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US 2002/0129518 A1Published application
Innerl tightening mechanism for footwear
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsBruno Borsoi, Fabio Basso
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Abstract
An inner tightening mechanism adapted to equip an article of footwear having a flexible or semi-rigid upper. The inner tightening mechanism includes a retention band that is connected to the inner surface of the upper by at least two anchoring points fixed on the lateral and medial sides, respectively, of the flexion in the direction of the heel, and at least one anchoring point is positioned substantially above the sole.
Claims19
An inner tightening mechanism adapted to equip an article of footwear having a flexible or semi-rigid upper mounted on a sole, said tightening mechanism comprising:
- a retention band connected to the inner surface of the upper by at least two anchoring points fixed on lateral and medial sides, respectively, of the upper, said retention band partially surrounding a foot of a wearer of the boot in a flexion fold area in a direction of a heel of the foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.