Patents by Inventor Thomas Tchorsch

Thomas Tchorsch 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: 8181985
    Abstract: A ski binding for downhill skiing and cross-country skiing has a plate which can be pivoted upwards in the front region about an axis located transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ski. A front ski binding and a rear heel holder for a ski boot or cross-country ski boot are fastened on the plate. At least one catch element which is arranged in front of, or in the region of, the rear sole holder can be used to secure the plate, in its rear region, on the abutment fitted on the ski. In addition, at least one catch element is arranged in the front region of the plate. The plate is fixed on the ski, and reinforced, in the manner of a conventional downhill ski binding by the further catch element in the front region of the ski binding and, in the locked state, is anchored at the front end and at the rear end, and at a number of locations therebetween, on parts of the ski or parts which have been fixed to the ski.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Marker Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Mangold, Thomas Tchorsch, Markus Krumbeck
  • Publication number: 20080309053
    Abstract: A ski binding for downhill skiing and cross-country skiing has a plate (5) which can be pivoted upwards in the front region about an axis (6.26) located transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ski. A front ski binding (2) and a rear heel holder (3) for a ski boot or cross-country ski boot are fastened on the plate. At least one catch element (9.28) which is arranged in front of, or in the region of, the rear sole holder (3) can be used to secure the plate, in its rear region, on the abutment fitted on the ski. In addition, at least one catch element is arranged in the front region of the plate. The plate is fixed on the ski, and reinforced, in the manner of a conventional downhill ski binding by the further catch element in the front region of the ski binding and, in the locked state, is anchored at the front end and at the rear end, and at a number of locations therebetween, on parts of the ski or parts which have been fixed to the ski.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Mangold, Thomas Tchorsch, Markus Krumbeck
  • Patent number: 6824158
    Abstract: This invention concerns a basic arrangement of a ski binding having a front part or a toe end and a rear part or a heel end for securing the ski boot, and also having a front supporting part, longitudinally displaceable on a first base part fixed on the ski, for supporting the front boot holding part, and a rear supporting part, longitudinally displaceable on another base part fixed on the ski, for supporting the rear boot holding part. The invention further includes an adjusting device designed as a rack-and-pinion gear for simultaneous adjustment of both supporting parts; this adjusting device has two toothed racks, each connected to a supporting part, and a manually operable, lockable gearwheel which meshes with both toothed racks between the two supporting parts. In one embodiment, the gearwheel is arranged on a middle base part in an essentially stationary mount on the ski, and is separate from the front and rear base parts, and is held indirectly on the ski by the front and rear base parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Marker Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Keller, Thomas Tchorsch