Patents by Inventor Eberhard Heim
Eberhard Heim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230309667Abstract: A pole handle for a ski pole or trekking pole, having a head region and a handle region , and an axial orifice which is open downwardly on one side to receive a pole tube, wherein the pole handle has a core with a left-hand side wall and a right-hand side wall, at least in certain regions, wherein the two side walls are connected at the top by a top surface so that the walls and the surface enclose a cavity, and the left-hand side wall and the right-hand side wall laterally delimit the cavity, and wherein the two side walls each have at least one aperture in a direction transverse to the pole handle longitudinal axis (S) and transverse to the direction of travel with a determined area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Lekisport AGInventors: Tobias BÖING, Eberhard HEIM, Marco HOFER
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Publication number: 20230255330Abstract: A pole handle having a central receiving area that receives a loop fastening element with a hand loop, which is secured to the loop fastening element and has an adjustable size. The loop fastening element and the hand loop is secured to the loop fastening element to form a modular unit which is formed separately from a core of the pole handle and which is secured to the core of the pole handle in a reversibly tiltable manner about a rotational axis in the pole handle. The loop fastening element can be tilted from a rest position, in which the loop fastening element is integrated into the surface contour of the handle head and in which the size of the hand loop cannot be adjusted, upwards about the rotational axis into an adjustment position, in which the size of the hand loop can be adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Eberhard HEIM, Wladimir KREIS
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Patent number: 11331560Abstract: A pole handle (1), for walking sticks and the like, having a handle body (3) and a hook-like device (14) for fastening a hand strap or of a glove. A displaceable latch-in structure (7) is arranged in the region of the hook-like device (14) such that a eyelet-form device (42), which is provided on the hand strap or glove and is pushed into the hook-like device (14) essentially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device (14) with self-latching action. The pole handle (1) does not have any structure that can displace or free the latch-in structure (7), such that an eyelet-form device (42) pushed into the hook-like device (14) can be removed from a confined region (15) in a force-free manner or counter to a relatively low force, the hand strap or glove being separated from the pole handle (1) in the process.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventor: Eberhard Heim
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Patent number: 11325019Abstract: Pole handle, for alpine ski poles or cross-country ski poles, with a handle body and with a hook for fastening a hand holding device. A displaceable latching structure is arranged in the region of the hook so that an eye-shaped device which is pushed in from above and is provided on the hand holding device is fixed in a self-locking manner. The hook is arranged on the stick handle on the hand side in the upper region. A holding mandrel, which is set off from the handle body to the hand side, forms an insertion slot. The latching structure includes a retaining lug which defines a region, restricted against a force, for the eye-shaped device. An upper region of the holding mandrel or the entire holding mandrel, viewed in the running direction, can be deflected laterally on both sides against a restoring force.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Eberhard Heim, Tobias Böing, Jan Vocelka
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Patent number: 11083258Abstract: A clamping device (1) for a walking pole for securing an inner tube (3) which can be slid into an opening of the clamping device that is secured to an outer tube (2). There is a plastic sleeve (4), on which a clamping lever (6) is hinged against the force of a spring element (10). The clamping lever (6) has a first lever arm (12) for releasing the clamping device (1) and a second lever arm (11) arranged on the other side. The second lever arm (11) has a protrusion (9) which is arranged radially to the pole axis (36) and which engages into and through a radial through-opening (19) in the plastic sleeve (4) and engages into a groove (22) of the inner tube (3) in a formfitting manner in order to axially secure the two tubes (2, 3).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventor: Eberhard Heim
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Publication number: 20210228972Abstract: Pole handle, for alpine ski poles or cross-country ski poles, with a handle body and with a hook for fastening a hand holding device. A displaceable latching structure is arranged in the region of the hook so that an eye-shaped device which is pushed in from above and is provided on the hand holding device is fixed in a self-locking manner. The hook is arranged on the stick handle on the hand side in the upper region. A holding mandrel, which is set off from the handle body to the hand side, forms an insertion slot. The latching structure includes a retaining lug which defines a region, restricted against a force, for the eye-shaped device. An upper region of the holding mandrel or the entire holding mandrel, viewed in the running direction, can be deflected laterally on both sides against a restoring force.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Lekisport AGInventors: Eberhard HEIM, Tobias BÖING, Jan VOCELKA
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Publication number: 20210030083Abstract: The present invention relates to a guard (1) having a guard element (2) on the basis of rigid plastic or metal, which guard element has a concave rear face (2b) that is curved transversely to a longitudinal axis (L1) of the guard (1) and partially encloses an inner space for accommodating the limb of a user, and a convex front face (2a). The guard composes at least one closing device (34) for removably fastening the guard element to a limb of the user while allowing to adjust the size of the guard element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: LEKISPORT AGInventor: Eberhard HEIM
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Publication number: 20200405021Abstract: A clamping device (1) for a walking pole for securing an inner tube (3) which can be slid into an opening of the clamping device that is secured to an outer tube (2). There is a plastic sleeve (4), on which a clamping lever (6) is hinged against the force of a spring element (10). The clamping lever (6) has a first lever arm (12) for releasing the clamping device (1) and a second lever arm (11) arranged on the other side. The second lever arm (11) has a protrusion (9) which is arranged radially to the pole axis (36) and which engages into and through a radial through-opening (19) in the plastic sleeve (4) and engages into a groove (22) of the inner tube (3) in a formfitting manner in order to axially secure the two tubes (2, 3).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: LEKISPORT AGInventor: Eberhard HEIM
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Publication number: 20200352290Abstract: A pole handle (1), for walking sticks and the like, having a handle body (3) and a hook-like device (14) for fastening a hand strap or of a glove. A displaceable latch-in structure (7) is arranged in the region of the hook-like device (14) such that a eyelet-form device (42), which is provided on the hand strap or glove and is pushed into the hook-like device (14) essentially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device (14) with self-latching action. The pole handle (1) does not have any structure that can displace or free the latch-in structure (7), such that an eyelet-form device (42) pushed into the hook-like device (14) can be removed from a confined region (15) in a force-free manner or counter to a relatively low force, the hand strap or glove being separated from the pole handle (1) in the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Lekisport AGInventor: Eberhard HEIM
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Patent number: 10799000Abstract: The invention relates to a Nordic walking pole, comprising a pole tube (2), at the lower end of which an attachment (3) is provided, to which attachment a buffer (4) of rubber-elastic material is detachably fastened. The buffer according to the invention has an insert (5) of hard material in a central cut-out. Said insert is fastened to the attachment in order to connect the buffer to the pole.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Eberhard Heim, Tobias Böing
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Patent number: 10646012Abstract: The invention relates to a pole, such as a Nordic walking pole, at the lower free end of which a tip body is provided, which has an end attachment, which is closed at the bottom and which has a central accommodating opening for accommodating a bottommost tube segment of the pole body. Furthermore, the tip body has an outer circumferential elastic elastomer spring element, which is connected axially above an upper end of the end attachment and which reaches around the bottommost tube segment of the pole body or a middle axial segment of the insertion element at least partially in the circumferential direction and which damps an axial relative motion of the bottommost tube segment of the pole body and/or of the insertion element in relation to the end attachment when an axial force is applied.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventor: Eberhard Heim
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Patent number: 10517361Abstract: Attachment for a pole, in particular for a trekking pole, cross-country ski pole, Nordic-walking pole, or Alpine ski pole, comprising a substantially cylindrical sleeve (3) which can be fastened to the bottom free end (25) of a pole shaft (1), comprising a blind hole (22) open towards the top to accommodate the bottom free end of the pole bar, and an interchangeable element (2), which can be fastened to the sleeve in a detachable form-fitting and force-fitting manner. The sleeve comprises a head region (4) and an adjoining body region (5) extending downwards, and an outer thread (6) on at least one axial section of the body region. The interchangeable element comprises a tip or a rolling surface on the bottom end (21) thereof, wherein the interchangeable element has an axial blind hole (15) open towards the top for accommodating the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventor: Eberhard Heim
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Patent number: 10492578Abstract: The invention relates to a pole handle (1), in particular for trekking poles, Nordic walking poles, Alpine ski poles, or cross-country ski poles, comprising a handle head (2), a handle body (3), and a hook-like device (4) for securing a handling device. A movable, pivotal, or rotatable latching means (5) is arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-, ring-, or eye-shaped device, which is provided on the handling device and inserted into the hook-like device substantially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device in a self-latching manner. The latching means is designed in the form of a retaining lug which defines a constrained region (7) for the loop-, ring-, or eye-shaped device towards the bottom in the braced position. Additionally, a recess (8) is provided in the handle head and/or handle body from above, wherein a movably and/or rotatably mounted securing block (9) on or in which the engaging means is arranged is arranged in the recess.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Eberhard Heim, Marco Hofer
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Patent number: 10477961Abstract: A portable table (1), comprising a table top (11) and a frame (1a) having two front legs (2, 3) and two rear legs (4, 5) as well as two front arms (6, 7) and two rear arms (8, 9). The front arms and front legs are fastened on a first, front connecting element (12), and the rear arms and rear legs are fastened on a second, rear connecting element (13). The first, front connecting element is connected to the second, rear connecting element by at least one first connecting rod (14). Coupling elements connecting the arms to in each case one first or second longitudinal rod (54, 55), are arranged on the upper ends of the arms. The table top comprises at least one device (65a, 65b, 66a, 66b) by means of which the table top is releasably fastenable on the frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Eberhard Heim, Tobias Böing, Christoph Doll
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Publication number: 20190125071Abstract: A portable table (1), comprising a table top (11) and a frame (1a) having two front legs (2, 3) and two rear legs (4, 5) as well as two front arms (6, 7) and two rear arms (8, 9). The front arms and front legs are fastened on a first, front connecting element (12), and the rear arms and rear legs are fastened on a second, rear connecting element (13). The first, front connecting element is connected to the second, rear connecting element by at least one first connecting rod (14). Coupling elements connecting the arms to in each case one first or second longitudinal rod (54, 55), are arranged on the upper ends of the arms. The table top comprises at least one device (65a, 65b, 66a, 66b) by means of which the table top is releasably fastenable on the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Eberhard HEIM, Tobias BÖING, Christoph DOLL
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Publication number: 20190125045Abstract: The invention relates to a Nordic walking pole, comprising a pole tube (2), at the lower end of which an attachment (3) is provided, to which attachment a buffer (4) of rubber-elastic material is detachably fastened. The buffer according to the invention has an insert (5) of hard material in a central cut-out. Said insert is fastened to the attachment in order to connect the buffer to the pole.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Eberhard HEIM, Tobias BÖING
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Publication number: 20180295954Abstract: Attachment for a pole, in particular for a trekking pole, cross-country ski pole, Nordic-walking pole, or Alpine ski pole, comprising a substantially cylindrical sleeve (3) which can be fastened to the bottom free end (25) of a pole shaft (1), comprising a blind hole (22) open towards the top to accommodate the bottom free end of the pole bar, and an interchangeable clement (2), which can be fastened to the sleeve in a detachable brut-fitting and force-fitting manner. The sleeve comprises a head region (4) and an adjoining body region (5) extending downwards, and an outer thread (6) on at least one axial section of the body region. The interchangeable element comprises a tip or a rolling surface on the bottom end (21) thereof, wherein the interchangeable element has an axial blind hole (15) open towards the top for accommodating the sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: LEKISPORT AGInventor: Eberhard HEIM
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Publication number: 20180271236Abstract: The invention relates to a pole handle (1), in particular for trekking poles, Nordic walking poles, Alpine ski poles, or cross-country ski poles, comprising a handle head (2), a handle body (3), and a hook-like device (4) for securing a handling device. A movable, pivotal, or rotatable latching means (5) is arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-, ring-, or eye-shaped device, which is provided on the handling device and inserted into the hook-like device substantially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device in a self-latching manner. The hitching means is desiped in the form of a retaining lug which defines a constrained region (7) for the loop-, ring-, or eye-shaped device towards the bottom in the braced position. Additionally, a recess (8) is provided in the handle head and/or handle body from above, wherein a movably and/or rotatably mounted securing block (9) on or in which the engaging means is arranged is arranged in the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Eberhard HEIM, Marco HOFER
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Patent number: 10064463Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-retaining device (70) for securing to a pole handle (1), comprising an insert opening (71) for the hand, a first exit opening (72) for the back of the hand, and a second exit opening (73) for the thumb. The hand-retaining device according to the invention further has a first elastic strip (74) which is led between the thumb and the other fingers and on which a coupling element (79) is provided that can be secured in or on the pole handle in a removable mechanism in a self-latching manner. The invention further relates to a pole handle to which the handle loop according to the invention can be optimally secured.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventors: Wladimir Kreis, Christoph Doll, Eberhard Heim
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Patent number: 10051930Abstract: A clamping apparatus (1) for a pole for axially fastening in a releasable manner an inner pipe segment (3) that can be inserted into an opening of the clamping apparatus. The clamping apparatus comprises a two-part plastic sleeve (5), which can be fastened to an outer pipe segment (2). The clamping apparatus also comprises a slotted clamp (16), which surrounds and clamps the plastic sleeve and which has a clamping lever (4), a lever arm (9) of which has an eccentric rolling region (8), by which the distance between a stop (12) and a counter surface (27) arranged on the outside of the first projection (13) can be reduced for clamping by pivoting the clamping lever (4) into the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: LEKISPORT AGInventor: Eberhard Heim