KR20040077699A - Shoe - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a shoe (1), in particular a sneaker, comprising an upper part (2) provided with a tongue (4) in the instep (3). It is an object of the present invention to improve these shoes 1 in such a way that they can be worn off without the process of tying and loosening the laces while keeping the shoes 1 as close as possible to the feet. The object is that an area 5 positioned on the side of the tongue 4 as an area 5, 6 of the upper part 2 of the shoe by means of one or more planar elastics 7, 8. At least two tension bands 9, 9 ′, 9 ″, 9 ″ by connecting the two zones 5, 6 of the upper part 2 of the shoe as ', 9 " ")).

Description

Shoes {SHOE}

Shoes of this type have long been known in the prior art. Conventionally, after the foot slips into the shoe, it is tightened with a shoelace so that the shoe is securely fixed to the foot.

Several attempts are also known in which the instep portion of the upper portion of the shoe is elastically manufactured without the shoelace so that the shoe can be worn and removed without being strapped.

A disadvantage of this approach is that the shoe remains on the foot only under certain conditions, which entails the risk that the shoe can be unintentionally easily peeled off, especially when used in the sports field.

EP 0 283 419 A2 discloses a shoe concept relating to sneakers, wherein the instep has a flat, flexible-elastic strap which is located on an adjacent area of the upper portion of the shoe. Located on each side. In any case, it is also a disadvantage that these sneakers can be peeled relatively easily and unintentionally.

CH-PS 48 336 discloses a shoe having several tightening straps that span the tongue area. In any case, the tongue area is made with only a limited ability to prevent any tightening force from occurring so that such shoes are inadvertently peeled off.

The trial claimed in DE 44 47 267 A1 has two tightening straps which are fixed by a velcro closure and thus do not have an elastic tightening action on their own.

After wearing the shoes, these fastening straps must be fixed through the Velcro closure with a certain amount of effort in wearing the shoes, which is also a disadvantage.

The present invention relates to a shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, having an upper portion with a tongue in the instep portion.

1 is a schematic perspective view of sneakers,

FIG. 2 schematically shows the A-B portion shown in FIG. 1.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to improve the footwear, in particular the type of sneakers mentioned at the outset, which allows the shoe to be taken off and taken off without the hassle of tying the laces.

This object is achieved by connecting the tongue and the upper portion of the shoe located on the side of the tongue by one or more flexible-elastic planes, and the two regions of the upper part of the shoe positioned towards the side of the tongue on two or more fastening straps. Is achieved by the present invention interconnected by.

Thus, the tongue of the proposed shoe is connected by the flexible-elastic part to the edge of the upper part of the shoe, which at least flanks the tongue, and the tightening force necessary for secure tightening of the shoe is exerted by two or more tightening straps.

According to a first refinement, two or more fastening straps may be provided to span the top of the tongue. Alternatively, however, it is also possible for two or more fastening straps to extend to the bottom of the tongue, in this way such that the fastening strap is positioned between the bottom of the tongue and the cushion layer which cushions the foot against the foot. Can be provided.

According to one refinement, there is one flexible-elastic portion between each of the tongue and the side portion of the shoe upper, so that the tongue is centered in the upper portion of the shoe and through one flexible-elastic portion on each side of the tongue It is connected to the upper part of the shoe by the edge of the upper part of the shoe.

In terms of manufacturing technology, in particular if the two flexible-elastic sections are formed by a continuous elastic strap which is located in the side facing the tongue of the upper part of the shoe and which is fixedly connected to the tongue via a flat part, in particular Simple manufacturing is possible. In doing so, an elastic strap may be provided, above all, to be connected to the bottom of the tongue at the top.

Advantageously, the tongue has at least one guide member for a tightening strap. The guide member can here be produced in a ring shape, through which the tightening straps are guided. Preferably, each tightening strap has its own one or more guide members. In addition, for each tightening strap, two guide members can be provided which are present above the tongue, which are located almost symmetrical with respect to the central axis of the shoe. There is also an advantage to guiding the tightening straps when one guide member is assigned to each flexible-elastic portion for each tightening strap. Preferably, the guide member is located on top of the tongue.

In particular, good placement of the shoe relative to the foot occurs when the tightening straps necessarily tighten the entire tongue. In particular, the arrangement of the five tightening strings has proved effective for this purpose.

The tongue preferably consists of leather, imitation leather, plastic, textile material or a combination of these materials.

The flexible-elastic part may be made of leather, imitation leather, plastic, textile material, or a combination of these materials.

The material for the tightening straps is preferably rubber or an elastomer such as butane rubber, neoprene, polyurethane or silicone.

Shoes, in particular the proposed shape of sneakers, can be worn and taken off quickly and easily since the process of tying and loosening the laces is not necessary. Nevertheless, the shoe is firmly secured to the foot to lower the risk of unintentionally falling off the foot.

In the drawings an embodiment of the invention is shown.

The sneaker 1 shown in FIG. 1 preferably has a top 2 which may be made of leather or textile material or a combination of the two. The instep 3 of the shoe 1 has a tongue 4 which extends in the center of the upper part 2 in a conventional manner. In each of the two regions 5, 6 of the side of the tongue 4 there is a flexible-elastic portion 7, 8. These two parts 7, 8 are attached to both the side of the tongue 4 and the adjacent side edges of the top 2.

Thus, the tongue 4 and portions 7, 8 have a structure that completely covers the instep portion 3 of the shoe 1. The elasticity of the flexible-elastic portions 7, 8 allows the shoe 1 to be pulled to fit the foot.

In order to ensure that the shoe 1 is securely fixed to the foot, there are five fastening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" in this application, which are fastened to their respective ends. 2) and extends over both tongue 4 and flexible-elastic portions 7, 8. As can be seen, the tightening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" necessarily extend over the entire surface of the tongue 4.

As can be seen further in FIG. 1, the tongue 4 is provided with a guide member 13 in the form of a guide loop. Each tightening strap 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" with a guide member 13 guides past two guide members 13 near the edge of the tongue 4; do. Thus, one guide member 13 for each tightening strap 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" is assigned to each of the two flexible-elastic portions 7,8. .

2 shows the structure of the shoe in more detail. Part A-B shown in FIG. 1 is developed. It is apparent here that there is a continuous elastic strap 10 which is fixed on the edge of the upper part 2 and located in the parts 5, 6 facing the side of the tongue 4. The upper portion 12 of the elastic strap 10 has a tongue portion 4 such that the elastic strap 10 is elastic only to the side portions 5, 6 to form a flexible-elastic portion 7, 8. It is fixedly connected to the flat portion 11 of.

In addition, FIG. 2 shows two guide members of the tongue 4 which are positioned symmetrically with respect to the central axis 14 of the shoe every tightening strap 9, 9 ′, 9 ″, 9 ″ ′, 9 ″ ″. (13) is shown.

※ Reference number list ※

1 sneaker

2 shoe upper

3 instep part

4 tongue

5, 6 side facing part

7, 8 flexible-elastic part

9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" Tension String

10 elastic straps

11 flat part of tongue

12 the upper part of the elastic strap

13 Guide member (guiding ring)

14 center axis

Claims (19)

In shoes 1, in particular sneakers, having an upper portion 2 with tongues 4 in the instep portion 3, The tongue 4 and portions 5, 6 of the upper part of the shoe 2 located on the side of the tongue 4 are connected by one or more flexible-elastic flats 7, 8, The two parts 5, 6 of the upper shoe 2, which are located on the side of the tongue 4, are mutually connected by two or more fastening straps 9, 9 ′, 9 ″, 9 ″ ′, 9 ″ ″. Characterized in that the connection, shoes. The method of claim 1, The two or more fastening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" extend over the top of the tongue 4, shoes. The method of claim 1, The two or more tightening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" extend to the bottom of the tongue 4, shoes. The method of claim 3, wherein The two or more fastening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" are positioned between the bottom of the tongue 4 and the cushion layer, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Comprising one flexible-elastic part 7, 8 between the side portions 5, 6 of the shoe upper 2 and the tongue 4, respectively. shoes. The method of claim 5, wherein The two flexible-elastic portions 7, 8 are located in the portions 5, 6 to the side of the tongue 4 of the shoe upper 2 and the flat part of the tongue 4. Formed by a continuous elastic strap 10, fixedly connected to the tongue 4 by means of 11, shoes. The method of claim 6, The elastic strap 10 is connected to the bottom of the tongue 4 in the upper portion 12, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, One or more guide members 13 for the tightening straps 9, 9 ′, 9 ″, 9 ″ ′, 9 ″ ″ are present on the tongue 4, shoes. The method of claim 8, The guide member 13 is made of a ring shape, shoes. The method according to claim 8 or 9, Each of the tightening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" itself has one or more guide members 13, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, There are two guide members 13 for the respective fastening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" over the tongue 4, and the two guide members 13 Located approximately symmetrically about the central axis 14 of the shoe 1, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, One guide member 13 for each tightening strap 9, 9 ′, 9 ″, 9 ″ ′, 9 ″ ″ is assigned to each flexible-elastic portion 7, 8, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, The at least one guide member 13 is located on top of the tongue 4, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, The tightening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" necessarily tighten the entire area of the tongue 4 tightly, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, Characterized by having five tightening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "", shoes. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, The tongue 4 is made of leather, imitation leather, plastic, textile material or a combination of the above materials, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, The at least one flexible-elastic portion 7, 8 consists of leather, imitation leather, plastic, textile material or a combination of the above materials, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, The tightening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" are made of rubber material, shoes. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, The tightening straps 9, 9 ', 9 ", 9"', 9 "" consist of an elastomer such as butane rubber, neoprene, polyurethane or silicone, shoes.