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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention relates to a ski boot tongue assembly with an outer side for arranging against an inner side of a ski boot and an inner side for arranging against a leg for providing a filled space between the ski boot of and the leg, comprising: a buffer body for providing a buffer between an inner side of a ski boot and a lower leg, having an outer surface curved during use at the front for abutting against the inner side of the ski boot, wherein the buffer body during use is arranged in front of the front of the leg and thereby extends in top view over a portion of the front of the leg, and the buffer body comprising a substantially flat tibia contact surface on the inside for substantially congruence with a tibia for contacting a surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the lower leg.
    公开号:NL2018585A
    申请号:NL2018585
    申请日:2017-03-27
    公开日:2017-10-03
    发明作者:Gerard Vrijburg Sjoerd
    申请人:Dutch Thinking Man B V；
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    专利说明:

    SKI SHOE TONGUE COMPOSITION
    The present invention relates to a ski boot-tongue assembly with an outer side for arranging against an inner side of a ski boot and an inner side for arranging against a leg for providing a filled space between the ski boot and the leg.
    When skiing, use is made of a boot-like high shoe, also called ski boot, for linking the lower leg with the ski. The lower leg is hereby enclosed in this ski boot. An inner shoe is used to protect the leg against the hard shell of the ski boot. To this end, the inner shoe has a substantially fixed protection for the rear and the two sides of the leg, which inner shoe has a movable tongue for protecting the front of the leg.
    Although the inner shoe, and in particular the tongue thereof, protects the front of the leg, the present invention provides an improvement with the aim of further improving the exchange of forces between the tongue and the leg directed to parts of the leg that are more suitable for this purpose.
    To this end, the present invention provides a ski shoe tongue assembly with an outer side for arranging against an inner side of a ski boot and an inner side for arranging against a leg for providing a filled space between the ski boot and the leg, comprising: - a buffer body for providing a buffer between an inner side of a ski boot and a lower leg, having a curved outer surface during use on the front for abutting against the inner side of the ski boot, - wherein the buffer body is arranged for the front of the leg during use and thereby extends over the top view a portion of the front of the leg, and the buffer body comprising a substantially flat tibia contact surface on the inside for substantially congruence with a tibia for contacting a surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the lower leg.
    The present invention provides as an important advantage an increased contact between the tibia and the tibia contact surface, where a ski boot tongue according to the prior art without a tibia contact surface makes virtually no contact with the relatively flat part of the tibia, but makes a contact with high intensity with the front edge of the tibia.
    The tibia has a relatively narrow edge on the front of the leg. However, the tibia has a large obliquely facing surface, referred to as the tibia surface in this document. The present invention uses the tibia surface to spread forces over the entire surface and to use this tibia surface to exert forces.
    A further advantage of the present invention is that by absorbing pressure over the substantially flat tibia surface and the tibia contact surface, these forces are spread over a large surface. An important advantage of this is that when driving into a bend by pressing with the tibia surface on the tibia contact surface of the buffer body, large forces can be exerted on this tibia contact surface, precisely because of the large contact surface that is realized between the tibia surface and the tibia contact surface.
    This provides a high level of sense of control. Furthermore, a great deal of feeling of comfort is provided, precisely during the application of these control forces. For clarity, the steering forces are exerted by the right tibia at a left turn and by a left tibia at a right turn.
    A further important advantage according to the invention is that because the forces are absorbed by the large tibia surface, instead of the narrow tibia, the pressure between the muscle contact surface and the respective muscle surface of the leg can be reduced. This allows these muscles to function with a reduced pressure relative to a tongue according to the prior art, which considerably increases the feeling of comfort and the effectiveness of the muscle. This also makes the muscles (anterior muscles) at the muscle contact surface much less tired during the skiing hours.
    Furthermore, with this invention, pressure differences between the different contact surfaces between the ski boot tongue assembly and the leg are of great importance. A description of contact surfaces between the buffer body and the leg is assumed, even if there are areas where, in certain situations, there is not always direct pressure contact, such as when the contact is interruptible during use or when there are areas where there is no direct contact due to shape of an individual leg, for example. As reported, according to respective exemplary embodiments, for example, the pressure on the muscle contact surface can be reduced while the pressure on the tibia surface is increased.
    The term contact surface is used because of the clarity of the description provided thereby. When used in the ski boot, there will always be contact between the leg and the buffer body of the invention. The object of the invention is precisely that forces are applied to parts of the leg that are better suited for this purpose in an optimum manner in contrast with the prior art.
    According to a first preferred embodiment, the tibia contact surface is arranged with respect to the outer surface curved during use such that it makes contact with the tibia of the lower leg during use. This shape-like contact provides an optimum distribution of forces over this surface. This also optimally distributes the pressure. Furthermore, this can reduce the pressure on the muscle surface of the leg. Preferably, the tibia contact surface is substantially flat.
    According to a further preferred embodiment, the muscle contact surface extends substantially uniformly to the outer surface, and wherein the tibia contact surface extends as a substantially straight surface from the muscle contact surface at an angle alpha, preferably following the surface of the tibia during use therewith. This practically improves the distribution of forces according to the above objectives.
    The buffer body is furthermore preferably manufactured from a deformable material, such as a foam material. Furthermore, foam materials for footwear or clothing or the provision of a buffer member for a human body can be used within the concept of the present invention.
    According to a further preferred embodiment, the buffer body is made of a first material and, at the area of the tibia contact surface, the buffer body is made of a second material. Because the tibia surface can absorb relatively many forces using a tibia contact surface according to the present invention, it is provided that for this tibia contact surface a material can be applied that can apply more forces to the tibia surface of the leg relative to the forces that are applied to the muscle surface. of the leg. A stiffer or harder foam material is therefore possible here than for the rest of the buffer body. For example, when driving in and applying control forces to the tibia contact surface of the buffer body through the tibia surface of the leg, tactile feedback is provided realizing a higher degree of control by the skier. In other words, it just feels better.
    For the purpose of adapting the ski boot tongue assembly to individual preferences of the skier, a tibia contact surface element is provided forming the tibia contact surface and being removably placeable in the buffer body. This allows the skier to make a choice with regard to the hardness of the material. Therefore, the tibia contact surface element is therefore preferably made of a different material than the remaining buffer body. It is provided here that the buffer body is made at the area of the tibia contact surface from a harder or sturdier material than at the location of the muscle contact surface.
    According to a further preferred embodiment, the buffer body has a decreasing thickness when viewed from top to bottom. A gradual increase in the buffering is hereby realized with a highest buffering at the location of an upper edge of the ski boot shaft. This also helps to realize that there is less material on the underside of the ski boot shaft, where there is less space.
    The ski boot tongue assembly is preferably attached to an inner shoe of a ski boot. Although it is separately manufacturable, the ski boot tongue assembly is preferred to merge it with the inner shoe for logistics reasons in the channel from production. For example, a separately available tibia contact surface element is much easier to handle in logistics and, for example, forwardable to an individual skier. Even regular mail can be used for this.
    For the purpose of providing an interchangeability of the ski boot tongue assembly, according to a further preferred embodiment, it is provided with coupling means for releasably coupling to an inner shoe of a ski boot, preferably with corresponding coupling means provided on the inner shoe of the ski boot. An advantage hereof is, for example, that the ski boot tongue assembly can be more accurately adjusted relative to the rest of the inner shoe to individual dimensions and needs as identified within the understanding of the present invention.
    For a further strengthening of the ski boot tongue assembly, it is furthermore preferably provided with a cover element, such as, preferably, a flexible rigid plate material adapted to the shape of the leg opening of the shoe.
    According to a further preferred embodiment, the rigid plate material comprises a tibia follower for following a part of the tibia in the main room parallel to the surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the leg, further preferably comprising a filling element for filling a space between the tibia tracking part and the ski boot, more preferably wherein the buffer body has a uniform thickness. This makes it possible for the pressure exerted by the tibia on the tibia follower part to feel somewhat directly, because the thickness of the buffer body, in other words the thickness of the foam material present, is relatively small, so that the pressing thereof is limited. This increases the more direct degree of steering the ski in turns by pressing through the tibia.
    According to a further preferred embodiment, the buffer body extends during use from a left side of the leg to a right side of the leg. This provides both a buffer body at the location of the tibia and the muscle mass on the outside of the leg. The buffer body further preferably comprises a substantially curved muscle contact surface on the inside for substantially congruence with a muscle-retaining part of the lower leg. By applying this, the muscle mass is loaded less, in particular in relation to the load exerted on the obliquely arranged but flat part of the tibia.
    According to a further preferred embodiment, the connection between the buffer body and a cover element and / or a hard part of the tongue is releasable, such as by means of a hook and loop connection, such as Velcro. This makes it possible to use different dimensions of the buffer body in a ski boot tongue assembly or ski boot. It also hereby becomes possible to arrange the tibia contact more inwards or outwards in order to adjust or adjust the directness of the control by means of the tibia.
    A further aspect according to the present invention relates to a buffer body for use in the ski boot-tongue assembly, for providing a buffer between an inner side of a ski boot and a lower leg, while in use having an outer surface curved at the front for abutment against the inner side of the ski boot, - wherein the buffer body is arranged for the front of the leg during use and thereby extends in plan view over a part of the front of the leg, and - the buffer body comprising a substantially flat tibia contact surface on the inside for substantially congruence with a tibia for making contact with a surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the lower leg. Advantages of this aspect are similar to advantages as described with reference to the above aspect.
    According to a preferred embodiment, the buffer body is arranged in an elongated sleeve-shaped element, the sleeve-shaped element being suitable for arranging around a tongue of a ski boot and the sleeve-shaped element serving for functional arrangement of the buffer body on the inside of the tongue of the ski boot, the tibia contact surface on the inside for substantially congruence with a tibia for contacting a surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the lower leg. This makes it possible to place the buffer body over each tongue of a ski boot using the stocking that is not provided with a buffer body for cooperation with the tibia by means of a tibia contact surface according to the present invention.
    Further advantages, features and details of the present invention will be described in greater detail below with reference to one or more preferred embodiments with reference to the attached figures. Similar but not necessarily identical components of different preferred embodiments are designated with the same reference numerals.
    FIG. 1 relates to two perspective views of a preferred embodiment according to the present invention for a left leg and a right leg.
    FIG. 2 relates to two respective sectional views of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
    FIG. 3 relates to four respective views, a cross-section of a further preferred embodiment and according to the present invention.
    FIG. 4 is a section of the lower leg with a schematic representation of a placement of a tibia contact surface with respect to a tibia surface of the leg.
    FIG. 5 relates to a top view of a ski boot with a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a ski boot tongue assembly arranged therein.
    FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a further preferred embodiment of the present invention.
    FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a further preferred embodiment of the present invention.
    A first preferred embodiment (Fig. 1) according to the present invention relates to a ski boot-tongue assembly 1. This comprises a buffer body 2 forming a muscle contact surface 3 and a tibia contact surface 4 for contact with a lower leg of a human body.
    The tibia contact surface is formed by a tibia contact surface element 5 which in this preferred embodiment is integrally formed with the buffer body 2.
    Furthermore, a plate element 9 is arranged on the front of the ski boot tongue assembly during use forming a cover element which is arranged against the inside of the ski boot during use. This plate element 9, when used, also provides greater structural integrity to the whole.
    Coupling means 8 are arranged on the underside for coupling the ski boot tongue assembly to the inner shoe of a ski boot, wherein in some cases attachment is provided to the outer shoe.
    As extensively described above, the tibia contact surface provides a shape-like contact between the tibia surface of the leg and the ski boot tongue assembly. As a result, the above-mentioned advantages are achieved in a practical manner in practice. The skier can transfer forces to the tibia contact surface of the ski boot tongue assembly with his respective tibia surface. A high level of control is provided to the skier.
    Furthermore, the muscles of the muscle surface of the leg as well as the front edge of the tibia are hereby relieved of pressure relative to a ski boot tongue according to the prior art.
    The angle alpha between the muscle contact surface and the tibia contact surface contributes to optimizing the pressure on the leg within the understanding of the present invention. Thus, skilled in the art can vary this angle within the understanding of the present invention to provide a ski boot tongue assembly that is optimal in the combination of the ski boot and leg.
    Using a separate insert 5 ', 5' as a tibia contact surface element (Fig. 3), this angle alpha can also be adjusted. Furthermore, such an insert provides the advantage that the material thereof can be freely selected independently of the material of the buffer body. With this the feeling of control can be adapted to the wishes of the individual skier. The degree of protection that the tibia contact surface provides to the tibia surface can also be determined or adjusted with this.
    A harder insert provides a greater degree of feedback and therefore a different sense of control than a softer insert. A softer insert, on the other hand, can provide a greater degree of skin protection at the tibia surface.
    The placement in the ski boot is shown schematically in FIG. 5. This is a ski boot for the right foot. The ski boot has hard flaps 11, 12 for providing firmness, which hard flaps 11, 12, however, are very uncomfortable for the leg. This requires a tongue at the front of the leg. The known tongue according to the prior art has a uniform thickness. The ski boot tongue assembly of the present invention provides all of the aforementioned advantages with a placement as shown in FIG. 5.
    In FIG. 6 shows a tongue 19 according to the prior art for a ski boot 19. This has a hard shell 19 and a foam layer 27 according to the prior art. A buffer body 21 is arranged against the inside of this tongue of the ski boot with a tibia contact surface 4. A sleeve 22 is arranged around the tongue. The stocking 22 is attached along the surfaces 24, 25 of the buffer body 21. As a result, the stocking follows the tongue and the buffer body over virtually the entire circumference, except over the range from edge 14 to edge 15 where the stocking is freely tensioned. By this use of a buffer body with a stocking, a preferred embodiment is thus provided that can be placed in any ski boot according to the prior art.
    In FIG. 7 a further preferred embodiment has been described in which the flexible rigid plate body 39 makes a kink for following the flat surface of the tibia. To provide a reinforcement, a buffer body 38 is arranged on the leg side of the flexible rigid plate body 39. For the purpose of support with respect to the ski boot, a filling element or filling body 36 is arranged on the outside of the flexible rigid plate body 39.
    In the various preferred embodiments it is provided that a releasable connection is arranged between the buffer body and the flexible rigid plate body. This is preferably carried out by means of a hook and loop connection, such as a Velcro connection. As a result, the buffer body is interchangeable with respect to the flexible rigid plate body, such as for different sizes of buffer body a surface with different sizes of tibia contact surface.
    In the foregoing, the present invention has been described with reference to a few preferred embodiments. Different aspects of different embodiments are considered to be described in combination with each other, all combinations considered to be considered by a person skilled in the art on the basis of this document to be included in the understanding of the invention. Leg-protecting element for placement in a hard footwear formed according to one or more elements and providing purposes according to this document. These preferred embodiments are not limitative of the scope of protection of this document. The rights requested are defined in the appended claims. ~ k ~ k
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    Claims (19)
    [1]
    A ski boot tongue assembly with an outside for arranging against an inside of a ski boot and an inside for arranging against a leg for providing a filled space between the ski boot and the leg, comprising: - a buffer body for providing a buffer between an inside of a ski boot and a lower leg, while in use having a curved outer surface at the front for abutment against the inside of the ski boot, wherein the buffer body is in use arranged for the front of the leg and thereby extends in plan view over a part of the front of the leg, and the buffer body comprising a substantially flat tibia contact surface on the inside for substantially congruence with a tibia for contacting a surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the lower leg.
    [2]
    Ski shoe tongue assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tibia contact surface is arranged relative to the outer surface curved during use such that it makes contact with the tibia of the lower leg during use.
    [3]
    The ski boot tongue assembly of claim 1 or 2 wherein the tibia contact surface is substantially flat.
    [4]
    Ski shoe tongue assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the muscle contact surface extends substantially uniformly to the outer surface, and wherein the tibia contact surface extends as a substantially straight surface from the muscle contact surface, preferably during use therewith, the surface of the following tibia
    [5]
    Ski boot tongue assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the buffer body is made of a deformable material, such as a foam material.
    [6]
    Ski boot tongue assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the buffer body is made of a first material and wherein at the area of the tibia contact surface the buffer body is made of a second material.
    [7]
    A ski boot tongue assembly as claimed in one or more of the preceding claims, comprising a tibia contact surface forming the tibia contact surface and being removably placeable in the buffer body.
    [8]
    The ski boot tongue assembly of claim 7 wherein the tibia contact surface element is made of a different material than the remaining buffer body.
    [9]
    Ski shoe tongue assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the buffer body is made at the area of the tibia contact surface from a harder or more solid material than at the area of the muscle contact surface.
    [10]
    A ski boot tongue assembly as claimed in one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the buffer body has a decreasing thickness when viewed from top to bottom.
    [11]
    Ski boot tongue assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims attached to an inner boot of a ski boot.
    [12]
    Ski boot sole assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims, comprising coupling means for releasably coupling to an inner shoe of a ski boot, preferably with corresponding coupling means provided on the inner shoe of the ski boot.
    [13]
    Ski shoe tongue assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims, comprising a cover element, such as preferably a flexible rigid plate material adapted to the shape of the leg opening of the shoe.
    [14]
    A ski boot tongue assembly according to claim 13, wherein the rigid plate material comprises a tibia follower for tracking a portion of the tibia in main room parallel to the surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the leg, further preferably including a filler element for use filling of a space between the tibia tracking part and the ski boot, more preferably wherein the buffer body has a uniform thickness.
    [15]
    Ski shoe tongue assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the buffer body extends from a left side of the leg to a right side of the leg during use.
    [16]
    A ski boot tongue assembly as claimed in one or more of the preceding claims, the buffer body comprising a substantially curved muscle contact surface on the inside for substantially congruence with a muscle-containing part of the lower leg.
    [17]
    Ski shoe tongue assembly according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the connection between the buffer body and a cover element and / or a hard part of the tongue is releasable, such as by means of a hook and loop connection, such as Velcro.
    [18]
    18. Buffer body for use in the ski boot tongue assembly, for providing a buffer between an inner side of a ski boot and a lower leg, having an outer surface curved during use at the front for abutting against the inner side of the ski boot, - wherein the buffer body is arranged during use for the front of the leg and thereby extending in top view over a part of the front of the leg, and - the buffer body comprising a substantially flat tibia contact surface on the inside for substantially congruence with a tibia for making contact with a surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the lower leg.
    [19]
    A buffer body according to the preceding claim arranged in an elongated sleeve-shaped element wherein the sleeve-shaped element is suitable for arranging around a tongue of a ski boot and the sleeve-shaped element serves for functional arrangement of the buffer body on the inside of the tongue of the ski boot, the ti-contact surface arranged on the inside for substantially congruence with a tibia for making contact with a surface of the leg formed by the tibia of the lower leg.
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