(19)
(11) EP 1 627 576 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/08

(21) Application number: 04022933.8

(22) Date of filing: 27.09.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A43B 5/04(2006.01)
A43C 11/14(2006.01)
A43C 11/16(2006.01)
A43B 5/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 19.08.2004 KR 2004065399

(71) Applicant: Ellim Corporation Limited
Incheon (KR)

(72) Inventor:
  • Lee, Jong Gu
    Kwanak-gu Seoul (KR)

(74) Representative: Dr. Weitzel & Partner 
Friedenstrasse 10
89522 Heidenheim
89522 Heidenheim (DE)

   


(54) Apparatus for tightening top of foot in leisure sports boot fixing heel to sole


(57) Disclosed is an apparatus (200) for tightening a top of a foot in a leisure sports boot having a sole forming the bottom of the boot; a boot upper rim forming the top end of the boot and having a U-shaped front surface; a boot upper being extended between the sole and the boot upper rim, and consisting of an outside upper forming an outer appearance and an inside upper adhered to a foot; a top of foot protection upper installed inside the U-shaped boot upper rim; and a tightening band tied between the boot upper rims in a zigzag shape outside the top of foot protection upper, the apparatus includes a top of foot tightening means (210) installed inside the top of foot protection upper, for compressing the top of the foot to the sole, a wire (220) passing through the top of foot tightening means (210), and pulling the top of foot tightening means to the top of the foot so that the heel can be fixedly adhered to the sole, and a wire fixing device (230) connected to both ends of the wire, for selectively pulling or releasing the wire.







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