Patent ID: 6243971
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
An arrangement for a shoe wear for removable attachment of the shoe wear about a user's foot, comprising:a first part of the shoe wear;a second part of the shoe wear;an opening defined in the shoe wear;a cavity defined between the first and second parts to separate the first part from the second part and extending from the opening;a transverse locking part extending across the cavity, the transverse locking part having one end movably attached to the first part and an opposite end attached to the second part, the transverse locking part being movable along the cavity to a tightened position and a locked position by moving the transverse locking part so that the first and second parts are pulled towards one another;the arrangement further comprising a first track arranged on the first part and a second part arranged on the second track on each side of the cavity, the tracks extending in a lengthwise direction along the cavity, the tracks being arranged to diverge in a direction towards the opening of the shoe wear, the transverse locking part extending across the cavity between the first and second tracks and is in engagement with the tracks via a member that is movable along the first and second tracks, the cavity being in an openable by moving the transverse locking part away from the opening and being closeable by moving the transverse locking part in a direction to pull the first track and the second track towards one another, the transverse locking part being lockable in a plurality of setting positions along the first and second tracks;the first and second tracks each having an upwardly open groove, each groove having a plurality of stop members disposed along its length on wall segments that face the cavity, the stop members cooperate with a part of a cylindrical member that is movable within the tracks to lock the locking part in a plurality of setting positions along the tracks; andthe wall segments having openings defined therein and the locking part having a protruding hook on the movable cylindrical member.