WO1997004677A1 - Dispositif pour attacher les chaussures fixe a des oeillets pour lacets - Google Patents

Dispositif pour attacher les chaussures fixe a des oeillets pour lacets Download PDF

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WO1997004677A1
WO1997004677A1 PCT/AU1996/000469 AU9600469W WO9704677A1 WO 1997004677 A1 WO1997004677 A1 WO 1997004677A1 AU 9600469 W AU9600469 W AU 9600469W WO 9704677 A1 WO9704677 A1 WO 9704677A1
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clip
footwear
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Bradley Joseph Paxton
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Bradley Joseph Paxton
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Priority to JP9507007A priority patent/JPH11509753A/ja
Priority to BR9609818-0A priority patent/BR9609818A/pt
Publication of WO1997004677A1 publication Critical patent/WO1997004677A1/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/08—Hook fastenings; Rotary hooks
    • 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
    • A43C11/08—Hook fastenings; Rotary hooks
    • A43C11/10—Hooks with several tongues

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  • the invention relates to footwear fasteners.
  • clips instead of laces to fasten shoes and other footwear.
  • Such clips can be used with shoes which are designed to be used with laces, and which are thus provided with two rows of eyelets on either side of the shoe opening in conventional fashion.
  • the clip has two parts which can be attached to the eyelets in one way or another, and releasably attached to each other in order to fasten the shoe.
  • This provides a number of advantages over the use of conventional laces.
  • the shoe can be fastened in a single operation by clipping the two parts of the clip together, which is considerably quicker and more convenient than tying laces together.
  • a further advantage is that, once the clip has been properly adjusted to suit a particular user, the clip ensures that the same tension is applied to the shoe every time the clip is used. In the case of laces, it is often necessary to retie the laces several times in order to achieve the correct amount of tension. This, of course, is time consuming and inconvenient. Moreover, if the footwear is to be used by a professional sports man or woman, it may become a matter of considerable importance that the tension in the shoes can be guaranteed to be correct each time the shoes are worn.
  • clips provide a number of advantages over conventional laces, they are also prone to some disadvantages.
  • the clips are usually formed from a relatively large number of separate components, thus making them more expensive to manufacture and assemble.
  • known clips can be difficult to release, particularly if the clips are under a fair amount of tension.
  • the invention seeks to provide an improved footwear fastener.
  • a footwear fastener for fastening an item of footwear having an opening for allowing adjustment of the footwear, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in two rows located on either side of the opening, the fastener comprising a two-part clip, the two parts of which are interengageable, and at least one elongate connecting strip which is integrally formed with one of said parts and adjustably attached to the other of said parts, the connecting strip being adapted to pass through two eyelets, one in each of said two rows, so as to secure said two eyelets together when the two parts of the clip are interengaged.
  • the connecting strip is formed of a material which is more elastic than the material of the part of the two-part clip with which it is integrally formed.
  • the part of the two-part clip to which the connecting strip is adjustably attached comprises at least one slot adapted to receive, and adjustably secure, a portion of the connecting strip.
  • the invention also independently provides, in a second aspect a footwear fastener for fastening an item of footwear having an opening for allowing adjustment of the footwear, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in two rows located on either side of the opening, the fastener comprising a two-part clip, the two parts of which are interengageable, and at least one elongate connecting strip connected to the two parts of the clip and adapted to pass through two eyelets, one in each of said two rows, so as to secure said two eyelets together when the two parts of the clip are interengaged, wherein a first of said parts is provided with at least one hook-like member adapted to hook onto the second of said parts when the first and second parts are interengaged, and the first part is also provided with a release member which projects beyond the hook ⁇ like member and which overlies at least a portion of the second part when the two parts are interengaged, and wherein the release member is arranged so that an upward pull on the release member by a user causes the hook-like member to disengage from the second part,
  • the release member lies in the same general plane as the first part of the clip.
  • the release member can be upwardly inclined relative to the plane of the first part, for example at an angle of around 45°.
  • the connecting strip is integrally formed with one of said parts and adjustably attached to the other of said parts.
  • the connecting strip is formed from an elastic material.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of the first and second parts of a two-part clip embodying features of the invention, the clip being shown in its disengaged configuration;
  • Figure 2A is a side view of a portion of the first part of the two-part clip shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 2B is a view of the underside of the portion of the first part of the clip shown in Figure 2 A;
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view through the clip shown in Figure 1 when the two parts of the clip are interengaged;
  • Figure 4 is a plan view, on a reduced scale, of the two-part clip shown in Figure 1 , when the two parts of the clip are interengaged;
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the second part of the clip shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 6 shows three cross-sectional views taken through the portion of the second part of the clip shown in Figure 5;
  • Figure 7 is a side view of the portion of the second part of the clip shown in Figure 5.
  • Figure 1 shows a two-part clip 2 comprising a first part 4 and a second part 6, for fastening a shoe.
  • the second part 6 comprises five elongate elastic connecting strips 8, which are indicated schematically in Figure 1.
  • the connecting strips 8 are integrally moulded with a rigid body part 12 of the second part 6 of the clip 2.
  • the body part 12 comprises an elongate spine portion 14 having five rib portions 16 extending perpendicularly therefrom. Each rib portion 16 supports a corresponding connecting strip 8.
  • the first part 4 of the clip 2 comprises a similar elongate spine portion 18, integrally formed with five similar rib portions 20. Each rib portion 20 defines two slots 22 and 24. The first part 4 is also provided with an integral release member 26, which will be described in greater detail below.
  • the two spine portions 14 and 18 are positioned generally along the opening of a shoe (not shown), and the connecting strips 8 are passed through respective eyelets extending along both sides of the shoe opening.
  • the connecting strips 8 are then passed through the respective slots 22 and 24 in the first part 4, thus ensuring that both parts of the two-part clip are attached to the eyelets along the sides of the shoe opening.
  • the first and second parts 4 and 6 are then brought together, as indicated by the dotted lines 28 in Figure 1, and interengaged in order to fasten the shoe.
  • Small projections 30 are provided along the connecting strips 8 for engagement with the slots 22 and 24. The projections 30 allow the tension of the fastener to be adjusted to suit the comfort of the user.
  • Figure 2 A shows a side view of a portion of the first part 4 of the clip 2. It can be seen from Figure 2A that hook-like members 32 are integrally formed below the spine portion 18, and located between the rib portions 20. There are thus four hook ⁇ like members 32 in total, each comprising a downwardly projecting portion 32, and a lower laterally projecting portion 36. The same portion of the first part 4 is shown from below in Figure 2B.
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view through the first and second parts 4 and 6 when the two parts 4 and 6 are interengaged.
  • the interengagement is achieved by hooking the hook-like members 32 over the spine 14 of the second part 6, as shown in Figure 3.
  • the second part 6 is illustrated by dotted lines in Figure 3.
  • the release member 26 lies in the same general member plane as the first part 4, and projects beyond the hook-like members 32 and over the second part 6.
  • the user simply lifts the release member 26, which causes the hook-like members 32 to become disengaged from the spine 14. It will be appreciated that the release member 26 provides the user with a mechanical advantage when releasing the clip.
  • the second part 6 is formed from a two-material injection moulding process, such as that which can be carried out using equipment manufactured by Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd, of 6th Floor, KYY Building, 1-9-4 Kajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101, Japan.
  • the connecting strips 8 are formed from an elastic flexible material, such as Desmopan 385E or 192 or 786.
  • Desmopan is a registered trade mark of Bayer Australia Limited (of 875 Pacific Highway, PO Box 903, Pymble, NSW 2073), and the body part 12 of the second part 6 is formed from a rigid material, such as Desmopan KA 8372 or 472.
  • the second part 6 is formed as a single integral piece by the injection moulding process. As indicated by the dotted lines 40 shown in Figure 5 (and also in Figure 1), the flexible, elastic material 42 of the connecting strips 8 extends along the entire lengths of the spine portion 14 and rib portions 16.
  • Figure 6 shows the cross-sectional shape of the second part 6 at three positions, labelled A, B and C in Figure 5, along the length of the arm shown in
  • a further advantage of the above-described arrangement over the use of laces alone is that the two parts 4, 6 of the clip can be used to display information, such as advertising information.
  • advertising information and/or trade marks or names can be applied, either by paint or adhesive labels, to the upper surfaces of the two parts 4, 6, and particularly to the large upper surface of the release member 26.
  • a separate info ⁇ nation displaying component can be attached to the two-part clip, either permanently or releasably.
  • Such a component could, for example, take the form of a small plate adapted to clip onto one of the spine portions 14, 18, or onto any other suitable part of the two-part clip.
  • Such a separate component may extend along most of the length of the two-part clip, and/or conceal most, or at least a substantial part, of the two-part clip when the clip is attached to a shoe.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif pour attacher des chaussures ayant une ouverture permettant l'ajustage de la chaussure et une pluralité d'oeillets formant une rangée sur chaque côté de l'ouverture. Le dispositif pour attacher les chaussures comprend une fixation (2) en deux parties. Ces deux parties (4, 6) peuvent être réciproquement accouplés par au moins un élément en forme de crochet ménagé sur une des parties (4), venant s'accrocher sur la seconde partie (6). Au moins une bande de liaison allongée (8) fait partie intégrante d'une des parties (6) et elle se fixe d'une manière ajustable à l'autre partie (4). Cette bande (8) passe dans deux oeillets, un dans chaque rangée, pour appliquer l'un contre l'autre les deux oeillets quand les deux parties (4, 6) de la fixation s'accouplent. La partie (4) ayant un élément en forme de crochet comporte un élément de libération (26) qui fait saillie au-delà de l'élément en forme de crochet et qui recouvre une portion de la seconde partie, quand les deux parties sont accouplées. L'élément de libération permet, par une traction vers le haut appliquée sur celui-ci par l'utilisateur, de libérer l'élément en forme de crochet de la seconde partie. Ceci permet aux deux parties de la fixation de se séparer.
PCT/AU1996/000469 1995-07-26 1996-07-26 Dispositif pour attacher les chaussures fixe a des oeillets pour lacets WO1997004677A1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU65098/96A AU6509896A (en) 1995-07-26 1996-07-26 Footwear fastener connectable to lacing eyelets
JP9507007A JPH11509753A (ja) 1995-07-26 1996-07-26 紐孔と結合可能な履物用締め具
BR9609818-0A BR9609818A (pt) 1995-07-26 1996-07-26 Prendedor de calçados conectável a ilhós de cordão

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AUPN4420A AUPN442095A0 (en) 1995-07-26 1995-07-26 Footwear fasteners
AUPN4420 1995-07-26

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GB2413933A (en) * 2004-05-13 2005-11-16 Mark Ashfield Footwear fastening device

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FR1007287A (fr) * 1948-03-16 1952-05-05 Dispositif de fermeture pour chaussures ou souliers
FR1115248A (fr) * 1954-01-25 1956-04-20 Laçage de chaussures de ski
AU1454155A (en) * 1955-12-16 1957-06-20 Richard Cooper Leonard Improvements relating to buckle fastening devices for belts andthe like
DE1817371A1 (de) * 1965-08-25 1969-08-07 Bacot Henri Armand Schliesse,insbesondere fuer Fussbekleidungsstuecke
AU3910468A (en) * 1968-06-13 1970-03-12 Kellner Andrew Improvements in fastening means for footwear
US4094029A (en) * 1977-04-14 1978-06-13 Carlile Alfred E Shoe fastener
AU6966394A (en) * 1993-06-16 1995-01-03 Bradley Joseph Paxton A shoe fastener
AU4063695A (en) * 1993-06-16 1996-02-29 Bradley Joseph Paxton Footwear fasteners

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1007287A (fr) * 1948-03-16 1952-05-05 Dispositif de fermeture pour chaussures ou souliers
FR1115248A (fr) * 1954-01-25 1956-04-20 Laçage de chaussures de ski
AU1454155A (en) * 1955-12-16 1957-06-20 Richard Cooper Leonard Improvements relating to buckle fastening devices for belts andthe like
DE1817371A1 (de) * 1965-08-25 1969-08-07 Bacot Henri Armand Schliesse,insbesondere fuer Fussbekleidungsstuecke
AU3910468A (en) * 1968-06-13 1970-03-12 Kellner Andrew Improvements in fastening means for footwear
US4094029A (en) * 1977-04-14 1978-06-13 Carlile Alfred E Shoe fastener
AU6966394A (en) * 1993-06-16 1995-01-03 Bradley Joseph Paxton A shoe fastener
AU4063695A (en) * 1993-06-16 1996-02-29 Bradley Joseph Paxton Footwear fasteners

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2413933A (en) * 2004-05-13 2005-11-16 Mark Ashfield Footwear fastening device

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JPH11509753A (ja) 1999-08-31
CA2227779A1 (fr) 1997-02-13
CN1192125A (zh) 1998-09-02

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