EP0043674A1 - Verschluss für Schuhe - Google Patents

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EP0043674A1
EP0043674A1 EP81302857A EP81302857A EP0043674A1 EP 0043674 A1 EP0043674 A1 EP 0043674A1 EP 81302857 A EP81302857 A EP 81302857A EP 81302857 A EP81302857 A EP 81302857A EP 0043674 A1 EP0043674 A1 EP 0043674A1
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shoe
lever
coupled
securing means
securing
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Joseph Buhagiar
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/14—Clamp fastenings, e.g. strap fastenings; Clamp-buckle fastenings; Fastenings with toggle levers
    • A43C11/1406—Fastenings with toggle levers; Equipment therefor

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  • This invention relates to fasteners for shoes and in the preferred embodiment to fasteners for shoes which can be opened or closed to allow a shoe to be placed on or removed from a foot without use of the hands.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a fastener for a shoe and in one embodiment to provide a fastener which may be fastened without the use of a user's hands,
  • the present invention may be said to reside in a fastener for a shoe said fastener having a lever means for coupling to a first portion of the shoe and a securing means for coupling to a second portion of the shoe, said securing means also being coupled to said lever means such that said lever means is movable from a first position in which the securing means allows the shoe to be placed on or removed from a foot, to a second position in which the securing means, in use, secures the shoe to the foot wherein said lever means is pivotally coupled to the first portion of the shoe by a pivot means and said securing means is coupled to said lever means such that the pivot means is disposed between the position at which the securing means is coupled to the lever means and the position at which the securing means is coupled to the other portion of the shoe so that the lever means may be pivoted from the first position wherein the first portion and the second portion of the shoe are substantially held relative to one another and to the second position where the first and second portions are allowed to move relative to one another
  • the present invention may also be said'to reside in a shoe having a fastening means, said fastening means including a lever means coupled to a first portion of the shoe and a securing means coupled to a second portion of the shoe, said securing means also being coupled to said lever means such that said lever means is movable from a first position in which the shoe may be placed on or removed from a foot to a second position in which the securing means, in use, secures the shoe to the foot wherein said lever means is pivotally coupled to the first portion of the shoe by a pivot means and said securing means is coupled to said lever means such that the pivot means is disposed between the position at which the securing means is coupled to the lever means and the position at which the securing means is coupled to the other portion of the shoe so that the lever means may be pivoted from the first position wherein the first portion and the second portion of the shoe are substantially held relative to one another and to the second position where the first and second portions are allowed to move relative to one another.
  • the lever means is made of sufficient size to allow the user's foot to engage the lever and move the lever from the first position to the second position and vice versa so that the shoe can be placed on or removed from the foot or secured to the foot,
  • the securing means comprises a generally rectangular wire member having a curved configuration which generally matches the curved configuration of the upper portion of a shoe.
  • a shoe 10 which includes a fastener 12.
  • the fastener 12 includes a first plate 14 and a second plate 16.
  • the plates 14 and 16 are fastened to a shoe by means of rivets 18 which may pass through the conventional eyelets of the shoe 10.
  • the plates may be secured to the shoe by any suitable means or in any suitable manner.
  • the plates are secured one each to one of the vamp portions 20 of the shoe so that the fastener 12 generally extends over tongue 22 of the shoe.
  • the plate 14 includes a curved portion 24 through which a securing member 26 is retained.
  • the securing member 26 is in the form of a rectangular wire member which is curved to conform with the curvature of the shoe and of a user's foot.
  • the securing means 26 is also coupled to a lever 30 by passing through two opposed holes 32 in the lever 30.
  • the lever 30 is pivotally coupled to plate 16 by a pivot pin 34 which is retained in a curved portion 36 of the plate 16.
  • the pivot pin 34 passes through two opposed holes 38 in the lever and through the longitudinal opening in the curved portion 36 so that the lever 30 can pivot relative to the shoe 10.
  • the lever 30 is returned to the position shown in figure 3 in which the securing means 26 is snapped below the pivot 36 so that the lever and securing means is generally biassed in that position by virtue of the location of the pivot pin 34 and the securing means 26 so as not to be spuriously released.
  • the lever 30 is dimensioned such that it can be moved from the position shown in figures land 3 by engaging the underside of the lever 30 with the opposite foot to that which the shoe fits and moving the lever into the position shown in figures 2 and 5. To secure the shoe to the foot the lever is depressed by the opposite foot to return the lever 30 to the position shown in figures 1 and 3.
  • the preferred embodiment of the invention provides a shoe which may be comfortably and securely fastened to a user's foot without the need to use the hands.
  • the fastener is arranged such that the lever 30 is on the outside of each of the shoes, that is on the left side of the left shoe and on the right side of the right shoe.
  • the lever 30 may be provided with a second set of opposed holes adjacent the holes 32 to allow the securing member 26 to be engaged with the second set of holes to allow for adjustment of the fastener 12 so that the shoe may comfortably fit feet of varying width.
  • the ends of the wire member forming the securing means 26 are engaged in holes 32 and could be bent to extend adjacent the. side edges of the lever 30 to prevent the ends of the wire member from spuriously separating from the lever 30.
  • the fastener may be made of any suitable metal but plastics materials should also be used.
  • the present invention provides a fastener for a shoe which may be used by people who do not have the use of their hands.
  • the preferred embodiment of the invention allows the shoe to be securely fastened to the feet and provides an alternative to slip on type shoes and of course does away with the need to tie shoe laces or fasten buckles with the hands.
  • the preferred embodiment of the invention also provides an alternative shoe for people who do have the use of their hands but cannot bend to tie laces or fasten buckles with their hands.
EP81302857A 1980-07-03 1981-06-25 Verschluss für Schuhe Withdrawn EP0043674A1 (de)

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AU60076/80A AU515435B2 (en) 1980-07-03 1980-07-03 Fasteners for shoes
AU60076/80 1980-07-03

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CH680829A5 (en) * 1990-09-03 1992-11-30 Burkhart Unternehmensberatung Tension fastening for ski boot or other sports shoe - has flexible toothed strap, tension lever, fork fitment, leg and groove in cam, with thrust and lever arm

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DE82608C (de) *
US3009221A (en) * 1959-07-06 1961-11-21 Harold A Firari Shoe fastening devices
US3204307A (en) * 1964-03-09 1965-09-07 James G Dunn Ski boot clasp
US3295177A (en) * 1964-03-21 1967-01-03 Bruckl Franz Boot flap tightener comprising a tightening lever having notches and a guard therefor
DE1242475B (de) * 1963-04-30 1967-06-15 Acfa Accessori Calzature Fibbi Kniehebelverschluss fuer Skischuhe od. dgl.
US3333302A (en) * 1965-01-28 1967-08-01 Klima Robert Shoe closure having a notched clamping lever mounted on a pressure distributing plate

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE82608C (de) *
US3009221A (en) * 1959-07-06 1961-11-21 Harold A Firari Shoe fastening devices
DE1242475B (de) * 1963-04-30 1967-06-15 Acfa Accessori Calzature Fibbi Kniehebelverschluss fuer Skischuhe od. dgl.
US3204307A (en) * 1964-03-09 1965-09-07 James G Dunn Ski boot clasp
US3295177A (en) * 1964-03-21 1967-01-03 Bruckl Franz Boot flap tightener comprising a tightening lever having notches and a guard therefor
US3333302A (en) * 1965-01-28 1967-08-01 Klima Robert Shoe closure having a notched clamping lever mounted on a pressure distributing plate

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH680829A5 (en) * 1990-09-03 1992-11-30 Burkhart Unternehmensberatung Tension fastening for ski boot or other sports shoe - has flexible toothed strap, tension lever, fork fitment, leg and groove in cam, with thrust and lever arm

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