Securing device, particularly for footwear

Device for securing a first flap and a second flap of an item of footwear, comprising a first base rigidly associable with said first flap, a pair of pivoting shoulders protruding from said first base and having pivotally connected thereto a lever arm, said lever arm having a pivot connected to a support provided with a ratchet system for engagement with a toothed tab, said support having a first longitudinal slot, said lever arm having a second longitudinal slot, said first longitudinal slot and said second longitudinal slot accommodating said pivot, said pivot selectively interacting with stop means, said stop means being defined on said shoulders, said toothed tab being removably associable with said second flap, said lever arm being provided with a pair of tabs defining a seat for the temporary positioning of said support provided with a ratchet system, said support being U-shaped and defining a second base, a pair of walls for accommodating said ratchet system protruding laterally from said second base, said ratchet system having a T-shaped body constituted by a head and a stem, said head protruding rearward and laterally with respect to said pair of tabs, said stem having a free end, said free end of said stem interacting with said toothed tab and being directed in the same direction as the free end of said lever arm.