(19)
(11) EP 0 937 418 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.07.2001 Bulletin 2001/27

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/34

(21) Application number: 99103315.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.02.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A43C 1/00, A43C 11/00, A43B 11/00, A43B 5/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 23.02.1998 US 27904
27.07.1998 US 122663
01.09.1998 US 145153

(71) Applicant: SHIMANO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Sakai-shi Osaka 590 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Okajima, Shinpei
    Izumi, Osaka (JP)

(74) Representative: Herrmann-Trentepohl, Werner, Dipl.-Ing. 
Patentanwälte Herrmann-Trentepohl Grosse - Bockhorni & Partner Forstenrieder Allee 59
81476 München
81476 München (DE)

   


(54) Snowboard boot power lacing configuration


(57) The invention relates to a shoe lacing configuration where short straps attached to sides of an article of footwear are formed with loops. A secondary lacing strap (85) includes loops (90) through which a lace extends. The lace extends through lacing means formed on opposite sides of a boot and further extends through the loops in the secondary lacing strap. The secondary lacing strap has the effect of doubling the force applied to the lace on the opposite sides of the boot in a manner similar to that of a block and tackle thus improving the lace tightening characteristics of the article of footwear.






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