Sports shoe

Abstract

A sports shoe, particularly for skates, constituted by a rigid sole and by a separate soft upper, which surrounds at least part of the heel, the rigid sole being associated or formed monolithically with a frame that surrounds the foot at least laterally for containing a soft innerboot.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A sports shoe, particularly for skates, comprising a rigid sole, associated with a frame that wraps around the foot at least laterally, and a separate soft upper, which surrounds at least part of the heel, said frame being rotatably associated with said frame.  
     
     
         2 . The sports shoe according to  claim 1 , further comprising a soft innerboot contained inside said soft upper.  
     
     
         3 . The sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein said frame and/or a quarter comprise one or more rigid rod-like elements.  
     
     
         4 . The sports shoe according to  claim 3 , wherein said rigid sole is associated with said frame or obtained monolithically therewith, said frame comprising two rod-like arms, each of which is approximately shaped like an inverted letter V, so as to form a first wing and a second wing which diverge and are arranged laterally with respect to user's foot.  
     
     
         5 . The sports shoe according to  claim 4 , wherein said first wing is orientated obliquely and blends with a first perimetric edge of said sole, approximately at a first region of the metatarsus of the foot.  
     
     
         6 . The sports shoe according to  claim 5 , wherein said second wing is arranged obliquely approximately at right angles to said first wing, affects a second region of the heel and is blended laterally with said sole approximately at said first perimetric edge.  
     
     
         7 . The sports shoe according to  claim 6 , wherein said first and second wings are blended at a vertex that is arranged approximately proximate to a third region of the malleoli, said quarter being rotatably associated thereat, said quarter comprising a rigid support that wraps around a lower part of the leg of the user.  
     
     
         8 . The sports shoe according to  claim 6 , wherein said frame comprises a first bridge that is approximately U-shaped and wraps around, at the rear, said second region of the heel approximately at the level of the malleoli.  
     
     
         9 . The sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein said separate soft upper affects the entire surface of the foot and runs from the heel region to the malleolar region until it affects the upper metatarsal region and the lower metatarsal region.  
     
     
         10 . The sports shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein rear and central portions of said upper comprise a multilayer fabric that comprises a soft inner layer associated with a lattice-like outer layer that is partially elastic.  
     
     
         11 . The sports shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein a front portion of said upper comprises a multilayer fabric, which in turn comprises a soft inner layer that is associated with an outer layer that is coated with plastic externally so as to provide resistance to abrasion or environmental agents.  
     
     
         12 . The sports shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein a rigid toe cup is associated with said soft upper at the tip of the toe and is in turn associated with said sole or monolithic therewith in a downward region.  
     
     
         13 . The sports shoe according to  claim 7 , wherein said separate soft upper is connected to said frame at an articulation to said support for said quarter.  
     
     
         14 . The sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein first fastening means are associated with said soft upper and are arranged approximately at the upper metatarsal region, said first fastening means comprising a lattice-like semirigid structure made of plastic material, which forms flaps and is adapted to strengthen said shoe, prevent abrasions of said soft fabrics and/or support one or more closure elements.  
     
     
         15 . The sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein an at least partially soft element is interposed between said sole and said soft upper.  
     
     
         16 . The sports shoe according to  claim 15 , wherein said soft element supports, in a downward region, the foot of the user at least in the heel region and/or in the plantar arch region.  
     
     
         17 . The sports shoe according to  claim 15 , wherein said soft element supports, in a downward region, the foot of the user from the heel region to the plantar arch.  
     
     
         18 . The sports shoe according to  claim 15 , wherein said soft element supports, in a downward region, the entire foot of the user.  
     
     
         19 . The sports shoe according to  claim 15 , wherein said soft element has second edges that protrude laterally so as to affect a lower part of said upper and in particular a fifth region of the plantar arch of the foot, said second edges being connected at said third heel region, so as to constitute a support for the lower part of the heel of the user.  
     
     
         20 . The sports shoe according to  claim 15 , wherein said soft element is associable with said upper and/or said sole.  
     
     
         21 . The sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein said frame is provided with means for detachable connection to said sole.  
     
     
         22 . The sports shoe according to claims  1 , wherein said frame is formed monolithically with said sole.