Adjustable and flexible closure assembly for shoes with variable opening
OwnerAnthony J. Antoniousinventor
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Abstract
A shoe having a variable opening and tongue utilizing an adjustable and flexible closure assembly which includes separable fastening members having coacting, flexible gripping elements, such as hook and loop Velcro type fastening means, a fastener strap, and an anchor means with an opening to engage the free end of the fastener strap permitting the wearer to easily adjust and secure the closure assembly to the precise tautness desired, using only one hand.
Claims24
A shoe having a sole, uppers and a variable instep opening in combination with an adjustable and flexible closure assembly spanning said variable instep opening, said closure assembly comprising:
- a flexible, multi-adjustable, separable fastener means having first and second fastening members including arrays of complementary, coacting flexible gripping elements for securing said closure assembly;
- a fastener strap included on one side of said shoe 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 on the opposite side of said shoe, said anchor means having an opening through which said 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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