Operating device for a sports shoe or boot

A sports shoe or boot, comprising:

• a lower shell intended to envelop a foot of a user,
• a cuff intended to envelop a lower leg of the user,
• a rotation articulation between the lower shell and the cuff, and
• an operating device, the operating device comprising:
• tightening means configured to tighten the cuff around the lower leg of the user and/or to tighten the lower shell around the foot of the user,
• a first lever configured to move between a first position and a second position of the first lever, the first lever being configured to actuate the tightening means, the first lever comprising at least one manipulation surface configured to allow a user to move the first lever from the first position of the first lever to the second position of the first lever,
• wherein the first lever is connected to the tightening means so that:
• when the first lever is in the first position of the first lever, the cuff is in a tightened state around the lower leg of the user and/or the lower shell is in a tightened state around the foot of the user, and
• when the first lever is in the second position of the first lever, the cuff is not in the tightened state around the lower leg of the user and/or the lower shell is not in the tightened state around the foot of the user,
• a pressing element configured to move between a first position and a second position,
• a second lever, distinct from the first lever, the second lever being configured to move between a first position and a second position of the second lever, the second lever being configured to actuate the pressing element independently from the tightening means, the second lever comprising at least one manipulation surface configured to allow the user to move the second lever from the first position of the second lever to the second position of the second lever,
• wherein the second lever is connected to the pressing element so that:
• when the second lever is in the first position of the second lever, the pressing element presses against the foot or the lower leg of the user, and
• when the second lever is in the second position of the second lever, the pressing element adopts a retracted position relative to the foot or the lower leg of the user,
• wherein the first lever and the second lever are configured to rest one upon the other, wherein at least one of:
• (i) the first lever is configured to rest upon the second lever, so that
• when the first lever is in the first position of the first lever, the second lever is automatically in the first position of the second lever, and
• when the second lever is in the second position of the second lever, the first lever is automatically in the second position of the first lever,
• wherein the second lever is configured to actuate the pressing element independently from the tightening means when the first lever is in the second position of the first lever,
• or
• (ii) the second lever is configured to rest upon the first lever, so that
• when the second lever is in the first position of the second lever, the first lever is automatically in the first position of the first lever, and
• when the first lever is in the second position of the first lever, the second lever is automatically in the second position of the second lever,
• wherein the second lever is configured to actuate the pressing element independently from the tightening means when the first lever is in the first position of the first lever.

An operating device for a sports shoe or boot, the operating device comprising:

• tightening means intended to tighten the sports shoe or boot around a foot or lower leg of a user,
• at least one accessory of the sports shoe or boot, the accessory being distinct from the first lever and from the tightening means, the accessory being configured to make it easier for the user to walk,
• a first lever configured to move between a first position and a second position of the first lever, the first lever being configured to actuate the tightening means, the first lever comprising at least one manipulation surface configured to allow a user to move the first lever from the first position of the first lever to the second position of the first lever,
• wherein the first lever is connected to the tightening means so that:
• when the first lever is in the first position of the first lever, a cuff of the sports shoe or boot is in a tightened state around the lower leg of the user and/or a lower shell of the sports shoe or boot is in a tightened state around the foot of the user, and
• when the first lever is in the second position of the first lever, the cuff is not in the tightened state around the lower leg of the user and/or the lower shell is not in the tightened state around the foot of the user,
• a second lever distinct from the first lever, the second lever being configured to move between a first position and a second position of the second lever, the second lever being configured to actuate the at least one accessory of the sports shoe or boot independently from the tightening means, the second lever comprising at least one manipulation surface configured to allow the user to move the second lever from the first position of the second lever to the second position of the second lever,
• wherein the second lever is connected to the accessory so that:
• when the second lever is in the first position of the second lever, the accessory is not configured to make it easier for the user to walk, and
• when the second lever is in the second position of the second lever, the accessory is configured to make it easier for the user to walk,
• wherein the first lever and the second lever are configured to rest one upon the other, wherein at least one of:
• (i) the first lever is configured to rest upon the second lever, so that
• when the first lever is in the first position of the first lever, the second lever is automatically in the first position of the second lever, and
• when the second lever is in the second position of the second lever, the first lever is automatically in the second position of the first lever,
• wherein the second lever is configured to actuate the accessory independently from the tightening means when the first lever is in the second position of the first lever,
• or
• (ii) the second lever is configured to rest upon the first lever, so that
• when the second lever is in the first position of the second lever, the first lever is automatically in the first position of the first lever, and
• when the first lever is in the second position of the first lever, the second lever is automatically in the second position of the second lever,
• wherein the second lever is configured to actuate the accessory independently from the tightening means when the first lever is in the first position of the first lever.