Patent ID: 9375052
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A43C

Claim Text:
1. A shoe, which comprises a shoe upper and a sole which is connected with the shoe upper, wherein the shoe upper comprises an instep region and two tensioning sections in the instep region separated by a gap, the shoe further comprising a lacing system having a first wire-shaped element and a central closure element configured to tension the first wire-shaped element so that the two tensioning sections are pulled toward each other, wherein each tensioning section of said at least two tensioning sections includes at least one tension transmitting element having an upper tensioning part and a lower tensioning part, wherein the first wire-shaped element engages the upper tensioning part such that the first wire-shaped element pulls the upper tensioning part away from the lower tensioning part when the first wire-shaped element is tensioned by the central closure element, wherein a second wire-shaped element includes two ends fixed at one of the sole or a bottom region of the shoe upper, wherein the second wire-shaped element engages into the lower tensioning part such that the second wire-shaped element pulls the lower tensioning part away from the upper tensioning part when the first wire-shaped element is tensioned by the central closure element, wherein the upper tensioning part and the lower tensioning part are connected with another via a tensioning element, and wherein the tensioning element has a first end and a second end, the first end of the tensioning element is fixed at one of the upper tensioning part or the lower tensioning part and the other one of the upper tensioning part or the lower tensioning part has an aperture, the tensioning element extends through the aperture, and the second end of the tensioning element is fixed to the shoe upper.