JP5852615B2 - shoes - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shoe in which a tightening operation is easily performed and a good holding feeling can be obtained.

  As a tightening structure for shoes, a structure in which a shoelace is tightened from the instep portion of the instep to the wearer's mouth through a shoelace, for example, has a shin cover portion that is higher than the ankle portion like a boot for a snowboard. This type of shoelace is often used with a shoelace tightening structure.

  However, this tightening structure with shoelaces tightens in order from the toe side, but in shoes with a shin cover like a snowboard boot, it has a strong force to tighten from the toes to the shin. In addition, it takes time and labor, and when the shin part is tightened, the toe side is loosened, making it difficult to tighten firmly.

  In view of such a current situation, the applicant has so far passed the shoelace through the instep portion, and passed both ends of the shoelace from the front side to the back side of the tongue member, and passed through the back side of the tongue member. Patent No. 4317229 (Patent Document 1) that can easily fasten the instep part by simply pulling both ends of the shoelace to the back side of the tongue member, and a fastening belt of about 8 inside the front opening of the shoe body. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-89902 (Patent Document 2) that can hold the foot simply and quickly by simply pulling the tightening belt, and the left and right meandering states with the upper opening of the shoelace To form a tightening means for the upper portion of the upper portion of the shoelace, and to form a tightening means for the upper portion of the upper portion of the shoelace by passing the other end of the shoelace in a meandering state to the left and right. The middle part of the shoelace between the tightening means and the tightening means of the shin opening引動 unit) was developed only in upper portion opening and shin portion patent No. 4616920 that an opening can be easily tightened and Patent No. 4,741,711 to 引動 and have filed a patent application.

Japanese Patent No. 4317229 JP 2009-89902 A Japanese Patent No. 4616920 Japanese Patent No. 4741711

  The applicant, after developing the above-mentioned patent documents 1 to 4, after studying and researching whether there is a technique that allows the tightening operation to be easily performed and to obtain a good hold feeling, The shoe was completed.

  The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the shoe K including the shin cover portion 1 and the front opening portion 3 that opens from the shin cover portion 1 to the upper cover portion 2 and the tightening holding means A that tightly holds the front opening portion 3, The fixing end 5 of the tightening belt 4 is fixed to either one of the left and right sides of the opening 3 or in the vicinity of the one side, and the belt passing portion 7 through which the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 passes is connected to either the left or right of the front opening 3. The fastening belt 4 is disposed on the other side or in the vicinity of the other side, and the fastening belt 4 is disposed so as to cross the front opening 3 from side to side by passing the free end 6 of the fastening belt 4 through the belt passing portion 7. The front opening 3 can be tightened by pulling the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 that has passed through the belt threading portion 7, and the tightening belt 4 expands and contracts to a portion that crosses the front opening 3. An elastic part 8 having elasticity is provided. When the elastic portion 8 is extended by pulling the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4, a tightening force is generated in the front opening 3 by the return contraction force of the elastic portion 8. 4 is provided with a belt fastening portion 9 for detachably fastening the folding free end 6A of the tightening belt 4 that is passed through the belt passing portion 7 and folded back toward the fixed end 5 to the fixed end 5; The tightening holding for tightening and holding the front opening 3 by fastening the folding free end 6A of the fastening belt 4 folded back to the fixed end 5 side after the opening 3 is fastened to the fixed end 5 by the belt fastening part 9. Means A, and the tightening holding means A includes an upper portion tightening holding means A1 for tightening the upper opening portion 3A of the front opening 3 and a ridge portion for tightening the shin opening portion 3B of the front opening 3. Tightening holding means A2 and the front And a ankle tightening retaining means A3 for tightening ankle opening portion 3C of the mouth portion 3 each independently represent a tightening belt 4 is provided with detachably the elastic portion 8, stretchable elasticity of different The present invention relates to a shoe characterized in that the elastic portion 8 is provided .

  Further, the belt fastening portion 9 is constructed by providing fastening devices 10 such as hook-and-loop fasteners 11 and buckles on the fixed end 5 and the folding free end 6A of the tightening belt 4. It relates to the described shoes.

  The tightening belt 4 is located between the fixed end 5 and the free end 6 and crosses the front opening 3 with an elastic material different from the fixed end 5 and the free end 6. The shoe according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the elastic portion 8 is used.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, after the free end of the tightening belt is moved, it is simply folded back to the fixed end side, and the folded free end is detachably fastened to the fixed end by the belt fastening portion. In addition, it is excellent in tightening operability because it is only necessary to tighten at least the upper part tightening holding means, the shin part tightening holding means and the ankle part tightening holding means, and the instep part, the shin part and the ankle part of the foot. Are tightened with separate tightening and holding means, so that the instep, shin and ankles are less likely to loosen. As the part tries to return and contract, a tightening force is always generated and a good holding feeling is obtained, and in addition to the upper part and the shin part, the ankle part is also tightened so that the heel part floats in the shoe. Etc. can be prevented inconveniences that would be as much as possible, and extremely excellent in practical shoes.

  Therefore, for example, if the present invention is applied to a snowboard boot that has a shin cover portion and needs to tighten a wide range of shoes, at least three portions of the shin cover portion, the ankle portion, and the instep portion are tightened by the above-described simple operation. It is possible to obtain a good hold feeling quickly, and to prevent the kite from being lifted as much as possible, and to realize a snowboard boot having high board value and high commercial value.

In addition, since the present invention has a configuration in which the elastic portion is detachably provided and includes a plurality of elastic portions having different stretch elasticities, the user himself / herself selects the elastic portions having different stretch elastic degrees by using the tightening belt. The shoe has a more practical configuration that allows the tightening force to be adjusted. Therefore, for example, if the present invention is applied to a snowboard boot that has a shin cover and needs to tighten a wide range of shoes, the user adjusts the tightening force according to his / her preference, own skill level, slope condition, etc. In addition, it is possible to easily adjust the tightening force on the spot by bringing a plurality of elastic portions having different stretch elasticities into the ski area.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the belt fastening portion can be easily designed and realized, and the belt fastening portion can be easily tightened holding operation (fastening belt fastening operation) and tightening release operation. In addition, the shoe can be constructed quickly and more practically.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the elastic part of the tightening belt is made of an elastic material different from the fixed end and the folded free end, the tightening is performed by selecting the elastic material (elastic part) having a different stretch elasticity. It is possible to adjust the tightening force by the belt, and it is possible to easily manufacture a shoe having the tightening force suitable for the user's preference and application, and the shoe has a structure with further practicality.

It is a perspective view of the tightening state which shows an example of composition . It is a perspective view of the tightening release state showing a configuration example . It is a perspective view of the state which pulled and tightened the elastic belt which shows an example of composition . It is a schematic explanatory plan view of a tightening state showing a configuration example . It is a partial explanatory perspective view which shows the principal part of a present Example .

  An embodiment of the present invention which is considered to be suitable will be briefly described with reference to the drawings showing the operation of the present invention.

  When the foot is inserted into the shoe K and the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 of the tightening holding means A is pulled, the front opening 3 of the shoe K can be tightened to hold the foot, and the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 is moved. When folded back (fixed) to the fixed end 5 side and the folded free end 6A is detachably fastened to the fixed end 5 of the fastening belt 4 by the belt fastening portion 9, the front opening 3 is held tightly. (The state where the foot is held is held.)

  Therefore, after the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 is moved, it is folded back to the fixed end 5 side, and the tightening operation is simply performed by simply detachably fastening the folded free end 6A to the fixed end 5 by the belt fastening portion 9. Is completed.

  At this time, the elastic portion 8 provided on the tightening belt 4 is extended by pulling the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4, and this elasticity provided at a portion crossing the front opening 3 by this extension. Since the portion 8 always exerts a contraction force to return in the tightening holding state, the tightening force due to the return contraction force is generated in the front opening portion 3, and the foot always has a very good holding feeling. .

  Further, in the present invention, the upper portion 3A of the front opening 3 is tightened by the upper portion tightening holding means A1, the shin portion opening portion 3B of the front opening 3 is tightened by the shin portion tightening holding means A2, and the ankle portion is tightened. The ankle opening portion 3C of the front opening 3 can be tightened by the tightening holding means A3.

  That is, at least three parts of the upper part, the ankle part and the shin part with respect to the foot are tightened by the above-described simple operation, and a very good hold feeling to the foot is obtained, and the upper part, the shin part and the ankle part are obtained. Are tightened separately by tightening and holding means A (A1, A2, A3), so that the upper part, the shin part and the ankle part are less likely to loosen, and the ankle part is also tightened in addition to the upper part and the shin part. Thus, the movement of the heel floating in the shoe K can be prevented as much as possible, and a very good holding feeling can be obtained while the configuration requires only a few tightening operations.

  In addition, for example, if the belt fastening portion 9 is configured by providing a fastening device 10 such as a hook-and-loop fastener 11 or a buckle on the fixed end 5 and the folding free end 6A of the fastening belt 4, the fastening belt 4 is provided. The fastening operation (tightening holding operation) and the fastening release operation of the fastening belt 4 are easily performed.

  Further, for example, the tightening belt 4 is located between the fixed end 5 and the free end 6 and crosses the front opening 3 at a portion different from the fixed end 5 and the free end 6. If the elastic portion 8 is made of a material, the tightening force by the tightening belt 4 can be changed by selecting an elastic material (elastic portion 8) having a different elasticity. Therefore, for example, it is possible to easily manufacture a shoe K having a tightening force suitable for the user's preference and application.

Further, for example, when the elastic belt 8 is detachably provided, and the elastic belt 8 includes a plurality of elastic portions 8 having different elasticity, the user himself / herself has a plurality of elasticity having different elasticity. It is also possible to adjust and change the tightening force by the tightening belt 4 by selecting the portion 8. For example, if the present invention is applied to a snowboard boot K that has a shin cover portion 1 and needs to tighten a wide area of a shoe K, the user can obtain a tightening force according to his / her preference, his / her technical level, slope condition, etc. It is also possible to easily adjust, and it is also possible to bring a plurality of elastic portions 8 having different elastic elasticity to the ski area and adjust the tightening force according to their own condition and slope condition on the spot. .
[Configuration example]
It will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 for the concrete configuration example.

This configuration example shows a case where the present invention is applied to snowboard shoes (boots) K. Although the drawing shows only for the left foot, the right foot is assumed to have the same symmetrical structure.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the boot K includes a shin cover portion 1 that is higher than the ankle portion and covers the middle of the shin, and the upper cover portion from the front side of the wearing mouth portion 12. 2 is provided with a front opening 3 that is open to 2, and the front opening 3 is provided with a tongue member 13 and tightening holding means A.

Further, the tightening holding means A includes an upper portion tightening holding means A1 for tightening the upper opening portion 3A of the front opening 3, and a shin portion tightening holding means A2 for tightening the shin opening portion 3B of the front opening 3. The ankle portion tightening holding means A3 for tightening the ankle portion opening portion 3C of the front opening 3 is provided independently. That is, in the present configuration example , the tightening holding means A are provided at a total of three locations, one for each of the upper opening portion 3A, the shin opening portion 3B, and the ankle opening portion 3C.

The upper part tightening holding means A1 provided in the upper opening part 3A of the front opening 3 will be described as an example of the tightening holding means A of this configuration example .

  One of the left and right sides of the upper opening portion 3A (on the right side in FIGS. 1 to 3), on the upper covering portion 2 in the vicinity of this one side, a fixed end of one end of a horizontally long fastening belt 4 5 is sewn and fixed to either the left or right other side (left side in FIGS. 1 to 3) of the upper opening portion 3A, and the tightening belt 4 is attached to the upper covering portion 2 in the vicinity of the other side. A rectangular frame-shaped belt passing portion 7 through which the free end 6 at the other end passes is sewn and fixed, and the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 is passed through the belt passing portion 7 so that the tightening belt 4 is attached to the upper opening portion 3A. The upper opening portion 3A is tightened by pulling the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 passed through the belt passing portion 7 outward (left side in the drawing). The opening width of 3A is narrowed) and the instep portion is held.

  Further, when the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 is folded back toward the front side of the shoe K with the belt passing portion 7 as a fulcrum and directed toward the fixed end 5, the folded free end 6 A reaches the fixed end 5. The length dimension is set as described above, and the outer side surface of the fixed end 5 of the tightening belt 4 and the inner side surface of the free end 6 when the belt passing portion 7 is folded back as a fulcrum (the back side surface of the folded free end 6A). A fastening device 10 as a belt fastening portion 9 is provided at the top, and the folding free end 6A of the tightening belt 4 is superposed on the fixed end 5 via the fastening device 10 or is fastened in a fastened state. 6A can be removed from the fixed end 5. Then, by fastening the folding free end 6A of the tightening belt 4 which is folded back to the fixed end 5 side after the front opening 3 is fastened, the fastening end 10 (belt fastening portion 9) is fastened to the fixed end 5. The front opening 3 is tightly held.

  Further, the fastener 10 in the drawing employs a hook-and-loop fastener 11 (also referred to as a magic tape (registered trademark)), and for example, the loop side of the hook-and-loop fastener 11 is placed on the outer surface of the fixed end 5 of the tightening belt 4. The case where the hook side of the hook-and-loop fastener 11 is sewn to the inner surface of the turn-back free end 6A is shown, and the turn-back free end 6A can be easily attached to the fixed end 5 through the hook-and-loop fastener 11 with one touch. It can be attached and detached.

  Further, when the elastic belt 8 is provided with an elastic portion 8 having elastic elasticity at a portion crossing the front opening 3 and the elastic portion 8 is extended by pulling the free end 6 of the elastic belt 4, The elastic contracting force of the elastic portion 8 generates a tightening force at the front opening 3 to obtain a good hold feeling to the foot, and even in the tightening holding state where the folding free end 6A is fixed to the fixed end 5, It is configured such that the tightening force due to the contraction force is continuously exhibited.

  More specifically, the tightening belt 4 is configured such that the fixed end 5 and the free end 6 are made of a material (such as leather or synthetic fiber) that is flexible but difficult to expand and contract. An elastic material (natural rubber or synthetic rubber (silicone, etc.) belt or synthetic rubber rubber thread that is different from the fixed end 5 and the free end 6 at a portion that crosses the front opening 3 in between. For example, a belt-like rubber belt manufactured using That is, the elastic portion 8 is formed by sewing one end portion of the elastic portion 8 to the end portion of the belt member constituting the fixed end 5 and forming the free end 6 on the other end portion of the elastic portion 8. One long tightening belt 4 is formed by sewing the end of the belt member.

Therefore, in this configuration example , the front end portion 3 is tightened while the elastic portion 8 is extended by pulling the free end 6 of the tightening belt 4 that has passed through the belt passing portion 7, and the tightened belt 4 that has been pulled is tightened. The free end 6 is folded back toward the fixed end 5 with the belt passing portion 7 as a fulcrum, and the folded free end 6A is fastened to the fixed end 5 by the belt fastening portion 9 to hold the front opening 3 tightly. Upper part tightening holding means A1 is constituted.

Further, in this configuration example , when the tightening belt 4 is manufactured, it is possible to change the tightening force by selecting elastic materials (elastic portions 8) having different stretch elasticities. Therefore, for example, for a user who prefers tight tightening, for example, an elastic material having a strong restoring contraction force is adopted as the elastic portion 8 or the elastic portion 8 is configured by using a plurality of elastic materials. For users who prefer to tighten or loosely tighten the generated tightening force (return contraction force), the tightening force (return contraction force) generated by using an elastic material that does not have a strong return contraction force as the elastic portion 8 In this way, it is possible to produce boots K with tightening force according to the user's preference, and it is also easy to produce boots K with tightening force according to the user's technical level and slope condition, etc. Is possible. Although not shown, the elastic portion 8 may be detachably attached to the tightening belt 4 so that the user can replace the elastic portion 8 having a desired elasticity.

The shin portion tightening holding means A2 of the present configuration example is different from the upper portion tightening holding means A1 in that the shin portion tightening holding means A2 is provided at the shin portion opening portion 3B of the front opening 3, and the ankle portion tightening holding means of the present configuration example. A3 is also different from the upper tightening holding means A1 in that it is provided at the ankle opening portion 3C of the front opening 3, and the details are the same as the upper tightening holding means A1. The detailed description with the same reference numerals is omitted. Further, the shin portion tightening holding means A2 in the drawing shows a case where two rubber belts as the elastic portion 8 are used to generate a strong tightening force (return contraction force) (see FIG. 4).

It will be described with reference to FIG. 5 about the specific embodiments of the present invention.

This embodiment, in the configuration example, a case where the elastic portion 8 with detachably provided on tightening belt 4, configured to comprise a plurality of replacement elastic portion 8 having different stretch elasticity.

  Specifically, the tightening belt 4 of the present embodiment is formed by dividing the fixed end 5 and the free end 6, the free end-side divided end portion of the fixed end 5, and the fixed end of the free end 6. A rectangular frame-shaped mounting ring 14 (ring) is attached to the side dividing end portion, and both ends of the elastic portion 8 are detachably connected to each mounting ring 14, so that the fixed end 5 and the elastic portion 8 are connected. And a single long belt 4 connected to the free end 6.

  Further, the elastic portion 8 of the present embodiment is formed in a band plate shape having the same width as the fixed end 5 and the free end 6, and both ends of the elastic portion 8 are connected to the fixed end 5 and the free end 6. It is configured as possible.

  The detachable connection structure of the elastic portion 8 to the fixed end 5 and the free end 6 can be connected to the mounting rings 14 by holding the both ends in an annular shape at both ends of the belt-like elastic portion 8. A connecting ring forming means 15 is provided for forming the connecting ring portion 8A.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the connecting ring forming means 15 attaches the loop side and the hook side of the hook-and-loop fastener 16 to the adjacent state, for example, on the front side (or the back side) of one end of the elastic part 8. In addition, the loop side and hook side of the hook-and-loop fastener 16 are provided adjacent to each other, for example, on the front surface side (or the back surface side) of the other end, and both ends of the elastic portion 8 are connected to the adjacent hook-and-loop fastener 16. By folding and fastening the hook-and-loop fasteners 16 at the boundary between the loop side and the hook side, both ends of the elastic portion 8 are held in an annular shape (the connecting ring portion 8A is formed). The connecting ring portion 8A can be connected to the attachment rings 14 of the fixed end 5 and the free end 6, respectively.

  Further, the connecting ring forming means 15 can easily release the ring state of the connecting ring portion 8A by peeling off the engagement fastening by the hook-and-loop fastener 16, and by this simple operation, the elastic portion 8 is fixed to the fixed end 5 and It is configured such that it can be removed from the mounting ring 14 of the free end 6 and replaced with an elastic portion 8 having a different elasticity.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the elastic portion 8 can be attached to and detached from the tightening belt 4 by a simple one-touch attaching / detaching operation of the hook-and-loop fastener 16, whereby the user himself / herself selects the elastic portion 8 having a different degree of expansion and contraction to select the tightening belt. The tightening force according to 4 can be adjusted and changed. Therefore, the snowboard boot K of the present embodiment configured as described above can be adjusted to the tightening force according to the user's own preference, his / her technical level, slope condition, etc. By bringing in a plurality of elastic portions 8, the elastic portions 8 can be easily replaced and the tightening force can be adjusted even on the spot.

  FIG. 5 (b) shows another example of the connecting ring forming means 15, in which both ends of the elastic portion 8 are held in an annular shape by screws 17 instead of the hook-and-loop fastener 16 (the connecting ring portion 8A is provided). This configuration may be employed, or other connecting ring forming means 15 other than the present embodiment may be employed.

Other configurations are the same as those in the above configuration example .

Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the specific configuration of each component can be designed as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shank cover part 2 Back cover part 3 Front opening part 3A Back part opening part 3B Shine part opening part 3C Ankle part opening part 4 Fastening belt 5 Fixed end 6 Free end 6A Folding free end 7 Belt passing part 8 Elastic part 9 Belt stop Landing part
10 Fastener
11 Surface Fastener A Tightening Holding Mean A1 Upper Tightening Holding Mean A2 Shank Tightening Holding Mean A3 Ankle Tightening Holding Mean K Shoes

Claims (3)

A shoe comprising a shin cover and a front opening that opens from the shin cover to the upper cover, and comprising a tightening holding means for tightly holding the front opening. The fastening end of the tightening belt is fixed to the side or the vicinity of the one side, and a belt passing portion through which the free end of the tightening belt is passed is provided on either the left or right side of the front opening or in the vicinity of the other side. By passing the free end of the tightening belt through the threading portion, the tightening belt is disposed so as to cross the front opening side to the left and right, and by moving the free end of the tightening belt passed through the belt passing portion, the front opening The tightening belt is provided with an elastic portion having expansion / contraction elasticity at a portion crossing the front opening, and the elastic portion is moved by pulling the free end of the tightening belt. When the elastic belt is extended, the elastic member is configured so that a tightening force is generated in the front opening by the contraction force of the elastic portion. The tightening belt can be folded back to the fixed end side through the belt passing portion. Provided with a belt fastening portion that detachably fastens the end to the fixed end, and the folding free end of the tightening belt folded back to the fixed end side after tightening the front opening is fixed to the fixed end by the belt fastening portion. The fastening holding means for fastening and holding the front opening by fastening is configured, and the fastening holding means includes an upper part fastening holding means for fastening the upper opening part of the front opening, and a shin of the front opening. a shin portion fastening holding means for tightening the parts aperture, provided by the ankle portion fastening holding means for tightening the ankle opening of the front opening each independently, a tightening belt, providing the elastic portion detachably Both shoes, characterized in that it has a structure comprising a plurality of resilient portions having different stretch elasticity.   The shoe according to claim 1, wherein the belt fastening portion is configured by providing fastening devices such as a hook-and-loop fastener and a buckle at a fixed end and a folding free end of the tightening belt.   The tightening belt is configured such that a portion that exists between the fixed end and the free end and crosses the front opening is configured by the elastic portion made of an elastic material different from the fixed end and the free end. The shoe according to any one of claims 1 and 2.

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