Patent ID: 6640466
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
A footwear, comprising:a footwear body having a top opening, said footwear body including a vamp, a tongue, a first eyelet tab and a second eyelet tab, said tongue having a front portion connected to said vamp and a rear portion extending in a longitudinal direction to said top opening, said tongue further having an opposite pair of lateral sides that are spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and that extend from said vamp to said top opening, said first and second eyelet tabs being connected to said vamp and being respectively disposed adjacent to said lateral sides of said tongue, said first eyelet tab being formed with a plurality of eyelets, said second eyelet tab including a front portion proximate to said vamp, a rear portion proximate to said top opening, and an intermediate eyelet-free portion between said front and rear portions of said second eyelet tab, each of said front and rear portions of said second eyelet tab being provided with at least one eyelet; an anchoring assembly including a stationary member fixed on said eyelet-free portion of said second eyelet tab, a pivotable member provided with a footwear lace stringing part that is formed with at least one eyelet, a pivot unit provided on said stationary and pivotable members proximate to said tongue of said footwear body to permit pivoting movement of said pivotable member relative to said stationary member about a pivot axis that extends in the longitudinal direction between a footwear tightening position, in which said pivotable member is turned toward said stationary member so as to be superimposed on said stationary member, and a footwear loosening position, in which said pivotable member is turned away from said stationary member, and a releasable fastener unit, provided on said stationary and pivotable members, for releasably retaining said pivotable member at said footwear tightening position; and a footwear lace unit having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said footwear lace unit being strung through said eyelets of said first eyelet tab, said eyelets of said second eyelet tab and said at least one eyelet of said footwear lace stringing part of said pivotable member to form a criss-cross pattern on said first and second eyelet tabs, said second portion of said footwear lace unit being disposed proximate to said top opening.