Sports shoe

Abstract

A sports shoe, comprising a sole associated with an upper ( 3 ), the upper having a first flap ( 4 a ) and a second flap ( 4 b ) which cooperate with fastening means ( 5 c ), three distinct stabilizer elements ( 6,7,8 ) being associated with the sole and the upper and interacting with at least one element for connecting at least one of their ends.

1 . A sports shoe comprising a sole associated with an upper, said upper having a first flap and a second flap which cooperate with fastening means, characterized in that three distinct stabilizer elements are associated with said sole and said upper and interact with at least one element for connecting at least one of their ends.  
     
     
         2 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said stabilizer elements are Y-shaped, each element having an arm which is rigidly coupled to a pair of diverging wings.  
     
     
         3 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it has a first stabilizer element, constituted by a first arm which is rigidly coupled to a first pair of wings and is arranged above said sole.  
     
     
         4 . The shoe according to  claim 3 , wherein a complementarily shaped mid-sole is associated above said sole, characterized in that said first stabilizer element is arranged between said sole and said mid-sole, at a complementarily shaped first seat formed in an upper region in said sole or in a lower region in said mid-sole, along the region of the sole of the foot.  
     
     
         5 . The shoe according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the end of said first arm of said first stabilizer element affects the heel region.  
     
     
         6 . The shoe according to  claim 3 , characterized in that said first stabilizer element is arranged so that each one of the free ends of said first pair of wings reaches one of the lateral perimetric edges of said sole, at a first region and a second region which are arranged at the region between the plantar arch and the metatarsus.  
     
     
         7 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it has a second stabilizer element and a third stabilizer element, constituted respectively by a second arm and a third arm which are rigidly coupled to a second pair of wings and a third pair of wings, which are arranged at the two sides of said upper.  
     
     
         8 . The shoe according to  claim 7 , characterized in that said second and third stabilizer elements are arranged externally with respect to the two sides of said upper, partially surrounding the instep, and are orientated so that the ends of said second and third arms are directed toward the heel.  
     
     
         9 . The shoe according to  claim 7 , characterized in that said second and third stabilizer elements are arranged at second and third complementarily shaped seats formed in said upper.  
     
     
         10 . The shoe according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that each one of said second and third pairs of wings of said second and third stabilizer elements is arranged obliquely or approximately vertically, so as to form first and second upper wings and first and second lower wings.  
     
     
         11 . The shoe according to  claim 10 , characterized in that said first and second upper wings of said second and third pairs of wings are arranged proximate to the ends of said first and second flaps.  
     
     
         12 . The shoe according to  claim 10 , characterized in that each of the free ends of said first and second lower wings of said second and third pairs of wings is arranged at one of the lateral perimetric edges of said sole, at first and second regions which are arranged at the region between the plantar arch and the metatarsus.  
     
     
         13 . The shoe according to claims  6  and  12 , characterized in that it has, at said heel region and at said first and second regions, respectively a first connecting element, a second connecting element and a third connecting element which are arranged within complementarily shaped seats formed in said sole and/or said mid-sole.  
     
     
         14 . The shoe according to  claim 13 , characterized in that said first, second and third connecting elements act as intermediate elements for the mutual connection of the respective free ends of said first, second and third stabilizer elements.  
     
     
         15 . The shoe according to  claim 14 , characterized in that said first connecting element is associated with each one of said first, second and third arms.  
     
     
         16 . The shoe according to  claim 14 , characterized in that said second connecting element is associated with said first lower wing of said second pair of wings of said second stabilizer element and with one of said first pair of wings of said first stabilizer element.  
     
     
         17 . The shoe according to  claim 14 , characterized in that said third connecting element is associated with said second lower wing of said third pair of wings of said third stabilizer element and with one of said first pair of wings of said first stabilizer element.  
     
     
         18 . The shoe according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said fastening means comprises a lace which is guided through holes, characterized in that, at said upper ends of said first and second flaps, there are engagement or sliding means, constituted by a pair of eyelets, which can be associated with said lace so as to allow to mutually fasten the free ends of is said first and second upper wings of said second and third pair of wings.  
     
     
         19 . The shoe according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first, second and third stabilizer elements are directly associated with each other at their respective free ends.  
     
     
         20 . The shoe according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first, second and third stabilizer elements are directly associated with each other at one or more free ends, using only said first connecting element arranged at the heel region.  
     
     
         21 . The shoe according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first, second and third stabilizer elements are made of partially rigid plastics.  
     
     
         22 . The shoe according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first, second and third connecting elements are made of composite material.