Nordica S.p.a.

Lange International S.a.

Benetton Sportsystem S.p.a.

Skis Rossignol Sa

Benetton Sportsystems S.p.a.

Renzo Balbinot

Alessandro Pozzobon

Mario Gonella

Valerio Tonel

Roberto Gorza

Claudio Zorzi

Flavio Bacchiega

Mariano Sartor

Giorgio Baggio

Francesco Caeran

Alfred Pellegrini

Adolfo Pozzebon

Mario Mattiuzzo

Andrea Tormena

Riccardo Perotto

Cristiano Benetti

Nicola Belli

Franco Vaccari

Vincenzo Bidoia

Mario Conella

Valentina Zanini

Michele Minesso

A skate including a frame provided with a detachable connection to a shoe and with which mutually inline wheels are associated. The skate further includes a device for temporarily supporting the single frame in a stable position when the shoe is not associated with the frame. The device can be deactivated by the engagement of the shoe with the frame, so as to allow the user to use the skate.

Inline skate

A sports shoe including a rigid supporting element which surrounds the sole and the sides of the foot and at least partially the rear part and the sides of the leg. A soft upper is associated with the rigid supporting element.

Sports shoe

Braking device, particularly usable for skates including a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a frame for supporting two or more wheels. A brake is rotatably associated with the quarter and selectively interacts with the ground upon a backward rotation of the quarter. The brake can oscillate in contrast with a spring and interacts with the ground upon a given rotation imparted to the quarter.

Braking device particularly for skates

A skate provided with a supporting frame for in-line wheels and comprising a shoe which is composed of a nonrigid upper that, in a sandwich-like fashion, surrounds a stiffening element which affects the regions of the tip, of the heel, of the ankle and of the sole of the foot, and a lateral band or rim made of rubber which externally and laterally surrounds said upper proximate to said region of the sole of the foot. An anchoring sole for the frame is formed thereat. A skate is obtained which at the same time allows optimum transmission of forces from the foot to the wheel supporting frame and optimum fit for the user's foot.

Skate with non-rigid upper and stiffening element

External perimetric band for sport shoes

Braking device, particularly for skates including a shoe composed of a quarter articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a frame, wheels being pivoted thereto. The device is constituted by an elastic support having two essentially L-shaped arms that can be pivoted to the shell or to the frame. The elastic support is slidingly associated with the quarter at one end and a brake is associated with the arms.

Braking device, particularly for skates

Braking device, particularly usable for skates which include a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels. The device includes at least one elastic strut that allows an axially adjustable link between the quarter and a braking element which is oscillatably articulated to the frame and interacts with the ground in its active position. The device furthermore advantageously includes an element that is suitable to limit forward leg flexing.

Braking device particularly usable for skates including a shoe composed of a quarter articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels. A brake is associated with the quarter and selectively interacts with the ground upon a backward rotation of the quarter.

A braking device for skates includes a rod member associated with the quarter of the shoe; the lower end of the rod member has a braking member adapted to interact with a wheel on the ground when the quarter is tilted back.

Ski boot made of plastic material consisting of:

Ski boot shell with inverted flaps

Ski boot

The boot is of the rear-fitting type and comprises a hinged upper consisting of two parts (3, 4) and provided with a first tensioning lever (6) acting on a cable, one end of which is connected to a second tensioner (9) permanently connected to the front part (3) of the upper. When the first tensioner (6) is closed, opening of the second tensioner (9) ensures sufficient relaxation of the upper to allow a rest position and facilitate walking.

Read-fitting ski boot

Ski boot upper

The boot comprises a shaft (2) in two parts which are articulated on a lower part (1) by means of two rivets (6). The front part of the shaft consists of two pieces (5, 7) which are mutually assembled exclusively by interlocking and catching, that is to say without the aid of auxiliary means of fixing. This construction makes it possible to eliminate the riveting operations and improves the capacity for enclosing of the leg by the shaft.

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Pieve di Soligo, Italy

Renzo Balbinot