FR2646327A1 - ARTICULATED FLAP SHOE - Google Patents

Abstract

Boot whose upper closure system is protected by a retractable transverse flap intended when putting on or taking off the shoe to be moved aside to give access to the closure system, the flap being able to swing sideways around one of its edges, with respect to the rod, in that the articulation of the flap on the rod is constituted by a preferential articulation zone 8 facilitating the pivoting of the flap 3 from one position to another.

Description

ARTICULATED FLAP SHOE

  The present invention relates to a shoe whose closure system of the upper on the foot is

  protected by a retractable transverse flap.

  Such shoes exist, either with a flap attached to a side of the upper (as for example, according to US Patent 2,842,872) or else with a flap obtained by cutting it, and therefore making a single piece with it (for example according to the patent

FR l 083.590).

  Obtained according to one or other of the aforementioned systems, the flap, integral with the rod by an edge, must be retracted laterally to free access to the closure system. Four this, it is released from its fastening system on one side and folded down along its opposite edge around, that is to say the line joining the ends of the edges This transverse cut of the flap, in the case of a flap cut in the rod, or the seam joining the flap to the rod, in the case

an attached flap.

  In both cases. these shoes have the disadvantage that the relative flexibility of the flap-rod connection, by material continuity or by stitching, is tenacious in making the flap return to its closed position, flat on the shoe. It must therefore be kept away from the top of the shoe by folding it down with one hand, which leaves only one hand available for lacing the shoe (or other closure system). This results in an inability to attach the shoe or the need for help from another person,

especially in the case of a child.

  The invention aims to overcome this drawback by providing a shoe, the flap of which is provided with means intended to keep it in the open position.

  when you want to access the locking system.

  Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe whose flap has a preferential articulation zone in order to facilitate access to the closure system by providing a

less resistance to tilting.

  These objectives are achieved according to the invention by means of a shoe of the aforementioned type in which the system for closing the upper on the foot is protected by a retractable transverse flap intended for putting on or taking off shoes to be removed to give access to the closure, the flap being able to tilt laterally, around one of its edges, relative to the rod, characterized in that the articulation of the flap on the rod is constituted by a preferential articulation zone facilitating pivoting

of the flap from one position to another.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the preferred articulation zone is constituted by a flexible piece, interposed by

  seam between the side of the rod and the flap.

  This preferential flexing zone can be constituted by a flexible piece, interleaved by sewing between the side of the rod and the flap, or by a weakening of the thickness of the material.

  constituting both the rod and the flap.

  In order to facilitate the maintenance by inertia, of the flap in the position in which it has been brought, the boraure area of the flap, opposite & the joint is

  provided with a ballast element acting as a flyweight.

  The invention will be better understood by means of an exemplary embodiment described below and shown in the attached drawing in which we see: FIG. 1: a perspective view of the shoe provided with a flap according to the invention; - Figure 2: a sectional view of the shoe to

through the flap.

  - Figure 3: a sectional view of a second

  creation of the articulation zone.

  The shoe 1 has a rod 2, closed at its upper part by a closure system with

eyelets and lace 5.

  On one of the sides of the rod is fixed (in the example shown it is sewn) a flap 3 which extends, from its sewn edge 4, over the rod, to the other side of it ci by hiding the closure system 5. In the area of the opposite free edge 6, the flap 3 is provided with a ballast mass 7 fixed on at least

  part of the length of the edge 6 of the flap 3.

  This ballast mass 7 acts as a counterweight and maintains the flap 3 by inertia in the position where it has been placed, that is to say covering the

  closing system or releasing it.

  Advantageously, this ballast mass has a shape facilitating the gripping of the flap; in the example according to figure 1 it generally has the form

  cylindrical and is fixed to the edge of the flap 3.

  The ballast can also have a flat surface

intended to receive a marking.

  In order to facilitate the tilting of the flap 3 from one position to the other, it is provided, in the area with the edge 4 connected to the rod 2, with a flexible joint b formed in the example shown for weakening the thickness of the material

constituting the flap 3.

  As shown in Figure 3, this joint b can be made of flexible material reported by

  sewing or other process between the rod and the flap.

  Thanks to this flexible articulation 8, the flap 3 can be easily tilted from one position to another,

  without resistance, and stay there thanks to the counterweight 7.

  In addition, the articulation 8 can be made of extensible material so as either to be able to contribute to the tightening of the closure 5, or to be able to adapt to the width of the foot. This arrangement makes it possible in particular to keep the shoe closed after a long effort when the foot tends to expand, or in the event of injury, sprain or other causing a

unusual dilation.

  In an alternative embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the shoe may also have on the upper 2 opposite the end 6 of the flap carrying the ballast mass, a metallic piece 9 magnetized, and the ballast mass 7 comprising a magnetic element , so that when the flap covers the closure system 5, the ballast mass 7 comes to position and adhere by magnetism to the metallic piece 10 magnetized; the flap 3 is then held in the closed position and cannot tilt from this

  position only by manual intervention.

Claims (8)

  1. Shoe whose upper closure system is protected by a retractable transverse flap intended for putting on or taking off shoes to be spread to give access to the closing system, the flap being able to tilt laterally around one of its edges, by relative to the rod characterized in that the articulation of the flap on the rod is constituted by a preferential articulation zone (8) facilitating   pivoting of the flap (3) from one position to another.   2. Shoe according to claim 1 characterized in that the preferential articulation zone is constituted by a flexible piece (8), interposed by seam between the side of the upper (2) and the flap (3).   3. Shoe according to claim 1 characterized in that the preferential articulation zone (8) is constituted by a weakening oe the greaser of the material constituting the rod and the flap.   4. Selor shoe. claim i characterized in that the articulation area   preferential (8) is extensible.   5. Shoe according to any one of   previous claims characterized in that the   border area of the flap, opposite the articulation, is provided with a ballast element (7) acting as a counterweight which keeps the flap by inertia in the   position in which it was brought.   6. Shoe according to claim 5 characterized in that the ballast element (7) is located on the edge (6) of said area and constitutes a means of gripping said flap (3).   7. Shoe according to claim 5 characterized in that the ballast element comprises a   flat surface (0le) intended to receive a marking.   8. Shoe according to claim 5 characterized in that the ballast element comprises a magnetic metallic part and in that it comprises on the upper a magnetic piece <(9) intended   & receive the ballast element and maintain it.