CLIMBING ELEMENT AND CLIMBING SYSTEM

Abstract

A climbing element has a through-opening running from a visible side to a rear side. A reinforcing element is arranged on or in the through-opening and has a passage opening arranged concentrically with the through-opening, wherein one end of the reinforcing element forms a screw head counterhold. Either the reinforcing element is composed of a counter-holding element having the screw head counterhold and a tubular rivet protruding from the rear side into the through-opening, or the reinforcing element is a single element, the underside of which is pressed into the plastic of the climbing element on the visible side of the climbing element, with an upper side of the reinforcing element being at least partially covered by the plastic.

Claims

1. Climbing element (1) with at least one through-opening (2) running from a visible side (11) to a rear side (12) of the climbing element (1), wherein a reinforcing element (3) is arranged on or in the through-opening (2), which has a passage opening (31) arranged concentrically with the through-opening (2), one end of the reinforcing element (3) forming a screw head counterhold (32), characterized in that the climbing element is predominantly made of thermoplastic material (4), with either the reinforcing element (3) being composed of a counter-holding element (5) having the screw head counterhold (32) and a tubular rivet (6) protruding from the rear side (12) into the through-opening (2), wherein a collar (61) of the tubular rivet (6) lies on the rear side (12) of the climbing element (1) and a free end region (62) of the tubular rivet (6) opposite the collar (61) of the tubular rivet (6) is passed through the counter-holding element (5) and flanged, or the reinforcing element (3) is a single element, the underside of which is pressed into the plastic (4) of the climbing element (1) on the visible side (11) of the climbing element (1), with an upper side of the reinforcing element (3) being at least partially covered by the plastic (4).

2. Climbing element according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the counter-holding element (5) has a frustoconical screw head socket (7).

3. Climbing element according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the counter-holding element (5) is located in a depression (8) formed around the through-opening (2) on the visible side (11) of the climbing element (1).

4. Climbing element according to claim 3, characterized in that the counter-holding element (5) is fixed in the depression (8) with adhesive (9).

5. Climbing element according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the climbing element (1) is deep-drawn.

6. Climbing element according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the climbing element (1) has a hollow hold body (10) around which a flange (13) is formed, through which the at least one through-opening (2) passes.

7. Climbing element according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the counter-holding element (5) is made of metal or ceramics.

8. Climbing element according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that a coating of an epoxy resin primer layer (14) and a quartz sand epoxy resin top layer (15) is formed on the visible side (11).

9. Climbing system with at least one climbing element mounted on a climbing wall (20), characterized in that the climbing element is a climbing element (1) according to any of the preceding claims and is attached to the climbing wall (20) by at least one screw (16) passing through the at least one through-opening (2).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0050] FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic, side view an embodiment of a climbing element attached to a climbing wall according to the invention;

[0051] FIG. 2 is a to plan view of the climbing element from FIG. 1 of a visible side of the climbing element;

[0052] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a region of a through-opening provided with a reinforcing element of one embodiment of the climbing element according to the invention; and

[0053] FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a region of the through-opening provided with the reinforcing element of a further embodiment of the climbing element according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0054] The represented embodiments are not shown to scale in any of the figures, nor are the stipulations of technical drawing necessarily met. Rather, for the sake of clarity, certain features are shown particularly large in the schematic representations in comparison to other features of the invention.

[0055] Referring now to the figures of the drawings in detail and first, particularly to FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, there is shown schematically a possible embodiment of a climbing element 1 according to the invention in a side view (FIG. 1) and a plan view (FIG. 2). The climbing element 1 shown is a macro which was drawn from a 5 mm thick ABS plate by vacuum forming. The climbing element 1 has a hollow hold body 10 around which a flange 13 is formed. The hold body 10 bulges out from the flange 13. The flange 13 is flat.

[0056] Instead of an ABS plate, plates made of other thermoplastics can be used to manufacture the climbing element 1 by deep-drawing. The thickness of the plate used depends on the size of the climbing element 1 and also depends on how far the wall thickness of the resulting hold body 10 is reduced during deep-drawing compared to the original thickness of the plate.

[0057] Instead of deep-drawing, it is also particularly suitable to manufacture the climbing element 1 by injection molding.

[0058] In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the flange 13 forms a wide, flat strip through which several through-openings 2 pass. In the embodiment shown, the flange 13 is 2 cm wide, but it can also have a different width, for example in a range from 1 cm to 5 cm. Furthermore, the width of the flange 13 can vary over its course. The dimensioning and exact shape of the flange 13 depends primarily on the size and shape of the hold body 10.

[0059] The flange 13 is provided with a plurality of through-openings 2 distributed around the hold body 10. The through-openings 2 serve as attachment points for the climbing element 1. The through-openings 2 can be arranged equidistantly around the hold body 10 and/or depending on the expected introduction of force, so that where there is higher stress, more attachment points are formed than in regions with lower stress, or where none or only low forces occur, no attachment points are formed.

[0060] The through-openings 2 can be drilled or punched into the flange 13 after deep-drawing. In the case of manufacture by injection molding, the through-openings 2 can be formed in the climbing element 1 during the injection molding process by a corresponding design of the mold.

[0061] Reinforcing elements 3 are located in the through-openings 2 and, for the sake of clarity, are illustrated separately with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 and described in more detail.

[0062] A coating of an epoxy resin primer layer 14 and a quartz sand epoxy resin top layer 15 is formed on a visible side 11 of the climbing element 1. This gives the surface of the climbing element 1 a rough and non-slip surface texture, which offers a climber a non-slip stance on or a non-slip grip on the climbing element 1 according to the invention.

[0063] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the climbing element 1 is screwed directly to the wood panels of a climbing wall 20 with screws 16. No nuts are therefore required on the climbing wall for attaching the climbing element 1 to the climbing wall 20 and the climbing element 1 can be positioned anywhere on the climbing wall 20.

[0064] In an embodiment that is not shown, the climbing element 1 is screwed to drive-in nuts with machine screws, which are driven in distributed over the climbing wall 20.

[0065] Attaching the climbing element 1 to the climbing wall 20 is in principle also possible with nails, but this type of attachment is difficult to remove.

[0066] FIG. 3 shows the region of a through-opening 2 of one embodiment of the climbing element 1 according to the invention.

[0067] The through-opening 2 is located in the flange 13 formed around the hollow hold body 10. The through-opening 2 runs from the visible side 11 of the climbing element to a rear side 12 of the climbing element through the thermoplastic material 4 of the climbing element 1.

[0068] A depression 9 is formed around the through-opening 2 on the visible side 11 of the climbing element 1. The depression 9 can either be milled into the flange 13 following the shaping of the climbing element or can be formed during shaping in the injection molding or deep-drawing process.

[0069] In the embodiment shown, a counter-holding element 5 is used as the reinforcing element 3 and is fixed to the through-opening 2 with a tubular rivet 6. The tubular rivet 6 is inserted into the through-opening 2 from the rear side 12 of the climbing element 1. A collar 61 of the tubular rivet 6 lies flat on the rear side 12 of the climbing element 1. A free end 62 of the tubular rivet 6 is passed through the counter-holding element 5 and then flanged. The counter-holding element 3 is held securely at the through-opening 2 by the tubular rivet 6. A reinforcing element 3 formed from the tubular rivet 6 and the counter-holding element 5 has a passage opening 31 for the passage of a screw 16.

[0070] In the shown embodiment of the climbing element 1 according to the invention, a solid metal rosette with a frustoconical screw head socket 7 serves as a counter-holding element 5, which provides a countersunk screw with a precisely fitting screw-head counterhold 32.

[0071] In an embodiment of the climbing element 1 according to the invention that is not shown, a flat washer serves as a counter-holding element 5. This forms a precisely fitting screw head counterhold 32 if, for example, a plate screw is used to attach the climbing element to a climbing wall. In addition to the use of washers or rosettes, a large number of alternative counter-holding elements 5, such as nuts, insertion sleeves or spring washers, can be used in the specific embodiment of the invention. In this way, precisely fitting counter-holding elements 5 can be selected for different fastening means.

[0072] The counter-holding elements 5 are preferably made of metal or ceramics, but other sufficiently hard and durable materials can also be used for their construction.

[0073] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the all-metal rosette is additionally fixed in the depression 9 with adhesive 8. This can prevent the all-metal rosette, or any other counter-holding element 5, from twisting when attaching and detaching the climbing element 1 according to the invention to/from a climbing wall 20 in the depression 9. In order to withstand jerky shearing, for example when using a cordless screwdriver, an impact-resistant adhesive is particularly advantageous.

[0074] In FIG. 4, the region of the through-opening 2 provided with a reinforcing element 3 of a further embodiment of the climbing element 1 according to the invention is shown schematically.

[0075] In the embodiment shown, the counter-holding element 5 is attached without an additional tubular rivet 6. The reinforcing element 3 is identical to the counter-holding element 5 in this embodiment.

[0076] For attachment, the underside of the counter-holding element 5 is pressed into the thermoplastic material 4, which has been heated to deformability, until it overflows over the edge of the counter-holding element 5 as a result of displacement and runs on the upper side of the counter-holding element 5, so that the upper side of the counter-holding element 5 is at least partially covered by the thermoplastic material 4.

[0077] After cooling, the counter-holding element 5, which is partially sunk in the thermoplastic material 4, is firmly inserted in the thermoplastic material 4 and is reliably secured against falling off or slipping.

[0078] In this embodiment, it is not necessary for a depression 9 to be formed around the through-opening 2 since the counter-holding element 5 is necessarily sunk into the thermoplastic material 4 in this embodiment.

[0079] Likewise, in this embodiment, there is no need to additionally secure the counter-holding element 5 with adhesive 8.

[0080] After the counter-holding element 5 has been pressed into the thermoplastic material 4 and this has cooled down again, the through-opening 2 can be drilled or punched into the climbing element within the passage opening 31 of the reinforcing element 3.