DE9306121U1 - Friction climbing stockings for sport climbing - Google Patents

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Title: Friction climbing socks for sport climbing

Area of application: So-called friction climbing shoes with rubber soles are used for sport climbing. There are shoes as boots or as low shoes, and there are also strapless slippers. The invention is a pair of socks that are intended to be worn for sport climbing.

Purpose: Slipper shoes are increasingly being used in sport climbing. Although they hardly support the feet when standing on the rock, they are softer, lighter, thinner in material thickness and have a slimmer cut. This gives you a better feel for the rock when sport climbing and the associated increase in the sole's adaptation to the rock, as well as the possibility of being able to stand in even the smallest holes. The rubber sock is supposed to have the same properties and improve them even further.

General problem: On the one hand, friction climbing shoes are supposed to support the foot when standing on narrow strips. This requires a certain necessary material thickness of the shoe leather, which makes the friction climbing shoe heavier, larger and stiffer - i.e. it loses the feeling of contact with the rock and the ability of the sole to friction due to a lack of rock adaptation - and still does not fit into the smallest holes. Due to the increasing level of performance in sport climbing, the support function of the shoe is increasingly being dispensed with and replaced by more muscle power. In return, the expectations for a slim fit and sole friction or rock adaptation are increasing. Due to its nature as a shoe, even the best friction climbing shoe has a larger volume than the foot itself, as well as all the other disadvantages of a shoe in general, such as the rubber soles or the edge area on the sole edge coming off.

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State of the art: Ballet-shoe-like, strapless slippers are currently proving to be the best climbing equipment for sport climbers. There are no friction climbing socks yet.

Criticism of the state of the art:

As a disadvantage of the state of the art, all the disadvantages of shoes that friction climbing socks would not bring with them must be mentioned:

1. The strapless slippers can slip on your foot.

2. Rubber soles and sole edges can come off.

3. Shoes have a larger volume than the shoe itself.

4. In the transition area between the sole and the sole edge there is an edge that cannot adapt properly to the rock.

5. The sole must be resistant, i.e. it must not be too thin or too soft. This means that the sole must be made of hard, thick rubber, which means it does not have the adhesion, rock adaptation and sensitivity of a sole made of softer rubber.

6. Shoes are expensive to produce and sell.

7. Shoes are divided into sizes and often cause fitting problems.

8. The low-cut slippers do not provide any protection for the ankles against abrasions.

Task: The invention is based on the task of introducing a new type of climbing equipment that has some technical advantages over friction climbing shoes. This task is solved by the features of claim 1, design details contain the features of claim 2. The friction climbing socks eliminate the disadvantages of friction climbing shoes mentioned in the criticism of the prior art.

Achievable benefits:

1. No slipping on the foot due to high adhesion between skin and rubber.

2. No detachment of sole or edge.

3. Approximately the same volume as the foot.

4. No edge on the sole edge and therefore better rock adaptation.

5. Possibility of using softer rubbers with higher adhesion to the rock.

6. Cheap production and cheap sale as a consumable item that can be easily replaced.

7. No problems with shoe size or fit, i.e. no lengthy trying on and no need to break in the shoes with considerable pain.

8. Protect the ankles by pulling up the elastic stocking.

Description of an example:

The friction climbing socks come in any color and any length and are made from any rubber and any thickness. They are simply rolled over the foot when they are put on and replaced with a new pair when they wear out. To improve the foot climate, the friction climbing socks can be provided with air holes at any point.

Claims (2)

-1- PROTECTION CLAIMS '· ' *··&idigr; . &idigr;&idigr; &Iacgr;. Footwear for exclusive use in climbing, characterized in that a) it consists of a tube that is stretchable and encloses the foot completely, form-fitting and very tightly. b) the hose has no demarcation between the sole of the foot and the edges of the foot (1), as these merge seamlessly into one another, since the hose consists of one piece and material from the sole of the foot over the edges of the foot (1) up to the beginning of the instep (4) and no material reinforcement, which would be additionally applied from the same or different material, is provided in the sole of the foot area. c) the hose is essentially made from a single piece of a special, highly adhesive rubber. d) the tube extends seamlessly from the sole of the foot over the edges of the foot (1) up to the ankles, thus smoothly enclosing the heel (2). e) the thickness of the rubber material should be between 1 and 5 millimetres, whereby the material should be thicker on the balls of the feet and in the area of the toes (3) than in the other areas. f) the hose has air holes at any point. g) the hose in the area of the instep (4) and ankle joint is made of rubber, with the entire hose being cast from one piece of material, or in this area it is made of a narrow strip of stretchable textile fabric. 2. Footwear for exclusive use in climbing, according to claim 1, characterized in that a) the tube can be divided at the instep and ankle by a zipper which is attached to the rubber or to the textile fabric.