EP1622477A1 - Lacing device - Google Patents
Lacing deviceInfo
- Publication number
- EP1622477A1 EP1622477A1 EP04729001A EP04729001A EP1622477A1 EP 1622477 A1 EP1622477 A1 EP 1622477A1 EP 04729001 A EP04729001 A EP 04729001A EP 04729001 A EP04729001 A EP 04729001A EP 1622477 A1 EP1622477 A1 EP 1622477A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- fastening element
- lacing device
- lace
- holding part
- mounted state
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
- A43C3/00—Hooks for laces; Guards for hooks
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/37—Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor
- Y10T24/375—Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor having hook shaped directing means
Definitions
- the invention relates to a lacing device comprising at least one lace holding part, an inner fastening element and an intermediate fastening element for fastening to a flexible piece of material, said piece of material being located between said inner fastening element and said intermediate fastening element .
- the object of the device is to provide a completely detachable button which, without requiring a prepared hole in the fabric, can be fastened to the same by pressing the stud through the fabric and then screwing on the link part and the button.
- the device is adapted to resemble a button, traditional for articles of clothing, which is passed through a corresponding but- ton hole.
- a button as described above is not intended to be exposed to great outer strain but is mainly a replacement for shirt and coat buttons. If the button should be exposed to great strain, such as jerks, impacts or great tensile stress, there is an eminent risk that the button would come loose from the fabric to which it is fastened.
- EP 0 599 025 Bl discloses an example of a fastening device for waterproof shoes, where a lacing part in the form of an eyelet in a preassembly surrounds a formable plug which, when fastening the fastening device to an upper leather of a shoe, is penetrated by a rivet, after which the formable plug expands and seals against the upper leather.
- the formable plug is instead preassembled with the rivet before the upper leather and the lacing part are assembled. Owing to the elastic workability of the plug, the plug is after riveting exposed to constant prestressing. The seal is established by the formable plug after riveting being the interface to the hole in the upper leather and lying flat on the same.
- the hole for the rivet in the formable plug must have an inner diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the rivet.
- This prior-art fastening device for waterproof shoes has the drawback that, after fastening to the upper leather, it constitutes a fixed portion of the shoe. For instance, for a sports shoe or casual shoe, which is exposed to great loads in use, a problem arises if the fastening device should break. In particular the outermost part, the lacing part, is exposed to stress from the environment and can break. In that case, it is not possible to exchange the lacing part without tearing the entire fastening device. Nor is it possible to replace the lacing part if it is incorrectly dimensioned.
- the object of the present invention is to suggest a solution to the above problems by providing an improved lacing device.
- lacing device is meant a device which is adapted to orient, check or in some other way limit the freedom of movement of a joint.
- this object is achieved by the device of the type mentioned by way of introduction being given the features that are evident from claim 1.
- the inven- tion is based on the features that the lacing device uses a first permanent joint for fastening the actual lacing device to a flexible piece of material, for instance a piece of fabric, and that the lace holding device of the lacing device is not fastened to this permanent joint but is instead releasably and separately connected.
- Preferred embodiments are evident from the dependent claims.
- the object is also achieved by a method according to claims" 26-28.
- the lacing device provided according to the inven- tion is extremely advantageous since it is safely and tightly mounted on the base while at the same time the component which is most exposed to mechanical strain is easily replaceable.
- Fig. 1 illustrates the lacing device mounted on a shoe
- Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 3 is a cross-section of a mounted first embo- diment of the invention.
- Fig. 4 is a cross-section of a mounted second embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 5 is a view, corresponding to Fig. 2, of an alternative embodiment of the invention. Description of the Preferred Embodiments
- Figs 2-3 illustrate a lacing device 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, which comprises a lace holding part 2, an intermediate fastening element 3 and an inner fastening element 4.
- the lace holding part 2 in turn comprises an outer fastening element 5 and a lace- catching element in the form of a lace hook 6.
- the drawings also show a flexible piece of material 7, to which the lacing device 1 is adapted to be attached.
- the outer fastening element 5 in the lace holding part 2 is provided with external threads 8 and, for the purpose of being tightened and loosened, also at least one recess 9 for a screw tool .
- the lace hook 6 in the lace holding part 2 has a hook part 10, a fastening hole 11 for fastening the outer fastening element 5 from the outside, and a depression 12 which is formed to enclose and position to the hook part 10 of the lace hook 6. Positioning can take place by means of supplementary non- round or regularly polygonal shapes of the depression 12 of the lace holding part 2 and the intermediate element
- the intermediate fastening element 3 has in turn an outer shape which is adapted to fit the depression 12 of the lace hook 6 and is also provided with internal threads 13 in order to fit together, in a lockable manner, with the outer fastening element 5 in the lace hold- ing part 2.
- An alternative embodiment means that the lace holding part or the outer fastening element is fitted to the intermediate fastening element by snap action, in which case no threads are required.
- the underside of the intermediate fastening element 3 has an opening 14 with a surrounding shoulder 15 which when assembled with the flexible piece of material 7 is pressed into the same and fits tightly round the inner fastening element 4.
- This shoulder 15 ensures tightness in the attachment of the lacing device 1 to the flexible piece of material 7.
- the intermediate fastening element 3 is arranged to form, in the mounted state in connection with the making of the permanent engagement between the intermediate fastening element 3 and the inner fastening element 4, a space 16 for holding deformation material of a deformed portion 17 formed by the upper part 18 of the inner fastening element 4.
- the inner fastening element 5 has a top face 19 and is made of a plastically deformable material in its upper part 18.
- the outer fastening element 5 is provided with a conical point 20 for the purpose of forming the deformed portion 17 of the upper part 18 of the inner fastening element 4 in the material holding space 16.
- the inner fastening element 4 is open in its upper part 18 and thus has a limited, small top face 19.
- the embodiment according to Fig. 5 differs from the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 only by the head of the inner fastening element 4a being enlarged in the lateral direction and provided with supplementary fastening rivets for its attachment to the piece of material 7.
- the upper part 18 of the inner fastening element 4 is inserted into a prepared hole in the flexible piece of material 7. Then the intermediate fas- tening element 3 is slipped onto the upper part 18 of the inner fastening element 4 with the flexible piece of material 7 located between these elements in such a manner that the upper part 18 is surrounded by the intermediate fastening element 3.
- the upper part 18 of the inner fastening element 4 can be deformed to a deformed portion 17 in the material holding space 16 by means of a striking tool which is inserted into the intermediate fasten- ing element 3. Since the diameter of the deformed portion 17 is greater than the diameter of the opening 14 of the intermediate fastening element 3, the intermediate fastening element 3 and the inner fastening element 4 are now permanently engaged with each other.
- the lace hook 6 is slipped onto the intermediate fastening element 3 in such a manner that the intermediate fastening element 3 is covered by the depression 12 of the lace hook 6, and the hook part 10 of the lace hook 6 is oriented as required.
- the outer fastening element 5 is inserted into the fastening hole 11 of the lace hook 6 and fastened in the internal threads 13 of the intermediate fastening element 3.
- the lace holding part 2 which is formed by the lace hook 6 and the outer fastening element 5 now abuts against the flexible piece of material 7 and surrounds and covers like a cap the major part of the intermediate fastening element 3.
- the lacing device 1 by first mounting the lace holding part 2 and the intermediate fastening element 3 and subsequently placing the flexible piece of material 7 over the opening 14 of the intermediate fastening element 3 and applying a support against the lace holding part 2 on the other side of the lacing device. With the lace holding part 2 mounted in this way, it constitutes an abutment when making the permanent engagement between the intermediate fastening element 3 and the inner fastening element 4. The upper part 18 of the inner fastening element 4 is now applied against the flexible piece of material 7 in the position where the opening 14 of the intermediate fastening element 3 is located.
- the flexible piece of material 7 is placed over the opening 14 of the intermediate fastening element 3, and a support is applied against the lace holding part 2 on the other side of the lacing device. With the lace holding part 2 mounted in this way, it constitutes an abutment when making the permanent engagement between the intermediate fasten- ing element 3 and the inner fastening element 4.
- the upper part 18 of the inner fastening element 4 is now applied against the flexible piece of material 7 in the position where the opening 14 of the intermediate fastening element 3 is located.
- the upper part 18 of the inner fastening element 4 can now penetrate the flexible piece of material 7 and, when hitting with the conical point 20 of the inner fastening element 5, form a deformed por- tion 17 in the material holding space 16.
- the permanent engagement between the intermediate fastening element 3 and the inner fastening element 4 can also be made by conventional riveting, gluing or by using snap action. It will be appreciated that many modifications of the above-described embodiment of the invention are conceivable within the scope of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.
- lacing device also relates to a fastening device other than the device illustrated in the drawings for conventional shoe or boot laces which may be replaced by bands, straps, plastic joints, metal joints or the like.
- the invention can also be applied in connection with joints of a type other than for shoes, such as pieces of clothing or flexible sheet material that is to be tied or secured.
- the inner fastening element is provided with supplementary fastening rivets, the number of such rivets may vary according to the requirements as to strength and safety in positioning.
Landscapes
- Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
- Insertion Pins And Rivets (AREA)
- Insulated Conductors (AREA)
- Portable Nailing Machines And Staplers (AREA)
- Mechanical Pencils And Projecting And Retracting Systems Therefor, And Multi-System Writing Instruments (AREA)
- Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
- Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)
Abstract
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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SE0301353A SE526354C2 (en) | 2003-05-09 | 2003-05-09 | lacing device |
PCT/SE2004/000611 WO2004098338A1 (en) | 2003-05-09 | 2004-04-22 | Lacing device |
Publications (2)
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EP1622477A1 true EP1622477A1 (en) | 2006-02-08 |
EP1622477B1 EP1622477B1 (en) | 2007-03-07 |
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US (1) | US20070180669A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1622477B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE355770T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE602004005177T2 (en) |
SE (1) | SE526354C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2004098338A1 (en) |
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TW201125509A (en) * | 2010-01-25 | 2011-08-01 | kun-zhong Liu | Tightness-adjustable shoes |
IT1400026B1 (en) * | 2010-05-20 | 2013-05-17 | Trust Montecavallo | HOOK FOR REMOVABLE FOOTWEAR MANUALLY |
US10238168B2 (en) * | 2013-03-15 | 2019-03-26 | Laurence James | Shoe construction |
KR101664879B1 (en) * | 2015-07-28 | 2016-10-17 | 김성태 | Hooks for shoelaces, shoe including the same, and method for tying the shoelaces by using the same |
US10039350B2 (en) * | 2016-05-11 | 2018-08-07 | Szu Chi Lo | Strap buckle structure |
US10455899B2 (en) * | 2016-11-01 | 2019-10-29 | Nike, Inc. | Lace guide for an article of footwear |
KR101879272B1 (en) * | 2017-05-02 | 2018-07-18 | 송하견 | apparatus |
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- 2004-04-22 AT AT04729001T patent/ATE355770T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2004-04-22 EP EP04729001A patent/EP1622477B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-04-22 DE DE602004005177T patent/DE602004005177T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-04-22 WO PCT/SE2004/000611 patent/WO2004098338A1/en active IP Right Grant
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