Climbing shoe

Abstract

A climbing shoe comprising a substantially sock-shaped shoe-upper, so as to completely cover the foot of the user; a front sole which is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot; a rear sole which is separate and spaced apart from the front sole and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to at least partly cover the talus-calcaneus region of the sole of the foot; and a substantially ribbon-shaped medial tensioning strip which is made of elastomeric material and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to extend substantially along the center line of the sole of the foot, from the shoe-upper area under the front sole up to the shoe-upper area under the rear sole following an arched trajectory.

1 . A climbing shoe comprising:
 a substantially sock-shaped shoe-upper formed so as to completely cover the foot of the user;   a front sole which is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot;   a rear sole which is separate and spaced apart from the front sole, and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to at least partly cover the talus-calcaneus region of the sole of the foot; and   a front tensioning strip which is fixed on the toe of the shoe-upper, the front tensioning strip being made of elastic material and substantially U-shaped, so as to cover the toe of the shoe-upper in the area surrounding the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot,   wherein a middle portion of the front tensioning strip is substantially cap-shaped, so as to cover both the sides and the upper part of the toe of shoe-upper.   
     
     
         2 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the two ends of the front tensioning strip are provided with longitudinal appendages which extend/prolong along the bottom part of the shoe-upper, so as to reach and at least partly cover the area of bottom part of the shoe-upper over the insole arch region of the sole of the foot while joining each other. 
     
     
         3 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the front tensioning strip additionally extends partly over the bottom part of the shoe-upper, underneath the front sole. 
     
     
         4 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 1 , further comprising a rear tensioning strip which is made of elastic material, is fixed on the rear part of the shoe-upper, and is substantially U-shaped so as to cover the rear part of the shoe-upper in the area immediately over the heel and then extend/prolong along the two lateral sides of the shoe-upper. 
     
     
         5 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 4 , wherein the rear tensioning strip extends along the two lateral sides of the shoe-upper up to reach and join the two ends of the front tensioning strip. 
     
     
         6 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 5 , wherein the two ends of the rear tensioning strip extend on the bottom part of the shoe-upper, over the insole arch region of the sole of the foot, so as to at least partly cover the insole arch region. 
     
     
         7 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 6 , wherein the longitudinal appendages of the front tensioning strip join on the ends of the rear tensioning strip at the area of the bottom part of the shoe-upper over the insole arch region. 
     
     
         8 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 1 , further comprising a substantially ribbon-shaped, medial tensioning strip which is made of elastic material and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to extend substantially along the center line of the sole of the foot, from the shoe-upper area under the front sole up to the shoe-upper area under the rear sole following an arched trajectory. 
     
     
         9 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein the front end of the medial tensioning strip is glued onto the bottom part of the shoe-upper, substantially at the middle of the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot. 
     
     
         10 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein the rear end of the medial tensioning strip is glued onto the bottom part of the shoe-upper, within the perimeter of the talus-calcaneus region of the sole of the foot. 
     
     
         11 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein the medial tensioning strip has a width which is always less than the width of the bottom part of the shoe-upper. 
     
     
         12 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein the medial tensioning strip extends along the bottom part of the shoe-upper, from the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot to the talus-calcaneus region, passing over the longitudinal appendages of the front tensioning strip. 
     
     
         13 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein the medial tensioning strip extends along the bottom part of the shoe-upper, from the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot to the talus-calcaneus region, while passing over the ends of the rear tensioning strip. 
     
     
         14 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein the medial tensioning strip is glued onto the longitudinal appendages of the front tensioning strip and/or onto the ends of the rear tensioning strip. 
     
     
         15 . The climbing shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the rear sole is shaped/structured so as to also extend on the rear part of the shoe-upper, so as to cover and protect the back of the calcaneum of the foot.