Sports shoe configured to be connected to a sports apparatus

Abstract

Sports shoe configured to cooperate alternately with a first binding type and a second binding type, these bindings each enabling the rotation of the shoe about a transverse axis, the shoe comprising a sole provided with: a first element for connecting with the first binding type, the first connecting element comprising a guide member, in the form of a metal bar, the guide member including a free length capable of interacting with the first binding type; and a second element for connecting with the second binding type, the second connecting element including interfaces, in an area of the front lateral and medial edges, respectively, of the sole assembly. The sports shoe further including either the first and second connecting elements forming a unitary part, or the first and second connecting elements being two separate components assembled directly to one another along a common contact surface.

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         16 . A sports shoe configured to cooperate alternately with a first binding type and a second binding type so as to connect the shoe to a sports apparatus, said bindings each enabling rotation of the shoe about an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the sports apparatus, the sports shoe comprising a sole assembly comprising:
 a first connector configured to connect with the first binding type, the first connector comprising a guide, in the form of a metal bar, defining a first axis of rotation of the shoe and extending along a transverse direction over at least a portion of the width of the sole assembly, the guide comprising a free length capable of interacting with the first binding type;   a second connector configured to connect the second binding type, the second connector comprising interfaces in an area of the front lateral and medial edges, respectively, of the sole assembly, defining a second axis of rotation of the sports shoe; and
 either the first and second connectors form a unitary part; or 
 the first and second connectors are two separate components assembled directly to one another along a common contact surface. 
   
     
     
         17 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first and second connectors had been overmolded to a same support.   
     
     
         18 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first connect and/or the second connector is/are had been overmolded in a plastic matrix by an injection process.   
     
     
         19 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first and second connectors are provided in a pad attached removably to a body of the sole assembly.   
     
     
         20 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 one of the first and second connectors, distinct from another of the first and second connectors, is at least partially interposed between a lower surface of a component of the sole assembly and the another connector.   
     
     
         21 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the interfaces of the second connecting element respectively form:
 a first lateral recess arranged in an area of the front lateral edge of the sole assembly; 
 a second medial recess arranged in an area of the front medial edge of the sole assembly; 
   the first and second recesses are aligned along an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the sole assembly.   
     
     
         22 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first axis of rotation is closer to a lower surface of the sole assembly than the second axis of rotation.   
     
     
         23 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first connector comprises an actuation generator that is offset downward by a distance between four and fifteen millimeters in relation to the second axis of rotation, along the longitudinal direction.   
     
     
         24 . The sports shoe according to  claim 23 , wherein:
 said distance is between ten and twelve millimeters.   
     
     
         25 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 a distance between the second axis of rotation and a front end of the sole assembly, along a horizontal direction, is between 10 and 20 millimeters.   
     
     
         26 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first axis of rotation is offset rearward in relation to the second axis of rotation by a distance between 0 and 70 millimeters.   
     
     
         27 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first axis of rotation is offset rearward in relation to a front end of the sole assembly by a distance greater than five millimeters.   
     
     
         28 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 a free length of the guide is housed in a lower recess of the sole assembly or of the removable pad of the sole assembly located in a front portion of the sole assembly so as to allow access to the metal bar from beneath the sole assembly, in order to enable a connection between the guide and the first binding type.   
     
     
         29 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 a free length of the metal bar is only arranged between the lateral edges of the sole assembly without any lateral extension beyond the lateral and medial edges of the sole assembly.   
     
     
         30 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 guide is affixed to the sole assembly so that there is no degree of mobility between the guide and an element of the sole assembly when the shoe is assembled and not connected to the first binding type.   
     
     
         31 . The sports shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the sports shoe is configured for any of cross-country skiing, ski touring, and road skiing.