Patent · US Expired

Liner lacing with heel locking

US6560898B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 21, 1999
Grant dateMay 13, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43C1/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A liner having an envelope made in a single piece and provided with an opening for the introduction of the foot. The opening is a slit made on one side of the envelope demarcated by a pair of overlapping flaps which are subject to an adjustment device with a lace including a plurality of keepers each attached on the envelope. A tightening strap attached on the side of the envelope opposite the side where the slit freely surrounds the part back of the envelope and is then connected by its free end to the lace of the adjustment device to cooperate therewith.

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