Patent ID: 6286233
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A43C

Abstract:
An internally laced shoe having a sole, an upper portion, a toe portion, a first side, a second side, and a heel portion, comprising:at least one lace having a first end and a second free end, said first end of said lace secured within said shoe proximal to said toe portion, said lace extended substantially internally at least from said first side across said upper portion to said second side and from said second side across said upper portion to said first side, said second end of said lace extended to the exterior of said shoe, exiting the internal of said shoe proximal to said upper portion;guide means carried internally by said shoe for slidably engaging and guiding said lace; andmeans carried by said shoe for adjustably securing said second end of said lace, wherein when said second end of said lace is pulled, said lace slides about said guide means producing a reciprocating force about said guide means and thus, tightening said shoe around a foot, and wherein said second end of said lace is pullable by hand.