Patent ID: 6393733
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A shoe having a fixed insole and an upper and being provided with an adjustable arch support, comprising:an arch support strap substantially of a width of a wearer's instep and fixedly attached at one of its ends to, or made integral with, said insole at a point substantially below said instep and in the vicinity of a median line of said insole, said strap extending towards the right in a left shoe and towards the left in a right shoe and having a main portion and a free end portion; an eyelet provided on a lip of a left lacing flap of said upper in the left shoe and on a lip of a right lacing flap of said upper in the right shoe; wherein, with a wearer's foot inside the shoe and resting on a first portion of said strap, said strap is passed from below through said eyelet and pulled tight until the wearer's arch has been raised to a desired position, after which said strap is doubled back upon itself and attached to a lateral outside surface of said upper with the aid of an attachment; characterized in that said strap further comprises a tensioning member constituted by an elastically stretchable portion interposed between a main portion and a free end portion of said strap, said tensioning member being responsive to the tension applied to said strap; said strap further including an indicator for rendering said tension reproducible.