US 2006/0179685 A1 · Lacing device for sports footwear

Abstract

An article of footwear provided to receive the user's foot and including a lacing device, the lacing device including a lace, at least two guides provided to enable a lace to slide relative thereto within a lacing zone, and a blocker capable of blocking relative movement of the lace, the blocker including a control member to unblock the lace. The article of footwear has an open position, facilitating insertion of the user's foot, and a tightened position firmly retaining the foot within the article of footwear. The switch from the open position to the tightened position is carried out via a traction on the lace, and the switch from the tightened position to the open position is carried out via a traction on the control member of the blocker.

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Dependent claims

An article of footwear adapted to receive a wearer's foot, said article of footwear comprising:

a lacing device comprising:
a lace;
at least two lace guides for guiding said lace within a lacing zone, said lace being adapted to slide along said lace guides;
a blocker capable of blocking said lace against movement relative to said blocker, said blocker comprising a control member to unblock the lace;
said article of footwear transitionable between an open position, in which insertion of the wearer's foot is facilitated, and a tightened position, in which the wearer's foot is firmly retained in the article of footwear;
transition from the open position to the tightened position being carried out by a traction on the lace, and transition from the tightened position to the open position being carried out by a traction on the blocker control member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Lacing device for sports footwear

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Lacing device for sports footwear

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