Shoe comprising an element for variably adjusting shoe width

Abstract

The invention relates to a shoe comprising an element for variably adjusting shoe width, wherein the shoe comprises a shoe shaft (3) having at least one medial and/or at least one lateral opening (4) and a shoe sole (2), wherein the element comprises the following for each of the openings (4): at least one support cap (5), a flexible element (92) which can be adjusted with the support cap (5) and which is provided on the part of the support cap (5) which faces the foot and can be fixed to the edge of the opening (4) in the shoe shaft in order to close the opening (4), wherein the flexibility of the element (92) is greater than that of the shoe shaft (3), an anchoring element (8) which can be rigidly integrated into the shoe sole (3) and comprises at least one borehole channel (82) extending in the direction of the support cap (5), and at least one adjusting means (7); which connects the support cap (5) to the anchoring element (8) and is guided adjustably along the borehole channel (82), wherein the support cap (5) can be adjusted, by means of the adjusting element (7), in relation to the anchoring element (8) transversely to the shoe sole (2).

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