Rotary closure for a sports shoe, especially a ski shoe
AssigneeWeinmann GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRobert Schoch
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Abstract
The invention relates to a rotary closure for a sports shoe, especially a ski shoe, in which at least one traction element co-operating with the closure element of the shoe can be wound onto or off of a pulley which can be rotated by an actuating shaft. A manually releasable locking arrangement fixes the actuating shaft in the chosen position of the closure. In the transmission connection between the actuating shaft and the pulley a releasable coupling is provided which facilitates release of the closure without it being necessary to bend down in order to actuate the locking arrangement.
Claims13
A rotary closure for a sports shoe, such as a ski shoe, comprising:
- (a) a rotatable pulley for rotating a traction element connected to a closure element of the shoe;
- (b) a manually rotatable actuating shaft having a handle thereon, said shaft being axially movable independently of said handle;
- (c) a manually releasable locking mechanism for fixing the actuating shaft in a selected rotary position representative of a chosen position of the closure element;
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- (d) transmission means between the actuating shaft and the pulley for transmitting rotary motion of the shaft to the pulley, said transmission means including a planetary gear and releasable coupling means between the shaft and the pulley, said coupling means being releasable in response to axial movement of said shaft relative to said handle to disengage said pulley from said shaft.
Rotary closure for a sports shoe, such as a ski shoe, comprising:
- (a) a rotatable pulley for winding and unwinding a traction element connected to a closure element of the shoe;
- (b) an actuating mechanism for rotating the pulley, said actuating mechanism comprising a rotatable and axially movable actuating shaft having a handle connected thereto for manual rotation of the shaft and a pressure-actuated element connected to the shaft and received in the handle for actuation by the shoe user when standing upright, the element and the shaft being axially movable relative to the actuating handle when said element is pressed toward the shaft;
- (c) releasable locking means for releasably fixing the actuating shaft in a selected rotary position;
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- (d) releasable coupling means between the actuating shaft and the pulley for transmitting shaft rotation to the pulley, said coupling means being operable upon pressing of the element toward the shaft to disengage the shaft and the pulley, whereby the pulley may be released for rotation to unwind the traction element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.