Patent · US Expired

Shoe closure system

US7065906B2 · kind B2 · utility

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35References

27Claims

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Assignee

adidas International Marketing B.V. · NL

Inventors

Martin J. Jones · Weiden in der Oberpfalz, DE
Klaus Hubertus Rolshoven · Scheinfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 24, 2003
Grant date	Jun 27, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA43C11/16
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, having a flexible upper surrounding a foot, a closure panel arranged on an instep area of the flexible upper, and a tightening element arranged at the heel of the shoe. The tightening element is connected to the closure panel such that the closure panel, through the use of the tightening element, can be tightened against the instep area of the flexible upper to retain the shoe on the foot.

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