Patents Assigned to Nordica S.p.A.
  • Patent number: 8292307
    Abstract: In-line roller skate (1), in particular racing skate, comprising a pair of side frame elements (5a, 5b), joined to each other by at least a transversal frame element (5c), between which a front wheel (7a), a rear wheel (7d) and at least two intermediate wheels (7b, 7c) are pivotally mounted, and a skate boot (3) provided with a sole (3a), said boot being fastened to said frame through a fastening portion (9), wherein said fastening portion (9) is located between said sole and said frame in a substantially central region (F) in the longitudinal direction between said front and rear wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Zampieri
  • Patent number: 7946597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a roller skate frame. The roller skate frame includes a plate being pressing molded into a main frame of the roller skate comprising two wheel-mounting plates corresponding to each other, and a front bottom connecting face and a shoe-mounting plate connecting thereto. The front bottom connecting face and the shoe-mounting plate are spaced apart with a suitable distance. Further, the front bottom connecting plate is formed by an upper and a lower bridging plate corresponding to each other, and both of which are positioned with a fastener hole respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fong-Chou Wan
  • Patent number: 7871086
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a skate with in-line rollers or ice-skating blades, comprising: a boot provided with a sole comprising a heel portion, a central portion and a toe portion; a chassis acting as a support for said sole to rest thereupon, and including a first carriage and a second carriage that are capable of moving relative to each other and adapted to support at least a front roller or blade and at least a rear roller or blade respectively; the first carriage comprises a first plate for said heel portion to rest thereupon, from which there extends towards the front portion of the skate a first arm that is adapted to support at least said front roller or blade, and the second carriage comprises a second plate for the toe portion to rest thereupon, from which there extends towards the rear portion of the skate a second arm that is adapted to support at least said rear roller or blade; the first and second carriages overlap each other approximately at the central portion of the sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Zampieri
  • Publication number: 20100219596
    Abstract: In-line roller skate (1), in particular racing skate, comprising a pair of side frame elements (5a,5b), joined to each other by at least a transversal frame element (5c), between which a front wheel (7a), a rear wheel (7d) and at least two intermediate wheels (7b,7c) are pivotally mounted, and a skate boot (3) provided with a sole (3a), said boot being fastened to said frame through a fastening portion (9), wherein said fastening portion (9) is located between said sole and said frame in a substantially central region (F) in the longitudinal direction between said front and rear wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: NORDICA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Claudio ZAMPIERI
  • Publication number: 20080067763
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a skate with in-line rollers or ice-skating blades, comprising: a boot provided with a sole comprising a heel portion, a central portion and a toe portion; a chassis acting as a support for said sole to rest thereupon, and including a first carriage and a second carriage that are capable of moving relative to each other and adapted to support at least a front roller or blade and at least a rear roller or blade respectively; the first carriage comprises a first plate for said heel portion to rest thereupon, from which there extends towards the front portion of the skate a first arm that is adapted to support at least said front roller or blade, and the second carriage comprises a second plate for the toe portion to rest thereupon, from which there extends towards the rear portion of the skate a second arm that is adapted to support at least said rear roller or blade; the first and second carriages overlap each other approximately at the central portion of the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Nordica S.P.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Zampieri
  • Publication number: 20070290462
    Abstract: The skate assembly includes a bogie frame including a brake pad, a pad support and a wear compensation system. Such a system includes an articulation, enabling the pad support to be lifted relative to the rest of the frame, and a movable locking lever. During braking, the lever is fastened into the slots provided for fastening the lever. When the pad has worn out, the user can unlock the lever and rotate the support so as to bring again the pad close to the ground. In this way, notwithstanding the wear of the pad, the need for excessively tilting the skate for braking is avoided. The adjustment system is very simple from the manufacturing standpoint, and is easy and quick to lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: NORDICA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Nicola BONORA, Claudio Zampieri
  • Publication number: 20040107605
    Abstract: A sports shoe comprising a sole on which a shell divided into a heel unit and a separate toe unit is associated; the heel unit and the toe unit are mutually associated so that they can slide along a substantially longitudinal axis and comprise an adjustment device for increasing the overall volume of the sports shoe by means of a forward movement of the toe unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: NORDICA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Caeran, Alessandro Pozzobon
  • Publication number: 20040094917
    Abstract: An adjustment device, particularly for adjusting the length of a skate, which comprises a frame provided with first connection elements to two or more wheels, a shell associated with the frame in order to accommodate at least the heel of the user, and a toe unit slidingly associated with the shell and/or frame in order to accommodate the tip of the user's foot. The device comprises a slider means that can be actuated by the user, and is substantially transversely associated to the toe unit in contrast with an elastic element and interact selectively with the frame and/or shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: NORDICA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Flavio Frigo, Lino Piva, Roberto Gorza
  • Patent number: 6375198
    Abstract: A skate with in-line wheels, including a first front body, for supporting and locking the front part of the foot, and a second rear body, for supporting and locking at least the heel, the bodies having a first frame and a second frame for supporting a plurality of wheels. The first and second bodies and the first and second supporting frames are rotatably associated to each other to allow better transmission of lateral forces during sports practice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Caeran, Mario Gonella, Renato Serafin
  • Patent number: 6283481
    Abstract: A braking control device for skates including a shoe having a toe portion at a forward location and a heel portion at a rearward location, and a pivoting quarter, and the shoe being connected with a chassis having a plurality of wheels at least one of which interacts with a brake device. The braking control device has structure allowing to transfer a braking force to the at least one wheel up to a presettable value, which is preferably close to the value required to lock the at least one wheel and beyond which an excess force is substantially not transferred to the at least one wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Roman, Alessandro Pozzobon, Roberto Gorza
  • Patent number: 6131923
    Abstract: A skate with single-rail truck, particularly with in-line wheels, comprising a rail-shaped frame which is associable with a shoe and supports a plurality of in-line wheels, each wheel being formed by half-bodies arranged on opposite sides of the rail-shaped frame. The skate further comprises two bearings, for the connection of each wheel to the rail-shaped frame, which are arranged on opposite sides of the frame, and means for coupling the half-bodies of each wheel to make them rotate rigidly together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Miotto
  • Patent number: 6131920
    Abstract: A braking control device for skates including a shoe having a toe portion at a forward location and a heel portion at a rearward location, and a pivoting quarter, and the shoe being connected with a chassis having a plurality of wheels at least one of which interacts with a brake device, The braking control device has structure allowing to transfer a braking force to the at least one wheel up to a presettable value, which is preferably close to the value required to lock the at least one wheel and beyond which an excess force is substantially not transferred to the at least one wheel. The brake device includes: a braking block pivoted to the chassis; and a bar connected at a first end to the quarter and slidingly engaged in a seat of a rearward protrusion of the braking block, and the bar has at a second end thereof a T-shaped tip forming a head abutting against the protrusion of the braking block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Roman, Alessandro Pozzobon, Roberto Gorza
  • Patent number: 6098314
    Abstract: An innerboot, particularly for skates comprising a rigid shell associated with a supporting frame for two or more in-line wheels or for an ice-skating blade. The innerboot is of the soft type and is constituted by a rigid cuff that affects at least the calf and the malleolar regions and is interposed between a padding lying inside the innerboot and an optional outer covering. The innerboot has holes for pivoting to the underlying rigid shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Pozzobon
  • Patent number: 6089579
    Abstract: A braking device for skates including an item of footgear composed of a quarter articulated to a shell in turn associated with a supporting frame for one or more wheels. A rod member is articulated to a plate having a slot for the sliding and pivoting of rods which clamp a pair of disks laterally associated with one of the wheels, when the quarter is tilted back by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alfred Pellegrini, Jr., Andrea Tormena, Ernesto Benvenuto
  • Patent number: 6047974
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Pozzobon, Renzo Balbinot, Mario Gonella
  • Patent number: 6024365
    Abstract: Braking device, particularly for skates that comprise a shoe composed of a quarter articulated to a shell associated with a frame whereto two or more wheels are pivoted. A rod member is connected to the quarter and is slidingly associated at a seat that acts as a guide and is formed on a support associated with the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Nordica, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Gonella, Francesco Caeran
  • Patent number: 6012236
    Abstract: An innerboot, particularly for sports shoes, made of thermoformable material, includes, at its inner lateral surface, one or more channels advantageously connected to the outside through one or more holes, the innerboot allowing ventilation of the foot arranged inside the innerboot, improving user comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Pozzobon
  • Patent number: 6007076
    Abstract: 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 wheels. The device includes at least one cable which connects the quarter to a braking element, so as to allow to obtain the braking action when the quarter is tilted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A,
    Inventors: Claudio Zorzi, Peter Edauw, Luca Marconato
  • Patent number: 5955017
    Abstract: Method for producing soles for shoes, which initially includes the production, by molding, of a sole that has a perimetric ridge that protrudes downwards. The sole is then placed on a plunger of a mold that has a head which is shaped complementarily with respect to the lower surface of the sole and with respect to the ridge and in which there is a recess for containing the ridge and a gap for the intended flow of a second material to be injected. The last step consists in trimming the flash, which has an intended consistency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Massimo Foffano, Riccardo Perotto
  • Patent number: D537140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventor: Paolo Battistoni