Patent ID: 6671980
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A43B,A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
A footwear comprising:a sole; an upper connected to said sole and having a toe portion and a heel portion, said upper being formed with an opening adjacent to said heel portion to permit slipping of a foot into said upper, said upper further having a tongue that is connected to said toe portion and that extends in a longitudinal direction, and first and second closure tabs that are spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and that are disposed to overlap opposite lateral sides of said tongue, respectively; a closure member provided on said upper, extending between said first and second closure tabs, and connected to at least one of said first and second closure tabs, said closure member being movable from a loosening state, where said closure member allows limited movement of said first and second closure tabs away from each other, to a tightened state, where said closure member pulls said first and second closure tabs toward each other to tighten said shoe around the foot; and an anchoring assembly including a stationary member mounted securely on said second closure tab, a movable member connected to said closure member and movable relative to said stationary member between a footwear tightening position, in which said closure member is moved to the tightened state, and a footwear loosening position, in which said closure member is moved to the loosening state, and a releasable fastener unit, provided on said stationary and movable members, for releasably retaining said movable member at said footwear tightening position, said releasable fastener unit including a positioning member provided on said stationary member, a first fastener member mounted movably on said positioning member, a second fastener member provided on said movable member and fastened releasably to said first fastener member, and a resilient member for urging said first fastener member away from said positioning member, said first fastener member being movable relative to said second fastener member between an engaging position, where said first and second fastener members engage each other to retain said movable member at said foot wear tightening position, and a disengaging position, where said first and second fastener members disengage from each other to permit movement of said movable member to said footwear loosening position; said first fastener member including a fastening portion fastened releasably to said second fastener member, and a pulling portion opposite to said fastening portion; said anchoring assembly further including a pull string unit, said pull string unit including a string coupled to said pulling portion of said first fastener member and one of said sole and said upper, said string being operable so as to move said first fastener member to the disengaging position.