Salomon S.a.

Thierry Barret

Martin Laberge

Pierre Rullier

Franck Aussedat

Denis Maugain

A shoe of the type that includes an upper, an external sole, and a lining at least partially elastic arranged inside of the shoe. The elastic lining defines, at rest, a volume that corresponds at least to that of the largest foot adapted to be received in the shoe, and includes an arrangement for adjusting its volume to adapt it to the real volume of the foot placed inside the shoe. Advantageously, the volume adjustment arrangement is constituted by a double row of guides facing one another in a limited area of the elastic lining and spaced apart by a value corresponding substantially to the maximum difference in the volume of the foot, and by a lace passing through the guides and associated with a traction and blocking device for the lace.

Shoe having an at least partially elastic lining and volume adjusting system

Footwear upper portion

A sport boot having an external upper for protection against external damage, an assembly insole and an outer sole, and comprising an internal tightening system comprising two tightening quarters each having a lower end and being attached to said external upper only by that lower end. Internal lacing is arranged in the instep area. The external upper has a closed structure and with an opening only at its upper end and comprises external lacing for tightening the upper on the foot. The internal tightening system is substantially independent of the upper, a tongue element being provided beneath, but without physical connection to, the internal tightening system, and being attached to the upper at the front end of the boot and at a distance from the internal tightening quarters, so as to enable the tongue element to act as a lever for loosening the internal lacing.

Sport boot

Upper for a shoe

A shoe of the type constituted of an upper, an external sole, and a lining at least partially elastic arranged within the shoe. The elastic lining defines, at rest, a volume at least equal to that of the largest volume of the foot adapted to be received in the shoe, and includes an arrangement for adjusting its volume in view of an adaptation thereof to the real volume of the foot placed inside the shoe. Advantageously, the volume adjustment arrangement is constituted by a double row of guides facing one another in a limited area of the elastic lining and spaced apart by a value corresponding substantially to the maximum difference in the volume of the foot, and by a loop through lace passing through the guides and associated with a traction and blocking device for the lace.

Shoe with an at least partially elastic lining and volume adjusting

Sport shoe

Cross country ski boot

A cross-countery ski boot comprising, at least in the area of the instep, an internal tightening device (17,18) for clamping the foot of the user, and a covering and closing upper (10) which envelops the entire foot and covers the internal tightening device. The internal tightening device (17, 18) is so conceived that is presses the uer's foot against the inner side (10a) of the boot, this inner side (10a) being preferably fitted with a reinforcing piece (11) at least in the area of the internal tightening device (17, 18) against which the foot is pressed.

Internal tightening device for cross-country ski boot

A slide fastener for a sport shoe in which the slide fastener is mounted on the upper anterior part of the upper of the shoe and extends in an inclined direction from the metatarso-phalangeal articulation area of the big toe towards the area of the opposite malleolus. In this way, deformations of the slide fastener caused by flexing of the shoe are eliminated. The slide fastener may also be reversely mounted to the interior of the upper to protect the slide fastener from snow, frost, and dirt. The shoe may be a cross-country skiing shoe.

Slide fastener for sport shoes, particularly for cross-country skiing

Golf shoe

A sport boot, intended especially for cross country skiing, essentially flexible, has a front area (16) of the shaft (9) which is continuous and completely closed, with respect to which slits (19, 21) are offset, allowing the opening and closing of the shaft (9) so that the boot can be put on and taken off. On the inside of the boot (1) is attached, along a lateral area (33) of the sole, an end (32) of a strap (31) which bypasses the foot at the level of the metatarsals, then issues from the boot through a slit (40) placed in an area (27) located between the front area (16) of the shaft (9) and the slits (19, 21) to bypass the ankle joint between the lower level of the lower attachment of the Achilles tendon to the calcaneum and the lower level of the malleoli, overlapping the slits until it cooperates with means (41) for the tightening of the strap (31). The strap (31) ensures both placement of the foot flush against the sole (2) inside the boot, and closing of the shaft (9) with clamping of the ankle joint. A second strap may also be provided.

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Pringy, France

Thierry Barret