Heel restraint with an adjustable and flexible closure assembly for shoes
OwnerAnthony J. Antoniousinventor
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Abstract
A shoe having a heel restraint secured by an adjustable and flexible closure assembly utilizing separable fastening members having coacting, flexible gripping elements, such as hook and loop fastening means and operating separately from the fastening means to fasten the shoe. The closure assembly includes an anchor strap having an opening adapted to receive a fastener strap which makes it easy to adjust for and maintain the precise tension desired at the wearer's heel by providing a sturdy, adjustable heel restraint and stabilizer to independently control the tension on the heel section of the shoe.
Claims31
A shoe having a sole, uppers and a variable opening, the improvement including a heel counter adjacent the rear portion of said uppers, said heel counter formed with at least one adjustable and flexible closure assembly located adjacent the rear and side portions of said uppers forming a heel restraint, said closure assembly comprising:
- a flexible, multi-adjustable, separable fastener means having first and second fastening members including arrays of complementary, coating flexible gripping elements for securing said closure assembly;
- a fastener strap having a fixed portion and a free end, said free end including said first fastening member, said second fastening member positioned adjacent said fixed portion of said fastener strap;
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- anchor means having a fixed portion and a free end, said free end having an opening through which the free end of said fastener strap passes, permitting adjustment to maintain a precise desired tautness of said closure assembly to fasten said shoe.
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