WO1991008686A1

WO1991008686A1 - Lace-up shoe

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Publication number: WO1991008686A1
Application number: PCT/DE1990/000954
Authority: WO
Inventors: Rainer Stein
Original assignee: Rainer Stein
Priority date: 1989-12-13
Filing date: 1990-12-13
Publication date: 1991-06-27
Also published as: ATE126977T1; EP0505394B1; DE59009598D1; AU6900191A; DE4092266D2; DE4092266A1; EP0505394A1

Abstract

Each time conventional lace-up shoes are worn, they must be laced up, and in the case of prolonged use and/or heavy wear the laces loosen or come undone and therefore often need to be tightened. To facilitate opening and closing of the shoe and/or tightening of the laces, the shoe disclosed contains at least one adjusting belt device (7-11) with hooks (7) which hook into a least part of the laces (1), preferably at two opposite positions, so that the lace can be tightened at any given point by pulling and fixing the adjusting belt device.

Description

S c h n u r s c h u h

The invention relates to a lace-up shoe with opposite, spaced shaft edge regions, which e.g. Have eyelets or other suitable engagement elements through which a lacing strap is guided so that the shaft edge regions can be moved toward one another when the lacing strap is pulled tight in order to adapt and secure the shoe to the foot.

The invention relates in particular to a sports shoe, but is also applicable to other shoes, such as so-called leisure or street shoes applicable.

The requirements of a shoe are usually that it fits snugly on the foot, that it gives the foot a good grip while maintaining its mobility, and that it remains permanently and reliably attached to the foot even when subjected to intensive use. In addition to the shape of the actual shoe, it depends to a large extent on the design of the closure of the shoe whether the requirements are satisfactorily met. A shoe of the type mentioned at the beginning has usually been adapted to the foot by tightening the lacing strap and tying its overhanging ends, the effective length of the lacing strap guided by eyelets or hooks on the shaft edge regions being shortened by the tension of the lacing strap and to change the lacing pressure or to move the shaft edge regions towards one another, and by tying the two overhanging ends together fixes its effective length, ie is usually tied in a loop to close the shoe.

In order to improve the fit of such a shoe, some known designs additionally have adjustable straps which are intended to improve the fit of the shoe. Such straps usually consist of straps attached to the shoe, usually with Velcro areas, and act as independent fastener elements that do not engage the lacing but are independent of the lacing. Furthermore, pulling straps are known on conventional lace-up shoes, in particular on hiking and hiking shoes, which usually engage in the lacing via hooks or eyes and are intended to transmit the lacing pressure to the heel. Such traction straps are usually, at least in places, firmly connected to the shoe and have no adjustment device, since the lacing pressure on the shoe is changed by tensioning and tying the lacing strap.

An important advantage of such a generally customary lace closure and responsible for the great success and widespread use of this arrangement is the good and effective handling of the setting function, i.e. of the tightening laces.

The long ends of the lacing strap, which hang over an open conventional lace-up shoe, can be gripped well, and the force required to pull off the lacing strap can be applied without effort from an extremely effective sequence of movements. The tensile forces required to tighten the laces are essentially applied by bending the arms and additionally by at least partially straightening the upper body and stretching the leg and accordingly by strong muscle groups so that the lacing can be tightened easily and continuously without effort.

A disadvantage of this arrangement, which is generally accepted in view of the superior handling of the lacing strap to be tightened compared to all other known arrangements, is that the binding is not only closed again when the shoe is put on and released for removing the shoe must, but also tends to loosen or loosen under intense stress, so that the shoe must be tightened frequently, which can be observed, for example, on highly stressed sports shoes.

A sports shoe that is not firmly attached to the foot represents a considerable risk of injury, which also applies to shoes of other types with a lower risk of injury. In addition, the free, overhanging ends of a tied lacing strap can be a hindrance and get stuck, for example, when running in the bushes, which can loosen the binding, which can also lead to injuries.

To avoid these known disadvantages, a multitude of different devices and closure arrangements have set themselves the goal, only some of which can be mentioned here, e.g. Devices that prevent unintentional loosening of a tied lacing strap e.g. prevent using special holding devices or fix the free overhanging ends of a tied lacing strap.

In addition, numerous closure assemblies are known which laces an example connected to an endless belt beispiels¬ by means of screw caps or buckles facilities, the type of ski boots, to tension, ^'to the shoe to the foot to adjust and fix. A common feature of these known arrangements and devices is that, on the one hand, they are generally unsuitable for tightening such a lacing strap quickly and tightly and even after repeated opening and closing without unilaterally twisting the lacing, and on the other hand usually bulky have obstructive closure devices and / or at least make the setting function, ie the tightening of the lacing strap more difficult than a conventional lacing closure, since the necessary tensile forces are usually unfavorable, e.g. B. only by hand or often only have to be applied via a few fingers, so that a continuous tightening of the lacing and thus a good fit of the shoe is hardly possible or only achieved by means of additional devices, for example via mechanical lever or reduction action can be.

The invention has for its object to provide a shoe on which an adjustment and change of the lacing pressure or the effective length of the lacing strap is possible in a simple and functional manner, without loosening the binding or opening and newly tying the shoe got to. At the same time, particular importance is attached to easy and simple handling of the locking and setting function and, in the process, to an effective movement sequence which allows the lacing strap to be tightened effectively without great effort.

This object is achieved by the features specified in the characterizing part of patent claim 1. Advantageous further developments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims.

According to the present invention, the lacing pressure and the effective length of the lacing belt are adapted and changed by preferably having two loops of the lacing, which lie opposite one another and pull the shaft edge regions against one another, with at least one adjusting belt Adjustment belt device can be tensioned and set in an adjustable manner, as a result of which the one on the Length adjusted to the foot fixed laces between the shaft edge areas is pulled so tight that they are moved towards each other and the eyes are thus firmly attached to the foot. The engagement element with which the adjusting strap engages in the lacing can replace a corresponding eyelet or the like of the shaft edge region, or can be penetrated or gripped by the lacing strap in addition to the eyelet.

If, in an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the loops gripped by the engagement elements have a corresponding length, the lacing can be loosened with such a tensioning device to such an extent that a loosening of the binding is not necessary for putting on and taking off the shoe, so that an arrangement according to the invention accordingly acts as a quick-release device.

A tensioning device according to the invention can, however, also allow the lacing strap to be retightened on the closed shoe, independently of the closing function, and accordingly can also be designed on shoes with a conventional lace closure or on shoes according to the invention in addition to such an arrangement acting as a quick-release device.

The shoe according to the invention can also have several such tension adjustment and / or quick-release devices.

In order to only retighten the lacing, it is within the scope of the invention that a single loop of the lacing can be tensioned with such a device.

The adjustment strap according to the invention consists, for example, of at least one adjustable strap-like part which engages in the lacing via at least one suitable fastening element or via an additional strap piece interacting with the adjustment strap. The adjustment strap itself can be attached or attached to at least one other, directly or indirectly on the shoe or, for example, on an additional piece of strap. on the one hand, directly or indirectly engaging in the lacing fastening element, for example a flat or long eyelet, a tab, loop or a buckle-like part or a part which has at least one engagement and one fastening possibility, can be held in such a way that it can be moved, that a train at the free end of the adjustment belt causes a change in its effective length and thus a tightening of the lacing.

The adjusting strap can also be attached with one of its ends directly or indirectly to the shoe and e.g. Hold at least one engagement element or an additional strap piece with a corresponding engagement option for at least one loop of the lacing in an adjustable position.

Tensioning or re-tensioning or loosening or the locking and tension adjustment function is accordingly achieved in that the effective length of the adjustment belt can be changed and adjusted.

For this purpose, an adjustment belt device according to the invention can have, for example, Velcro fastener areas and / or other suitable holding devices (e.g. buckles, clamps and plug connections, etc.) or fastening means interacting with the adjustment strap or other releasable or at least displaceable fastening means, so that e.g. the end piece of the adjustment belt located behind the long eyelet can be placed over the section lying in front of the long eyelet and can be held in any adjustable position by means of the Velcro areas.

Likewise, in order to fix the effective length of the adjusting belt, a clamping device can be attached, for example, to the free end of the adjusting belt, which can be held or locked on the section of the adjusting belt located in front of the long eyelet. Corresponding clamping devices or Velcro areas can also be arranged on the shaft, so that the free end of the adjustment belt can be fixed, for example, on the shaft.

The adjustment strap according to the invention is guided, for example, around the heel and acts as an articulated or heel strap, which improves the hold of the shoe on the foot and prevents the heel from being able to move backwards. The forces acting on the belt in such a case are transmitted to the lacing by the arrangement according to the invention, which leads to an additional improvement in the fit.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the adjustment strap can also be arranged, for example, over the instep or the forefoot area. For this purpose, the adjustment strap according to the invention can be attached by two fastening elements, for example on the shoe side on the side parts of the shaft, e.g. Long eyelets, that the central portion of the adjustment belt between the two long eyelets above the e.g. by means of an eyelet engaging in the lacing end piece, while the other free end of the adjusting belt, which is located behind the second long eyelet, can be set in an adjustable manner over the central partial area.

An adjustment belt device according to the invention can e.g. in its central part also have a fastening or engagement option for at least one further loop of the lacing.

This can e.g. in each case two loops or slits lying next to one another, an attached tab or other fastening means through which a loop of the lacing can be passed. Such an engagement or fastening possibility can also be a specially designed molded part which has at least two corresponding openings, each lying next to one another, and is incorporated, for example, into the adjustment belt. An adjustment strap designed in this way allows simultaneous loosening or tensioning of two opposite loops of the lacing. The lacing can thus be loosened to such an extent that it is not necessary to loosen the binding for putting the shoe on and taking it off, and the lacing strap can accordingly be connected, for example, to form an endless belt. The latter ensures that the lacing does not loosen or unintentionally loosen even under intense stress.

The adjusting strap can, for example, have several engagement or fastening options for simultaneous engagement in several loops of the lacing in its central region and / or at one of its ends. These engagement openings can also be combined on a specially designed molded part in a strip and, for example, incorporated into the belt.

Parts interacting with the adjusting belt or additional belt pieces can be designed in the same way.

The adjusting belt according to the invention can also be provided by means of a part which is fixedly, displaceably or releasably on the adjusting belt or by means of an additional piece of belt which in turn, e.g. has an eyelet through which the lacing can be passed, engage in the lacing.

Such an additional strap piece can be adjustably held on a part which is displaceably held on the adjustment strap and which has at least one possibility of engagement for the adjustment strap and one attachment option for the additional strap piece.

Such an additional strap piece can also be fastened on the shoe side with one of its ends. The second end has the engagement opening through which the lacing strap is guided, and is displaceable over the adjustment strap, by means of an on the additional strap piece, and fixed on the adjustment strap or slidably attached buckle-like part, held in an adjustable position.

A corresponding buckle-like part can be fixed e.g. be held at one end of the adjusting belt or displaceably on the adjusting belt and each has at least one possibility of engagement or fastening for the adjusting belt and for an additional piece of belt.

The adjusting strap can also interact with the additional strap piece in such a way that it is guided directly around the additional strap piece or holds the additional strap piece in a loop or in a loop.

An advantageous embodiment of the adjusting strap provides that the adjusting strap is simultaneously used e.g. a corresponding, firmly attached to one of its ends and a second buckle-like part, which is displaceably attached to its central portion, engages in two additional strap pieces which are arranged opposite one another on the sides of the shoe and which in turn engage in the lacing.

Such an adjustment strap is, for example, guided around the heel and at the same time acts as an articulated or heel strap.

In one embodiment, which is arranged, for example, above the instep or the forefoot area, the adjusting strap according to the invention can also have an engagement option for an additional strap piece in its central partial area.

A corresponding engagement option can be a specially designed molded part, which has, for example, two slots or elongated eyelets lying transversely to the belt and is designed in such a way that the additional belt piece slides easily and easily through it so that it can be relaxed and tense.

Such a molded part can, for example, be a plastic part and can be incorporated into the adjustment belt according to the invention.

In a corresponding embodiment, in which the adjustment belt holds such a piece of belt in a loop by means of at least one engagement opening fixed to the adjustment belt, a change in the effective length of the adjustment belt by a factor of 1 changes the position of the end engaging in the lacing of the additional belt piece by a factor of 2.

In this way, especially when two opposite loops of the lacing are tensioned in this way, the lacing can be loosened to such an extent that the binding for putting on and taking off the shoe does not have to be released, even with a short adjustment range of the adjustment strap according to the invention.

A further embodiment, which is preferably arranged above the instep or forefoot area, consists of two adjusting belt parts which each engage and interact in a loop of the lacing and are each guided, for example, by elongated eyelets on the side parts of the shoe, in such a way that in the event of a pull on the free end pieces of the adjusting belt parts, the pulling direction on the long eyelets is reversed in order to tension the loops of the lacing. Both adjusting belt parts have a suitable element at one of their ends, for example an eyelet for engaging the lacing. The end piece of the first adjusting belt part engaging in the lacing can be extended beyond the engaging element. The two adjusting belt parts can, for example, be fixed to one another with Velcro fastener areas. For this purpose, the first adjustment belt part has corresponding hook-and-loop fastener areas on its free end and on its extended end piece engaging in the lacing. The second adjustment belt part shows Velcro fastener areas on both sides at its free end piece, so that the free end piece of the second adjustment belt part on the extended end piece of the first adjustment belt part and its free end piece can then be set in an adjustable manner on the free end of the second adjustment belt part.

A corresponding arrangement can also have a plurality of engagement elements, for example for simultaneous engagement in a plurality of loops of the lacing.

In order to be able to tighten a lacing strap, which is connected, for example, to an endless belt, well and continuously, particularly on highly stressed sports shoes, the adjusting strap should transmit the necessary tensile forces as directly as possible to the lacing, so that the closing force is immediate on those to be tensioned Loops of the lacing work.

An expedient version, which ensures appropriate handling and function, consists of an adjustment belt which interacts with an additional piece of belt. The adjusting belt has e.g. in its central part at least one through opening through which the additional strap piece is guided. Such a passage opening can also be an element of a part connected to the adjusting strap, e.g. a buckle or connector. Both straps grip e.g. via an eyelet at one of its ends in a loop of the lacing. The free end of the adjustment strap and the free end piece of the additional strap piece, which is guided in the passage opening of the adjustment strap, can e.g. by means of Velcro areas on the end piece of the other belt engaging in the lacing and / or e.g. Velcro areas arranged on the shaft are adjustable.

In a corresponding embodiment, which acts as a heel strap, the adjustment strap and additional strap piece can be dimensioned so long that their free ends are preferably by means of Velcro areas fixed to each other and / or can be connected for example by means of a plug connection.

Corresponding parts of a plug connection can be held firmly or in an adjustable position.

In the same way, others e.g. Embodiments acting as heel straps, in which the adjustment strap holds an additional strap piece in an adjustable position for simultaneous engagement in, for example, opposing loops of the lacing, at the free end of the adjustment strap and on the additional strap piece e.g. Additional Velcro areas and / or other suitable holding devices, e.g. Have connector elements to fix the free end of the adjustment belt and thus prevent accidental opening.

For this purpose, the corresponding additional strap piece can be extended beyond the point at which it has an engagement option for a loop or lacing, in order to hold corresponding closure elements.

Thus, a corresponding additional piece of belt e.g. in its central part, for example, pairs of eyelets or other fastening means, e.g. a sewn-on tab or eyelet through which the lacing is passed.

The end of the adjusting belt which engages in the lacing can be designed in the same way.

In order to largely prevent unintentional loosening of the fastener, the Velcro fastener can also be designed in such a way that at least one partial area of the adhesive surfaces can be folded over or unfolded on at least one of the two Velcro fastener regions that can be fixed to one another. On an adjustment strap designed in this way, an unintentional release of the two adhesive surfaces is largely prevented, since if, for example, the free end of the adjustment strap is folded over in order to pull the two adhesive surfaces apart from one another, the foldable partial region is also folded over, so that the tensile force applied to open it is not no longer acts only on a narrow section of the adhesive surfaces, but on the entire surface of the folded-over partial area and now acts as a shear stress, so that the adhesive surfaces fixed on top of one another in the folded-down partial area would have to be practically shifted towards one another in order to open the closure.

In this way, such a closure can only be released with great effort, with which an unintentional release is hardly possible.

In order to be able to open such a closure arrangement according to the invention quickly and easily and to be able to pull the two adhesive surfaces apart from one another without great effort, the foldable partial area must be held or fixed. To improve handling, the foldable section can e.g. have a grip piece or an edge piece or a sewn-over edge which contains no adhesive elements.

Long loops, buckles or buckle-like parts and other fastening elements in which the adjusting strap is held, as well as those by means of which the effective length of the adjusting strap can be determined, can be designed so that they have a clamping effect or a variable clamping effect exert on the adjustment belt or so that the adjustment belt is guided in such a way that a holding force is achieved by means of friction.

Long eyelets, buckles or buckle-like parts and other fastening elements in which the adjusting strap is held, those by means of which the effective length of the adjusting strap is maintained -14-

can be determined, as well as those which form an engagement or attachment for an additional belt length or loop of the lacing, for example, also may have a plug connection ^¬ contain or be releasably held.

Corresponding parts, preferably molded plastic parts, can also be curved or angled so that they are adapted to the contour of the shoe, depending on the position provided.

Corresponding fasteners can also e.g. be connected to the shoe or the adjusting strap via elastic connecting pieces. The adjusting belt itself and / or the additional belt pieces can also be a rubber-elastic band or have elastic sections.

An adjusting belt according to the invention expediently consists of a woven or braided plastic webbing with a preferably smooth surface in order to ensure easy sliding.

An adjustment belt according to the invention can e.g. also consist of, for example, a double-layer sewn webbing and / or an integrated, e.g. have a zippered pocket to hold small items such as To hold keys, money etc.

The fastening elements attached to the shoe, in particular elongated eyelets, in which the adjustment strap is held, components can be a support shell, a heel shell, elements that interact with the shaft and / or the sole, or can be incorporated into corresponding elements.

Corresponding fastening elements or engagement openings can in particular be carried out on parts of the shoe which consist of molded plastic parts. Fastening elements on the shoe side can in turn also be held by a piece of belt which can be incorporated on the shaft or, for example, on the side of the sole.

Fastening elements arranged opposite one another on the side parts of the shoe can also be fastened by means of a band, e.g. can also be incorporated into the sole, connected to one another. Corresponding fastening elements can also be implemented on a continuous plastic part.

Such a plastic part has, for example, slit-shaped openings or elongated eyelets on its narrow sides and is e.g. inserted into the shaft and / or sole construction.

A corresponding molded part can e.g. made of flexible .. plastic and be fiber reinforced.

As a further advantageous detail of an embodiment of the adjusting strap according to the invention, it is provided that the free end of the adjusting strap is suitably thickened or has a tab, a sewn-on loop or a grip piece, so that the end can be gripped well and prevents it from sliding out is secured from the long eyelet holding the adjusting strap.

Such a grip piece can also hold a clamping device or a flat ring which slidably guides the end of the adjustment belt on the sub-area of the adjustment belt lying underneath.

An adjusting strap according to the invention can also, if this is expedient or advantageous for aesthetic reasons, be at least partially covered or guided in pockets, loops or other additional fastening elements.

Since the shoe must allow its mobility even with a firm fit on the foot, it must also be in the area of its closure have a certain elasticity. For this reason, the conventional laces have a slight elasticity.

In order to improve the mobility of the foot and thus the comfort of the shoe when the shoe continues to fit well, it is proposed that the eyelets (or hooks or the like) of the shaft edge regions of the shoe are connected to the shoe via an elastic connecting means , where they either individually, for example are connected to the shaft with an associated rubber-like band, or on each side of the shaft together via an elongated rubber strip. The elastic fastening of the eyelets can also extend only to a section of the upper edge region, for example the upper region, in order to further facilitate the removal of the shoe. It can also be provided that the shoe-side fastening element of the quick-release tensioning device is connected to the shoe via an elastic connecting device.

For the same purpose it can be provided that the lacing strap is a rubber-elastic strap, which of course must have the required strength.

The shoe according to the invention sits permanently on the foot, and the seat cannot loosen even under great stress. When the shoe is closed, the entire lacing strap is under tension, and in the case of an endless lacing strap there are no free overhanging ends which could be a hindrance. If the quick-release tensioning device acts as an articulated or heel strap, the snug fit of the shoe according to the invention is additionally improved.

The embodiment of the closure according to the invention can in ^¬ play, be carried out on a shoe with heel entry and lacing in the heel area, as in a Sαhüh, -. Having a plurality of laces to the Schnürdruck over the instep and forefoot area to change, for example, each independently. The invention is not only applicable to shoes with centrally opposite shaft edge areas, but also to all types of shoes which can be fastened by means of a lacing.

If the lacing strap is passed through eyelets of the shoe, as is preferred, these eyelets should be so large and designed, especially in the upper region of the lacing, that the lacing strap can slide easily through the eyelets, so that the entire lacing strap can be pulled tight quickly or continuously the shoe can be expanded quickly.

A shoe according to the invention can also have reinforcement and / or padding in the area of the closure elements.

If the belt-like part is an endless belt, it is expediently made of plastic, the two ends of which can be welded or glued to one another in such a way that the endless belt is given the length adapted to the user. The welding (or gluing) can take place when the shoe is purchased, for example using a welding gun.

The connection can also be carried out in another suitable manner. It is proposed to fix a knotted connection with a plastic sleeve according to the invention. Such a cuff protects and reinforces the knotted connection, prevents the lacing from fraying and improves the aesthetic effect of the knotted connection.

To protect the welded or glued area of the endless belt, it can be provided that the connection point is covered by a tab sewn onto the tongue of the shoe. The connection point can also be enclosed by a plastic sleeve, which strengthens the connection and can be provided with a marking, in order, for example, to prevent the shoe from being mixed up. On shoes on which an adjustment strap according to the invention acts, for example, as a quick-release and / or tension adjustment device in order to tension a lacing strap connected to an endless belt, the lacing strap can have such a connecting element, a thickening or a part, for example, between the uppermost and / or lowermost eyelets have, which is held between the eyelets and thus prevents unilateral warping of the lacing.

This can also be achieved by e.g. is fastened centrally on the tongue between the uppermost eyelets.

Instead of an endless strap, however, it can also be provided that the two ends of the lacing strap are attached to the shoe, e.g. are knotted in the bottom and / or top eyelets.

These eyelets or other suitable fastening means to which the ends of such a lacing strap are fastened, e.g. be concealed in the shaft.

It is essential that the lacing strap has a fixed length in a suitable manner, which, like in the case of an endless belt, is matched to the foot of the user so that the shoe is firmly attached to the foot when the loops are tensioned by means of the quick-release tensioning device is attached.

In order to additionally improve the handling, the chnürung in the _S engaging ends of the Verstellriemens or the sätzlichen to ^¬ belt length may each have a handle.

Have to be a timing belt according to the invention can for example also from reflectors ^¬ tierendem material manufactured or corresponding elements.

The lacing strap and / or the adjustment strap device can also be attached, for example, using additional hooks or other ^" fastening or handle duck, buckle-like parts, long eyelets, etc. Such parts, in particular deflection hooks or long eyelets, through which the adjusting belt is guided, can also have, for example, rollers or other devices which enable the adjusting belt to slide easily.

Depending on the requirements, the individual elements of the exemplary embodiments according to the invention described in this application can also be combined in parts to form further arrangements.

The invention is applicable to all types of shoes which are to be fastened by means of a lacing.

The simultaneous tensioning of two opposing loops of the lacing with an adjusting belt means that the lacing can be pulled tautly quickly and easily and even after repeated opening and closing without unilateral warping.

The handling of the shoe according to the invention is very simple, and the adjustment strap can, if necessary, be adjusted and fixed with only one hand, so that e.g. the tension of the lacing can be adjusted with just one hand during a sporting competition.

A shoe equipped in this way is therefore particularly suitable for sports and competitive sports, but also for small children and for people who can only use their hands to a limited extent.

Further features, advantages and details of the invention result from the following description of some preferred embodiments and from the drawings. Show:

Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention

Shoe;

Fig. 2 is an attachable sleeve for protection and

Fixation of a knotted connection point of the lacing strap; 3 to 35 each show an adjusting device according to the invention in different arrangements and designs;

36 shows a shoe according to the invention with a lacing strap which is conventionally tied into a loop and which can additionally be tensioned with an adjusting strap device according to FIG. 23 and an adjusting strap device according to FIG. 19;

37 shows an embodiment which contains an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 22;

38 shows a shoe which contains an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 12;

39 shows a further shoe, which has an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 12, in the open state and

40 shows a shoe according to FIG. 39 in the closed state;

41 shows a shoe which has an adjustment belt device according to FIG. 26;

42 shows a shoe, each of which has an adjustment belt device according to FIG. 12 and FIG. 18;

43 shows a shoe with an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 28 and finally

44 shows a shoe with an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 17.

FIG. 1 shows a shoe according to the invention in a half-high embodiment with an adjusting belt device for simultaneous engagement in two loops of the lacing that lie opposite one another. The lacing strap 1 is guided through the lacing eyelets 3 arranged on the shaft edge regions 2 such that two the shaft edge regions 2 form loops 4 and 5 pulling against each other. The lacing strap 1 is knotted into an endless belt in FIG. 6. A buckle 7 penetrated by the loop 5 and the conventional plug-in part 8a, which receives the associated part 8b holding the loop 4, are held by an adjusting belt 9 according to FIG A tension adjustment is made possible via the Velcro fastener areas 10 and acts as a heel strap in this exemplary embodiment. In this example, the adjustment strap 9 itself is slidably held in a pocket 11 behind the heel.

FIG. 2 shows a specially shaped plastic sleeve 12 which can be plugged onto a knotted connection point 6 of the lacing strap 1. Such a plastic sleeve can also be fastened, for example, on the tongue of the shoe.

FIG. 3 shows a first embodiment of an adjusting belt device according to the invention, as embodied on the shoe shown in FIG. 1. The adjusting strap 9 holds the buckle 7 and the conventional plug connection 8, each of which contains an eyelet or engagement opening 13 through which the lacing strap is guided, in an adjustable position. For this purpose, the adjusting belt 9 is guided through long eyelets 14 on the parts 7 and 8 in such a way that a pull on at least one of the two end pieces 15 and 16 changes the effective length of the adjusting belt and thus changes the position of the elements 7 and 8 causes to tighten the laces. The two end pieces 15 and 16 can be set, for example, by means of a Velcro fastener, for example one on top of the other, or, for example, on the central portion 17 of the adjusting belt.

FIG. 4 shows an adjustment strap according to FIG. 3, the buckle 7, which is held displaceably on the adjustment strap in FIG. 3, being replaced in this exemplary embodiment by a molded part 18 that is fastened to the end piece 16 in a loop, for example sewn. The part 18 is, for example, a plastic part and each has an engagement opening 14 for the adjusting strap and, in addition, a further engagement opening 13 through which a loop of the lacing strap is guided. FIG. 5 shows an adjustment strap according to FIG. 4, the end piece 16 having an eyelet 13 in order to engage directly in a loop of the lacing.

FIG. 6 shows an adjusting belt according to FIG. 5 which, instead of a conventional plug connection 8, holds a part 18 displaceably in that the free end piece 15 of the adjusting belt 9 is placed over the central partial area 17 and can be set, for example, by means of Velcro fastener areas 10.

FIG. 7 shows an adjustment strap according to FIG. 6, which is dimensioned so long that the free end piece 15 can be guided around the ankle restraint at least once and can be fixed in an adjustable manner.

FIG. 8 shows an adjustment belt according to the invention, which has a conventional plug connection 8 in its central partial area.

Like FIG. 8, FIG. 9 shows a further embodiment of the adjusting belt devices shown in FIGS. 5 to 8. In this example, the adjusting belt 9 is guided through a buckle-like part 19 which holds an additional belt piece 20.

FIG. 10 shows an arrangement according to FIG. 9, the free end 15 of the adjusting belt being adjustable, for example by means of Velcro areas 10 on the additional strap piece 20. The adjusting strap 9 is guided through the buckle 21 holding the additional strap piece 20 such that a holding force is achieved by means of friction.

FIG. 11 shows an arrangement according to FIG. 10, which contains a conventional plug connection 8 instead of a part 21.

FIG. 12 shows an arrangement according to FIG. 11, the additional strap piece 20 being extended beyond the juxtaposed eyelets 13, which form an engagement element through which a loop of the lacing is guided. This arrangement shows Velcro areas on the free end piece 15 of the adjustment belt and in the middle section, as well as the ^' matching counterparts on additional strap piece 20 and at the end of the adjusting strap 16 engaging the lacing.

FIG. 13 shows a corresponding embodiment according to FIG. 12, which has a plug connection 8 in order to connect the end piece 15 to the belt piece 20.

FIG. 14 shows an adjusting belt according to FIG. 9, which cooperates with an additional belt piece 22, which in FIG. is attached on the shoe side.

FIG. 15 shows an adjustment belt according to FIG. 14, which interacts with 2 additional belt pieces 23. The part 19 guided on the belt pieces 22 in each case is fixed at one end 16 of the adjusting belt 9 and is displaceably held on its central partial region 17. Such an embodiment, like the arrangements shown in FIGS. 3 to 14, preferably acts as a heel strap.

FIG. 16 shows an arrangement according to FIG. 9, which also preferably acts as a heel strap, the end piece 16 of the adjusting strap 9 and the additional strap piece 20 by means of the eyelets 13 via e.g. Lateral eyelets 14 arranged on the side opposite the shoe, engage in the lacing. Part 19 may also e.g. be replaced by a conventional connector 8.

Figure 17 shows an arrangement according to Figure 16, e.g. is arranged above the instep or forefoot area, the ends engaging in the lacing being guided by long eyelets 14, which e.g. Can be an element of a molded plastic part 24, for example integrated into the sole construction.

The adjusting strap shown in FIG. 18 is guided through a long eyelet 14 attached to the shoe. The free end 15 of the adjusting belt can be placed over the middle section 17 and can be set, for example, by means of Velcro fastener areas 10. By means of the eyelet 13, this arrangement engages, for example, in a single loop of the lacing. FIG. 19 shows an adjustment belt device according to FIG. 18, ^" with the adjustment belt 9 with its free end piece 15 on a Velcro fastener area arranged on the shoe, which, for example, in FIG

25 is sewn onto the shaft, can be set adjustable.

FIG. 20 shows an arrangement according to FIG. 19, the adjusting belt 9 on its free end piece 15 e.g. contains two adjacent eyelets 13 through which a second loop of the lacing can be passed. Like the embodiment shown in FIG. 19, this arrangement is preferably arranged above the instep or forefoot area.

The adjusting strap arrangement shown in FIG. 21 consists of two adjusting straps according to FIG. 18, which each engage in a loop of the lacing by means of the eyelets 13. The two cooperating adjustment straps 9 are e.g. attached on the shoe side or, for example, connected to a strap-like piece, the long eyelet 14 is guided in such a way that when the free end pieces 15 are pulled, the direction of pull on the long eyelets 14 is reversed in order to tension the loops of the lacing. The two adjusting belt parts can e.g. can be set in an adjustable manner by means of Velcro fastener areas 10. A partial area 26 of the Velcro fastener adhesive surfaces 10 is e.g. can be folded over, so that when the free end piece 15 is folded over in order to pull the Velcro fastener areas apart from one another, it is also folded over or remains fixed on its counterpart, so that the Velcro fastener adhesive surfaces which are fixed to one another in this partial area would have to be practically moved towards one another by the fastener to open. The foldable sections 26 of the Velcro adhesive surfaces 10 show a handle 27, e.g. a stitched edge that contains no adhesive elements.

FIG. 22 shows an arrangement according to FIG. 21, the end piece 16 of one of the two adjusting belt parts engaging in the lacing being extended beyond the two adjacent engagement openings 13, so that the free end piece 15, which has Velcro fastener areas 10 on both sides in 28, on the extended end piece of one adjustment belt part and its free end piece can then be set in an adjustable manner in 28 on the free end piece of the other adjusting belt part.

FIG. 23 shows an adjusting belt device on the two belt pieces 29, which are connected with e.g. rubber-elastic section 30 are connected to the Velcro fastener areas attached to the shoe, have two eyelets 13 for engaging in two loops of the lacing. The strap pieces 29 show a sewn-over end as a grip piece 31.

FIG. 24 shows an adjusting belt according to the invention which interacts with an additional piece of belt. The adjusting belt 9 has a through-opening 32 in its central portion 17 through which the additional belt piece 33 is guided. The passage opening 32 is e.g. Element of a part 34 inserted into the adjustment strap. The free ends 15 can be set, for example, by means of Velcro fastener areas 10.

Figure 25 shows an arrangement according to Figure 24, wherein both belts are dimensioned so long that their free end pieces can be fixed on each other. The end piece 16 of the additional strap piece 33 which engages in the lacing is extended beyond the eyelet 35 through which the lace strap is guided and, like the foldable partial areas 26 of the Velcro fastener surfaces shown in FIG. 21, additionally secures the closure.

FIG. 26 shows an embodiment according to FIG. 25, which has a plug connection 8 in order to connect the two free end pieces 15. The adjustment belt 9 holds part of the conventional connector 8 in an adjustable position.

FIG. 27 shows an arrangement according to FIG. 24, the end pieces 16 engaging in the lacing are guided by eyelets 14 such that when the free ends 15 are pulled, the direction of pull on the eyelets 14 is reversed in order to tension the loops of the lacing . Such an embodiment is preferably arranged above the instep or forefoot area. Figure 28 shows an arrangement according to Figure 27, the heel. Belt acts and is guided, for example, by means of long eyelets 14 arranged on the side of the shoe, engages in the lacing. The free ends 15 can, for example, be fixed or connected to one another and / or to the shaft.

FIG. 29 shows an arrangement according to FIG. 25 which, like FIGS. 24, 25, 26 and 28, acts as a heel strap. In this exemplary embodiment, the two end pieces 16 of the two cooperating straps engaging in the lacing engage indirectly in two loops of the lacing via additional strap pieces 22 attached to the shoe in 23.

Figure 30 shows an arrangement according to Figure 24, the end pieces

16 of the two adjustment straps 9 and 33 in 23 e.g. are attached to the shaft. This arrangement preferably engages in two opposing loops of the lacing via the two parts 18 held in an adjustable position.

Figure 31 shows an adjusting belt device which holds two parts 18 in an adjustable position, the two adjusting belts 9 in 23 e.g. are fastened on the shoe side and can be fixed with their free end pieces 15 by means of Velcro fastener areas 10.

FIG. 32, like FIGS. 33, 34 and 35, shows an embodiment which is arranged, for example, above the instep or forefoot area. The adjustment belt 9 is guided through two opposite long eyelets 14 which e.g. are fastened on the shoe side, so that the central part lying between the long eyelets 14

17 of the adjustment belt lies above the end piece 16, which engages in the lacing by means of the eyelet 13. The free end 15 of the adjusting belt can e.g. can be set by means of Velcro fasteners. The adjustment strap shows an additional, e.g. Belt part 36 sewn onto the end piece 16 as a grip piece.

FIG. 33 shows an adjustment strap according to FIG. 32, which has an additional possibility of engagement for a further loop of the lacing. The adjustment strap shows in the middle Section 17 two adjacent eyelets 13 through which the lacing can be passed. The free end piece 15 is guided through a detachable long eyelet 14.

FIG. 34 shows an adjustment belt according to FIG. 33, which interacts with two additional belt pieces 22. The adjusting strap holds the one strap piece 22 at one of its ends in a long eyelet 14 which is firmly connected to the adjusting strap. The second strap piece 22 is guided through a buckle-like part 37 incorporated in the central portion 17. On such an arrangement, or an arrangement constructed according to the same basic principle, a change in position of the free end 15 by a factor of 1 causes a change in position of the eyelet 13 engaging in the lacing by a factor of 2.

Figure 35 shows that an adjusting belt device according to the invention can also be used in several, e.g. opposite loops of the lacing can engage. The adjusting belt shown shows a part 38 at its end 16 and a part 39, for example incorporated into the adjusting belt, in its central portion 17, which, like the part 38, is preferably a plastic part 1 and each has a plurality of openings or Has eyelets 13 through which the laces are passed.

FIG. 36 shows a shoe according to the invention in a half-high embodiment with an adjusting strap device according to FIG. 23, with which two loops 4 and 5 of the lacing strap, which lie opposite one another and pull the shaft edge regions 2 towards one another, can be tensioned. Loops 4 and 5 can e.g. Be guided over a hook-like deflection element 40, above the forefoot area an adjusting strap device according to FIG. 19 is arranged in this embodiment. The adjusting strap 9 holds a loop 41 of the lacing strap which is guided through a lacing eyelet 3 by means of the eyelet 13. The long eyelet 14, through which the adjustment strap 9 is guided, is an element of a molded plastic part 24 incorporated into the sole construction.

Figure 37 shows a particularly advantageous embodiment of a shoe according to the invention. The shoe shows a lacing strap 1 connected to an endless belt, with the loops 4 and 5 also an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 22 and can be loosened to the extent necessary for putting the shoe on and taking it off. The two adjustment belt parts have, for example, a sewn-over edge on their free end pieces as a grip piece 31.

FIG. 38 shows a shoe according to the invention, which contains an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 12, which acts as a quick release and tension adjusting device in this exemplary embodiment. The loop 4 of the lacing strap is guided through two eyes 13 arranged on a buckle-like part 42 holding the adjusting strap 9 and the additional strap piece 20. In this exemplary embodiment, the lacing strap is connected to form an endless belt and is fixed between the uppermost lacing eyelets 3 by means of a thickening or, in the case of a knotted connection point, by means of the part 12. In order to additionally fix the upper, the shoe according to the invention contains, in addition to the adjusting belt device according to the invention, a conventional Velcro fastener arrangement 43 which does not engage in the lacing.

FIGS. 39 and 40 show an ankle-high version of the shoe, which has an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 12, in the open and in the closed state. The shoe also contains a lacing belt 1 which is connected to form an endless belt and which is located between the uppermost and lowermost lacing loops 3 e.g. is fixed by means of the parts 12. The end piece 15 of the adjusting belt lying in front of the long eyelet 14 on the part 19 in the open state can, as shown in FIG. have in the adjusting strap and zipped pocket 44 eatable pocket 45. This embodiment represents a particularly useful embodiment of a shoe according to the invention.

FIG. 41 shows a shoe according to the invention which contains an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 26. In this exemplary embodiment, the lace-up strap 1 can be fastened, for example knotted, with its ends to fastening elements 46 incorporated into the shaft edge regions 2.

The shoe according to the invention shown in FIG. 42 shows an adjustment strap according to FIG. 18 above the forefoot area a loop 47 of the lacing engages. The adjustment belt is slidably held in an engagement opening or long eyelet 14. The long eyelet 14 is molded onto a support element 48, which is part of the sole construction. In the central region of the lacing, an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 12 engages in two loops 4 and 5 of the lacing that lie opposite one another. The two eyelets 13 lying next to one another on the additional strap piece 20 are elements of a plastic molded part 49, for example, which is incorporated into the strap. The end 16 of the adjusting strap 9 engaging in the lacing is over the adjacent eyelets 13 through which the lacing strap is guided. extended to additionally secure the closure against unintentional opening. The shoe also shows two loops 50 and 51 of the lacing strap, which can be placed over hook 52, for example. In order to facilitate the handling of the loops 50 and 51, these are additionally guided through an eyelet-like part 53 or 54 sewn onto the tongue, for example, so that the loops 50 and 51 do not have to be rearranged on the open shoe in order to be able to use them to put appropriate hooks. In addition, the loops can have a handle 55 which can be attached to the shaft, for example by means of Velcro fastener areas. Such an embodiment ensures good and easy handling of the quick release and tension adjustment function and an optimal adjustment of the lacing pressure even in the forefoot area.

FIG. 43 shows a shoe according to the invention, on which an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 28 acts as a quick release and tension adjusting device.

Finally, FIG. 44 shows a shoe according to the invention, on which the lacing can be tensioned with an adjusting belt device according to FIG. 17 and can also be loosened to the extent required for putting the shoe on and off. The shoe additionally shows eyelets 57 fastened to the upper edge areas 2 via a rubber-elastic band 56. The closure elements are preferably shaped in such a way that they largely adapt to the contour of the foot. A shoe according to the invention can additionally have reinforcement and / or padding in the area of the closure elements.

Claims

1. lace-up shoe with opposite, spaced shaft edge regions (2) which are connected to at least one lacing strap (1) with which the shaft edge regions (2) can be moved towards one another in order to adapt the shoe to a foot, characterized in that an at least one adjusting belt (9) has an adjusting belt device at at least one (41), preferably at two opposite points (4, 5) with engagement elements (13), engaging in the lacing in such a way that it is tightened and fixed by the adjusting belt device can be tensioned in a selected position.

2. Lace-up shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the engaging elements (13) of the or the adjusting strap engage in strap loops (4, 5) of such a length that the lacing upon release of the engaging elements (13) or the loops (4, 5) can be loosened to the extent necessary to put the shoe on and take it off.

3. Lace-up shoe according to claim 2, characterized in that the lacing strap (1) is connected to form an endless belt and is preferably welded or knotted between the uppermost and / or lowermost lacing eyelets (3).

4. lace-up shoe according to claim 3, characterized in that the endless belt between the uppermost and / or lowermost eyelets (3) has a thickening, preferably an attachable, the connection point (6) protective and fixing part (12).

5. lace-up shoe according to claim 2, characterized in that the two ends of the lace strap are attached to the shoe at hidden in the shaft edge areas machined parts (46).

6. lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the shoe and / or the Verstell¬ belt device has Velcro areas (10) / have.

7. lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the adjusting strap (s) (9) hold a part (7, 8, 18) which in turn engages directly or indirectly in the lacing.

8. lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the adjusting strap (9) cooperates with one or more additional strap pieces (20, 22).

9. lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the additional Riemen¬ pieces (20, 22) have an engagement element (13, 35) for engagement in the lacing and by means of a part (19, 21) which contains at least one fastening or engagement possibility for the additional strap piece (20, 22) and a fastening or passage opening or elongated eyelet (14) for the adjusting strap (9), on which adjusting strap (9) are held.

10. lace-up shoe according to claim 9, characterized in that the one or more Riemen¬ pieces (22) have a shoe-side end (23) and at its other end an eyelet (13) for engagement in the lacing and in a buckle ( 19), which in turn is fixed or displaceable on the adjusting belt (9), is held displaceably.

11. lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the or the adjustment strap (9) is guided by a long eyelet (14) fastened on the shoe side.

12. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the end piece (16) of the adjusting strap (9) and / or the additional strap piece (20) engaging in the lacing over the engaging elements (13, 49), through which the Laces are extended, extended.

13. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the adjusting strap (9) on the additional strap piece (20) can be set in an adjustable manner or can be connected to the additional strap piece.

14. lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the adjusting strap (9) preferably in its central portion (17) has a through opening (32) through which an additional strap piece (33) which in turn engages in the lacing , is led.

15. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the adjusting strap (9) or the additional strap piece (33) are dimensioned so long that their free ends can be fixed to one another and / or can be connected by means of a plug connection (8) .

16. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the adjusting belt device consists of two interacting adjusting straps which are guided by long eyelets (14) so that the pull direction on the free end pieces (15) Long eyelets (14) is reversed.

17. lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the buckles or buckle-like parts (7, 21, 34) and / or other closure or fastening elements (8) depending on the intended position on the shoe in their shape are adapted to the contour of the shoe, preferably curved or angled.

18. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the engagement openings or elongated eyelets (14) are part of a molded-in part in the sole construction (24) of a support element (48) or a heel cup or are molded onto corresponding parts.

19. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the shoe has reinforcement and / or padding in the region of the closure elements (7, 8, 34).

20. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the adjusting strap (9) consists of a double-layer sewn webbing and / or has a machined, closable pocket (45).

21. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 20, characterized in that the eyelets (3) are connected to the shoe via a rubber-like band (56).

22. Lace-up shoe according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that at least a portion (26) of the Velcro fastener surfaces (10) can be folded or opened.