Patents by Inventor Johann Zotter

Johann Zotter 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).

  • Patent number: 7520525
    Abstract: A sliding board, in particular a ski, includes a running surface, steel edges, an upper cup, a premanufactured core and at least one interface element connected to the sliding-board body by anchoring elements, for the arrangement of at least one binding element on the upper side of the sliding board. The anchoring elements have a head section held on the interface element or connected to the interface element, and have a shaft extending through an opening in the upper cup into the inside of the sliding board. In order to reduce installation operations on the finished sliding board, the interface element has been connected to the core during the building of the sliding board by at least one of the anchoring elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Tyrolia Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Ableidinger, Henry Freisinger, Erwin Hoesl, Marc Humann, Gernot Jahnel, Robert Pfaller, Manfred Tuma, Johann Zotter
  • Publication number: 20070069503
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding board, in particular to a ski comprising a sliding surface, a top shell, a core, steel edges and at least one interface element connected to the board body by means of an anchoring element for arranging at least one fixing element on the top surface of the sliding board. Said anchoring elements (8) are inserted, during the production of a sliding board, into fixing holes (10, 10?) of the core (2) and are maintained therein by a material (11) hardening during the skis pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Marc Humann, Robert Pfaller, Gernot Jahnel, Erwin Hosl, Henry Freisinger, Anton Ableidinger, Manfred Tuma, Johann Zotter
  • Publication number: 20050179234
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding board, in particular a ski, comprising a running surface, steel edges, an upper cup, a premanufactured core and comprising at least one interface element, for example a rail-like profiled guide element, connected to the sliding-board body by means of anchoring elements, for the arrangement of at least one binding element on the upper side of the sliding board, whereby the anchoring elements have a head section held on the interface element or are connected to the interface element, and have a shaft extending through an opening in the upper cup into the inside of the sliding board. In order to reduce installation operations on the finished sliding board, the interface element has been connected positively and/or frictionally and/or in another mechanical manner to the core during the building of the sliding board by means of at least one of the anchoring elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Anton Ableidinger, Henry Freisinger, Erwin Hoesl, Marc Humann, Gernot Jahnel, Robert Pfaller, Manfred Tuma, Johann Zotter
  • Patent number: 5738364
    Abstract: A ski binding in which a heel part can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction relative to a guide fixed to a ski and can be actuated by hand. In order to prevent the connecting web of the opening lever disengaging from the locking plate s well as involuntary unlatching of the heel part due to external influences, the invention provides that the connecting web of the opening lever is designed in a U-shaped manner, and that the connecting web, bent in the direction of the upper side of the ski, forms protecting web which terminates flush with the guide fixed to a ski. A restoring lug assists the function of the spring, which acts on the locking piece, the restoring lug being actuable, by way of an edge of the connecting web, by pulling on the opening lever and being formed by being bent out of the locking plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: HTM Sport- und Freizeitgeraete Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Zotter, Friedrich Leichtfried, Klaus Hoelzl, Henry Freisinger, Alois Himmetsberger, Reinhold Wawra, Hubert Wuerthner
  • Patent number: 5732968
    Abstract: A longitudinal-adjusting device (1) for a ski-binding part (7) consists of a guide rail (2) fastened on a ski (3), on which an adjusting plate (5) is guided movably and lockably, which adjusting plate carries the ski-binding part (7). A locking part (10) is supported movably transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the ski in the adjusting plate (5), which locking part has locking teeth (12) on the underside, which teeth engage locking teeth (13) on the upper side of the guide rail (2). The locking part (10) is loaded by a spring (15) and has an operating member (18) with two surfaces (22, 23), which rest on a lateral section (21) of the adjusting plate (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: HTM Sport- und Freizeitgeraete Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Wladar, Johann Zotter, Andreas Janisch, Karl Stritzl, Hubert Wuerthner, Franz Luschnig, Reinhold Wawra, Alois Himmetsberger, Heinz Stadler, Henry Freisinger
  • Patent number: 5690352
    Abstract: The invention relates to a snowboard binding having two retaining brackets (6, 106) which are pivotably mounted on a base plate (2) or on parts (5, 105) displaceable longitudinally on the base plate (2), and which, when the binding is performing a retaining function, engage over the front and the rear sole borders of a boot (102), the binding being closed automatically when the boot (102) is inserted. The aim of the invention is to keep the friction between the boot (102) and the binding, and therefore the boot-insertion force to be applied, relatively low and, by means of an advantageous configuration of a locking system (10), to ensure a high securing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: HTM Sport- und Freizeitgeraete Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henry Freisinger, Johann Zotter
  • Patent number: 5628526
    Abstract: A heel part for use on a ski binding, the ski binding being movable in a longitudinal direction relative to a ski-fixed guide (2) and can be secured in different positions by a locking piece (5) supported in a housing (3) and movably urged in a longitudinal direction against a housing-fixed stop (14) by a spring (13) and is limitedly pivotal, with the locking piece (5) being pivoted with a lock (10) in direction of a counterclock (15) of the ski-fixed guide (2) through a spring (13) engaging the locking piece above the stop (14), and with a two-arm opening lever (16) to release the locking, with one lever arm of the opening lever (16) being designed essentially U-shaped, viewed from the rear, the connecting bight bar (18) between its two legs engaging from below the rear end of the locking piece (5) and the two legs of the opening lever (16) extending from the connecting bight bar (18) upwardly to a bearing point (17) on the housing, and at least one leg of the opening lever (16) forms extending forwardly ben
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: HTM Sport- und Freizeitgeraete Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Zotter, Friedrich Leichtfried
  • Patent number: 5207447
    Abstract: A ski binding which includes a front jaw and a heel holder and a connecting element connected to and extending between the front jaw and the heel holder. In order to reduce the space needed for packaging the above type of ski binding, the invention provides that the connecting element is composed of first and second parts. The first part has a plastic coating having a recess therein extending in longitudinal direction of the connecting element. The first part also has two bolts with enlarged heads thereon, said bolts being received in keyhole-like recesses provided in the second part associated with the heel holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: HTM Sport- und Freizeitgeraete Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Roland Erdei, Henry Freisinger, Heinz Wittmann, Johann Zotter
  • Patent number: 5042830
    Abstract: A sole-support plate for ski bindings which can be mounted on a base plate of a ski-binding part. The base plate is held onto the upper side of a ski by means of fastening screws, and is held against a lifting off in its mounted state and is also secured against a movement relative to the ski by means of a locking system. A block is formed by the fastening screw and engages a detent formed in a recess in the sole-support plate to prevent the aforesaid relative movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Hubert Wurthner, Johann Zotter, Roland Erdei, Helmut Wladar
  • Patent number: 5028069
    Abstract: A ski binding front jaw has a ski-fixed housing, and two toggle levers which are rotatable about vertical axles, which have longer lever arms engageable with a ski boot, and which have shorter lever arms engageable with a slide member guided for movement in the housing and biased by a spring. A vertical bolt is provided between the two toggle levers, the bolt being supported in two prongs of the housing, the housing being forked at its end facing the ski boot, the bolt movably supporting a swingable sole down-holding part which may be biased by a compression spring. To ensure a reliable return of the sole down-holding part to its center position in this front jaw the sole down-holding part is yieldably maintained in its center position by a U-shaped leaf or wire spring serving as a return spring, a web of the spring being divided into two sections by a curved section, and the spring having its web facing the sole down-holding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Janisch, Johann Zotter, Herbert Kurtschak
  • Patent number: 4974869
    Abstract: A toe unit for a safety ski binding for disposal on a horizontal surface of a ski includes a base adapted to be mounted on the ski, a bolt having a lower end and an upper end, and a mounting portion for mounting the lower end of the bolt to the base. The mounting portion permits axial movement of the bolt between a first position and a second position, and secures the bolt substantially perpendicular to the horizontal surface of the ski when the bolt is in the first position. The mounting portion also permits pivotal movement of the bolt about a location on the base when the bolt is in the second position. The toe unit also includes a sole contact portion attached to the bolt for retaining a sole of a boot and for moving the bolt axially from the first position to the second position in response to a predetermined force exerted by the boot in a direction away from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Reinhard Muhlberger, Johann Zotter, Helmut Wladar, Andreas Janisch, Hubert Wurthner, Alois Himmetsberger
  • Patent number: 4973072
    Abstract: This ski brake (1) has two wire brake arms (7) which are pivotally mounted on a base plate (2) and whose end sections (7d) are linked together by a connecting spring (8), whereby the ski brake (1), in its standby position, is held against the top of the ski by an actuating treadle (5) pressed down against the force of at least one mounting spring (6), and whereby the free ends (7a) of the wire brake arms (7) are swung in toward the longitudinal axis of the ski (10).In order in this ski brake (1) to improve, during the pressing down of the actuating treadle, the flux of force from the base plate (2) onto the wire brake arms (7), the invention provides that there is hinged to the end sections (7d) a connecting link (9) comprised of a cylindrical sleeve (9a) with an extension (9b) joined thereto, with the latter being braced in the standby position against a supporting surface (2f) of the base plate (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Stritzl, Andreas Riegler, Hubert Wurthner, Franz Luschnig, Henry Freisinger, Johann Zotter, Friedrich Leichtfried, Andreas Janisch, Helmut Wladar
  • Patent number: 4960289
    Abstract: An endpiece for a safety ski binding attached to a ski, the endpiece comprising an elongated housing for disposition on the ski in the longitudinal direction of the ski; a lever pivotably mounted to the housing, the lever including a first end having a bolt opening and a second end; a sole holder for exerting a downward force on the sole of a ski boot, and having a portion disposed beneath the lever, the sole holder also having an elongated bore extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the ski; a bolt extending through the bolt opening and the bore, the sole holder vertically slidable on the bolt; a first spring disposed between the housing and the sole holder for urging the sole holder toward the ski; and a second spring for exerting a force on the second end of the lever for resisting rotational movement of the first and of the lever away from the ski.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Stritzl, Kurt Hoffmann, Henry Freisinger, Andreas Janisch, Egon Brunnhuber, Johann Zotter, Egelbert Spitaler, Helmut Wladar, Reinhard Muhlberger, Karl Dapeci
  • Patent number: 4863162
    Abstract: A gymnastics apparatus having a support rod and a handle bar movable toward and away from one another against the force of a spring. A connecting rod and a pipe is arranged between the support rod and the handle bar, the pipe surrounding the connecting rod and housing the spring. A spring abutment member which opposes the connecting rod can be adjusted in an axial direction in the pipe and can be fixed relative to the pipe. In order to facilitate, in such a gymnastics apparatus, an adjustment to various body sizes, the invention provides that the connecting rod is connected, if desired hingedly, to the support rod and the pipe to the handle bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Harald Neckamm, Radko Pavlovec, Johann Zotter, Hubert Wuerthner, Anders Dyne
  • Patent number: 4732405
    Abstract: A ski binding includes a base plate adapted to be secured to a ski, a cover plate supported on the base plate for pivotal movement about a vertical axis, and an adjustable release arrangement for yieldably resisting pivotal movement of the cover plate in either direction away from an initial position. The release arrangement can be adjusted from a side of the binding. Front and rear holding mechanisms are provided on the cover plate and releasaly hold a ski shoe on the cover plate, the front holding mechanism including a pivotally supported holding jaw which is controlled by the adjustable release arrangement, and the rear holding mechanism being adapted to release only in response to an upward force component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Freisinger, Franz Luschnig, Karl Stritzl, Johann Zotter
  • Patent number: 4647065
    Abstract: A safety ski binding having a plate which is rotatably supported for movement about a ski fixed vertical axle. The plate has a front and a rear clamping device for a ski shoe thereon. The rear clamping device, namely, a releasing heel holder, is provided with a pair of sole down-holding members. At least one of the two, preferably both, sole down-holding members are pivotally supported for movement in transverse directions of the ski by bearings on a stepping plate hingedly supported on the heel holder. A releasable locking device is provided for fixing the sole down-holding members in their position holding the shoe in the skiing position. The releasable locking device is releasable against the force of at least one spring and is engaged by a control part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Stritzl, Henry Freisinger, Franz Luschnig, Johann Zotter
  • Patent number: 4616843
    Abstract: A release ski binding comprising a sole plate having thereon a rear jaw for a ski shoe, a central part thereof being pivotal relative to the ski about a vertically upright axis and about a transversely extending axis. The sole plate is held in a skiing position by an elastic holding mechanism on the ski. The holding mechanism is responsive to a swivel movement occurring between the sole plate and the ski and upon reaching of a predetermined angle of traverse effects an opening of a release lock on the rear jaw. The sole plate consists of two parts, of which the one part is pivotally supported for movement about a vertical axis of a sleeve and the other part is hingedly connected to the first part through the transverse axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Assignee: TMC Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Freisinger, Franz Luschnig, Karl Stritzl, Johann Zotter