Abstract
What is disclosed is a shoe (1), in particular a running shoe, comprising a shoe tip (2) and a heel edge (3) and a lacing system, wherein the lacing system comprises a lacing (4), wherein the lacing comprises two end regions (42, 42) along the lacing and a middle region adjoining between the end regions (41, 42) on respective branching points (43, 44) of the lacing, and wherein the lacing branches into a first strand (46) and a second strand (47) at the branching points (43, 44); and wherein the shoe has a holder comprising several holding structure pairs for fastening the lacing (4), wherein the holding structure pairs in each case consist of a medial-side and an opposite holding structure (54, 512, 522, 522) arranged on the lateral side, and wherein the holder has a from the shoe tip first holding region (51) comprising at least one holding structure pair, and an adjoining second holding region (52) arranged in the direction of the heel edge (3), comprising at least two holding structure pairs; and wherein exclusively the first strand (46) is fastened to the holding structure pairs in the first holding region (51), and exclusively the second strand (47) is fastened to the holding structure pairs in the second holding region (52).
Claims
1. A shoe (1) comprising: a shoe tip (2) and a heel edge (3) and a lacing system, wherein the lacing system comprises a lacing (4), wherein the lacing comprises two end regions (41, 42) along the lacing and a middle region adjoining between the end regions (41, 42) at respective branching points (43, 44) of the lacing, and wherein the lacing branches into a first strand (46) and a second strand (47) at the branching points (43, 44); and wherein the shoe has a holder comprising several holding structure pairs for fastening the lacing (4), wherein the holding structure pairs in each case comprise a medial-sided and an oppositely arranged lateral sided holding structure (511, 512, 521, 522), and wherein the holder has a from the shoe tip first holding region (51) comprising at least one holding structure pair, and an adjoining second holding region (52) arranged in the direction of the heel edge (3), comprising at least two holding structure pairs; and wherein exclusively the first strand (46) is fastened to the holding structure pairs in the first holding region (51), and exclusively the second strand (47) is fastened to the holding structure pairs in the second holding region (52).
2. The shoe (1) according to claim 1, wherein the lacing (4) is in each case formed in the end regions (41,42) as first strand and second strand, which are connected to one another by means of a material bonding connection, a form-locking connection or force-locking connection.
3. The shoe (1) according to claim 1, wherein the first holding region (51) comprises at least two holding structure pairs and the first strand (46) is fastened to these first two holding structure pairs of the first holding region (51).
4. The shoe (1) according to claim 3, wherein the first strand (46) between the holding structures of the from the shoe tip first two holding structure pairs forms a crossing.
5. The shoe (1) according to claim 1, wherein the holder comprises a third holding region (53), wherein the third holding region (53) adjoins the second holding region (52), and the third holding region (53) consists of a single holding structure pair, which, viewed from the heel edge (3) of the shoe, represents the first holding structure pair of the holder.
6. The shoe (1) according to claim 5, wherein the first strand (46) runs on the medial side and/or on the lateral side from the holding structure of the holding structure pair of the third holding region (53) directly to a holding structure of a holding structure pair of the first holding region (51).
7. The shoe (1) according to claim 5, wherein the first strand (46) and the second strand (47) is fastened to the holding structures of the holding structure pair of the third holding region (53), preferably in the region of the two end regions (41, 42) or of the two branching points (43, 44).
8. The shoe (1) according to claim 1, wherein the lacing (4) has a connecting element (6), which is configured to connect partial strands of the first strand (46) and/or of the second strand (47), which are separated from one another, in particular to connect them in a form-locking manner and/or in a force-locking manner.
9. The shoe (1) according to claim 8, wherein the connecting element (6) is configured to reversibly connect partial strands of the first strand (46) and/or of the second strand (47).
10. The shoe (1) according to claim 1, wherein the holding structures are formed as eyes and/or hooks.
11. The shoe according to claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the holding structures are formed as hooks, and wherein the hooks each have a constriction (55) and a depression (54), which is widened compared to the constriction and connected to the constriction.
12. The shoe (1) according to claim 1, wherein the holding structures of the holding structure pair of the third holding region (53) are formed as eyes.
13. The shoe (1) according to claim 12, wherein the remaining holding structures are formed as hooks.
14. A shoe (1) comprising: a shoe tip (2) and a heel edge (3) and a lacing system, wherein the lacing system comprises a first lacing (80) and a second lacing (70), which is separate therefrom, wherein the lacings each comprise an end region (73, 83) along the lacing and a middle region (71, 81), which adjoins a branching point (72, 82) of the respective lacing and which is formed as loop, wherein the lacings (70, 80) in each case branch at the branching points (72, 82); and wherein the shoe (1) has a holder comprising several holding structure pairs for fastening the lacing, wherein the holding structure pairs each comprise a medial-side holding structure (511, 512,521, 522) and an oppositely arranged lateral-side holding structure, and wherein the holder has a from the shoe tip (2) first holding region (51), comprising at least one holding structure pair, and an adjoining second holding region (52), which is arranged in the direction of the heel edge, comprising at least two holding structure pairs; and wherein exclusively the first lacing (80) is fastened to the holding structure pairs in the first holding region (51) with its middle region (81), and exclusively the second lacing (70) is fastened to the holding structure pairs in the second holding region (52) with its middle region (71).
15. A lacing system for a shoe, comprising a lacing (4), wherein the lacing comprises two end regions (41, 42) along the lacing and a middle region adjoining respective branching points (43, 44) of the lacing (4) between the end regions, and wherein the lacing (4) branches into a first strand (46) and a second strand (47) at the branching points (43, 44), so that the first strand (46) and the second strand (47) are formed to be movable relative to one another in the middle region.
16. A method for producing a shoe according to claim 1, comprising the steps of: providing a pre-lacing comprising a first strand and a second strand, which are arranged to be freely movable relative to one another at least in a partial region; transforming the pre-lacing into a lacing, wherein one of: the first strand and the second strand are in each case connected to one another at the two ends thereof by means of a material bonding connection, a form-locking connection or a force-locking connection in such a way that the first strand and the second strand are formed to be immovable relative to one another in the end regions and are arranged to be movable relative to one another in a middle region adjoining the end regions, and: the first strand and the second strand of the pre-lacing are connected to one another in the end regions by means of a material bonding connection, a form-locking connection or a force-locking connection, and the first strand and/or the second strand consists of partial strands of the first strand, and/or of the second strand, which are separated from one another and which are connected to one another by means of a connecting element to form the lacing; exclusive fastening of the first strand to the holding structures of the at least one holding structure pair from the shoe tip (2) first holding region of a shoe and exclusive fastening of the second strand to the holding structures of the at least two holding structure pairs of a second holding region of the shoe adjoining the first holding region in the direction of the heel edge of the shoe.
17. The method according to claim 16, wherein providing the pre-lacing comprises cutting out the pre-lacing from a flat textile comprising a through-going opening, which is delimited by the first strand and the second strand.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0036] Aspects of the invention will be described in more detail on the basis of the exemplary embodiments shown in the following figures and the corresponding description.
[0037] FIG. 1 shows a schematic top view of a shoe according to the invention according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the invention;
[0038] FIG. 2 shows a schematic top view of a shoe according to the invention according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the invention;
[0039] FIG. 3 shows a schematic top view of a shoe according to the invention according to a further embodiment of the first aspect of the invention;
[0040] FIG. 4 shows a schematic top view of a shoe according to the invention according to a further embodiment of the first aspect of the invention;
[0041] FIG. 5 shows a schematic top view of a shoe according to the invention according to a further embodiment of the first aspect of the invention;
[0042] FIG. 6a shows a cross section of a hook as connecting element, as it is used in some embodiments of the first aspect of the invention; and
[0043] FIG. 6b shows a cross section of a hook as connecting element, as it is used in some embodiments of the second aspect of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0044] FIG. 1 shows a shoe 1 comprising a shoe tip 2, a heel edge 3, and a lacing system. The lacing system comprises a lacing 4 comprising two end regions 41 and 42. Branching points 43 and 44 adjoin the respective end regions 41 and 42 along the longitudinal direction of the lacing, i.e., in the direction of the longitudinal extension of the lacing 4. At these branching points, the lacing branches into a first strand 46 and a second strand 47, which define the middle region of the lacing. The branching is indicated by the different line thickness of the end region compared to the line thickness of the first and second strand. The shoe 1 has a holder, which comprises several holding structure pairs for fastening the lacing 4. A holding structure pair consists of two holding structures (e.g., 511 and 512; or 521 and 522; for the sake of clarity, only four of the shown ten holding structures are referenced in FIG. 1). A holding structure 511 or 521 of a holding structure pair is thereby arranged on the medial side, i.e. on the medial side MS of the longitudinal axis A of the shoe 1, which runs from the heel edge 3 to the shoe tip 2 in the longitudinal direction L, and the second holding structure 512 or 522 is thereby arranged on the lateral side, i.e. on the lateral side LS of the longitudinal axis A of the shoe 1. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the holding structures 511 and 512, which form a holding structure pair, are located at the same height in the longitudinal direction L or along the longitudinal axis A, respectively. They are thus not offset from one another in the longitudinal direction or lie on a common transverse axis, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, respectively, in the transverse direction Q. Viewed from the shoe tip 2, i.e., opposite to the longitudinal direction L, the holder of the shoe 1 has a first holding region 51, which, in the shown example, has two holding structure pairs, i.e., four holding structures. Opposite to the longitudinal direction, i.e., in the direction of the heel edge 3, a second holding region 52 likewise comprising two holding structure pairs, i.e., four holding structures, adjoins the first holding region 51. Further holding regions or further holding structures, respectively, of a further holding region are generally not arranged between the first and the second holding region. Based on the first and the second holding region, the first strand 46 is thereby fastened exclusively to the holding structures of the first holding region 51 and based on the first and the second holding region, the second strand 47 is fastened exclusively to the holding structure pairs in the second holding region 52. Exclusively the first strand 46 is thus fastened to all holding structure pairs in the first holding region 51, and exclusively the second strand 47 is fastened to all holding structure pairs in the second holding region 52. The first strand 46 forms a crossing between the holding structures of the from the shoe tip first two holding structure pairs. In addition to the first holding region 51 and the second holding region 52, the holder comprises a third holding region 53, which is arranged downstream from the second region 52 opposite to the longitudinal direction and which consists of a single holding structure pair comprising two holding structures. Starting at the heel edge in the longitudinal direction L, i.e., in the direction of the shoe tip 2, the holding structure pair of the third holding region 53 represents the very first holding structure pair of the holder. The first strand as well as the second strand are fastened to the holding structures of the holding structure pair in the third holding region 53, respectively, in the present case, the branching points 43 and 44 are fastened to the holding structures of the third holding region 53. The lacing 4 additionally has a connecting element 6, which connects two partial strands of the first strand 46 to one another. Such a connecting element allows for a quick and simple fastening of the lacing, in particular when the holding structures of the first region 51, to which the partial strands of the first strand 46 are fastened, are formed as eyes.
[0045] An embodiment of the shoe 1 according to the second aspect of the invention is shown in FIG. 2. In contrast to the embodiments of the first aspect, which generally have only a single lacing, the shoe 1 has two separate lacings 70 and 80. Along the lacing, i.e., along the respective longitudinal extension thereof, the lacings thereby each comprise an end region 73 and 83 as well as an adjoining branching point 72 and 82. At the branching points, the respective lacings 70 and 80 branch in their middle regions 71 and 81 to form a closed loop. The shoe 1 has a holder, which comprises several holding structure pairs for fastening the lacings 70 and 80. A holding structure pair consists of two holding structures (e.g. 511 and 512; or 521 and 522; for the sake of clarity, only four of the shown ten holding structures are referenced in FIG. 1). A holding structure 511 or 521 of a holding structure pair is thereby arranged on the medial side, and the second holding structure 512 or 522 is thereby arranged on the lateral side. Viewed from the shoe tip 2, i.e., opposite to the longitudinal direction L of a first holding region 51, the holder of the shoe 1 has a first holding region 51, which, in the shown example, has two holding structure pairs, i.e., four holding structures. Opposite to the longitudinal direction, i.e., in the direction of the heel edge 3, a second holding region 52 likewise comprising holding structure pairs, i.e., four holding structures, adjoins the first holding region 51. Further holding regions or further holding structures of a further holding region, respectively, are generally not arranged between the first and the second holding region. Exclusively the first lacing 80 or the middle region 81 thereof, respectively, is thereby fastened to all holding structures of the first holding region 51, and exclusively the second lacing 70 or the middle region 71 thereof, respectively, is fastened to all holding structures of the second holding region 52. In addition to the first holding region 51 and the second holding region 52, the holder comprises a third holding region 53, which is arranged downstream from the second region 52 opposite to the longitudinal direction and which consists of a single holding structure pair comprising two holding structures. Starting at the heel edge in the longitudinal direction L, i.e., in the direction of the shoe tip 2, the holding structure pair of the third holding region 53 represents the very first holding structure pair of the holder. Exclusively the first lacing 80 is fastened to a holding structure, in the present case the lateral-side holding structure, of the holding structure pair of the third holding region 53, while exclusively the second lacing 70 is fastened to the other holding structure, which is arranged on the medial side, of the holding structure pair of the third holding region 53.
[0046] A further embodiment of the shoe 1 according to the first aspect of the invention is shown in FIG. 3. This embodiment differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that the lacing 4 has two connecting elements 6 and 6. As in the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the connecting element 6 connects two partial strands of the first strand 46 to one another. The second connecting element 6 connects to partial strands of the second strand 47 to one another. As illustrated, the first connecting element 6 is arranged in the first holding region 51, and the second connecting element 6 in the second holding region 52. A particularly quick and simple exchangeable lacing is provided by means of the connecting elements.
[0047] A not yet completed shoe 1 according to a further embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 4. The first and second strand of the lacing was thereby already fastened to the respective holding structures. However, FIG. 4 shows the shoe prior to the connection of the first and second strand in the end regions. In a following step, the loose ends of the first and second strand can be connected to one another, for example, by means of twisting, adhering, or welding in such a way that the first strand and the second strand are formed to be immovable relative to one another in the end regions. In such an embodiment, a connecting element is not necessary because the first and second strand are connected to one another only after the fastening to the holding structure pairs.
[0048] A further embodiment of the shoe 1 according to the first aspect of the invention is shown in FIG. 5. This embodiment differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that all holding structures are formed as hooks and not as eyes. Such hooks am designed so that the first strand 46 and the second strand 47 can be placed quickly into the hooks. This makes it superfluous to subsequently connect the first and second strand in the end region or to connect partial strands of the first and/or of the second strand by means of connecting elements, whereby the lacing can be attached to the shoe and can be exchanged more quickly.
[0049] FIGS. 6a and 6b in each case shows a holding structure in the cross section, which is formed as hook. The lacing can thereby be inserted through the constriction 55 into the depression 54, which is widened compared to the constriction, where the lacing is held securely due to the constriction. With the exception of the two holding structures of the third holding region 53, 53, all holding structures can be formed, for example, as books of this type.
