Patent · US Expired

Lever particularly for sports shoes

US6145168A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 1999
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/2183
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A lever which is used in particular in the field of sports shoes and includes a lever arm 5 which is rotatably associated, at one end, with a support 3 which is rigidly coupled to a flap of the shoe. An auxiliary grip lever 11 for the user is associated with the lever arm at the free end and allows to increase the working length of the lever arm, thus ensuring easier closure thereof.

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