EP0427321A2 - Inner lining shoe for ski boots having a one piece tongue assembly - Google Patents

Inner lining shoe for ski boots having a one piece tongue assembly Download PDF

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EP0427321A2
EP0427321A2 EP90202879A EP90202879A EP0427321A2 EP 0427321 A2 EP0427321 A2 EP 0427321A2 EP 90202879 A EP90202879 A EP 90202879A EP 90202879 A EP90202879 A EP 90202879A EP 0427321 A2 EP0427321 A2 EP 0427321A2
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Antonello Marega
Andrea Gabrielli
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
    • A43B23/26—Tongues for shoes
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    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
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    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0405—Linings, paddings or insertions; Inner boots

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  • the present invention relates to an inner lining shoe to be put on within a rigid boot, such as a ski-boot with fore entry, in which the standard tongue is integrally formed with part of the upper of the lining shoe. It is known that the lining shoes to be used together with ski-boots are provided at their leg portion with tongues having the purpose of shielding the leg from a direct contact with the rigid shell of the boot.
  • the tongues provided in the lining shoes to be,inserted into a ski-boot are either fastened to the upper, for example by sewing, or secured in a floating manner, namely anchored to the upper by means permitting a sliding motion thereof in a longitudinal direction with respect to said upper in order to permit said tongue to be positioned in the most adequate manner with respect to the upper in order to fully fit the foot to the shoe and thus to the boot.
  • Said means for anchoring the tongue to the upper consist of a sewing or of a pin-like member slidable within a groove of the upper and may cause thickenings or greater encumbrances just at the level of the foot back wherein said thickenings can create uncomfortable situations which are difficultly bearable especially in sportwear,such as the ski-boots,in which said situations are to be avoided as much as possible.
  • the part of the upper integrally formed with said tongue is an extension of the tongue itself shaped as a fore part forming the toe portion of the shoe which can be connected to the remainder of the upper by means of sewing stitches remote from the foot back, i.e. at positions in which a possible sewing does not cause any relevant drawback.
  • tongue is integrally formed with the part forming the whole toe portion of the upper with a peripheral lower edge which can be anchored and secured to the sole of the shoe and two rear sides which can be sewed to the remaining part of the upper.
  • the shoe 10 comprises an integrally formed tongue assembly according to the present invention consisting of the proper tongue 14 joined to a fore portion 16 of the upper by suitable means such as for example the sewing 18 (better viewable in fig.3).
  • the upper is also formed by a remaining rear portion 20 including a leg part 22 and is connected to a sole 24 by per se known means, such as cementing or thermowelding of parts containing adhesive means, by melting and solidifying again.
  • Said integrally formed tongue assembly 12 is provided in the fore part 16 of the upper with side edges, the edge 26 of which can be seen, which are joined to corresponding fore edges 28 and 32 of the rear part 20 of the upper by means of sewings such as the sewing 34 shown in fig.1 and the sewing 36 shown in fig.2.
  • the aforesaid fore portion 16 of the upper is also provided with a lower peripheral edge 38 which can be coupled with a peripheral edge 40 of said sole 24 and can be joined thereto by known means, such as cementing or thermowelding.
  • the fore portion 16 of the upper is provided with sewings 42 and 44 permitting it to be given the desired shape and function.
  • an elastic ribbon 46 having the purpose of causing tile shoe and particularly the upper thereof to adhere to the internally fitted foot.
  • a particular advantage of a shoe provided with a tongue assembly according to the present invention is the reduction of the number of spare parts to be stored, since for the series manufacturing of these shoes it is sufficient to have available one type of tongue assembly for each shoe size and one type of shoe remaining part every two shoe sizes whereby the number of types of shoe remaining parts to be stored is reduced to one half. If consideration is paid to the fact that said shoe remaining parts are the greater part of the shoe the storage economy which can be attained is evident.

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Abstract

In an inner lining shoe (10) for ski-boots an integral or one piece tongue assembly (12) consists of a tongue (14) connected to a fore part of upper (16),said fore part of upper (16) being joined to a rear portion of upper (20) by means like sewings (34,36) and to a sole (24) by joining its lower peripheral edge (38) to a peripheral edge (40) of said sole.

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  • The present invention relates to an inner lining shoe to be put on within a rigid boot, such as a ski-boot with fore entry, in which the standard tongue is integrally formed with part of the upper of the lining shoe. It is known that the lining shoes to be used together with ski-boots are provided at their leg portion with tongues having the purpose of shielding the leg from a direct contact with the rigid shell of the boot. Usually the tongues provided in the lining shoes to be,inserted into a ski-boot are either fastened to the upper, for example by sewing, or secured in a floating manner, namely anchored to the upper by means permitting a sliding motion thereof in a longitudinal direction with respect to said upper in order to permit said tongue to be positioned in the most adequate manner with respect to the upper in order to fully fit the foot to the shoe and thus to the boot.
  • Said means for anchoring the tongue to the upper consist of a sewing or of a pin-like member slidable within a groove of the upper and may cause thickenings or greater encumbrances just at the level of the foot back wherein said thickenings can create uncomfortable situations which are difficultly bearable especially in sportwear,such as the ski-boots,in which said situations are to be avoided as much as possible.
  • In order to eliminate these drawbacks it has been thought to provide an improved inner lining shoe wherein the tongue is made integrally with part of the upper so as to prevent a thickening due to sewings or to slidable anchoring means from occurring at the foot back level,at which the tolerance spaces between the foot and the rigid shell of the boot are minimum.
  • Preferably the part of the upper integrally formed with said tongue is an extension of the tongue itself shaped as a fore part forming the toe portion of the shoe which can be connected to the remainder of the upper by means of sewing stitches remote from the foot back, i.e. at positions in which a possible sewing does not cause any relevant drawback.
  • More preferably,said tongue is integrally formed with the part forming the whole toe portion of the upper with a peripheral lower edge which can be anchored and secured to the sole of the shoe and two rear sides which can be sewed to the remaining part of the upper.
  • The features and advantages of the present invention shall more clearly appear from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof, not to be construed in a limitating sense, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
    • Fig.1 is a perspective view of a wearable shoe comprising a tongue assembly according to the present invention;
    • Fig.2 is a cross-section view of the same lining shoe particularly showing the tongue assembly of the present invention;
    • Fig.3 is a perspective view of a tongue assembly according to the present invention shown in a condition removed from the remainder of the shoe;
    • Fig.4 is a perspective view of the remaining part of the shoe adapted for the connection to the tongue assembly of fig. 3.
  • Referring to the above figures;the shoe 10 comprises an integrally formed tongue assembly according to the present invention consisting of the proper tongue 14 joined to a fore portion 16 of the upper by suitable means such as for example the sewing 18 (better viewable in fig.3).The upper is also formed by a remaining rear portion 20 including a leg part 22 and is connected to a sole 24 by per se known means, such as cementing or thermowelding of parts containing adhesive means, by melting and solidifying again. Said integrally formed tongue assembly 12 is provided in the fore part 16 of the upper with side edges, the edge 26 of which can be seen, which are joined to corresponding fore edges 28 and 32 of the rear part 20 of the upper by means of sewings such as the sewing 34 shown in fig.1 and the sewing 36 shown in fig.2.The aforesaid fore portion 16 of the upper is also provided with a lower peripheral edge 38 which can be coupled with a peripheral edge 40 of said sole 24 and can be joined thereto by known means, such as cementing or thermowelding.
  • Owing to obvious manufacturing reasons the fore portion 16 of the upper is provided with sewings 42 and 44 permitting it to be given the desired shape and function.
  • For sake of description completness an elastic ribbon 46 is shown having the purpose of causing tile shoe and particularly the upper thereof to adhere to the internally fitted foot.
  • A particular advantage of a shoe provided with a tongue assembly according to the present invention is the reduction of the number of spare parts to be stored, since for the series manufacturing of these shoes it is sufficient to have available one type of tongue assembly for each shoe size and one type of shoe remaining part every two shoe sizes whereby the number of types of shoe remaining parts to be stored is reduced to one half.If consideration is paid to the fact that said shoe remaining parts are the greater part of the shoe the storage economy which can be attained is evident.
  • The above description relates to a specific embodiment of the present invention which is not to be interpreted in a limiting sense and it will be evident that substituting equivalent parts shall be conceivable for those skilled in this field upon reading the above description.For example the sewings 34 and 36 might be substituted for by cementing or thermowelding joints and the connection between the peripheral edges 38 and 40 might be effected by sewing, as it is used in the shoe manufacturing technology.

Claims (8)

1.Improved inner lining shoe having a tongue characterized in that said tongue assembly (12) is formed by a proper tongue (14) integrally formed with a part (16) of the upper in order to avoid that thickenings occur at the foot back level.
2.Improved lining shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the part (16) of the upper integral with said tongue (14) to form said tongue assembly (12) is an extension of the same tongue (14) consisting of a fore part adapted to constitute the portion of the upper being the toe of the shoe (10),said extension being connectable to the remaining part (20) of the upper by sewing (34,36) at positions remote from the back of the foot wherein a possible sewing does not cause any relevant drawback.
3.Improved lining shoe according to claim 2, characterized in that said sewings (34,36) are substituted for by cementing.
4.Improved lining shoe according to claim 2, characterized in that said sewings (34,36) are substituted for by thermoweldings.
5.Improved lining shoe according to claim 2, characterized in that said tongue assembly (12),consisting of the tongue (14) integral with the part (16) forming the toe part of the upper, comprises a lower peripheral edge (38) which can be anchored and secured to a sole (24) of the shoe and two rear sides which can be sewed to the remaining part (20) of the upper.
6.Improved lining shoe according to claim 5, characterized in that the fore part (16) of the upper is anchored to the sole (24) by cementing.
7.Improved lining shoe according to claim 5, characterized in that the fore part (16) of the upper is anchored to the sole (24) by thermowelding.
8.Improved lining shoe according to claim 5, characterized in that the fore part (16) of the upper is anchored to the sole (24) by sewing.
EP90202879A 1989-11-09 1990-10-30 Inner lining shoe for ski boots having a one piece tongue assembly Expired - Lifetime EP0427321B2 (en)

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IT22069U IT218827Z2 (en) 1989-11-09 1989-11-09 SHOE WITH INTEGRAL TONGUE
IT2206989 1989-11-09

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US5174050A (en) * 1990-06-05 1992-12-29 Calzaturificio Tecnica Spa Inner lining shoe for boots
FR2694682A1 (en) * 1992-08-14 1994-02-18 Salomon Sa Alpine type ski boot - has front and rear wedges connected to boot ankle ensuring closure of foot opening
FR2781129A1 (en) 1998-07-16 2000-01-21 Salomon Sa Internal lining for boot, reinforcing water-tightness of boot
US6560898B2 (en) * 1998-10-22 2003-05-13 Salomon S.A. Liner lacing with heel locking
EP2132998A1 (en) * 2008-06-12 2009-12-16 Rossignol Lange S.R.L. Innerboot for a sports shoe
ITTV20130150A1 (en) * 2013-09-26 2015-03-27 Scarpa Calzaturificio Spa INTERNAL SHOE FOR SKI AND SIMILAR BOOTS

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DE8113635U1 (en) * 1981-05-08 1981-10-22 Weinmann GmbH & Co KG, 7700 Singen Inner shoe, in particular for ski and mountain boots
EP0259720A2 (en) * 1986-09-08 1988-03-16 NORDICA S.p.A Inner shoe for ski boots

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DE8113635U1 (en) * 1981-05-08 1981-10-22 Weinmann GmbH & Co KG, 7700 Singen Inner shoe, in particular for ski and mountain boots
EP0259720A2 (en) * 1986-09-08 1988-03-16 NORDICA S.p.A Inner shoe for ski boots

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5174050A (en) * 1990-06-05 1992-12-29 Calzaturificio Tecnica Spa Inner lining shoe for boots
FR2694682A1 (en) * 1992-08-14 1994-02-18 Salomon Sa Alpine type ski boot - has front and rear wedges connected to boot ankle ensuring closure of foot opening
FR2781129A1 (en) 1998-07-16 2000-01-21 Salomon Sa Internal lining for boot, reinforcing water-tightness of boot
US6305101B2 (en) 1998-07-16 2001-10-23 Salomon S.A. Inner liner for a boot
US6560898B2 (en) * 1998-10-22 2003-05-13 Salomon S.A. Liner lacing with heel locking
EP2132998A1 (en) * 2008-06-12 2009-12-16 Rossignol Lange S.R.L. Innerboot for a sports shoe
ITTV20130150A1 (en) * 2013-09-26 2015-03-27 Scarpa Calzaturificio Spa INTERNAL SHOE FOR SKI AND SIMILAR BOOTS

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IT8922069V0 (en) 1989-11-09
IT218827Z2 (en) 1992-11-05
EP0427321A3 (en) 1992-01-08
JPH03186201A (en) 1991-08-14
DE69024464T2 (en) 1996-05-15
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