Global Patent Index - EP 2207448 A1

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

EP 2207448 A1 20100721 (EN)

Application

EP 08840874 A 20081020

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