EP 2207448 A1 20100721 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FASTENING A SHOE
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FASTENING A SHOE
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEFESTIGUNG EINES SCHUHS
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR ATTACHER UNE CHAUSSURE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2008080461 W 20081020
- US 97610407 A 20071022
- US 1436308 A 20080115
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2009100707A1] A fastening apparatus for a shoe including an adjustable gap with two sides and a fastener with two elements, wherein one fastener element is attached to the first side of the adjustable gap. At least one lace is threaded through holes along the two sides of the adjustable gap, and two ends of the lace are fastened together between the second fastening element and the second side of the adjustable gap. The lace is threaded at one end through an opening in the second fastener element and forms at least one lace segment that extends from the second fastener element to the second side of the adjustable gap, and at least one lace segment extends from the second side of the adjustable gap to the first side of the adjustable gap. The two ends of the at least one lace may be fastened together by a knot. For tightening the shoe, the second fastener element is pulled towards the first side of the adjustable gap, and is attached to the first fastener element for keeping the shoe fastened.
IPC 8 full level
A43C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A43C 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A43C 11/008 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2009055330A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2009100707 A1 20090423; CA 2704749 A1 20090430; EP 2207448 A1 20100721; WO 2009055330 A1 20090430
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 1436308 A 20080115; CA 2704749 A 20081020; EP 08840874 A 20081020; US 2008080461 W 20081020