Patent ID: 8935860
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. A self-tightening shoe comprising, in combination: (a) a shoe sole; (b) a shoe upper attached to said sole and having two opposite lateral sides and an opening between them for inserting a foot; (c) at least one shoe strap, extending from one side of said shoe upper to the other, for tightening the shoe on a foot; (d) an electric battery; (e) at least one strap tightener, coupled to said battery and to a respective one of said shoe straps, for tightening the respective shoe strap in response to a control signal; (f) an electronic logic device, coupled to said battery and to said at least one strap tightener, for producing said control signal for each strap tightener so as to shorten the length of the respective shoe strap to a desired value of tightness; and (g) an electronic memory, coupled to said logic device, for storing the desired value of tightness for each respective shoe strap and providing a representation of the desired value to said logic device.