Set of coupling assemblies for a board for board sports
AssigneeEminent Boardsports B.V.
InventorRik ZUIJDWIJK
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AssigneeEminent Boardsports B.V.
InventorRik ZUIJDWIJK
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The present invention relates to a set of coupling assemblies comprising a right coupling assembly and a left coupling assembly being configured to be mounted on aboard for board sports and to receive respectively a right boot and a left boot, wherein the right and left coupling assembly comprise an inner receiving unit and outer receiving unit, wherein each inner receiving unit comprises a locking arm which is pivotable about a main inner pivot axis from a locked position to a released position and vice versa, wherein each inner receiving unit comprises a pull mechanism comprising:—at least one elongate interlink member which extends between the two inner receiving units, and—a link pull member configured to engage the boot or the inner boot coupling part and to receive a pull force from the boot or boot coupling part when the boot or boot coupling part is no longer held by the coupling assembly and moves away from the coupling assembly, and to be pulled over a pull distance by said boot or by the boot coupling part, wherein the pull mechanism is configured to transfer the pull force and the pull distance to the at least one elongate interlink member, and to convert the pull distance in an interlink pull distance of the elongate interlink member, and wherein said interlink pull distance pivots the locking arm of the other coupling assembly from the locking position to the released position, thereby releasing the other boot.
Set (10) of coupling assemblies comprising a right coupling assembly (12) and a left coupling assembly (14), the set of coupling assemblies being configured to be mounted on a board (16) for board sports in which both feet of a user are connected to a single board, wherein the board is in particular a wakeboard, a kiteboard, a snowboard, or a monoski,
Set according to the preceding claim, comprising a first elongate interlink member (48A) and a second elongate interlink member (48B), wherein the first elongate interlink member is connected at one end to the link pull member (36) of the right coupling assembly (12) and connected at the opposite end to the release arm (42) of the left coupling assembly and wherein the second elongate interlink member (48B) is connected at one end to the link pull member of the left coupling assembly and connected at the opposite end to the release arm of the right coupling assembly.
Set (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the inner or outer receiving unit of each coupling assembly comprises a force release mechanism (32) configured to release the inner locking cam or outer locking element when a force on the locking cam or the outer locking element exceeds a threshold force.
Set (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the pull mechanism is incorporated in the inner receiving unit.
Set according to preceding claim, wherein the link pull member of each inner receiving unit is pivotably connected to the locking arm, in particular at an upper end of the locking arm.
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the link pull member (36) of each coupling assembly comprises a pull protrusion (101) configured to be pulled by the inner boot coupling part, in particular in a direction away from the locking arm (22).
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each of the right and left coupling assembly comprises a coupling base (55) via which at least the inner receiving unit can be connected to the board, wherein the locking arm is connected to the coupling base via the main inner pivot axis (24).
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein in the locked position of the locking arm (22) the locking cam (28) faces downwards.
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the main inner pivot axis (24) of the right and left coupling assembly is oriented horizontally.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the leaf spring is part of the coupling base and interconnects the inner and outer receiving unit.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein in top view the adjustment member is positioned between the inner receiving unit and the outer receiving unit.
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each coupling assembly is configured to hold the boot only on the left and right side thereof and not on the heal end and on the toe end of the boot.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the ramp is curved in a concave manner, and wherein a height of the ramp increases when traveling away from inner receiving unit.
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein when seen in top view the coupling assembly has a toe side and a heel side wherein when seen in top view the locking arm including the inner locking cam comprises a toe side part located on a toe side of the link pull member and a heel side part located on a heel side of the link pull member, wherein the link pull member is located between the toe side part and the heel side part.
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein in the locked position the inner locking cam faces downward and holds the inner boot coupling part down under pretension, thereby pressing the boot down against the coupling base.
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the outer receiving unit comprises the force release mechanism and the inner receiving unit does not comprise a force release mechanism.
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the inner receiving unit comprises the force release mechanism and the outer receiving unit does not comprise a force release mechanism.
Set according to the preceding claim, comprising a single elongate interlink member (48), wherein the elongate interlink member is connected at one end to the release arm of the right coupling assembly and at the opposite end to the release arm of the left coupling assembly.
Set according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the right and left coupling assembly and the right and left boot coupling parts comprise at least one first magnetic part (180) and second magnetic parts (181) which engage with one another.
Boot adapter set (148) comprising a right boot adapter (150) and a left boot adapter (151) configured to be connected to or to be integrated with respectively a right boot (40R) and a left boot (40L), wherein the right and left boot adapter are each configured to be connected to a coupling assembly (12, 14) on a wakeboard, kiteboard, snowboard, or a monoski, each of the right and left boot adapter comprising:
Boot adapter set according to the preceding claim, wherein the outer boot coupling part or inner boot coupling part of each boot adapter comprises a projection (102) which projects upward from the inner or outer contact surface and which is configured to pull on a pull mechanism (34) of a coupling assembly when the boot is released from the coupling assembly.
Boot adapter set according to the preceding claim, wherein the leaf spring comprises a first movable part and a second movable part, wherein the first movable part is associated with the inner boot coupling part and the second movable part is associated with the outer boot coupling part.
Boot adapter set according to the preceding claim, wherein when seen in top view the first and second movable part of the leaf spring are configured to extend outwardly to respectively a right and left side of a boot to which the boot adapter is connected or with which the boot adapter is integral.
Set according to the preceding claim, further comprising a right boot and a left boot.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the main inner pivot axis of the right and left coupling assembly is oriented transverse to a longitudinal axis of the board.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the elongate interlink member is not under tension or under compression.
Coupling assembly for a ski or board for board sports, the coupling assembly comprising at least one receiving unit for receiving a boot coupling part connected to a boot or integrated with a boot, the coupling assembly comprising a force release mechanism (32) comprising:
Coupling assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the leaf spring is part of the coupling base and interconnects the inner and outer receiving unit.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the pulling member has a first end (204) which is connected to an inner side (205) of the release arm, extending between and to above the locking arm and the release arm.
Set according to any of the two preceding claims, wherein a second end (206) of the pulling member is a loop (207).
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein each inner receiving unit comprises a vertical restraining member (210) configured to restrain a vertical movement of the second end of the release arm when the release arm moves between the locked position and the release position.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the vertical restraining member comprises at least one cam track (211) extending substantially parallel to the ramp and downward slope, and wherein the second end of the release arm comprises at least one cam (212) for following the cam track when the release arm moves between the locked position and the release position.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the interlink adjusting member comprises a rotatable knob (221) to which an end of the elongate interlink member is connected, wherein the rotatable knob is configured to adjust the length (L1) of the elongate interlink member by rotating.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the biasing member exerts a force on an inner side (229) relative to the pivot axis (49) when the release arm is in the locked position, and wherein the biasing member exerts a force on an outer side (230) relative to the pivot axis when the release arm is in the release position.
Set according to the preceding claim, wherein the first horizontal restraining member (216) comprises a recess (218) extending from an inner side (219) of the hold and release component, wherein the recess is configured to accommodate the second horizontal restraining member, in the form of a protrusion (220), of the boot adapter.
Boot adapter set according to the preceding claim, wherein the second horizontal restraining member comprises a protrusion (220) provided above the outer contact surface (156).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.