Inner Lacing Shoes

Abstract

A shoe, including: g) an upper, having an inside and an outside, and including a toe box, a heel part, the heel part having a top section and a bottom section, and a split throat, the split throat having two flaps one on either side of the split throat; h) a sole, having an arch position; i) two tightening levers, one tightening lever on either flap of the split throat; j) a first tube entering the top section of the heel part on a first side of the shoe, proceeding downward and forward along the inside of the upper to about the arch position, and crossing the shoe to a second side of the shoe; k) a second tube entering the top section of the heel part on the second side of the shoe, proceeding downward and forward along the inside of the upper to about the arch position, proceeding below the insole and crossing the shoe to the first side of the shoe; l) a shoe lace attached at a first end to the tightening lever on the first side of the shoe, proceeding through the first tube and out of the shoe to form a loop outside of the heel part, entering the second tube and proceeding out of the second tube with a second end of the shoe lace attached to the tightening lever on the second side of the shoe; and g) a plurality of hooks attached to outside of the heel part, whereby the shoes may be tightened by hooking the loop onto one of the plurality of hooks and thereby pulling the two flaps together.

1 . A shoe, comprising: 
 a) an upper, the upper having an inside and an outside, and comprising a toe box, a heel part, the heel part having a top section and a bottom section, and a split throat, the split throat having two flaps;    b) a sole, having an arch position, an insole and an outer sole;    c) two tightening levers, each tightening lever attached to the shoe, one on either flap of the split throat;    d) a first tube entering the top section of the heel part on a first side of the shoe, proceeding downward and forward along the inside of the upper to about the arch position, and crossing the shoe to a second side of the shoe;    e) a second tube entering the top section of the heel part on the second side of the shoe, proceeding downward and forward along the inside of the upper to about the arch position, and crossing the shoe to the first side of the shoe;    f) a shoelace, one end of which is attached to the tightening lever on the first side of the shoe, the shoelace proceeding through the first tube and out of the shoe to form a loop outside of the heel part, the shoelace entering the second tube proceeding out of the second tube and a second end of the shoelace is attached to the tightening lever on the second side of the shoe; and    g) a plurality of hooks attached to outside of the heel part, whereby the shoes may be tightened by hooking the loop onto one of the plurality of hooks and thereby pulling the two flaps together.    
   
   
       2 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the sole defines two passages piercing down and into the sole, each passage traversing the shoe between the two sides of the shoe, wherein the first tube and the second tube each cross the shoe through one of the two passages.  
   
   
       3 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the sole has an insole and an outsole and further comprises an insert above the insole, and wherein the fist tube and the second tube each cross the shoe between the insert and the insole.  
   
   
       4 . The shoe of  claim 2 , wherein the shoe comprises a pad on the inside of the upper and the first tube and second tube proceed downward and forward between the pad and the inside of the upper.  
   
   
       5 . The shoe of  claim 3 , wherein the shoe comprises a pad on the inside of the upper the first tube and second tube proceed downward and forward between the pad and the inside of the upper.  
   
   
       6 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the first tube and the second tube consist of plastic.  
   
   
       7 . The shoe of  claim 6 , wherein the plastic is a hard plastic.  
   
   
       8 . The shoe of  claim 7 , wherein the plastic is polyvinyl chloride.  
   
   
       9 . The shoe of  claim 7 , wherein the two tightening levers consist of metal.  
   
   
       10 . The shoe of  claim 9 , wherein the two levers are each riveted to the shoe.  
   
   
       11 . The shoe of  claim 2 , further comprising an insert above the insole of the shoe.  
   
   
       12 . The shoe of  claim 1  where the shoe is an athletic shoe.