Lacing System for Shoes and Shoe Manufactured with Said Lacing System

Abstract

A lacing system for footwear ( 1 ) is disclosed, comprising one or more shoelaces ( 2, 3; 16 ). Each edge of the upper ( 12 ) carries two gripping points, one ( 7 ( 2 ), 7 ( 3 ); 17 ) fastened to said edge of the upper and apt to obtain the opening of the shoe ( 1 ) and one ( 6 ( 2 ), 6 ( 3 )) fastened to the opposite edge of said upper ( 12 ) and apt to obtain the closing of the footwear ( 1 ).

1 ) Lacing system for footwear ( 1 ), characterised in that on each edge of the upper ( 12 ) two mutually intersecting gripping points are present, one ( 7 ( 2 ),  7 ( 3 );  17 ) fastened to said upper edge and apt to obtain the opening of the footwear ( 1 ) and one ( 6 ( 2 ),  6 ( 3 )) fastened to the opposite edge of said upper ( 12 ) and apt to obtain the closing of the footwear ( 1 ). 
     
     
         2 ) Lacing system for footwear ( 1 ), as in  claim 1 ), characterised in that the closing of said footwear ( 1 ) is obtained by causing one end ( 6 ) of each shoelace ( 2 , 3 ) to pass first through one eyelet ( 13 ) present on said upper ( 12 ) and through a slit ( 5 A) present on the same shoelace ( 2 ,  3 ) and sending the other end ( 7 ) of the shoelace ( 2 ,  3 ) to the opposite side and in that said gripping points on said edges of the upper ( 12 ) are the ends ( 7 ( 2 ),  6 ( 3 );  7 ( 3 ),  6 ( 2 )) of said shoelaces ( 2 ,  3 ). 
     
     
         3 ) Lacing system for footwear ( 1 ) as in  claim 2 ), characterised in that at least one shoelace ( 2 ;  3 ) has a second slit ( 5 ), apt to be run through by the end ( 6 ( 3 );  6 ( 2 )) of another shoelace ( 3 ;  2 ), hence the ends ( 6 ( 2 ),  6 ( 3 )) run through the slits ( 5 A) of the shoelaces ( 3 ,  2 ). 
     
     
         4 ) Lacing system as in  claim 2 ), characterised in that it furthermore comprises at least one fastening device ( 8 ), fastened on each edge of the upper ( 12 ) and apt to engage with a hole ( 4 ) present on the body of the shoelace ( 2 ,  3 ) to lock the sliding between shoelaces ( 2 ,  3 ) and upper ( 12 ). 
     
     
         5 ) Lacing system for footwear ( 1 ) as in  claim 2 ), characterised in that it furthermore comprises a fastening device ( 8 ), fastened on at least one shoelace ( 2 ,  3 ) and apt to engage with a hole ( 4 ,  31 ), present on at least one shoelace ( 2 ,  3 ) or on the upper ( 12 ) to lock the sliding between shoelaces ( 2 ,  3 ) and upper ( 12 ). 
     
     
         6 ) Lacing system as in  claim 2 ), characterised in that one end of said shoelace caused to run through an eyelet ( 13 ) is caused to pass also through a second eyelet ( 14 ), present on the same edge of the upper and adjacent thereto. 
     
     
         7 ) Lacing system as in  1 ), characterised in that the end of one shoelace ( 3 ) is caused to pass from the inside to the outside in the eyelet ( 13 ) of either one of the two edges and then the head of the shoelace ( 3 ) is caused to pass through the slit ( 5 ) of the shoelace ( 3 ), on the other edge, the end of another shoelace ( 16 ) is first caused to pass from the inside to the outside in the eyelet ( 13 ) and then the shoelace head is made to pass ( 16 ) through the slit ( 5 ) of the same shoelace ( 16 ), hence a third shoelace ( 2 ) is used, one end of which is caused to pass through an eyelet ( 15 ) of a first edge, hence through another eyelet ( 14 ) of the opposite edge, hence through a third eyelet ( 13 ) of the first edge and then into the slit ( 5 A) of the first shoelace ( 3 ) and into the slit ( 5 A) of the second shoelace ( 16 ), while the other end is caused to pass through an eyelet ( 15 ) of the edge opposite to the first one, hence through another eyelet ( 14 ) of the first edge, hence through a third eyelet ( 13 ) of the edge opposite to the first one and then into the slit ( 5 A) of the second shoelace ( 16 ) and through the slit ( 5 A) of the first shoelace ( 3 ), the fastening of the tension of said shoelaces ( 2 ,  3 ,  16 ) occurring by means of a locking device ( 8 ), present on the upper ( 12 ) or on at least one of the shoelaces ( 2 ,  3 ,  16 ). 
     
     
         8 ) Lacing system as in  claim 1 ), characterised in that said gripping points consist of two devices ( 28 ), which allow the passing of shoelaces  2 ,  3  each one fastened to an individual shoelace ( 2 ,  3 ), while the other shoelace ( 3 ,  2 ) is free to slide within said device, and of two devices ( 29 ) each one fastened to an individual shoelace ( 3 ,  2 ) left free by the other device ( 28 ) ad within which the shoelace ( 2 ,  3 ) fastened to the other device ( 28 ) is free to slide. 
     
     
         9 ) Lacing system as in  claim 2 ), characterised in that one end of each one of said shoelaces carries a knurled area ( 30 ), apt to form a ratchet gear with at least one of said devices ( 28 ) to obtain the locking. 
     
     
         10 ) Lacing system as in  claim 1 ), characterised in that said gripping points on each edge consist of a device ( 17 ) anchored on such edge, which has a channel ( 18 ,  19 ) for the passing of one end ( 6 ( 2 )) of the shoelace ( 2 ) anchored on the opposite edge and is apt to geometrically couple with the end of the shoelace ( 2 ) after the introduction, and of the ends ( 6 ( 2 )) of said shoelaces. 
     
     
         11 ) Lacing system as in  claim 10 ), characterised in that said device ( 17 ) consists of a preferably tubular, element ( 18 ) and element ( 19 ), apt to be run through by a shoelace ( 2 ). 
     
     
         12 ) Lacing system as in  claim 10 ), characterised in that said device ( 17 ) also comprises an element ( 20 ) and an element ( 21 ), preferably of a circular-crown shape, to anchor the device ( 17 ) to the shoe upper. 
     
     
         13 ) Lacing system as in  claim 10 ), characterised in that on the end of element ( 18 ) opposite to the upper ( 12 ) of the shoe ( 1 ) gripping elements ( 22 ) are provided. 
     
     
         14 ) Lacing system as in  claim 10 ), characterised in that it also provides an element ( 23 ), preferably having the shape of a disc equipped with a peripheral groove, firmly fastened to element ( 21 ) and in that said element ( 23 ) centrally has a through-hole ( 24 ), aligned with elements ( 19  and  18 ), which allows the entry of shoelace ( 2 ) and the passing thereof inside element ( 19 ) and then of element ( 18 ) with the function of deviating the path of the shoelace ( 2 ). 
     
     
         15 ) Lacing system as in  claim 14 ), characterised in that with said device ( 23 ) a ring ( 25 ), fastened to the surface of element ( 21 ) is also associated, which serves to guide shoelace ( 2 ). 
     
     
         16 ) Lacing system as in  claim 10 ), characterised in that element ( 18 ) has at least one toothed groove ( 26 ) and a preferably threaded hole ( 27 ), which allows the insertion of a screw, of a cam or of a spring piston. 
     
     
         17 ) Footwear ( 1 ), characterised in that it comprises a lacing system as in  claim 1 .