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EP1026969A1 - Device for retaining and/or blocking shoelaces in particular for sport shoes - Google Patents

Device for retaining and/or blocking shoelaces in particular for sport shoes

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EP1026969A1
EP1026969A1 EP98947592A EP98947592A EP1026969A1 EP 1026969 A1 EP1026969 A1 EP 1026969A1 EP 98947592 A EP98947592 A EP 98947592A EP 98947592 A EP98947592 A EP 98947592A EP 1026969 A1 EP1026969 A1 EP 1026969A1
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hinge
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Philippe Kleinmann
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00—Holding-devices for laces
    • A43C7/04—Hinged devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D63/00—Flexible elongated elements, e.g. straps, for bundling or supporting articles
    • B65D63/10—Non-metallic straps, tapes, or bands; Filamentary elements, e.g. strings, threads or wires; Joints between ends thereof
    • B65D63/14—Joints produced by application of separate securing members
    • B65D63/16—Joints using buckles, wedges, or like locking members attached to the end of the element
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/37—Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor
    • Y10T24/3703—Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/37—Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor
    • Y10T24/3703—Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing
    • Y10T24/3705—Device engages tie in lacing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/37—Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor
    • Y10T24/3703—Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing
    • Y10T24/3705—Device engages tie in lacing
    • Y10T24/3708—Device engages tie in lacing and fully covers tie
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/37—Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor
    • Y10T24/3703—Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing
    • Y10T24/3713—Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing having relatively movable holding components or surfaces
    • Y10T24/3716—Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing having relatively movable holding components or surfaces with pivotal connection therebetween

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  • the present invention relates to a device for retaining and / or immobilizing laces, in particular for sports shoes.
  • the knot can be untied, which entails the obligation to do it again in a place or position that is not always comfortable, a untied knot can be the source of an accident. , especially from falling, because the sportsman will get his feet in it or the lace will get caught in a derailleur, in particular of mountain bike.
  • the subject of the invention is a new device for retaining and / or immobilizing laces, in particular for sports shoes, which is both extremely practical to use, reliable, inexpensive, the same model adapting to from very many different types of shoes, to very many different types of use, depending on the user, the type of shoe and the sport practiced.
  • the lace retention and / or immobilization device is characterized in that it is in the form of a tube section, articulated in two parts around a hinge constituting a generator of the tube , parallel to its axis, lockable in the closed position and unlockable to allow the introduction or removal of the lace formed in a bundle, at least one of the two aforementioned parts of the tube section comprising a means of attachment to a securing part of the shoe, advantageously constituted by at least two holes for the passage of the lace to be immobilized and its fixing on it, and the opening diameter of the tube in the locked position corresponding substantially to the bundle of lace to be immobilized.
  • the opening diameter of the tube corresponds substantially to the diameter of a bundle of four to eight thicknesses of lace.
  • the lace for example knotted, by enclosing the two loops and the two strands of free end of the lace, or if the lace is not tied, all the free ends of the lace assembled into a bundle of reduced length, and which will be suitably maintained on the top of the shoe, towards the base, if the device has been placed in this place, or upwards, for example towards the ankle, if the device has been placed higher on the lace, all of which can then be hidden under the cuff of a sock.
  • FIG. 1 shows a top view of a device according to the invention, fitted on a sports shoe, such as a tennis or running shoe, comprising a crossed lacing, the device being shown in position d 'opening, and the laces being untied;
  • FIG. 2 shows the same shoe as that of Figure 1, the device of the invention being half closed on the knotted laces which will enclose a loop and a low end of lace;
  • FIG 3 shows the same device in place locked on the lace;
  • FIG. 4 shows in perspective view, on a larger scale, the device of the invention according to FIG. 1, in the open position:
  • FIG. 5 is a median sectional view made substantially in the plane V - V of Figure IV;
  • FIG. 6 shows in median section the device of the invention in the closed, locked position.
  • FIG. 7 shows in perspective view and in the open position a second embodiment of a device according to the invention
  • - Figure 8 shows in perspective view the same device in the closed position
  • FIG. 9 shows on a larger scale, laid flat in the direction of arrow IX of Figure 7, this device;
  • Figure 10 is a sectional view taken in the median plane XX of Figure 9;
  • - Figure 11 shows on the same scale as Figures 9 and 10 the device in the closed position in which have been shown eight circles illustrating the size of eight strands of laces which would not be compressed and which can be held firmly in place. inside the device.
  • FIGS. 1 to 6 The embodiment and the use described in FIGS. 1 to 6 will now be described first.
  • the device is in the form of a tube section, which in the example illustrated has a circular section, and which is articulated in two parts around the hinge 13, constituting a generator of the tube parallel to its axis referenced z'z in Figure 4.
  • This hinge can be a conventional hinge or simply constituted by a weakened generator at this point in the wall of the tube.
  • the two parts 11, 12 of the tube section are substantially symmetrical with respect to their junction plane in the closed position of the device (see FIG. 6).
  • the part 11 comprises a locking notch 14 which comes to lock in a cooperating retaining notch 14 'formed facing the other part.
  • holes referenced 15, 16, 17, 18 have been formed in part 12. These holes are formed in pairs, respectively 15, 16, and 17, 18, each pair of holes being located in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of the tube.
  • the holes 15, 16, are located on a line y'y which is orthogonal to the axis z'z.
  • the opening of the holes 15, 16, 17, 18 is made to allow easy passage of the lace, the holes being able to be circular or for example oval.
  • the device allows the device to be easily positioned at the location of a crossed passage of the lace 19, at any level of the shoe 20.
  • the device has been placed towards the base of the shoe, between the first stage of eyelets 21, 22, and the second stage of eyelets, 23, 24. More precisely, at least one first strand of lace is passed through the holes 16 and 17 or 15 and 18, although the second strand can also also be passed through the corresponding complementary holes 15 and 18 or 16 and 17; in the latter case, however, the device is fixed with less mobility on the shoe. It is clear, however, that the device could be placed as well between the pairs of eyelets 23, 24 and 25, 26, or between the pairs of eyelets 25, 26 and 27, 28.
  • the device can be placed on any of these passages, by threading the lace in the holes of the pair 15, 16, or of pair 17, 18, at the chosen level, for example the stage of eyelets 23, 24.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 it has been illustrated that the user had tied the laces of his shoe normally, and that then, he trapped in a bundle a loop and a low end of the lace and locked the device on the bundle of three strands thus formed. It is clear that the user could just as easily have locked the two loops and / or the two ends of the lace as desired. Again, it is thus ensured that the lace thus locked will not be able to undo freely and will not drag on the ground.
  • the length of the tube is not too short, nor too large.
  • the tube section will thus preferably have, along the axis z'z, a length of the order of a few centimeters, for example, preferably, between 2 and 4 cm. Such a length will generally ensure good immobilization of the yaw beam. For specific applications, other dimensions could however be adopted, for example shorter, of the order of 1 cm or even less.
  • the holes can be provided not only on one of the two parts but on the two parts of the device. In this case, it is possible to use the device both in one direction and in the reverse direction.
  • the tube section is molded in plastic material, according to a known bi-material molding technique, the device will be easily produced in two colors, one for part 11, the other for part 12, and the user can present at will, at sight, one or the other of the two parts of the device.
  • the tube sections can be decorated, bear any desired marking, or even support, integrated with material or not, any decorative element such as a figurine for example.
  • the hinge 13 will advantageously be a simple film hinge, again according to well known manufacturing techniques.
  • the device shown in the low position on the shoe has been shown. Since the device is simply placed on the lace at any desired height, it can just as easily be placed at the ankle, and in this case, it can allow to immobilize the lace bundle without knotting the laces if you want greater flexibility of movement at the ankle. In this case, the entire lace bundle can be hidden under the lapel of a sock folded over the device. This allows the laces to be worn in this way without having to introduce the lace in the shoe or to have loops that hang out of the shoe, with the risks that this presents.
  • the illustrated device has been shown with a circular section, the device can be given any other section, in particular polygonal, for example square or oval, and in this case, the term "diameter" used corresponds to the diameter of a circle which would have the same opening surface as that of the device.
  • the device has the general shape of an ovalized tube.
  • elements similar to those of the first embodiment have been referenced in the second embodiment by the same prime indexed numbers.
  • a device referred to as a whole 10 'consisting essentially of two parts 11' and 12 'joined by a hinge 13'.
  • the device also comprises a locking notch 30, more particularly visible in FIGS. 9 to 11, which in the closed position of the device, comes to lock in a slot 31 under a tongue 32 projecting slightly outwards on a edge of the device .
  • part 11 ′ four holes 15 ′, 16 ′, 17 ′, 18 ′ have been provided, as in the first embodiment, for fixing the device in the shoe by passing through at least some of these holes of a part of the laces as explained in relation to the first embodiment.
  • the device has a generally ovalized section that is flattened rather than circularly rounded.
  • the hinge 13 ' is of a known type with elastically assisted opening and closing, the articulation of the hinge 13' being in the embodiment illustrated around two articulation lines 33, 34, connecting the two parts 11 ′, 12 ′ of the device, while a deformable elastic tongue 35 assists the device for a frank opening, as illustrated in FIG. 10, and also to assist closing, the presence of the tongue obliging in a way the device to be either open or closed.
  • the elastic hinge mechanism is not part of the invention insofar as it belongs to the public domain as described in particular in French patent 1,595,023 or 2,007,294 to which reference may be made. In Figure 11, we see that the device will enclose with suitable compression eight strands of laces.
  • the device is given an overall height h of the order of 12 mm and an overall width of the order of 18.5 mm, it will thus be possible to enclose eight laces of a uncompressed diameter of 4.5 mm.
  • the overall length of the tube L may for example be of the order of 25 mm. It is also observed that, for ease of use and for better aesthetics, the two ends of the "section of tube" which the device forms in the closed position have rounded cutouts, as is more clearly seen in particular in FIGS. 8 to 10.
  • the part 12 ′ in which the holes 15 ′ to 18 ′ are formed for the passage of the laces is not flat but slightly curved inwards towards its middle ( at the arrow referenced 36 in the figure 10), which will further facilitate the passage and good performance of the laces in the pairs of corresponding holes 15'-16 ', 17'-18'.
  • the device of the invention has been described in relation to shoes, which will be the most practical case, it is clear that the device can also be applied to other objects, in particular ankle boots, corsets, jackets, that is to say, in general, any article of clothing comprising eyelets and a tightening lace.
  • the device although advantageously fixed by simple threading on a strand of lace, at the most suitable location, may include another means of attachment to a part for securing the object, such as a shoe, fixing means which may be a ring, a flange, a loop or any other link which will be fixed to the device, using the holes mentioned or, for example, by gluing, and which will itself be fixed on the object , either permanently, or removably.
  • fixing means which may be a ring, a flange, a loop or any other link which will be fixed to the device, using the holes mentioned or, for example, by gluing, and which will itself be fixed on the object , either permanently, or removably.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a device for retaining and/or blocking shoelaces, for sport shoes in particular.The device is in the shape of a tube portion (10), with two parts (11, 12) articulated about a hinge (13), that can be locked in the closed position and unlocked to allow for the insertion or removal of the shoelace in the shape of a bundle.The device is fastened by at least one fastening means to a part integral with the shoe, for instance to a shoelace passing through at least two holes (15, 16, 17, 18) formed in at least one (12) of the two parts of the tube.

Description

DISPOSITIF DE RETENUE ET/ OU D'IMMOBILISATION DE LACETS, EN PARTICULIER POUR CHAUSSURES DE SPORT DEVICE FOR RETAINING AND / OR IMMOBILIZING LACES, PARTICULARLY FOR SPORTS SHOES
La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de retenue et/ ou d'immobilisation de lacets, en particulier pour chaussures de sport.The present invention relates to a device for retaining and / or immobilizing laces, in particular for sports shoes.
Il est bien connu, en particulier des sportifs, que les chaussures les plus confortables, qui permettent les meilleures performances et sont également les plus seyantes, sont des chaussures à lacets. Mais il est également connu que les lacets sont la source de nombreux ennuis.It is well known, in particular for athletes, that the most comfortable shoes, which allow the best performance and are also the most comfortable, are lace-up shoes. But it is also known that laces are the source of many troubles.
Parmi les inconvénients que présentent les lacets, on peut relever que le noeud peut se défaire, ce qui entraîne l'obligation de le refaire dans un endroit ou une position qui ne sont pas toujours confortables, un noeud défait pouvant être la source d'accident, en particulier de chute, parce que le sportif se prendra les pieds dedans ou que le lacet se prendra dans un dérailleur, en particulier de vélo tout terrain (V.T.T.).Among the drawbacks that laces present, it can be noted that the knot can be untied, which entails the obligation to do it again in a place or position that is not always comfortable, a untied knot can be the source of an accident. , especially from falling, because the sportsman will get his feet in it or the lace will get caught in a derailleur, in particular of mountain bike.
Pour éviter cela, on peut prévoir un double noeud, mais outre que cette solution n'est pas infaillible, elle présente l'inconvénient qu'il devient souvent très difficile de défaire le double noeud. Comme autre inconvénient du lacet, on peut relever que si le lacet traîne par terre, il se salit et peut être mouillé ou chargé de boue, ce qui le fragilise et risque de salir les bas de pantalon et les chaussettes.To avoid this, one can provide a double knot, but besides that this solution is not foolproof, it has the disadvantage that it often becomes very difficult to undo the double knot. As another drawback of the lace, it can be noted that if the lace drags on the ground, it gets dirty and can be wet or loaded with mud, which weakens it and risks dirtying the pants and socks.
Si l'on prend des lacets très courts pour éviter ces inconvénients, on rencontre des difficultés à les nouer. C'est pourquoi, de nombreux dispositifs ont été imaginés, en particulier des pinces élastiques que l'on vient fixer sur le lacet, près de son extrémité ou à un autre niveau. Cependant, à ce jour, aucune solution vraiment satisfaisante n'a été développée, tant au niveau pratique, qu'au niveau esthétique et au niveau du prix de revient. L'invention a pour objet un nouveau dispositif de retenue et/ ou d'immobilisation de lacets, en particulier pour chaussures de sport, qui est à la fois extrêmement pratique d'emploi, fiable, peu coûteux, un même modèle s'adaptant à de très nombreux types de chaussures différentes, à de très nombreux types d'emplois différents, cela au gré de l'utilisateur, du type de chaussures et du sport pratiqué.If you take very short laces to avoid these drawbacks, you will find it difficult to tie them. This is why many devices have been devised, in particular elastic clips which are just fixed on the lace, near its end or at another level. However, to date, no really satisfactory solution has been developed, both at the practical level, at the aesthetic level and at the cost price level. The subject of the invention is a new device for retaining and / or immobilizing laces, in particular for sports shoes, which is both extremely practical to use, reliable, inexpensive, the same model adapting to from very many different types of shoes, to very many different types of use, depending on the user, the type of shoe and the sport practiced.
Le dispositif de retenue et/ ou d'immobilisation de lacets conforme à l'invention se caractérise en ce qu'il se présente sous la forme d'un tronçon de tube, articulé en deux parties autour d'une charnière constituant une génératrice du tube, parallèle à son axe, verrouillable en position fermée et déverrouillable pour permettre l'introduction ou le retrait du lacet formé en un faisceau, l'une au moins des deux parties précitées du tronçon de tube comportant un moyen de fixation à une partie de solidarisation de la chaussure, constituée avantageusement par au moins deux trous pour le passage du lacet à immobiliser et sa fixation sur lui, et le diamètre d'ouverture du tube en position verrouillée correspondant sensiblement au faisceau de lacet à immobiliser.The lace retention and / or immobilization device according to the invention is characterized in that it is in the form of a tube section, articulated in two parts around a hinge constituting a generator of the tube , parallel to its axis, lockable in the closed position and unlockable to allow the introduction or removal of the lace formed in a bundle, at least one of the two aforementioned parts of the tube section comprising a means of attachment to a securing part of the shoe, advantageously constituted by at least two holes for the passage of the lace to be immobilized and its fixing on it, and the opening diameter of the tube in the locked position corresponding substantially to the bundle of lace to be immobilized.
De façon pratique et avantageuse, le diamètre d'ouverture du tube (en position verrouillée) correspond sensiblement au diamètre d'un faisceau de quatre à huit épaisseurs de lacet. De la sorte, on comprend qu'il sera possible d'enfermer dans le dispositif le lacet, par exemple noué, en enfermant les deux boucles et les deux brins d'extrémité libre du lacet, ou si le lacet n'est pas noué, l'ensemble des extrémités libres du lacet assemblé en un faisceau de longueur réduite, et qui sera maintenu convenablement sur le dessus de la chaussure, vers la base, si le dispositif a été placé en cet endroit, ou vers le haut, par exemple vers la cheville, si le dispositif a été placé plus haut sur le lacet, le tout pouvant alors être caché sous le revers d'une chaussette.In practical and advantageous terms, the opening diameter of the tube (in the locked position) corresponds substantially to the diameter of a bundle of four to eight thicknesses of lace. In this way, it is understood that it will be possible to enclose in the device the lace, for example knotted, by enclosing the two loops and the two strands of free end of the lace, or if the lace is not tied, all the free ends of the lace assembled into a bundle of reduced length, and which will be suitably maintained on the top of the shoe, towards the base, if the device has been placed in this place, or upwards, for example towards the ankle, if the device has been placed higher on the lace, all of which can then be hidden under the cuff of a sock.
L'invention et sa mise en oeuvre ainsi que diverses variantes de conception et d'utilisation apparaîtront plus clairement à l'aide de la description qui va suivre, faite également en référence aux dessins annexés.The invention and its implementation as well as various design and use variants will become more clearly apparent with the aid of the description which follows, also made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dans les dessins ont été représentés deux modes de réalisation du dispositif de l'invention et un mode d'utilisation, ces modes de réalisation et d'utilisation n'étant nullement limitatifs, comme on le comprendra aisément de la description qui va suivre.In the drawings, two embodiments of the device of the invention and a mode of use have been shown, these embodiments and of use being in no way limiting, as will be readily understood from the description which follows.
Dans les dessins :In the drawings:
- la figure 1 montre une vue de dessus d'un dispositif conforme à l'invention, mis en place sur une chaussure de sport, type chaussure de tennis ou de course à pied, comportant un laçage croisé, le dispositif étant montré en position d'ouverture, et les lacets étant défaits ;- Figure 1 shows a top view of a device according to the invention, fitted on a sports shoe, such as a tennis or running shoe, comprising a crossed lacing, the device being shown in position d 'opening, and the laces being untied;
- la figure 2 montre la même chaussure que celle de la figure 1, le dispositif de l'invention étant à moitié refermé sur les lacets noués qui vont enfermer une boucle et une extrémité basse de lacet ; - la figure 3 montre le même dispositif en place verrouillé sur le lacet ;- Figure 2 shows the same shoe as that of Figure 1, the device of the invention being half closed on the knotted laces which will enclose a loop and a low end of lace; - Figure 3 shows the same device in place locked on the lace;
- la figure 4 montre en vue perspective, à plus grande échelle, le dispositif de l'invention conforme à la figure 1, en position d'ouverture :FIG. 4 shows in perspective view, on a larger scale, the device of the invention according to FIG. 1, in the open position:
- la figure 5 est une vue en coupe médiane faite sensiblement dans le plan V - V de la figure IV ;- Figure 5 is a median sectional view made substantially in the plane V - V of Figure IV;
- la figure 6 montre en coupe médiane le dispositif de l'invention en position fermée, verrouillée.- Figure 6 shows in median section the device of the invention in the closed, locked position.
- la figure 7 montre en vue perspective et en position ouverte un second mode de réalisation d'un dispositif conforme à l'invention ; - la figure 8 montre en vue perspective le même dispositif en position fermée ;- Figure 7 shows in perspective view and in the open position a second embodiment of a device according to the invention; - Figure 8 shows in perspective view the same device in the closed position;
- la figure 9 montre à plus grande échelle, posé à plat selon la direction de la flèche IX de la figure 7, ce dispositif ; la figure 10 est une vue en coupe faite dans le plan médian X-X de la figure 9 ; - la figure 11 montre à la même échelle que les figures 9 et 10 le dispositif en position de fermeture dans lequel ont été figurés huit cercles illustrant l'encombrement de huit brins de lacets qui ne seraient pas comprimés et qui pourront être maintenus fermement à l'intérieur du dispositif.- Figure 9 shows on a larger scale, laid flat in the direction of arrow IX of Figure 7, this device; Figure 10 is a sectional view taken in the median plane XX of Figure 9; - Figure 11 shows on the same scale as Figures 9 and 10 the device in the closed position in which have been shown eight circles illustrating the size of eight strands of laces which would not be compressed and which can be held firmly in place. inside the device.
On décrira maintenant tout d'abord le mode de réalisation et d'utilisation décrits aux figures 1 à 6.The embodiment and the use described in FIGS. 1 to 6 will now be described first.
En se reportant tout d'abord à la figure 4, on voit le dispositif référencé dans son ensemble 10, constitué essentiellement de deux parties 11, 12, réunies par une charnière 13. Comme on le voit aux figures, le dispositif conforme à l'invention se présente sous la forme d'un tronçon de tube, qui dans l'exemple illustré a une section circulaire, et qui est articulé en deux parties autour de la charnière 13, constituant une génératrice du tube parallèle à son axe référencé z'z à la figure 4. Cette charnière peut être une charnière d'articulation classique ou alors simplement constituée par une génératrice affaiblie en cet endroit de la paroi du tube. Les deux parties 11, 12, du tronçon de tube sont sensiblement symétriques par rapport à leur plan de jonction en position fermée du dispositif (voir figure 6). Pour assurer le verrouillage du dispositif en position de fermeture, la partie 11 comporte un cran de verrouillage 14 qui vient se verrouiller dans un cran coopérant de retenue 14' formé en regard sur l'autre partie.Referring first to Figure 4, we see the device referenced as a whole 10, consisting essentially of two parts 11, 12, joined by a hinge 13. As can be seen in the figures, the device according to invention is in the form of a tube section, which in the example illustrated has a circular section, and which is articulated in two parts around the hinge 13, constituting a generator of the tube parallel to its axis referenced z'z in Figure 4. This hinge can be a conventional hinge or simply constituted by a weakened generator at this point in the wall of the tube. The two parts 11, 12 of the tube section are substantially symmetrical with respect to their junction plane in the closed position of the device (see FIG. 6). To ensure the locking of the device in the closed position, the part 11 comprises a locking notch 14 which comes to lock in a cooperating retaining notch 14 'formed facing the other part.
Dans l'exemple de réalisation illustré, quatre trous référencés 15, 16, 17, 18, ont été formés dans la partie 12. Ces trous sont formés par paire, respectivement 15, 16, et 17, 18, chaque paire de trous étant située dans un plan sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe du tube. Ainsi, à la figure 4, on voit que les trous 15, 16, sont situés sur une droite y'y qui est orthogonale à l'axe z'z. Bien entendu, l'ouverture des trous 15, 16, 17, 18, est faite pour permettre le passage aisé du lacet, les trous pouvant être circulaires ou par exemple ovales.In the illustrated embodiment, four holes referenced 15, 16, 17, 18 have been formed in part 12. These holes are formed in pairs, respectively 15, 16, and 17, 18, each pair of holes being located in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of the tube. Thus, in Figure 4, we see that the holes 15, 16, are located on a line y'y which is orthogonal to the axis z'z. Of course, the opening of the holes 15, 16, 17, 18 is made to allow easy passage of the lace, the holes being able to be circular or for example oval.
Comme on le comprend aisément, en observant plus particulièrement la figure 1, le positionnement des deux paires de trousAs is easily understood, by observing more particularly FIG. 1, the positioning of the two pairs of holes
15, 16 ; 17, 18, à proximité les uns des autres, et par paires les uns au- dessus des autres, permet de positionner aisément le dispositif à l'endroit d'un passage croisé du lacet 19, à un niveau quelconque de la chaussure 20. Dans l'exemple illustré, le dispositif a été placé vers la base de la chaussure, entre le premier étage d'oeillets 21, 22, et le second étage d'oeillets, 23, 24. De façon plus précise, au moins un premier brin de lacet est passé dans les orifices 16 et 17 ou 15 et 18, bien que l'on puisse également passer aussi le deuxième brin dans les orifices complémentaires correspondants 15 et 18 ou 16 et 17 ; dans ce dernier cas cependant, le dispositif est fixé avec moins de mobilité sur la chaussure. Il est clair, cependant, que le dispositif pourrait être aussi bien placé entre les paires d'oeillets 23, 24 et 25, 26, ou entre les paires d'oeillets 25, 26 et 27, 28.15, 16; 17, 18, close to one another, and in pairs one above the other, allows the device to be easily positioned at the location of a crossed passage of the lace 19, at any level of the shoe 20. In the example illustrated, the device has been placed towards the base of the shoe, between the first stage of eyelets 21, 22, and the second stage of eyelets, 23, 24. More precisely, at least one first strand of lace is passed through the holes 16 and 17 or 15 and 18, although the second strand can also also be passed through the corresponding complementary holes 15 and 18 or 16 and 17; in the latter case, however, the device is fixed with less mobility on the shoe. It is clear, however, that the device could be placed as well between the pairs of eyelets 23, 24 and 25, 26, or between the pairs of eyelets 25, 26 and 27, 28.
Il apparaît également tout aussi clairement que si le laçage n'est pas un laçage croisé mais un laçage droit, c'est-à-dire que les brins de lacets apparaissent sur la chaussure comme passant de l'oeillet 21 à l'oeillet 22, de l'oeillet 23 à l'oeillet 24, de l'oeillet 25 à l'oeillet 26, etc .., le dispositif peut être placé sur n'importe lequel de ces passages, en enfilant le lacet dans les trous de la paire 15, 16, ou de la paire 17, 18, au niveau choisi, par exemple l'étage d'oeillets 23, 24.It also appears just as clearly that if the lacing is not a crossed lacing but a straight lacing, that is to say that the strands of laces appear on the shoe as passing from the eyelet 21 to the eyelet 22 , from eyelet 23 to eyelet 24, from eyelet 25 to eyelet 26, etc., the device can be placed on any of these passages, by threading the lace in the holes of the pair 15, 16, or of pair 17, 18, at the chosen level, for example the stage of eyelets 23, 24.
Aux figures 2 et 3, on a illustré que l'utilisateur avait noué les lacets de sa chaussure normalement, et qu'ensuite, il emprisonnait en un faisceau une boucle et une extrémité basse du lacet et verrouillait le dispositif sur le faisceau de trois brins ainsi formés. Il apparaît clairement que l'utilisateur aurait pu tout aussi bien enfermer les deux boucles et/ ou les deux extrémités du lacet selon son gré. Quoi qu'il en soit, il est ainsi assuré que le lacet ainsi verrouillé ne pourra se défaire librement et ne traînera pas à terre.In FIGS. 2 and 3, it has been illustrated that the user had tied the laces of his shoe normally, and that then, he trapped in a bundle a loop and a low end of the lace and locked the device on the bundle of three strands thus formed. It is clear that the user could just as easily have locked the two loops and / or the two ends of the lace as desired. Anyway, it is thus ensured that the lace thus locked will not be able to undo freely and will not drag on the ground.
Pour que le dispositif soit efficace et d'autre part esthétiquement plaisant, il est avantageux que la longueur du tube ne soit pas trop faible, ni trop grande. Le tronçon de tube aura ainsi de préférence, selon l'axe z'z, une longueur de l'ordre de quelques centimètres, par exemple, préférentiellement, entre 2 et 4 cm. Une telle longueur assurera généralement une bonne immobilisation du faisceau de lacet. Pour des applications spécifiques, d'autres dimensions pourraient cependant être adoptées, par exemple plus courtes, de l'ordre de 1 cm, voire moins.For the device to be effective and on the other hand aesthetically pleasing, it is advantageous that the length of the tube is not too short, nor too large. The tube section will thus preferably have, along the axis z'z, a length of the order of a few centimeters, for example, preferably, between 2 and 4 cm. Such a length will generally ensure good immobilization of the yaw beam. For specific applications, other dimensions could however be adopted, for example shorter, of the order of 1 cm or even less.
Si l'on veut encore plus de souplesse d'utilisation, on peut prévoir plus de deux paires de trous, et par exemple trois paires de trous (non représenté), et de la même façon, les trous peuvent être prévus non pas seulement sur l'une des deux parties mais sur les deux parties du dispositif. Dans ce cas, il est possible d'utiliser le dispositif aussi bien dans un sens que dans le sens inversé. En particulier, si le tronçon de tube est moulé en matière plastique, selon une technique connue de moulage bi- matière, le dispositif sera aisément réalisé en deux couleurs, une pour la partie 11, l'autre pour la partie 12, et l'utilisateur pourra présenter à son gré, à la vue, l'une ou l'autre des deux parties du dispositif. Bien entendu, les tronçons de tube peuvent être décorés, porter tout marquage désiré, voire supporter, intégré de matière ou non, tout élément décoratif tel qu'une figurine par exemple. Si l'on utilise une conception en matière plastique moulée, la charnière 13 sera avantageusement une simple charnière-film, là encore selon des techniques de fabrication bien connues. Dans le mode d'utilisation illustré, on a montré le dispositif fixé en position basse sur la chaussure. Etant donné que le dispositif se place simplement sur le lacet à toute hauteur voulue, il peut tout aussi bien se placer au niveau de la cheville, et dans ce cas, il peut permettre d'immobiliser le faisceau de lacet sans nouage des lacets si l'on désire une plus grande souplesse de mouvement au niveau de la cheville. Dans ce cas, tout le faisceau de lacet peut être caché sous le revers d'une chaussettte rabattue par dessus le dispositif. Cela permet de porter ainsi les lacets sans avoir à introduire le lacet dans la chaussure ou d'avoir des boucles qui pendent hors de la chaussure, avec les risques que cela présente.If you want even more flexibility of use, you can provide more than two pairs of holes, and for example three pairs of holes (not shown), and in the same way, the holes can be provided not only on one of the two parts but on the two parts of the device. In this case, it is possible to use the device both in one direction and in the reverse direction. In particular, if the tube section is molded in plastic material, according to a known bi-material molding technique, the device will be easily produced in two colors, one for part 11, the other for part 12, and the user can present at will, at sight, one or the other of the two parts of the device. Of course, the tube sections can be decorated, bear any desired marking, or even support, integrated with material or not, any decorative element such as a figurine for example. If a molded plastic design is used, the hinge 13 will advantageously be a simple film hinge, again according to well known manufacturing techniques. In the illustrated mode of use, the device shown in the low position on the shoe has been shown. Since the device is simply placed on the lace at any desired height, it can just as easily be placed at the ankle, and in this case, it can allow to immobilize the lace bundle without knotting the laces if you want greater flexibility of movement at the ankle. In this case, the entire lace bundle can be hidden under the lapel of a sock folded over the device. This allows the laces to be worn in this way without having to introduce the lace in the shoe or to have loops that hang out of the shoe, with the risks that this presents.
Bien évidemment, quoique le dispositif illustré ait été montré avec une section circulaire, on peut donner au dispositif toute autre section, en particulier polygonale, par exemple carrée ou ovalisée, et dans ce cas, le terme "diamètre" utilisé correspond au diamètre d'un cercle qui présenterait la même surface d'ouverture que celle du dispositif.Obviously, although the illustrated device has been shown with a circular section, the device can be given any other section, in particular polygonal, for example square or oval, and in this case, the term "diameter" used corresponds to the diameter of a circle which would have the same opening surface as that of the device.
Selon un second mode de réalisation illustré aux figures 8 à 11, le dispositif a une forme générale de tube ovalisé. Dans ces figures, pour simplifier la description et pour éviter des redites, des éléments similaires à ceux du premier mode de réalisation ont été référencés dans le second mode de réalisation par les mêmes nombres indicés prime.According to a second embodiment illustrated in Figures 8 to 11, the device has the general shape of an ovalized tube. In these figures, to simplify the description and to avoid repetition, elements similar to those of the first embodiment have been referenced in the second embodiment by the same prime indexed numbers.
On trouve ainsi un dispositif référé dans son ensemble 10' constitué essentiellement de deux parties 11' et 12' réunies par une charnière 13'. Le dispositif comporte également un cran de verrouillage 30, plus particulièrement visible aux figures 9 à 11, qui en position de fermeture du dispositif, vient se verrouiller dans une lumière 31 sous une languette 32 faisant légèrement saillie vers l'extérieur sur une tranche du dispositif. Dans la partie 11' ont été prévus, comme dans le premier mode de réalisation, quatre trous 15', 16', 17', 18' pour la fixation du dispositif dans la chaussure par passage dans certains au moins de ces trous d'une partie des lacets comme expliqué en relation avec le premier mode de réalisation.There is thus a device referred to as a whole 10 'consisting essentially of two parts 11' and 12 'joined by a hinge 13'. The device also comprises a locking notch 30, more particularly visible in FIGS. 9 to 11, which in the closed position of the device, comes to lock in a slot 31 under a tongue 32 projecting slightly outwards on a edge of the device . In part 11 ′, four holes 15 ′, 16 ′, 17 ′, 18 ′ have been provided, as in the first embodiment, for fixing the device in the shoe by passing through at least some of these holes of a part of the laces as explained in relation to the first embodiment.
Par rapport au premier mode de réalisation, les différences essentielles qui apparaissent sont les suivantes. Tout d'abord, comme on le voit clairement à la figure 11, le dispositif présente uhe section générale ovalisée aplatie plutôt qu'arrondie circulaire.Compared to the first embodiment, the essential differences which appear are as follows. First of all, as can be clearly seen in FIG. 11, the device has a generally ovalized section that is flattened rather than circularly rounded.
D'autre part, la charnière 13' est d'un type connu à ouverture et fermeture élastiquement assistée, l'articulation de la charnière 13' se faisant dans le mode de réalisation illustré autour de deux lignes d'articulation 33, 34, reliant les deux parties 11', 12' du dispositif, tandis qu'une languette élastique déformable 35 assiste le dispositif pour une ouverture franche, comme illustré à la figure 10, et également pour assister la fermeture, la présence de la languette obligeant en quelque sorte le dispositif à être soit ouvert, soit fermé. Le mécanisme de charnière élastique ne fait pas partie de l'invention dans la mesure où il appartient au domaine public tel que décrit notamment au brevet France 1 595 023 ou 2 007294 auxquels on pourra faire référence. A la figure 11, on aperçoit que le dispositif permettra d'enserrer avec une compression convenable huit brins de lacets. Dans une réalisation, si l'on donne au dispositif une hauteur hors tout h de l'ordre de 12 mm et une largeur hors tout de l'ordre de 18,5 mm, on pourra ainsi enserrer de façon convenable huit lacets d'un diamètre non comprimé de 4,5 mm. Pour un tel dimensionnement, la longueur hors tout du tube L pourra être par exemple de l'ordre de 25 mm. On observe également que pour la facilité d'utilisation ainsi qu'une meilleure esthétique, les deux extrémités du "tronçon de tube" que forme en position fermée le dispositif présentent des découpes arrondies, comme il apparaît plus clairement notamment aux figures 8 à 10.On the other hand, the hinge 13 'is of a known type with elastically assisted opening and closing, the articulation of the hinge 13' being in the embodiment illustrated around two articulation lines 33, 34, connecting the two parts 11 ′, 12 ′ of the device, while a deformable elastic tongue 35 assists the device for a frank opening, as illustrated in FIG. 10, and also to assist closing, the presence of the tongue obliging in a way the device to be either open or closed. The elastic hinge mechanism is not part of the invention insofar as it belongs to the public domain as described in particular in French patent 1,595,023 or 2,007,294 to which reference may be made. In Figure 11, we see that the device will enclose with suitable compression eight strands of laces. In one embodiment, if the device is given an overall height h of the order of 12 mm and an overall width of the order of 18.5 mm, it will thus be possible to enclose eight laces of a uncompressed diameter of 4.5 mm. For such sizing, the overall length of the tube L may for example be of the order of 25 mm. It is also observed that, for ease of use and for better aesthetics, the two ends of the "section of tube" which the device forms in the closed position have rounded cutouts, as is more clearly seen in particular in FIGS. 8 to 10.
Egalement en référence plus particulièrement aux figures 10 et 11, on voit que la partie 12' dans laquelle sont formés les trous 15' à 18' pour le passage des lacets n'est pas plate mais légèrement incurvée vers l'intérieur vers son milieu (au niveau de la flèche référencée 36 à la figure 10), ce qui facilitera encore le passage et la bonne tenue des lacets dans les paires de trous correspondants 15'-16', 17'-18'.Also with particular reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, it can be seen that the part 12 ′ in which the holes 15 ′ to 18 ′ are formed for the passage of the laces is not flat but slightly curved inwards towards its middle ( at the arrow referenced 36 in the figure 10), which will further facilitate the passage and good performance of the laces in the pairs of corresponding holes 15'-16 ', 17'-18'.
Bien que l'on ait décrit l'utilisation du dispositif de l'invention en relation avec des chaussures, ce qui sera le cas le plus pratique, il est clair que le dispositif peut également être appliqué à d'autres objets, en particulier des bottines, des corsets, des vestes, c'est-à-dire, de façon générale, tout article d'habillement comportant des oeillets et un lacet de serrage.Although the use of the device of the invention has been described in relation to shoes, which will be the most practical case, it is clear that the device can also be applied to other objects, in particular ankle boots, corsets, jackets, that is to say, in general, any article of clothing comprising eyelets and a tightening lace.
En outre, le dispositif bien qu'avantageusement fixé par simple enfilage sur un brin de lacet, à l'endroit le plus approprié, peut comporter un autre moyen de fixation à une partie de solidarisation de l'objet, tel qu'une chaussure, moyen de fixation qui pourra être un anneau, une bride, un passant ou tout autre lien qui se fixera au dispositif, à l'aide des trous mentionnés ou, par exemple, par collage, et qui sera lui-même fixé sur l'objet, soit à demeure, soit de façon amovible. In addition, the device, although advantageously fixed by simple threading on a strand of lace, at the most suitable location, may include another means of attachment to a part for securing the object, such as a shoe, fixing means which may be a ring, a flange, a loop or any other link which will be fixed to the device, using the holes mentioned or, for example, by gluing, and which will itself be fixed on the object , either permanently, or removably.

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1.- Dispositif de retenue et/ ou d'immobilisation de lacets, en particulier pour chaussures de sport, caractérisé en ce qu'il se présente sous la forme d'un tronçon de tube (10), articulé en deux parties (11, 12), autour d'une charnière (13), constituant une génératrice du tube parallèle à son axe, verrouillable en position fermée et déverrouillable pour permettre l'introduction ou le retrait du lacet (19) formé en un faisceau, l'une au moins des deux parties précitées du tronçon de tube comportant au moins un moyen de fixation à une partie de solidarisation à la chaussure, et le diamètre d'ouverture du tube en position verrouillée correspondant sensiblement au diamètre du faisceau de lacet à immobiliser.1.- Device for retaining and / or immobilizing laces, in particular for sports shoes, characterized in that it is in the form of a tube section (10), articulated in two parts (11, 12), around a hinge (13), constituting a generator of the tube parallel to its axis, lockable in the closed position and unlockable to allow the introduction or withdrawal of the lace (19) formed in a bundle, one at less of the two aforementioned parts of the tube section comprising at least one means of attachment to a part for securing to the shoe, and the diameter of the opening of the tube in the locked position corresponding substantially to the diameter of the lace bundle to be immobilized.
2.- Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de fixation est constitué par au moins deux trous (15, 16, 17, 18) pour le passage du lacet à immobiliser et sa fixation sur lui.2.- Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing means is constituted by at least two holes (15, 16, 17, 18) for the passage of the lace to be immobilized and its attachment to it.
3.- Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre d'ouverture du tube correspond sensiblement au diamètre d'un faisceau de quatre à huit épaisseurs de lacet.3.- Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the opening diameter of the tube corresponds substantially to the diameter of a bundle of four to eight thicknesses of lace.
4.- Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les trous (15, 16, 17, 18) sont disposés par paires (15, 16 ; 17, 18) dans un plan sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe du tube.4.- Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holes (15, 16, 17, 18) are arranged in pairs (15, 16; 17, 18) in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of the tube.
5.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins deux paires de trous (15, 16 ; 17, 18) sont prévues. 5.- Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least two pairs of holes (15, 16; 17, 18) are provided.
6.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins trois paires de trous sont prévues.6.- Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least three pairs of holes are provided.
7.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les deux parties (11, 12) du tronçon de tube sont sensiblement symétriques par rapport à leur plan de jonction en position fermée du dispositif.7.- Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two parts (11, 12) of the section of tube are substantially symmetrical with respect to their junction plane in the closed position of the device.
8.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que les deux parties du tronçon de tube sont disymétriques par rapport à leur plan de jonction en position fermée du dispositif.8.- Device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the two parts of the tube section are asymmetrical with respect to their junction plane in the closed position of the device.
9.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est formé en une seule partie, par moulage en matière plastique, la partie de jonction étant du type film- charnière, l'une des deux parties (11) comportant un cran de verrouillage9.- Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is formed in a single part, by plastic molding, the joining part being of the film-hinge type, one of the two parts ( 11) with a locking notch
(14) qui vient se verrouiller dans un cran (14') coopérant de retenue formé en regard sur l'autre partie (12).(14) which comes to lock in a notch (14 ') cooperating with retaining formed facing the other part (12).
10.- Dispositif selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que la charnière est d'un type à ouverture et fermeture élastiquement assistée. 10.- Device according to claim 9, characterized in that the hinge is of an elastically assisted opening and closing type.
11.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que la charnière est constituée essentiellement par une génératrice dudit tube, avantageusement affaiblie.11.- Device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the hinge consists essentially of a generator of said tube, advantageously weakened.
12.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le tronçon de tube est à section intérieure sensiblement circulaire ou ovalisée.12.- Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tube section is of substantially circular or ovalized internal section.
13.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le tronçon de tube a une longueur de l'ordre de quelques centimètres, avantageusement comprise entre 2 cm et 4 cm. 13.- Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tube section has a length of the order of a few centimeters, advantageously between 2 cm and 4 cm.
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