Shoe closure mechanism

Details Shoe closure mechanism Shoe closure mechanism

1999-04-01

2000-03-14

Sewell, Paul T.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

Uppers

Closure

36 505, 361181, 361176, A43C 1112, A43C 1100

Patent

active

060355565

ABSTRACT:
A shoe closure mechanism that uses the weight of the user's foot to close two pivoting closure arms secured to the flaps of the shoe. The shoe closure mechanism includes a curved, shape returning, foot surround member with a central saddle back section positioned between two curved connecting ends, two pivoting closure arms each connected together at the bottom ends thereof with a pivot assembly and each connected at a top end thereof to one curved connecting end of the curved foot surround member. When the user places his/her foot through the foot surround member and places weight onto the central saddle back section, the saddle back section is straightened out forcing the two curved connecting ends together along with the two pivoting closure arms. The pivoting closure arms are automatically locked in the closed position by a locking mechanism including a spring biased locking bar.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3589038 (1971-06-01), Sailer
patent: 4160332 (1979-07-01), Salomon
patent: 4338735 (1982-07-01), Spademan
patent: 4426796 (1984-01-01), Spademan
patent: 4494324 (1985-01-01), Spademan
patent: 4631843 (1986-12-01), Annovi
patent: 4924605 (1990-05-01), Spademan
patent: 5341583 (1994-08-01), Hallenbeck
patent: 5467537 (1995-11-01), Aveni et al.
patent: 5555650 (1996-09-01), Longbottom et al.
patent: 5572774 (1996-11-01), Duren
patent: 5704138 (1998-01-01), Donnadieu
patent: 5737854 (1998-04-01), Sussmann

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Shoe closure mechanism does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Shoe closure mechanism, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Shoe closure mechanism will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-158487