EP0943250A1 - Schnellschnürverschluss für Snowboardstiefel - Google Patents

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EP0943250A1
EP0943250A1 EP99103314A EP99103314A EP0943250A1 EP 0943250 A1 EP0943250 A1 EP 0943250A1 EP 99103314 A EP99103314 A EP 99103314A EP 99103314 A EP99103314 A EP 99103314A EP 0943250 A1 EP0943250 A1 EP 0943250A1
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Shinpei Okajima
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C1/00—Shoe lacing fastenings
    • A43C1/04—Shoe lacing fastenings with rings or loops
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B11/00—Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0401—Snowboard boots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C1/00—Shoe lacing fastenings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • 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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  • the invention relates to a lacing configuration for footwear and in particular to a lacing configuration for a snowboard boot.
  • Boots are usually formed with a sole and an upper portion.
  • the upper portion is usually made of a pliable material such as leather or a leather-like material.
  • the upper portion is usually formed with central opening.
  • a tongue is formed on a lower end of the opening, the tongue extending between the sides of the opening.
  • the sides of the opening are usually formed with loops or eyelets through which a lace extends.
  • the lace typically extends through the loops or eyelets in a criss-cross manner, going from side to side through the loops and eyelets.
  • the eyelets or loops are formed on opposite sides of the opening in equal numbers at equally spaced apart intervals, defining pairs of eyelets or loops.
  • the lower portions of the laces When putting the boots on, the lower portions of the laces must typically be pulled tight near eyelets or loops separately from the tightening of the ends of the lace.
  • a large boot typically has seven or eight pairs of eyelets or loops through which the lace extends.
  • a boot user must pull portions of the lace near a second or third set of eyelets tight and then successively move up the pairs of eyelets, grab the corresponding portions of the lace and tighten it further until the top or ends of the lace are finally tightened.
  • Such an operation is particularly difficult if the boot and lace are wet from prior usage of the boot. Whether the lace is wet or dry, the criss-cross configuration of the lace and friction make it very difficult to tighten the lace easily.
  • One object of the present invention is to provide an article of footwear with a lace configuration which is easier to tighten.
  • an article of footwear in one aspect of the present invention, includes a sole portion and an upper portion adhered to the sole portion.
  • the upper portion is formed with a generally central extending tongue portion on an upper surface thereof.
  • a first short strap and a second short strap are fixed to lower edges of the upper portion.
  • the first short strap is fixed to a left side of the upper portion and the second short strap is fixed to a right side of the upper portion.
  • the first and second short straps are positioned at generally corresponding right and left sides of the upper portion.
  • Each of the first and second short straps define a loop having a ring extending through the loop.
  • a long strap extends through the ring of the first short strap and further extends through the ring of the second short strap.
  • the first long strap has loops formed at each end thereof.
  • a lace extends in a criss-cross manner through the loops formed in the long strap, respectively, for tightening the article of footwear on a foot.
  • the long strap provides leverage to the
  • the article of footwear further includes a third short strap and a forth short strap fixed to lower edges of the upper portion, the third short strap being fixed to a left side of the upper portion and the fourth short strap fixed to a right side of the upper portion.
  • the first, second, third and fourth short straps are spaced apart from one another on the right and left sides of the upper portion.
  • Each of the third and fourth short straps define a loop having a ring extending through the loop.
  • a second long strap extends through the ring of the third short strap and further extends through the ring of the fourth short strap.
  • the second long strap has loops formed at each end thereof.
  • the lace extends in a criss-cross manner through the loops formed in the long strap and the second long strap, respectively, for tightening the article of footwear on a foot,
  • the long strap and the second long strap provide leverage to the lace for tightening the article of footwear on the foot.
  • the article of footwear further includes a fifth short strap and a sixth short strap fixed to lower edges of the upper portion.
  • the fifth short strap is fixed to a left side of the upper portion and the sixth short strap is fixed to a right side of the upper portion.
  • the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth short straps are spaced apart from one another on the right and left sides of the upper portion.
  • Each of the fifth and sixth short straps define a loop having a ring 15 extending through the loop.
  • a third long strap extents through the ring of the fifth short strap and further extends through the ring of the sixth short strap, the third long strap having loops formed at each end thereof.
  • the lace extends in a criss-cross manner through the loops formed in the long strap and the second and third long straps, respectively, for tightening the article of footwear on a foot.
  • the article of footwear further includes a seventh short strap and an eighth short strap fixed to lower edges of the upper portion.
  • the seventh short strap is fixed to a left side of the upper portion and the eighth short strap is fixed to a right site of the upper portion.
  • the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth short straps are spaced apart from one another on the right and left sides of the upper portion, each of the seventh and eighth short straps defining a loop having a ring extending through the loop.
  • a fourth long strap extends through the ring of the sevent short strap and further extending through the ring of the eighth short strap, the fourth long strap having loops formed at each end thereof.
  • the lace extends in a criss-cross manner through the loops formed in the long strap and the second, third and fourth long straps, respectively, for tightening the article of footwear on a foot.
  • the long straps provide leverage to the lace for tightening the article of footwear on the foot.
  • the article of footwear further includes a ninth short strap and a tenth short strap fixed to lower edges of the upper portion.
  • the ninth short strap is fixed to a left side of the upper portion and the tenth short strap is fixed to a right side of the upper portion.
  • the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth short straps are spaced apart from one another on the right and left sides of the upper portion, each of the ninth and tenth short straps defining a loop having a ring extending through the loop.
  • a fifth long strap extents through the ring of the ninth short strap and further extents through the ring of the tenth short strap, the fifth long strap having loops formed at each end thereof.
  • all of the rings are made of metal.
  • each of the loops in the long strap, the second, third, fourth and fifth straps are formed from a looped section of strap material which defines a ring through which the lace extends.
  • each of the loops in the long strap, the second, third, fourth and fifth straps includes a separate ring, each ring extending through a corresponding looped section of strap material formed at each corresponding end of each of the long strap, the second, third, fourth and fifth long strap, and the lace extends through the separate rings.
  • each of the separate rings is made of metal.
  • the short straps may be formed with loops through which the long scraps may extent and the rings therefore are eliminated.
  • the short strap 10a and the short strap 11a are positioned at corresponding locations on the first and second sides of the upper portion 3.
  • the short strap 10b and the short strap 11b are positioned at corresponding locations on the first and second sides of the upper portion 3.
  • all the other short straps of the first set of short straps (10c, 10d and 10e) and the second set of short straps (11c, 11d and 11e) are positioned at corresponding locations on the first and second sides of the upper portion 3.
  • All of the short straps of the of the first set of straps 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d and 10e and of the second set of straps 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d and 11e are spaced apart from each other by predetermined intervals which may vary depending on the footwear application.
  • the number of short straps in each of the first and second set of short straps may vary. In the preferred embodiment depicted five short straps are included in each of the first and second sets of short straps. However the number of short straps in each set may be less or more depending on the type of footwear on which the lacing configuration of the present invention is to be employed. For example, only one short strap on each side of a shoe could be utilized, especially if the shoe is small. On a pair of running shoes, perhaps each of the first and second sets of short straps might have only two or three short straps. However, on a pair of boots, for instance, hiking boots, ski boots or the snow board boots depicted in Figs. 1 and 2, five short straps in each of the first and second sets of short straps is the preferred embodiment.
  • Each of the short straps in the first and second sets of short straps are formed with a loop at an end thereof.
  • a ring 15 extends through each end loop of short straps 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d and 11e.
  • a first long strap 20 extends through the ring 15 of the short strap 10a and further extends through the ring 15 of the short strap 11a.
  • the first long strap 20 has loops formed at each end thereof.
  • a second long strap 21 extends through the ring 15 of the short strap 10b and further extends through the ring 15 of the short strap 11b.
  • the second long strap 21 has loops formed at each end thereof.
  • a third long strap 22 extends through the ring 15 of the short strap 10c and further extending through the ring 15 of the short strap 11c.
  • the third long strap 22 having loops formed at each end thereof.
  • a fourth long strap 23 extends through the ring 15 of the short strap 10d and further extends through the ring 15 of the short strap 11d.
  • the fourth long strap 23 has loops formed at each end thereof.
  • a fifth long strap 24 extents through the ring 15 of the short strap 10e and further extends through the ring 15 of the short strap 11e.
  • the fifth long strap 24 has loops formed at each end thereof.
  • a lace L extends in a criss-cross manner through the loops formed in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, respectively, for tightening the article of footwear on a foot.
  • the first second, third, fourth and fifth long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 provide leverage to the lace for tightening the article of footwear on the foot.
  • the number of long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 corresponds to the number of straps in each set of short straps. Specifically, in the depicted embodiment there are five long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24. The five long straps extend through the five short straps in the first set of short straps 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d and 10e and through the five short straps in the second set of short straps 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d and 11e. The long straps further extend over the opening in the upper portion 3 and across the tongue 4. In other shoe applications, the number of long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 could be varied. As was discussed above with respect to the short straps, in a small shoe application only one long strap 20 might be requiret. In a running shoe or bicycling shoe, two or three long straps might be employed. The five long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 are believed to be the optimal number of long straps for a snowboard boot such as that depicted in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • the rings 15 are preferably made of metal, specifically a plated steel or stainless steel to reduce friction contact between the long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 and the rings 15.
  • the rings 15 could be made of any of a variety of materials such as brass, plastic, etc.
  • the rings 15 could be replaced with connectors, such as a riveted connector with a loop formed on the end through which the long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 may extend.
  • the connectors could be riveted to the ends of the short straps 10a-10e and 11a-11e.
  • the configuration of the long strap 23 is shown in greater derail with the boot 1 and other straps removed.
  • the shape and configuration of the long strap 23 is generally the same as the other long straps 20, 21, 22 and 24 except that the length of the long straps vary.
  • the long strap 20 is the shortest of the long straps.
  • Long strap 21 is longer that long strap 20
  • strap 22 is longer that strap 21
  • strap 23 is longer that strap 22
  • long strap 24 is longer that strap 23.
  • each of the long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 is generally configured uniformly.
  • the lace L extends in a criss-cross manner through the loops formed in the ends of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24.
  • first, second, third, fourth and fifth long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 are alternate embodiments.
  • a secont embodiment of the present invention is depicted.
  • the long straps 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 are formed with loops and each end thereof, and further includes a separate connector or separate ring 50.
  • the separate rings 50 may be generally the same type of ring or connector as the ring 15.
  • the lace L extends through the separate rings 50 in a manner similar to the way the lace L extends through the loops of the long straps in the first embodiment.
  • the force F1 applied to the long strap 23 is further applied to the short straps 10d and 11d and is amplified in a manner similar to a block and tackle in that the movement of the long strap 23 is half that of the lace L due to the configuration of the long strap 23 through the ends of the short straps 10d and 11d. Further, the force F1 is amplified such that a force F2 acting on the short straps 10d and 11d is generally twice the force F1.
  • a third embodiment of the present invention is depicted in Fig. 8.
  • long straps 23" and 24" extend through loops formed in the short straps 10d', 10e', 11d' and 11e'.
  • a lace L further extends through loops formed in the long straps 23" and 24".
  • the rings 15 are completely eliminated. All of the long and short straps of the present invention can similarly be configured with loops and ends thereof thus eliminating the need for the rings 15.
  • the ring 15 is depicted in Fig. 9, shown removed from the boot 1.
  • the ring 15 also represents the rings 50 in that the rings 15 and 50 need not be the loop as depicted in Fig. 9.
  • the rings 15 and 50 could be shaped with a more rectangular shape such as the ring 15a depicted in Fig. 10.
  • the rings 15 and 50 might also be replaced with the triangular shaped connecter 15b.
  • the rings 15 and 50 could be replaced with the connector 15c depicted in Fig. 12.
  • the connector 15c includes a ring and a connector portion C which is riveted to, for example, the short strap 10b.
  • the invention relates to a shoe lacing configuration where short straps attached to sides of an article of footwear are formed with loops. At least one long strap extents through the loops in the one pair of the short straps, the long strap extending from side to side of the article of footwear.
  • the long strap is further formed with loops at either end thereof.
  • a lace extends through the loops in the long strap.
  • the long strap has the effect of doubling the force applied to the lace on the short straps in a manner similar to that of a block and tackle thus improving the lace tightening characteristics of the article of footwear.

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US09/027,904 US5909946A (en) 1998-02-23 1998-02-23 Snowboard boot power lacing configuration
US27904 1998-02-23
US122663 1998-07-27
US09/122,663 US6073370A (en) 1998-02-23 1998-07-27 Snowboard boot power lacing configuration
US09/145,153 US6119372A (en) 1998-02-23 1998-09-01 Snowboard boot power lacing configuration
US145153 1998-09-01

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