FOOTWEAR TENSIONING SYSTEMS Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A43B5/04 

FIELD: human vital needs satisfaction.

SUBSTANCE: invention comprises a sheath that covers the foot and at least a portion of the shin, wherein the sheath has a pair of opposite edges generally aligned along the top of the foot covering portion of the sheath and/or the shin portion, being generally in line with the longitudinal axis of the foot and/or shin and bounding the opposite sides of the sheath, a foot compression system comprising a tension path and at least two fixation points on the path from the opposite sides of the sheath and supporting at least one length of the tensioning cable extending along the path, wherein at least one fixation point comprises a tensioning mechanism providing adjustable tension of the cable section, the fixation points are located on the opposite sides of the sheaths supporting the opposite edges, and at least one of them is on the lateral or medial side of the shoe, a section of the tension path in the transverse direction intersects the shoe area located between the opposite edges, the tensioning cable passes through the outer surface area under the instep and the opposing edges and the inner sheath, and the second section of the tension path crosses the shin area above the instep and/or above the rear portion of the sheath between the Achilles tendon and the medial projection of the ankle.

EFFECT: user's foot constricting.

24 cl, 10 dwg