EP1047309A1 - Systeme de tensionnement de lacet - Google Patents

Systeme de tensionnement de lacet

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EP1047309A1
EP1047309A1 EP99901008A EP99901008A EP1047309A1 EP 1047309 A1 EP1047309 A1 EP 1047309A1 EP 99901008 A EP99901008 A EP 99901008A EP 99901008 A EP99901008 A EP 99901008A EP 1047309 A1 EP1047309 A1 EP 1047309A1
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lace
tensioning system
teeth
tooth
loop
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EP1047309B1 (fr
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Aarn Tate
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00—Holding-devices for laces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C1/00—Shoe lacing fastenings
    • A43C1/04—Shoe lacing fastenings with rings or loops
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C3/00—Hooks for laces; Guards for hooks
    • A43C3/02—Lacing-hooks with guide rollers

Definitions

  • TITLE Lace Tensioning System.
  • This invention concerns lace tensioning systems suitable for footwear, clothing and other applications.
  • the lace tensioning system currently used for footwear generally
  • the eyelets or hooks have to be individually inserted during
  • the lace has to follow sharp curves around the eyelets or
  • hooks which causes wear of the lace and increases the friction forces to be overcome in tensioning or loosening the lace.
  • knots and bows tend to undo or can be
  • WO97/28713 describes a lace tensioning system comprising a pair of flaps arranged with facing edges, teeth on opposite edges of the flaps, the teeth on one flap being out of phase with
  • each tooth having an opening therethrough, and a
  • An object of this invention is to provide an improved lace tensioning system.
  • a lace tensioning system comprising a plurality of teeth on an edge of a flap, each
  • tensioning system comprising a plurality of teeth on an edge of a flap, each
  • the second hole may be suitable to receive a peg member or the
  • lace as used herein is intended to include not only laces
  • a frame member but will preferably be another set of teeth on an opposing flap.
  • the lace may have free ends that are enlarged in some way, such as by knotting, to prevent them being pulled through end teeth.
  • the lace may be continuous, such as by having its ends joined, say by knotting
  • such locking means are provided intermediate the ends of the
  • Such locking means is associated with a tooth of the lace tensioning system.
  • a tooth has wedging means pivotally arranged on the tooth
  • wedging means can be moved so as to trap the lace between
  • the gripping surface may have a profiled gripping surface.
  • the preferred locking means has a body through which a loop of the
  • lace passes and means associated with the body to lock the loop to the body.
  • said means comprises a wedge member movable in the body and between the sides of the loop between a first position where the loop is free to
  • the peg may be on a loop of the lace or on a free end thereof.
  • the peg may be on a loop of the lace created by the locking means.
  • the peg preferably locates in a selected tooth of the lace
  • the teeth preferably have holes therein to receive a part
  • part of the peg is resiliently deformable, whereby it is resiliently deformable
  • that part of the peg and the holes of the teeth may have mutually engaging formations.
  • the holes may have
  • the teeth may be secured to the flaps in any suitable way.
  • the flaps may be provided with thickened edges and the teeth may have slots shaped to be retained on said thickened edges, for example, by having a narrower lead-in part and a wider end part within which the
  • flaps in any suitable way, including, for example, by means of adhesive,
  • the teeth are shaped and/or arranged so that, as the teeth of the opposing flaps are drawn together, there is interleaving of the teeth.
  • the through opening of a tooth may be adapted to reduce frictional
  • the surface of the opening on which the lace bears is curved in the direction of the lace and may also be grooved around its periphery.
  • the lace may follow
  • Each lace may have its own locking means, although it is possible to
  • the system using pulley wheels in the teeth is especially suitable for
  • the lace tensioning system of the invention is preferably provided as
  • the flaps are preferably tapes that can be fixed into suitable items of, for
  • clothing or footwear say by adhesive or stitching.
  • the pulley version of the invention would require a further manufacturing step to insert the pulleys and locating
  • zips may be produced as a continuous tape which may
  • women's clothing may be sized smaller than one for mountaineering boots.
  • any required length may be produced.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a side view of a component of the embodiment of Figure
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the component of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a side view of another component of the embodiment of
  • Figure 1 Figure 5 is a view from another side of the component of Figure 4;
  • Figure 6 shows a second embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 7 is a side view of a component of the embodiment of Figure
  • Figure 8 is a plan view of the component of Figure 7;
  • Figure 9 is a side view of another component of Figure 6;
  • Figure 10 is another side view of the component of Figure 9;
  • Figure 11 shows a third embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 12 is a side view of a locking component of the embodiment of Figure 12;
  • Figure 13 is a plan view of the locking component of Figure 12;
  • Figure 14 is a view from one side of a plug component for lace end
  • Figure 15 is a plan view of the plug component of Figure 4.
  • Figure 16 is a view from the other side of the plug component of
  • Figure 17 shows a fourth embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 18 shows a fifth embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 19 shows a sixth embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 20 shows a seventh embodiment of the invention
  • FIGS 21 to 24 show plug members for use with embodiments of
  • Figure 25 shows an eighth embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 26 shows a ninth embodiment of the invention.
  • tensioning system suitable for boots and shoes comprises a pair of tapes 10,
  • the tapes 10, 12 have thickened facing edges 16. In some circumstances the tapes 10, 12 will not be connected at either end but rather be open.
  • teeth 18 are mounted on the thickened facing edges 16 . Each tooth
  • slit 20 which has at one end a slit 20 which has a narrow entrance 22 and a wider generally circular end part 24.
  • the slits are angled relative to the plane of the teeth.
  • the slit 20 is to enable the teeth to be securely held onto the
  • a tooth 18 has, at its opposite end
  • the pulley wheel 28 is held in place by a hollow pin 30 through the wheel
  • the teeth 18 on tape 10 are arranged to interleave with the teeth 18
  • the teeth have a generally triangular shape in
  • a cord 32 runs through each tooth in turn from side to side behind
  • a locking member 64 On the cord is a locking member 64.
  • a loop 66 of the cord pass through the
  • the locking member 64 comprises a body with a through slot
  • a loop of cord is fitted.
  • Slidably mounted within the body is a wedge member 68.
  • the wedge member has serrated sides (not shown) to grip the loop of cord in the body when the wedge member is pushed into the
  • the plug member 70 On the loop of cord 66 is a plug member 70.
  • the plug member 70 is a plug member 70.
  • the pin 76 has deformable faces that can be resiliently pressed together
  • the loop of cord can be stretched out and secured so as not to be a
  • the teeth 18 1 have their slots 26 bridged by an integral shaped part 50.
  • the part 50 is curved in the direction of the lace and has a groove 52
  • the groove 52 is to accommodate
  • the teeth 18 1 each have a through hole 80 normal to the direction of
  • the through hole 80 has a constriction 82 at about its mid-way
  • the constriction is provided to locate in corresponding grooves of
  • teeth 18 1 may be substituted by teeth 18 of the type shown in Figure 1.
  • a lace locking means 100 is fitted onto a tooth 18 1 .
  • locking means 100 is pivotally mounted on a tooth 18 by means of a pin through the hollow pin 30 or hole 80 of a tooth to pivot in the plane of the tooth
  • locking means 100 has a wedging finger 102 with a profiled gripping surface 104 that bears onto the lace when pivoted towards the lace by jamming it
  • the lace can be released by pulling on it.
  • the plug 110 comprises a body 112 having a hollow block 114 at
  • the body 112 has a pin 120 of the
  • hollow pin 30 or hole 80 of a tooth 18 or 18 1 is a hollow pin 30 or hole 80 of a tooth 18 or 18 1 .
  • system 200 having a pair of tapes 202 each with a series of teeth 204 arranged to interleave with each other on the tapes are drawn together by tensioning lace 206 threaded alternately through teeth of the opposed series.
  • the teeth 204 are of the pulley type as shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the
  • the plug members 218 are shown in more detail
  • the system of Figure 17 is used by pulling on the loops 210, 212 to tighten the lace and draw the tape edges towards each other.
  • edges area are as close as desired and as much of the loops is pulled through the locking members as possible.
  • 300 comprises a pair of tapes 302 each having a series of teeth 304 of the
  • teeth of one tape are arranged to be opposite the teeth of the other tape rather than for interleaving.
  • a lace 306 is fed through every other tooth alternately from side to in one
  • the two end teeth 304 at the knot end of the lace are provided with
  • the cams 310 may be pivoted inwards to allow the lace to
  • the plug member 308 can be
  • the lace tensioning system 400 of Figure 19 has the same basic tape and teeth arrangement as in Figure 18. The difference is, however, in
  • Two laces 402 and 404 are laced from opposite ends
  • each lace are passed through the same locking member 406 of the same type as 64 shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.
  • the free ends of each lace are
  • the plug members are of the type shown in Figure 23
  • the system of 400 is tensioned by pulling on both laces as desired and then locking them using the locking member 406, loose ends being tidied
  • FIGS. 21 , 22, 23 and 24 simply show different types of plug
  • Figures 21 and 23 are for use with teeth that simply have a through slot for the
  • Figures 22 and 24 are for use with pulley type teeth.
  • Figures 21 and 22 are for use with systems in which
  • Figure 25 of the drawings shows a lace tensioning system 600
  • a lace 708 is alternately threaded
  • the lace has an enlargement 710 at each end and the slack of the lace when tensioned is taken up by a locking member 712 of the type described above and a plug member 714 of

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  • Braiding, Manufacturing Of Bobbin-Net Or Lace, And Manufacturing Of Nets By Knotting (AREA)
  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de tensionnement de lacet qui comprend plusieurs dents (18) placées sur une bordure de volet (10), chaque dent ayant une première ouverture (26) dans laquelle un lacet (32) passe en alternance avec un article (12) auquel on relie le système. Le tensionnement a pour effet de rapprocher mutuellement en traction les dents et l'article, et il existe pour le lacet un dispositif qui permet de rattraper le brin mou. Ce dispositif comprend une cheville (70) pour le lacet, qui peut être placée dans une partie sélectionnable (30) du système.
EP99901008A 1998-01-17 1999-01-15 Systeme de tensionnement de lacet Expired - Lifetime EP1047309B1 (fr)

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GBGB9800931.9A GB9800931D0 (en) 1998-01-17 1998-01-17 Lace tensioning systems
GB9800931 1998-01-17
PCT/GB1999/000025 WO1999035929A1 (fr) 1998-01-17 1999-01-15 Systeme de tensionnement de lacet

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EP1047309A1 true EP1047309A1 (fr) 2000-11-02
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JP (1) JP2002508979A (fr)
AU (1) AU2064499A (fr)
DE (1) DE69900586D1 (fr)
GB (1) GB9800931D0 (fr)
WO (1) WO1999035929A1 (fr)

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WO2000053045A1 (fr) * 1999-03-11 2000-09-14 Paul, Henry Systèmes de laçage

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FR1550608A (fr) * 1966-12-22 1968-12-20
US5029371A (en) * 1990-07-27 1991-07-09 Rosenblood Kenneth L Locking device for elastic laces
ES1022270Y (es) * 1992-08-13 1993-08-01 Preview Investigacion Aplicada, S.L. Dispositivo perfeccionado para el anclaje de cordones de calzado con ajustado y desajustado rapido
GB9602551D0 (en) 1996-02-08 1996-04-10 Tate Aarn Lace tensioning systems

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GB9800931D0 (en) 1998-03-11
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JP2002508979A (ja) 2002-03-26
DE69900586D1 (de) 2002-01-24
WO1999035929A1 (fr) 1999-07-22

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