Sports footwear provided with an adjustable rear spoiler
AssigneeTecnica Group S.P.A.
InventorsClaudio Zampieri, Nicola Bonora, Paolo Bordin, Roberto Mattarollo
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Abstract
Sports footwear, in particular to a ski boot, having an adjustable rear spoiler is provided. The spoiler is connected by respective connecting elements to the side elements attached to or integral with the cuff of the sports footwear and the distance of the connecting elements from each other can be adjusted by acting on a single, common adjusting device. Thus, adjustment of the volume inside the cuff, which receives the ankle and the lower portion of the calf of a user, takes place in an extremely simple and quick manner and without the risk of asymmetries in the adjustment.
Claims14
A sports footwear comprising a cuff intended to surround and wrap, at least partially, the calf of a user, the footwear further comprising a spoiler adapted to be positioned between a pair of side elements attached to or integral with the cuff and connected to the side elements by means of respective connecting elements, wherein the distance of the connecting elements from each other can be varied and wherein the spoiler also comprises a single adjusting device, the adjusting device being connected to both connecting elements by means of respective linking means, the adjusting device comprising a knob housed in a corresponding seat provided in a body of the spoiler, wherein the knob is provided with a pair of plugs arranged in an eccentric position with respect to a center of rotation of the knob, a first one of said plugs passing through a through-hole formed in a first plate, which plate also comprises a second through-hole for the passage of a first one of the connecting elements and the second one of said plugs passing through a through-hole formed in a second plate, which plate also comprises a second through-hole for the passage of the other one of the connecting elements.
Sports footwear, comprising:
- a cuff intended to surround and wrap, at least partially, a calf of a user;
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- a spoiler adapted to be positioned between a pair of side elements attached to or integral with the cuff and connected to the side elements with connecting elements;
- wherein a distance of the connecting elements from each other is variable;
- wherein the spoiler comprises a single adjusting device that is connected to the connecting elements by a linkage including first and second plates;
- wherein the adjusting device includes a knob housed in a corresponding seat provided in a body of the spoiler;
- wherein the knob is provided with a pair of plugs arranged in an eccentric position with respect to a center of rotation of the knob, a first one of said plugs passing through a through-hole formed in the first plate, which plate also comprises a second through-hole for the passage of a first one of the connecting elements, and the second one of said plugs passing through a through-hole formed in the second plate, which plate also comprises a second through-hole for the passage of a second one of the connecting elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.