Adjustable instep gore assembly

• US 4,215,493 A
• Filed: 03/27/1978
• Issued: 08/05/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Anthony J. Antonious
• Original Assignee: Anthony J. Antonious
• Inventors: Antonious, Anthony J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kee Chi, James
• Application Number:
  US05/890,487
• Time in Patent Office: 862 Days
• Field of Search: 24/204, 24/73 GC, 36/50, 36/51, 36/54, 36/128, 36/129, 2/DIG. 6
• US Class Current: 36/51
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 11/1493 Strap fastenings having hook and loop-type fastening elements

Abstract

A shoe having an opening with an adjustable instep gore assembly including a strap having a hook and loop Velcro type closure which permits the wearer to pull both sides of the shoe, simultaneously, to the desired tautness before fastening.

Claims

1. In a shoe having an opening defined by quarters on either side of said opening in combination with an upper vamp, the improvement comprising:

an adjustable instep gore assembly connecting said quarters and underlying said upper vamp, said upper vamp extending beyond said gore assembly said gore assembly including flexible multi-position, co-acting hook and loop fastening means,

a gore strap connected to one of said quarters, said strap having a fixed end and a free end, said free end including at least one fastener pad of said hook and loop fastening means, and

an anchor means including an opening at the other of said quarters through which said free end of said strap passes permitting both of said quarters to be pulled inwardly to the precise desired tautness and said fastening means to be secured.

2. The shoe of claim 1 further including a second fastener pad of said hook and loop fastening means located adjacent said fixed end of said gore strap on said one of said quarters whereby said strap is folded back upon itself after passing through said opening to secure said fastener pads together.

3. The shoe of claim 1 wherein said opening is a grommet.

4. The shoe of claim 1 wherein at least one of said coating fastener pads is located on said fixed end of said strap.

5. The shoe of claim 1 wherein at least one of said fastener pads is located on one of said quarters and extends onto said strap.

6. The shoe of claim 4 further including another fastener pad located on one of said quarters and elastic means between said fastener pad quarters and the said fastener pad on said fixed end of said strap.

7. The shoe of claim 4 further including elastic means between said fastener pad located at said fixed end of said strap and said fastener pad located on said free end of said strap.

8. The shoe of claim 1 further including elastic means between said fastener pad at the free end of said strap and coacting fastener pad located on one of said quarters.

9. The shoe of claim 5 further including elastic means between said fastener pad located on one of said quarters and extending onto said strap and coacting fastener pad at the free end of said strap.

10. The shoe of claim 7 further including elastic means connecting one of said quarters and said pad at said fixed end of said strap.

11. The shoe of claim 4 further including elastic means connecting said fastener pad located on said fixed end of said strap and one of said quarters.

12. The shoe of claim 1 wherein said fastening means is made of elasticized hook and loop material.

13. The shoe of claim 12 further including elastic means in combination with elasticized hook and loop material in said strap.

14. The shoe of claim 1 wherein said strap is made entirely of hook or loop Velcro type material including two fastener pads, one of said pads being located at said free end and coacting with the other of said fastener pads at said fixed end.

15. The shoe of claim 1 wherein said strap is made entirely of elasticized hook and loop material.

16. The shoe of claim 14 wherein said strap is made entirely of elasticized hook and loop material. pg,16

17. The shoe of claim 1 wherein said upper vamp is positioned to extend beyond the upper edge of said gore strap.