Patents Assigned to Look
  • Patent number: 5326127
    Abstract: A heel unit (10) of a safety ski binding comprises a unidirectional blocking arrangement (60') with at least one blocking member (62') arranged between a sole holder (16) and a spring biased return cam (26). The unidirectional blocking arrangement blocks in the opening direction and is releasable against a slight spring force (66) by means of a manual release member (64). One of the return cam (26) and the sole holder (16) is provided with a bearing face (68), generally circular or semicircular and concentric to the axis (A) of the return cam and of the sole holder for the blocking member (62') which is permanently resiliently urged into an actual blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Look, S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Mercat, Roland Bardin, Thierry Wunderlich
  • Patent number: 5303724
    Abstract: A partial wig has a fabric support to which the hairs of the wig are secured, the support being semi-circular with a diametrical straight edge. A barrette anchorage member comprises a folded over fabric defining a conduit extending along the straight edge of and stitched to the wig support. The conduit receives a spring member of a hair barrette having a base plate to which an ornamental bow is secured and a hair retainer which rotatably latches to the base plate with the spring and anchorage members sandwiched therebetween. The spring member resiliently engages a slot of the retainer, locking the hair of a wearer and the anchorage member in place. Different barrettes may be used with the same wig and anchorage member assembly or different wigs or head covers such as veils with their attached anchorage members may be used with the same or different barrettes in interchangeable relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Love Wigs, Inc. T/A Look of Love International
    Inventor: Robert A. Anzivino
  • Patent number: 5211076
    Abstract: A cycle pedal arrangement comprises a cycle pedal and an associated shoe. In this arrangement the shoe has a contour in at least a region of its sole which is matched to at least one essentially complementary contour formed in a region of the cycle pedal and cooperates with the latter in at least a force transmitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventors: Hugues Baume, Jean-Louis Chretien
  • Patent number: 5199445
    Abstract: A corneal stromal puncture needle for ophthalmic surgery having a cutting tip from 0.1 to 0.6 mm in length extending from the needle shaft at an included angle of 75.degree. to 105.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Look, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy S. Rubinfeld
  • Patent number: 5190308
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing elements to the wall of composite components has a holder which passes through an aperture of the composite component. The holder consists of a coupling part which is disposed on the side of the composite component to which access is difficult and also of an operating part which is disposed at the readily accessible side of the composite component. The actuating part and the coupling part are engagable with one another for the application of a rotary movement from the actuating part to the coupling part. The coupling part is couplable with a coupling counterpart of the element to be mounted which passes through the actuating part through mutual rotation and axial clamping of the coupling part, the wall, the actuating part and the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Couturet, Jean-Claude Chretien, Joris van Raemdonck
  • Patent number: 5188384
    Abstract: A bicycle frame having separate tubes made of composite material and joined to each other in the region of the crank axle bracket with a coiled band also made of composite material. This solid coiled band arrangement, which joins together the saddle frame tube, the lower frame tube and the rear fork tubes with the crank axle bracket, provides a compact junction and force transmitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventor: Joris van Raemdonck
  • Patent number: 5181732
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bicycle fork comprising a steel steering spigot 11, a fork head 12 of fibre reinforced plastic, two fork arms 13 which likewise consist of fibre reinforced plastic and which are formed in one piece with the fork head 12 and axle mounts 14 inserted into the free ends of the fork arms 13 is characterized in that connection spigots provided on the axle mounts 14 are extended by a hard foam core 19; in that the hard foam core 19 is extended in the region of the fork head 12 by a plastic impregnated flexible foam core 22; in that a plastic impregnated flexible foam sheath 20 is laid around the connection spigots 21, around the hard foam core 19 and around the flexible foam core 22; in that subsequently various fibre reinforced sleeves 15, 16, 17, 18 are laid around the foam sleeve 20; in that then the upper parts of the fork head 12 containing the foam cores 22 are combined together into a single steering spigot connection parts 12a and are introduced, at least substantially into the lo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Bezin, Joris V. Raemdonck
  • Patent number: 5150912
    Abstract: In a ski brake with brake arms (12) and actuating arms (14) a pedal (16) is mounted to the actuating arms (14) about a second transverse axis (15). A linkage arrangement (17) is provided approximately parallel to the actuating arms (14) and is pivotally connected to the pedal (16) about a third transverse axis (18) and to the ski about a fourth transverse axis (19). The fact that the spacing of the second transverse axis (15) from the third transverse axis (18) is somewhat smaller than the spacing between the first transverse axis (13) and the fourth transverse axis (19) means that the pedal (16) can execute a small counter-pivotal movement on transfer of the ski brake from the braking position into the rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Lucas, Roland Bardin
  • Patent number: 5121939
    Abstract: A safety toe unit for a ski binding comprises a base body (11) which is to be secured to the ski, with a sole holder (13) which holds an inserted ski boot from above and from the sides being upwardly pivotally mounted on the base body about a transverse axis (12). The transverse axis (12) is preferably arranged in the front end region and in particular in the lower region. The sole holder carries two side jaws (17, 18) which are laterally outwardly pivotable about vertical axes (15, 16) disposed on both sides of the central longitudinal axis (14). A release spring (20) is housed in a hollow chamber (19) of the sole holder (13) and extends substantially in the direction of the central longitudinal axis (14). The release spring (20) generates, via a lever and cam track mechanism, a holding force for the inserted ski boot which biases both the side jaws (17, 18) and also the sole holder (13) towards the ski boot holding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Look, S.A.
    Inventor: Henri Peyre
  • Patent number: 5116074
    Abstract: Two base parts, by means of a spring assembly acting between them, are braced against sides of a pin with a non-circular cross-section fixed to the ski which face away from one another, in such a manner that the base parts, which together can be swivelled around the pin, are pushed into a desired position and when leaving the desired position, are moved away from one another. The ski boot is held in a form-locking manner between coupling elements and a holding-down device on the base parts. The holding-down device supports itself on the pin in such a manner that, in the case of an upward movement, one base part is moved away from the pin as well as from the other base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventor: Henri Peyre
  • Patent number: 5096218
    Abstract: A safety ski binding comprises a releasable front jaw (11) engaging one end of the ski boot (15) and a heel jaw (12) which engages a second end of the ski boot (15). A heel jaw housing (16) is mounted longitudinally displaceably in longitudinal guides (13) affixed to the ski. Preferably, there is at least some vertical and horizontal play between heel jaw housing (16) and longitudinal guides (13). Heel jaw housing (16) is urged by at least one thrust spring (14) against the ski boot (15) which bears on the one side on heel jaw housing (16) and on the other side on a longitudinally adjustable lock member (18) which is also affixed to the ski. Between the end of the thrust spring (14) bearing on the lock member (18) and the lock member (18), a force-resolving means (20), which resolves a part of the longitudinal force (F) of the thrust spring (14) into two opposite spreading forces (S), is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Look S.A
    Inventor: Roland Bardin
  • Patent number: 5085455
    Abstract: A snowboard has two boot bindings in the form of plate bindings (11, 11'), arranged at a considerable angle to the longitudinal direction of the board. The release mechanisms of the two plate bindings (11, 11') are coupled together in such a way that during release of the one plate binding (11, 11') the release force for the other respective plate binding (11', 11) is at least substantially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventors: Martin Bogner, Henri Peyre
  • Patent number: 5081877
    Abstract: A steplessly variable transmission is described in which a driving element and a driven element are adjustable eccentrically to one another and are coupled via pivotal levers which are journalled on one element and can be brought into force transmitting clamping engagement with the other element via coupling shoes. In the context of this series connection the two change speed units are inversely combined with an eccentric positioning device being provided which either jointly actuates the members with the ring tracks associated with the coupling elements or the members with the coupling elements. The force transmitting zones of engagement of the two units are angularly displaced relative to one another and the eccentricities of the two units and also the lever arms associated with the coupling elements can be so selected that ideal transmission ratios result which are largely free of fluctuations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Look, S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Mercat
  • Patent number: 5065633
    Abstract: An apparatus for the measurement of the drive torque exerted on a drivable wheel and/or parameters associated therewith in which the measurement parameters are determined in dependence on the relative rotation of two parts disposed in the drive and the relative rotation is mechanically multiplied and increased prior to forming electrical measurement values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Look, S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Mercat
  • Patent number: 5044656
    Abstract: A snowboard has two bindings for two boots (21) with the bindings being arranged at a substantial angle to the longitudinal axis (45). Each binding includes a board plate (17) secured to the board (11) and a boot plate (21) whic=h is fixedly connectable to the boot (31). Both plates (17, 21) are drawn into firm contact with one another by resilient tensioning devices (24, 25, 26, 27) which are substantially centrally arranged in the front and the rear regions. The resilience of the resilient tensioning devices is so dimensioned that with excessive loadings of the legs of the user the boot plate (21) can turn relative to the board plate (17) to the side, to the front and to the rear and also about a vertical axis (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventor: Henri Peyre
  • Patent number: 5039470
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bicycle fork including forming a manufactured blank comprising a metallic steering spigot 11, two fork arms 13 and a pair of metallic axle mounts 14. Each fork arm 13 includes a hard foam core 19 at the lower straight portion of each fork arm 13 and a flexible foam core 22 at the upper end of each fork arm 13. Alternatively, a single flexible foam core having an internal pressurization may be advantageously used. The axle mounts 14 have a connection spigot 21 which is inserted into the free ends of each fork arm 13. A polymer impregnated flexible foam sheath 20 is laid around foam core 19, flexible foam core 22 or 37 and connection spigots 21. Subsequently, various polymer impregnated fiber reinforced sleeves 15, 16, 17, 18 are laid around the foam sleeve 20. The upper parts of the fork arms 13 are brought together to form a fork head 12 having a single steering spigot connection part 12a and fork arm transition parts 12b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Look S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Bezin, Joris V. Raemdonck
  • Patent number: 5029486
    Abstract: The driving element and driven element of the speed variator are rotatably mounted on two parallel axes, one of which is displaceable with respect to the other. These two elements are connected to each other by a series of driving crank-arms, one end of which is pivotally coupled to one element at different points of a circle having the same axis whilst the opposite end is intended to be coupled with the other element at a point of a circle having the same axis as that other element by a unidirectional coupling. These couplings consist of shoes pivotally mounted on the corresponding ends of the driving crank-arms and being each capable of jamming in turn on a circular track provided on the corresponding element of the variator whilst the other shoes slide on the track, all the driving crank-arms being intended to revolve in the same diametral plane or in two parallel planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: STE Look
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Mercat
  • Patent number: 5018392
    Abstract: A method for zero-resetting of a device for measuring transmitted torque while a cycle is in motion consists in monitoring a phenomenon or a parameter which is normally variable during normal use of the cycle and which disappears or becomes constant when the driving wheel rotates on free-wheel motion. When the disappearance or the constant character of the phenomenon or parameter thus monitored is observed during a predetermined period of time, one initiates zero-resetting of the detector system or of the measuring system proper of the torque-measuring device. The device for carrying out the method includes on the one hand a monitor for the phenomenon or parameter and on the other hand a control which are operated in dependence on the signal emitted by the monitor and which are then capable of producing action on the detection system or the measuring system in order to reset either of these two systems to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: STE Look
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Mercat
  • Patent number: D324838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Look
    Inventor: Denis Briscadieu
  • Patent number: D328037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Look
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Mercat