Shoe equipped with a shoelace

Abstract

The invention relates to a shoe which has two rows of laceholes (4) in the planar upper (3) thereof and a shoelace (1) threaded into the laceholes (4) and an edging element (2, 9, 14) which is fastened to one of the laceholes (4) in the upper (3) and is fixed against movement away from the lacehole (4) and has a through-hole (5) through which the shoelace (1) extends. A rigid connection that is permanent, that is to say cannot be detached non-destructively, is provided between the edging element (2, 9, 14) and the longitudinal region of the shoelace (1) passing through said element.

1 . A shoe which has, in its planar upper, two rows of eyelets and a shoelace threaded into the eyelets, and an edging element which is fastened to the upper at one of the eyelets and is fixed so as not to move away from the eyelet and has a through-hole ( 5 ) through which the shoelace extends,
 wherein that   there is a permanent rigid connection—i.e. a rigid connection that is not releasable without being destroyed—between the edging element and the longitudinal region, extending through the latter, of the shoelace.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein that
 the diameter of the through-hole is precisely small enough that the shoelace can only just be pulled through it by overcoming a strong frictional force, without being noticeably damaged, and/or   in that the connection between the edging element and the shoelace at the through-hole is fixed by means of adhesive or soldering or by means of a transversely extending pin or transversely extending spikes, hooks or ribs.   
     
     
         3 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein that the edging element is formed by overmolding the shoelace with plastic. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein that the edging element is arranged at the bottommost eyelet of a row of those two rows of holes in the upper of the shoe that extend along a rising line when the shoe is being worn. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein that the permanent connection between the edging element and the shoelace is located in the central longitudinal region of the shoelace. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein that the edging element has three annular bodies that are located one after another in their axial direction, are rigidly connected together and have mutually different outside diameters, wherein the annular body with the smallest outside diameter is located between the two other annular bodies, which both have larger outside diameters than the central annular body. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein that the outside diameters of the two annular bodies with the larger outside diameter are different than one another. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein that the edging element has a longitudinal slot that is open toward the two end sides of the edging element, said longitudinal slot extending in a radial direction from the outer lateral surface of the annular bodies to the central through-hole passing through all of the annular bodies. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein that two adjacent annular bodies are split into individual spring tongues by one or more longitudinal slots. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein that the upper has an inner layer and an outer layer, and in that the edging element protrudes beyond the inner layer on both sides in the direction normal to the layer plane at one of the eyelets, but not beyond the outer layer. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein that the lateral surface of the eyelet is edged in the region of the inner layer by a grommet, but not in the region of the outer layer, and in that the edging element extends through the grommet. 
     
     
         12 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein that the edging element protrudes beyond the outer side of the upper and has a decorative element or a label element on the protruding part. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein that the edging element is equipped with an electronic identification circuit.