RUNNING SHOE HAVING LACING

Abstract

A running shoe includes medial and lateral eyelets arranged on the medial and lateral side in the longitudinal direction from the front foot area of the running shoe to the heel section, wherein in each case a medial eyelet and a lateral eyelet located at the same height in the longitudinal direction form an eyelet pair; reinforcing ribs are arranged on the medial and lateral side in the front foot area, wherein the reinforcing ribs are arranged at an acute rib angle to the longitudinal direction of the running shoe, and a lace having lace sections for lacing, wherein the lace is led through the eyelets in such a way that the lace sections extending from the eyelets of the first lace pair in relation to the front foot area, each run at an acute lacing angle to the longitudinal direction to at least one further eyelet closer to the heel section.

Claims

1-12. (canceled)

13. A running shoe (1) comprising: medial and lateral eyelets (2, 21, 22, 23) extending in the longitudinal direction from a forefoot region of the running shoe (1) to a heel section on medial and lateral sides, with a medial eyelet (2, 21, 22, 23) and a lateral eyelet (2, 21, 22, 23) respectively positioned at a same latitude in the longitudinal direction as this medial eyelet (2, 21, 22, 23) constituting an eyelet pair; reinforcing ribs (3) provided in the forefoot region on the medial and lateral sides, the reinforcing ribs (3) being oriented at an oblique rib angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the running shoe (1); and at least one lace (4) with lace segments (41, 411, 412, 413) for a lacing, the lace (4) being threaded through the eyelets (2, 21, 22, 23) so that the lace segments (411, 412) extending from the eyelets (21) of the first eyelet pair in relation to the forefoot region each extend at an oblique lacing angle relative to the longitudinal direction to at least one other eyelet closer to the heel section.

14. The running shoe (1) according to claim 13, wherein the lacing angles are between 25 and 65, preferably between 35 and 55, and more preferably between 40 and 50.

15. The running shoe (1) according to claim 13, wherein the rib angle is between 25 and 65, preferably between 35 and 55, and more preferably between 40 and 50.

16. The running shoe (1) according to claim 13, wherein a medial eyelet and a lateral eyelet of an eyelet pair following the first eyelet pair relative to the forefoot region are directly connected by a lace segment.

17. The running shoe (1) according to claim 16, wherein the medial and lateral eyelets that are directly connected by a lace segment (413) are the eyelets (22) of the second eyelet pair relative to the forefoot region.

18. The running shoe (1) according to claim 16, wherein starting from the eyelets (21) of the first eyelet pair, a first lace segment (411) extends to the opposite eyelet (22) of the second eyelet pair and a second lace segment (412) extends to the opposite eyelet (23) of the third eyelet pair.

19. The running shoe (1) according to claim 16, wherein the eyelets, which follow the eyelets of an eyelet pair directly connected by a lace segment and which are closer to the heel section, are connected by means of a cross lacing.

20. The running shoe (1) according to claim 16, wherein the eyelets, which follow the eyelets of an eyelet pair directly connected by a lace segment and which are closer to the heel section, are connected by means of a parallel lacing.

21. The running shoe (1) according to claim 13, wherein the eyelets (21) of the first eyelet pair are respectively positioned on the medial and lateral reinforcing rib (3).

22. The running shoe (1) according to claim 13, wherein the distance in the longitudinal direction between the eyelets (21) of the first eyelet pair and the eyelets (22) of the second eyelet pair is greater than the respective distance in the longitudinal direction between the eyelets of the subsequent eyelet pairs.

23. The running shoe (1) according to claim 13, wherein the lace segments (411, 412) that extend from the eyelets (21) of the first eyelet pair enclose an acute opening angle.

24. The running shoe (1) according to claim 13, wherein the eyelets (21) of the first eyelet pair are loops (21) that are sewn into the reinforcing ribs (3).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Embodiments of the invention will be explained in greater detail based on the following figures and the associated descriptions. In the drawings:

[0030] FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of a running shoe;

[0031] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the running shoe from FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0032] In order to explain the invention, a preferred embodiment will be described in greater detail with reference to the figures.

[0033] FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of a right running shoe 1 with a lacing. The running shoe 1 has medial and lateral eyelets 2 positioned on the medial and lateral sides of the running shoe 1. The eyelets 2 are arranged in two rows extending along the longitudinal direction L from the forefoot region V to the heel section F. The lacing is produced by means of a lace 4 with lace segments 41 that are threaded through the eyelets 2. In the forefoot region V, reinforcing ribs 3 are provided on the medial and lateral sides of the running shoe 1, extending at an oblique rib angle relative to the longitudinal direction L. The eyelets 21 of the first eyelet pair relative to the forefoot region V are sewn into the reinforcing ribs 3. The eyelets 21 are embodied in the form of loops. From the eyelets 21 of the first eyelet pair, two respective lace segments 411 and 412 extend to the subsequent eyelets 22 and 23. The lace segment 411 extends at a first oblique lacing angle relative to the longitudinal direction L, from the medial/lateral eyelet 21 of the first eyelet pair to the lateral/medial eyelet 22 of the second eyelet pair. The lace segment 412 extends at a second oblique lacing angle relative to the longitudinal direction L, from the medial/lateral eyelet 21 of the first eyelet pair to the lateral/medial eyelet 23 of the third eyelet pair. If the lacing is tightened, then the tensile forces exerted by means of the lacing 4 act chiefly in the directions of the reinforcing ribs 3. The eyelets 22 of the second eyelet pair are directly connected by a lace segment 413. The lace segment 413 extends along the transverse direction Q. The eyelets that follow the directly connected eyelets 22 are connected by means of a cross lacing. Instead of the cross lacing, however, a parallel lacing can also be used.

[0034] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the running shoe 1 from FIG. 1. The drawing clearly shows that the lace segments 41 of the lacing 4 extend across the instep S.