EP0094474A1 - Chaussure athlétique avec fermeture-ouverture à actionnement rapide - Google Patents

Chaussure athlétique avec fermeture-ouverture à actionnement rapide Download PDF

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EP0094474A1
EP0094474A1 EP83100525A EP83100525A EP0094474A1 EP 0094474 A1 EP0094474 A1 EP 0094474A1 EP 83100525 A EP83100525 A EP 83100525A EP 83100525 A EP83100525 A EP 83100525A EP 0094474 A1 EP0094474 A1 EP 0094474A1
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Joo Ryoung Lee
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ES Originals Inc
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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
    • A43C11/008—Combined fastenings, e.g. to accelerate undoing or fastening

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  • This invention relates to an athletic shoe having laces by which the shoe is secured to the wearer's foot.
  • Athletic shoes conventionally are made of more flexible material and construction than is the ordinary walking shoe to allow for a close and comfortable flexing of the shoe around the wearer's foot during strenuous foot movements while the wearer is engaged in athletic activities such as jogging and running.
  • a lace closing or lace securement means to secure the shoe on the wearer's foot. The wearer establishes the condition of securement by tieing the lace to a degree desired by him and particular to the feeling of foot comfort sought, while at the same time establishing the necessary secure retention of the shoe on his foot during strenuous use.
  • Lacing and unlacing the shoe to put it on or take it off is a simple enough task but at times, especially after strenuous activity, the wearer may want to remove the shoe as rapidly as possible and without untieing the lace. This could, of course, be done by endeavoring to pull the shoe off the foot if that is possible. If it is, it requires effort and time likely to be greater than would be involved in simply untieing the lace. If the wearer does pull the tied lace shoe off his foot, he must undo the lace the next time he wants to put the shoe on and, of course, make sure that the lace is tied again to the requisite condition of tightness peculiar to his comfort. It is desirable therefore that a more convenient and quicker way of putting on and removing an athletic shoe be provided and especially one that allows the wearer, having once tied the lace to meet his own particular requirements of tightness, to leave the lace in that condition.
  • auxilary securement means which, by simple finger-applied force, can be readily opened or readily closed by the wearer to facilitate putting on or removing the shoe while leaving the shoe lace securement means in secured condition.
  • an athletic shoe comprising an upper piece which is mounted on a sole and which is provided with a foot opening and a vamp part extending forwardly from the opening toward the toe of the shoe, the upper piece having eyelets in longitudinally confronting vamp segments of the vamp part through which a lacing member passes back and forth from the respective vamp segments so that the vamp segments define a lacing course for the shoe on the wearer's foot by tieing the lacing members into a securing condition, wherein at least one of the vamp segments of the vamp part of the upper piece has auxiliary securing means disposed therein which extend from the foot opening of the upper piece towards the toe and alongside a considerable length of the lacing course defined by the vamp segments, the auxiliary securing means being readily operable by a simple finger-applied pulling force thereon in order to enlarge the foot opening beyond the securing size it has when the shoe is secured on the wearer's foot and sufficiently to allow quick donning and quick removal of the shoe
  • the auxiliary securing means may, for example, be in the form of a slide fastener or a "Velcro" type of fastener. It may, moreover, be disposed at either the outstep side or the instep side of the shoe, or even at both sides.
  • the athletic shoe 10 shown in Figures 1-3 is a generally conventional construction for shoes of such type. It is made with relatively light, flexible materials to closely conform with the wearer's foot and yet provide a high level of comfort when worn by the user in a demanding athletic exercise, e.g., jogging.
  • the shoe 10 includes a sole 12 on which is secured in known manner a foot-enclosing structure or upper piece 14, the upper piece 14 including a foot receptive opening 16 which, as will be understood, is enlarged when the shoe is put on or taken off, the opening 16 being contracted to the size shown when conventional shoe securement means, i.e., lacing is secured.
  • the shoe has a heel part 18, a front or toe part 20 and a vamp part 22, these parts desirably being of relatively thicker anti-scuff matterials which are, as is common, somewhat more rigid than the remaining material which is usually of somewhat soft, highly flexible material.
  • the vamp part 22 extends forwardly from the foot opening 16 toward the toe 20 and comprises longitudinally directed vamp segments 24,26, one at the instep side and the other at the outstep side of the shoe.
  • Vamp segments 24,26 carry eyelets 30 in which can be received, in winding course back and forth from the vamp segments, the usual lace member 32, the lace'being tied to effect securement of the shoe on the wearer's foot.
  • the vamp segments define the lacing course extending in the direction of the foot.
  • the user in tieing the lace does so to a condition of securement particular to his own comfort and feel when wearing the shoe during demanding and strenuous activities which involve requirements for accommodating the necessary shoe flexure or movement following the motion of the foot as well as maintaining the securement of the shoe on the foot to avoid loosening or even loss of the shoe during exercise.
  • the present invention enables the shoe to be put on or taken off by the user quickly, with minimum effort and without recourse to untieing the lace, thus leaving the primary shoe securement means in secured condition.
  • the effort involved is one of merely applying with the fingers a simple pulling force to an auxiliary securement means to open and close same.
  • the auxiliary securement means in the embodiment shown in Figures 1-3 is a slide fastener 40 disposed in the vamp segment 24, spaced adjacent to the lacing course and extending from foot opening 16 longitudinally forward a considerable length of said lacing course, terminating short of the lacing course front terminus, e.g., in the region of the second frontmost eyelets of the vamp segments.
  • the shoe as shown in Figure 2 is in the secured condition it has on the wearer's foot.
  • the lace 32 is tied and the slide fastener 40 is closed. If the wearer desires to remove the shoe quickly, he need only by grasping the pull tab 42, slide the slider 44 forwardly, opening the auxiliary securement means and thereby enlarging the foot opening to permit him to slip his foot easily into and quickly out of the shoe, the open condition of the slide fastener 40 being shown in Figure 3.
  • the lace 32 or primary securement means can be left untouched. Thus, when the user desires to put the shoe back on, he need only slip his foot into it and pull the slide fastener closed. Since the lace 32 is already tied in a securing condition, this will result in the shoe being secured comfortably and properly on the foot.
  • FIG. 4 depicts an alternative form of auxiliary securement means 50 disposed at the instep side of the shoe and in the form of a "Velcro" type of fastener.
  • Vamp segment 26 is made with overlapping parts 52,54, the upper-part 52 carrying at the underside a fastening means cooperative with companion "Velcro" type fastening means 56 carried on top of lapped part 54.
  • flap part 52 By applying a finger-applied pulling force to flap part 52, this part can be separated from part 54 to open the auxiliary securement means and, conversely, by pulling and pressing part 52 against part 54, it can be closed.

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Cited By (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1991008686A1 (fr) * 1989-12-13 1991-06-27 Rainer Stein Chaussure a lacets
WO2000047073A3 (fr) * 1999-02-08 2001-04-26 Ecco Sko As Chaussure pour enfant
FR3023132A1 (fr) * 2014-07-07 2016-01-08 Dominique Laboureau Chaussure a systeme de serrage munie d'un mecanisme pour faciliter l'ouverture et la fermeture de la chaussure
CN106307810A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2017-01-11 黑金刚（福建）自动化科技股份公司 一种提高工作效率的穿鞋带方法
FR3066365A1 (fr) * 2017-05-22 2018-11-23 Implants Service Orthopedie Iso Chaussure
US10499710B2 (en) 2017-02-01 2019-12-10 Nike, Inc. Footwear with closing mechanism permitting easy donning and doffing
US11350703B2 (en) 2017-11-08 2022-06-07 Nike, Inc. Articles of footwear with wrap around closure system and/or foot wrapping securing straps

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2222832A (en) * 1938-12-10 1940-11-26 Richard U Clark Slide fastener attachment
FR1527484A (fr) * 1966-07-21 1968-05-31 Chaussure de ski
FR2501977A3 (fr) * 1981-03-20 1982-09-24 Turri Aldo Chaussure a fermeture perfectionnee, en particulier a usage sportif
DE8203280U1 (de) * 1982-02-08 1982-11-04 LICO - Sportschuhfabriken Link & Co GmbH, 8620 Lichtenfels Schnürschuh, insbesondere zumindest halbhoher Schnürstiefel wie zum Beispiel Renn- oder Rallyefahrerstiefel

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2222832A (en) * 1938-12-10 1940-11-26 Richard U Clark Slide fastener attachment
FR1527484A (fr) * 1966-07-21 1968-05-31 Chaussure de ski
FR2501977A3 (fr) * 1981-03-20 1982-09-24 Turri Aldo Chaussure a fermeture perfectionnee, en particulier a usage sportif
DE8203280U1 (de) * 1982-02-08 1982-11-04 LICO - Sportschuhfabriken Link & Co GmbH, 8620 Lichtenfels Schnürschuh, insbesondere zumindest halbhoher Schnürstiefel wie zum Beispiel Renn- oder Rallyefahrerstiefel

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1991008686A1 (fr) * 1989-12-13 1991-06-27 Rainer Stein Chaussure a lacets
WO2000047073A3 (fr) * 1999-02-08 2001-04-26 Ecco Sko As Chaussure pour enfant
FR3023132A1 (fr) * 2014-07-07 2016-01-08 Dominique Laboureau Chaussure a systeme de serrage munie d'un mecanisme pour faciliter l'ouverture et la fermeture de la chaussure
CN106307810A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2017-01-11 黑金刚（福建）自动化科技股份公司 一种提高工作效率的穿鞋带方法
US10499710B2 (en) 2017-02-01 2019-12-10 Nike, Inc. Footwear with closing mechanism permitting easy donning and doffing
US11330868B2 (en) 2017-02-01 2022-05-17 Nike, Inc. Footwear with closing mechanism permitting easy donning and doffing
FR3066365A1 (fr) * 2017-05-22 2018-11-23 Implants Service Orthopedie Iso Chaussure
US11350703B2 (en) 2017-11-08 2022-06-07 Nike, Inc. Articles of footwear with wrap around closure system and/or foot wrapping securing straps

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