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US 2005/0029318 A1Published application
Article of footwear with linkage-tightening device
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsGuy Azam, Jean-Bruno Danezin, Eric Pierre, Bruno Borsoi
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Abstract
A lace-up device for tightening an article of footwear, providing for the tieing of the lacing without causing discomfort to the user's hands, as well as to the article of footwear equipped with such device. The lace-up device includes a gripping mechanism arranged on the linkage in the area of a loop formed by the lacing outside the tightening zone. The gripping device includes a rigid frame, making it possible to distribute the tension of the lacing over the hand of the user.
Claims17
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including at least a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions of the upper being spaced apart and adapted to be brought towards one another during tightening of the article of footwear;
- a first plurality of return elements affixed to said first portion of said upper and a second plurality of return elements affixed to said second portion of said upper, said first and second pluralities of return elements describing a tightening zone;
- a linkage guided in a predeterminate path via at least said first and second pluralities of return elements of said upper;
- said linkage having two ends and forming at least two strands, said two strands adapted to be spaced apart beyond said tightening zone while the article of footwear is tightened;
- a locking arrangement for locking said linkage at least while the article of footwear is tightened;
- at least one gripping device secured to said linkage, said gripping device enabling a user to pull said linkage with at least one hand during said tightening of the article of footwear, said gripping device comprising a force-distributing structure for a hand of the user as the linkage is pulled.
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