FOOTWEAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

摘要

A closure system for a shoe includes a single shoelace which can be secured and tightened through the use of one hand. The shoe includes a button around which the shoelace is wrapped to facilitate easy removal of the shoe. In one embodiment one end of the shoelace is secured under the upper of the shoe near the toe and a second end of the shoelace is secured in a slider that is slidably mounted on the rear of the shoe to provide micro-adjustments of the tightness of the shoe. Alternatively, the shoe includes a strip of piping around the rear of the shoe and a slider in which the second end of the shoelace is secured slides along the piping when the user wants to make micro-adjustments. The adjustment of the tightness of the shoe can also be made by sliding a barrel that is located over the top of the tongue.

主权项

1. A shoe closure system for use with a shoe comprising:
two flaps with one flap positioned on each side of the shoe; a series of eyelets in each of said two flaps; a shoelace having a length sufficient to be threaded alternately between said two flaps through the eyelets; a first end of said shoelace being securely fixed at a location near the eyelet closet to the toe of the shoe, said shoelace also being alternately threaded through eyelets on opposite flaps; a second end of said shoelace being threaded under one of said flaps through an eyelet located closest to the opening in the shoe into which a wearer's foot is inserted, said second end being secured to a slider which is mounted over a guide mounted around a rear of said shoe; and whereby a user adjusts said slider over said guide to tighten and loosen the shoe.