Patent ID: 7134224

Claim:
A laced boot comprising: a sole comprising a front foot area, a metatarsal area, and a heel area; an upper connected to the sole and comprising a toe area, an instep area, a leg, and a heel area; and at least one boot lace carried on guides and comprising a first lace section running from the metatarsal area of the sole over the instep area of the upper, a second lace section running from the metatarsal area of the sole around the outside of the upper above the heel area, and a third lace section running from the upper above the heel area and above an upper ankle joint of a foot to the instep area; wherein the three lace sections constitute a continuous single lace piece which, as viewed from the side, form a triangle which circumscribes ankle joints of a foot received in the boot and the first and the second lace sections are guided through at least one bore running transversely through the sole.