KR20120079489A - Hands-free lock lacing device of footwear - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A hands free wire clamping device for footwear is provided to maximize convenience and excluding unnatural motions. CONSTITUTION: A hands free wire clamping device for footwear comprises a pair of foot wears(10), wires(20), a gear, and a stopper(40). The footwear is composed of the uppers of leather for protecting the top of the foot and sole which is in contact with plantar. On top of the uppers of leather, a cut-out part is formed. In the cut-out part, a tongue filler is formed. The wire is united in order to cross in a zig-zag type in the cut-out part. The end part of the wire is guided to the side of the footwear. The gear is pivotally installed at outside of the footwear. The gear reels the end part of the wire and forms sawteeth on exterior circumference. The stopper can move vertically at the rear part of the uppers of leather and has a rack structure which interlocks with the gear at one side.

Description

Hands-free wire fastener of shoes {HANDS-FREE LOCK LACING DEVICE OF FOOTWEAR}

The present invention relates to a hands-free wire tightening device for a shoe that enables pulling and tightening the wire of the shoe without using a hand.

In general, in the various shoes such as sports shoes, boots, shoes, work shoes, the instep of the instep is cut, the wire is bound in a form that crosses the cut several times. Therefore, when the user pulls and binds the wire, the distance of the incision becomes narrower, and the shoe can be tightened to fit the foot. On the contrary, when the wire is released by releasing the bundled wire, the foot can be taken out or put in the shoe.

However, the operation of pulling or tying the wire should be preceded by bending the legs or bending the waist, as well as using both hands, which is cumbersome, inconvenient, and time-consuming.

Accordingly, the present inventor has proposed a 'shoe fast binding structure of the shoe wire consisting of the outer wire in order to quickly tighten or loosen the shoe wire as in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0890216 (Patent Document 1). .

That is, as shown in FIG. 1 showing the structure of Patent Document 1, when the user pulls the outer wire 30 exposed between the stopper 40 and the guide tube 15, the outer wire 30 connected to each ring 12. ) Is pulled to tighten the shoe, and when the user stops the pulling operation of the outer file 30, the outer file 30 is fixed without being released by the frictional force of the two cogwheels 50.

On the contrary, when the user pulls the outer line 30 between each ring 12, the outer line 30 wound in the outer line winding 60 is released and moves to the fixture 11 side, and the outer line 30 has two toothed times. It is fixed without being pulled by the friction force of the entire 50, so that the outer line 30 is in a loose state at the side of the shoe cutout, so that the user can conveniently wear or take off the shoe.

Patent Document 1 has the advantage of being able to easily tighten and loosen the shoelaces, but it is still necessary to use the hands, so the disadvantages of bending the legs or waist and using the hands are still not solved. It is.

1. Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0890216

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention devised to solve the above problems with the prior art is to provide a hands-free wire tightening device for a shoe that can tighten or loosen the wire of a shoe without using a hand.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a wire that is tied in the form of crossing the upper part of the upper portion of the shoe several times while the end is extended outward of the shoe, and is rotatably mounted on the outside of the shoe and ends of the wire. At the same time winding the wound and at the outer surface on the circumference is formed a gear having a tooth, and a stopper having a rack structure that is capable of reciprocating in the vertical direction at the rear of the upper and engaging the teeth of the gear on one side.

In this case, an elastic means for pushing up the stopper upward may be further formed below the stopper.

In addition, a stepped stepped step may be formed on the side of the shoe, and an outer surface of the stopper may further include a flange protruding to correspond to the stepped step, and thus the stopper descends when the stepped down against the flange. At the same time, the gear is rotated to pull the wire to tighten the shoe wire. On the contrary, when the release means formed on the outer surface of the gear is pressed or pulled, the gear is released to release the wire.

According to the present invention, there is no need to use hands when tightening or loosening the wire of the shoe, which makes the operation easy, and also can maximize convenience such as eliminating unnatural motions such as sitting by bending the leg or bending the waist. There is.

1 is a representation of Patent Document 1, which is a prior art.
2 is a side view of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a partial plan view of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a side view showing the internal structure of the shoe in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention may be modified in various ways and may have various embodiments. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary structures of the present invention. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention only to the illustrated form, and the spirit and scope of the present invention should be understood to include ordinary changes, equivalents, and substitutes of the illustrated forms.

Figure 2 is a side view of the shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a partial plan view of the shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a side view showing the internal structure of the shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 4, the present invention provides a shoe 10 for wearing on the foot, a wire 20 for tightening or releasing the shoe to fit the foot when the shoe 10 is worn, and the wire. It comprises a gear 30 for winding or unwinding the 20 and a stopper 40 for winding the wire while rotating or stopping the gear.

The shoe 10 is usually made of an upper 10a for protecting the sole and the side and the foot of the sole, such as sports shoes or shoes or work shoes, the upper portion of the upper 10a is formed with an incision, the incision The shoe tongue 10b is formed in the part.

The wire 20 is bound to traverse several times in a zigzag fashion at the incision and the end of the wire 20 is guided to the side of the shoe. In this case, the wire guide cover 11 may be formed on the side of the shoe to guide the wire 20 inward so as not to be separated from the shoe side.

The gear 30 is formed in a circular shape, the teeth are formed radially on the outer surface on the circumference, the central axis of the gear is bound in a rotatable state in the upper (10a) of the shoe.

In this case, the gear 30 may be formed on only one outer surface of the shoe, or may be formed on two outer surfaces of both sides of the shoe. Here, when the gear 30 is formed only on one side of the shoe, the wire 20 has an outer end structure in which one end of the wire 20 is fixed to one side of the upper portion 10a of the upper portion 10a and the other end is led to one side of the shoe. In the case where the two sides are formed, both end portions of the wire 20 are guided to both sides of the shoe as shown in FIG. 3.

The gear 30 is in the form of a reel for winding or unwinding the wire 20 at the same time as including the teeth, for example, winding the wire 20 when rotating clockwise and rotating the wire 20 counterclockwise. ) Is solved.

The stopper 40 is mounted to be reciprocated in the vertical direction at the rear of the upper 10a, and forms a rack structure 41 engaged with the teeth of the gear 30 on one side.

For example, the gear 30 and the stopper 40 are coupled to each other in a rack and pinion structure so that the gear 30 can rotate when the stopper 40 makes a linear motion. Can be.

Here, the elastic means 50 such as a spring or rubber may be further formed in the lower portion of the stopper 40 so that the stopper 40 receives the force in an upward direction, and in this case, the stopper 40 descends when the stopper 40 descends. As the 50 is compressed, a force pushing up the stopper 40 is received. Accordingly, when the force for pressing the stopper 40 is removed, the stopper 40 is returned to its original position by the elastic means 50.

In addition, the gear 30 may be formed in a ratchet structure in which the gear 30 rotates only on one side and does not rotate on the other side when coupled with the rack structure of the stopper. In this case, when the stopper 40 is lowered, the gear 30 is rotated clockwise (see FIG. 3) to wind and tighten the wire 20, and conversely, when the stopper 40 is raised, the rack structure 41 is raised. ) Will not rotate.

In addition, the outer surface of the gear 30 may be provided with a release means 31 such as a button, when the pressing means or pulling the release means 31 is released from the binding state with the stopper 30 gear 30 ) Is rotated counterclockwise to release the locked wire 20.

As a preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 2 the side of the shoe is formed with a stepped step 12 in the form of a step while the outer surface of the stopper 40 is further formed with a flange 42 protruding corresponding to the step 12 Can be.

In this configuration, after the two shoes are worn, the stopper 40 is lowered by pressing the flange 42 on which the stopper 40 of the other shoe is formed using the step 12 of one shoe, and the wire 20 is lowered. When the puller is tightened and the stopper 40 is lifted by the elastic means 50, the wire 20 may be appropriately tightened to suit its own foot by repeatedly pressing the stopper 40 again. In this case, when one side of the shoe is tightened, the other foot is used, so it is possible to work without standing hands up.

In order to remove the wire to take off the shoe, by touching the release means 31 formed on the outer surface of the gear 30 using the other one foot, the wire 20 is released while the fixed state of the gear 30 is released. I can take it off.

As described above, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the general knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or prospect of the present invention.

10 ... Shoes 11 ... Wire Guide 12 ... Sut
20 ... wire 30 ... gear 31 ... release means
40 ... stopper 41 ... rack construction 42 ... flange

Claims (3)

A wire 20 that is tied in the form of crossing the upper portion of the upper of the shoe 10 several times and whose end portion extends outward of the shoe,
A gear 30 rotatably mounted on the outer side of the shoe and formed with teeth on the outer surface of the circumference while winding the end of the wire;
Hands free wire tightening device of the shoe characterized in that it comprises a stopper (40) having a rack structure (41) engaged with the teeth of the gear on one side, which can be reciprocated in the vertical direction from the rear of the upper. The method according to claim 1,
The hands free wire tightening device of the shoe, characterized in that the bottom portion of the stopper is further formed with an elastic means (50) for pushing the stopper upward. The method according to claim 1,
Stepped shoes 12 are formed on the side of the shoe, and an outer surface of the stopper 40 is further provided with a flange 42 protruding to correspond to the stepped feet so that the stepped shoe of one shoe is placed on the flange of the other shoe. Hands-free wire tightening device for shoes characterized in that the pressing down.

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