Patents by Inventor Erwin HÖSL

Erwin HÖSL 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).

  • Heel unit for a downhill or a combined downhill and alpine touring ski binding
    Patent number: 11325018
    Abstract: A heel unit for a downhill or a combined downhill and alpine touring ski binding has a vertical-release functional group with a tensioning device with a first spring assembly for holding a ski boot downhill, and a horizontal-release functional group with a base plate to be positioned on the ski and a slide that deflects laterally opposing the ski longitudinal direction against the force of a second spring assembly, on which the vertical-release functional group is arranged, as well as with a compression spring assembly acting on the horizontal-release functional group. The vertical-release functional group rotates on the horizontal-release functional group around an axis running vertically towards the top of the ski or towards the vertical, such that, after a limited lateral deflection of the slide, the vertical-release functional group rotates against the force of the second spring assembly to release of the ski boot into the respective lateral-release direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: TYROLIA TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Erwin Hösl, Gernot Jahnel, Christoph Wurm
  • HEEL UNIT FOR A DOWNHILL OR A COMBINED DOWNHILL AND ALPINE TOURING SKI BINDING
    Publication number: 20210236909
    Abstract: A heel unit for a downhill or a combined downhill and alpine touring ski binding has a vertical-release functional group with a tensioning device with a first spring assembly for holding a ski boot downhill, and a horizontal-release functional group with a base plate to be positioned on the ski and a slide that deflects laterally opposing the ski longitudinal direction against the force of a second spring assembly, on which the vertical-release functional group is arranged, as well as with a compression spring assembly acting on the horizontal-release functional group. The vertical-release functional group rotates on the horizontal-release functional group around an axis running vertically towards the top of the ski or towards the vertical, such that, after a limited lateral deflection of the slide, the vertical-release functional group rotates against the force of the second spring assembly to release of the ski boot into the respective lateral-release direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: TYROLIA TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Erwin HÖSL, Gernot JAHNEL, Christoph WURM