Closing system of a shoe or clothing item or accessory

Abstract

A closing system of a shoe or clothing item or accessory, including a lace, a substrate having an inner face and an exposed face opposite the inner face, a lace-locking element for adjusting the tension of the lace, which lace-locking element is arranged at the exposed face of the substrate and which is crossed by the lace thus defining a lace portion downstream of the lace-locking element comprising two lace segments coming out of the lace-locking element, one or more first passages integral with the substrate, wherein the lace portion downstream of the lace-locking element crosses the one or more first passages thus defining, on the side of the exposed face, an end portion of lace extended beyond one or more first passages and which comprises one lace segment or two lace segments not contiguous to each other.

1 . A closing system of a shoe or clothing item or accessory, comprising:
 a lace,   a substrate having an inner face and an exposed face opposite said inner face,   a lace-locking element for adjusting the tension of said lace, arranged at said exposed face of said substrate and wherein said lace crosses said lace-locking element thus defining a lace portion downstream of said lace-locking element comprising two lace segments coming out of said lace-locking element,   one or more first passages integral with said substrate, wherein said lace portion downstream of said lace-locking element crosses said one or more first passages thus defining, on the side of said exposed face,   an end portion of lace extended beyond said one or more first passages, comprising one lace segment or two lace segments not contiguous to each other.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising a second passage and a third passage integral with said substrate and which are arranged on the opposite part of said one or more first passages with respect to said lace-locking element, wherein said lace crosses said second passage and said third passage. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one attachment combined with said end portion of lace, wherein said at least one attachment preferably has dimensions such as not to be able to cross said one or more first passages. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising fastening means for fastening said end portion of lace to said substrate, wherein said fastening means are selected from the group comprising: a hook combined with said substrate, a bitt combined with said substrate, a buckle combined with said substrate, a ring and a hook combined respectively with said end portion of lace and with said substrate or vice-versa, a couple of so-named hook and loop elements or elements with magnetic interaction, one combined with said substrate and the other combined with said end portion of lace. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising signaling means for indicating the tension of said lace, wherein said signaling means are selected from the group comprising: notches arranged on said lace, markings drawn, colored or applied on said lace, lace portions having different colors from each other, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said lace-locking element is selected from the group comprising: a lace-locking element provided with a button for locking/releasing the lace, an elastic-ring-like lace-locking element, a lace-locking element provided with two passages in which said two passages preferably have an inner surface of a material with high coefficient of friction in contact with the lace. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said lace portion downstream of said lace-locking element is partially extended on the side of said inner face of said substrate, said substrate being provided with at least one opening for the passage of said lace from said exposed face to said inner face. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one restraining element constrained to said substrate and having at least one visible portion arranged on said exposed face defining, with said substrate, said at least one or more first passages. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one restraining element constrained to said substrate and having at least one visible portion arranged on said exposed face which is provided with at least one opening defining said one or more first passages. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one restraining element constrained to said substrate and having at least one visible portion arranged on said exposed face and folded, possibly on itself, thus defining said one or more first passages. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one restraining element constrained to said substrate and having at least one visible portion arranged on said exposed face and a pierced element combined with said at least one visible portion, wherein said at least one pierced element defines said one or more first passages. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one restraining element constrained to said substrate and having at least one visible portion arranged on said exposed face, wherein said at least one restraining element is like a closed ring. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 2 , wherein said substrate is provided with at least one opening for the passage of said lace from said exposed face to said inner face. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 2 , comprising at least one orienting element for directing said lace,
 wherein said at least one orienting element is constrained to said substrate and has at least one visible portion arranged on said exposed face,   wherein said at least one visible portion defines, with said substrate, said second passage and/or said third passage, or   wherein said at least one visible portion is provided with at least one opening defining said second passage or said third passage, or   wherein said at least one visible portion is folded, possibly on itself, thus defining said second passage or said third passage, or   wherein said at least one orienting element comprises a pierced element combined with said at least one visible portion, which pierced element defines said second passage or said third passage.   
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said lace is elastic and/or like a closed ring.