14 comprises, according to FIGURE 8, a bore- 20 having a slot 19 adjacent thereto, said slot being oriented at an angle of
  • the housing 14 has defined therein an opening 21 on one side and has a hookshaped engaging element 22 on the upper part of said opening.
  • said element 22 of housing 14 is engaged in recess 16 of the buckle part 2 and at the same time partially surrounds said buckle part being retained in the position illustrated in FIGURE 6 by the effect of the spring 18.
  • the rectangular bolt 8 ment 22 is engaged in recess 16, the buckle part 2 is prevented from rotating and undesirably opening.
  • the housing If a force P is applied to the housing, the spring 18 is depressed. At the same time, since bolt 8 is now located in hole 15, the housing :14 can rot-ate about the rectangular bolt 8 and can take along the buckle part '2 thus opening the boot buckle.
  • the invention is not limitedto the buckles mentioned but'can be applied on all'types of buckles so that in an advantageous manner a secure locking is provided 'in spite of deep snow and outside influences and that the buckle can be opened easily'if'required.
  • the buckle can according to the invention also be used to fasten climbing shoes because here too a secure locking and an easy and fast opening of the buckle is required.
  • a buckle for connecting two parts, particularly the adjacent'flaps of a ski boot comprising:
  • lock means interconnecting said lever means and said support means for positively preventing said lever means from being pivotally moved away from said predetermined position, said lock means including a locking member movable relative to one of said support means and lever means between first and second positions, said locking member when in said first position positively preventing pivotal movement of said lever means away from said predetermined position;
  • said lock means further including biasing means urging said locking member into said first position when said lever means is in said predetermined position, said lever means being pivotally movable away from said predetermined position only after said .lock means has been manually released by placing said locking member in said second position.
  • said support means includes a substantially U-shaped bracket member secured to said one pant and having a pair of upstanding legs -with one end of said lever means being positioned between said legs and pivotally connected thereto, said lever means having a plurality of laterally spaced slots formed in one edge thereof, and said clamping element comprising a clamping loop pivotally connected at one end thereof to said other part with the other end of said loop being adapted to being received within one of said slots.
  • a buckle as defined in claim 2, wherein said locking member comprises a pivot pin pivotally-mounting and interconnecting said lever means to said bracket member.
  • said lever means comprises a lever member with said keyhole-shaped opening means being formed in the one end thereof, said pivot pin being nonrotatably fixed relative to said bracket member.
  • said biasing means includes resilient means coacting between said lever means and said bracket member for urging the rectangular portion of said pivot pin toward said slot-like opening.
  • the resilient means includes an elastic support member positioned between the legs of said bracket member with said support member being adapted to abuttingly contact the outer periphery of said lever means.
  • said biasing means including resilient means positioned between said lever member and said movable member for resiliently urging said movable member in a direction whereby the rectangular portion of said pivot pin is urged toward said slot-like opening.

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US3521330A (en) * 1967-07-31 1970-07-21 Adalberto Sussman Steinberg Toothed lever tension device particularly for mountain and ski-boots
US4104766A (en) * 1976-03-29 1978-08-08 S.A. Des Etablissements Francois Salomon & Fils Closing system for ski boots
FR2485344A1 (fr) * 1980-06-27 1981-12-31 Koeflach Sportgeraete Gmbh Boucle pour la fermeture de chaussures
CH688640A5 (fr) * 1993-04-23 1997-12-31 Lange Int Sa Dispositif de fermeture d'une tige de chaussure de ski.
US20050115487A1 (en) * 2003-12-01 2005-06-02 Michael Godfrey Variable tension fastening system for vehicle covers

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FR1366146A (fr) * 1963-05-29 1964-07-10 Actis Ets Crochet pour la fermeture de chaussures
US3292222A (en) * 1964-09-01 1966-12-20 Adalberto S Steinberg Reverse tensioning lever device for joining two borders to be united
US3333301A (en) * 1965-01-21 1967-08-01 Toba Ind Veneta Minuterie Meta Fastening device for ski boots

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US3292222A (en) * 1964-09-01 1966-12-20 Adalberto S Steinberg Reverse tensioning lever device for joining two borders to be united
US3333301A (en) * 1965-01-21 1967-08-01 Toba Ind Veneta Minuterie Meta Fastening device for ski boots

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US3521330A (en) * 1967-07-31 1970-07-21 Adalberto Sussman Steinberg Toothed lever tension device particularly for mountain and ski-boots
US4104766A (en) * 1976-03-29 1978-08-08 S.A. Des Etablissements Francois Salomon & Fils Closing system for ski boots
FR2485344A1 (fr) * 1980-06-27 1981-12-31 Koeflach Sportgeraete Gmbh Boucle pour la fermeture de chaussures
CH688640A5 (fr) * 1993-04-23 1997-12-31 Lange Int Sa Dispositif de fermeture d'une tige de chaussure de ski.
US20050115487A1 (en) * 2003-12-01 2005-06-02 Michael Godfrey Variable tension fastening system for vehicle covers

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