Climbing slipper comprising a reinforcement insert

Abstract

The invention proposes a climbing shoe comprising a sole made of an adhesive material, characterized in that the shoe ( 10 ) comprises a reinforcement insert ( 26 ), the contour of which coincides with the contour of the sole, at least in a front portion of the sole.

1 . Climbing shoe comprising a sole ( 14 ,  24 ) made of an adhesive material, characterized in that the shoe ( 10 ) comprises a reinforcement insert ( 26 ), the contour ( 27 ) of which coincides with the contour of the sole ( 14 ,  20 ,  24 ), at least in a front portion of the sole ( 14 ,  20 ,  24 ).  
     
     
         2 . Climbing shoe according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) extends rearwardly up to a heel zone of the shoe.  
     
     
         3 . Climbing shoe according to one of claims  1  or  2 , characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) is made of a material that is more rigid than the adhesive material of the sole ( 24 ).  
     
     
         4 . Climbing shoe according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) is made of plastic.  
     
     
         5 . Climbing shoe according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) is made of a composite material.  
     
     
         6 . Climbing shoe according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) is made of a composite material comprising woven fibers embedded in a polymer resin.  
     
     
         7 . Climbing shoe according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) has a central opening ( 28 ), at least in a front portion.  
     
     
         8 . Climbing shoe according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) has a rigidity that decreases radially from the outside toward the inside of the central opening ( 28 ).  
     
     
         9 . Climbing shoe according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) comprises radial strips ( 34 ) that extend toward the inside of the central opening ( 28 ).  
     
     
         10 . Climbing shoe according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) comprises a rear stiffener ( 30 ) that rises along the rear surface of the heel.  
     
     
         11 . Climbing shoe according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the stiffener ( 30 ) is cut out.  
     
     
         12 . Climbing shoe according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) is constituted of a planar plate element.  
     
     
         13 . Climbing shoe according to any of claims  1 - 11 , characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) is constituted of a tri-dimensional element.  
     
     
         14 . Climbing shoe according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reinforcement insert ( 26 ) is comprised between an insole ( 20 ) and an outer sole ( 24 ).  
     
     
         15 . Climbing shoe according to  claim 14 , characterized in that the insole ( 20 ) is sewn edge to edge to the lower contour of the upper ( 12 ) of the shoe, according to the Ströbel technique.  
     
     
         16 . Climbing shoe according to one of claims  14  or  15 , characterized in that the upper ( 12 ) is protected by an outer lateral strip ( 16 ), at least in its front portion, and /in that/ the outer lateral strip ( 16 ) is folded under the sole such that the insert ( 26 ) is inserted between the insole ( 20 ) and the fold ( 32 ) of the outer lateral strip ( 16 ).