Anchoring plate for a closure device for a sports footwear

Abstract

An anchoring plate for a closure device for a sports footwear and a closure device for a sports footwear incorporating such anchoring plate are provided. The anchoring plate comprises—in addition to a body provided with hooking seats for the hooking member of the tensioning member of a closure device—an extendable member which is movably connected to the body and is provided with at least one additional hooking seat. In this way, a closure device incorporating the anchoring plate can move from a configuration in which the user's foot is firmly held inside the sports footwear to a configuration in which the user's foot has a certain freedom of movement inside the footwear, and in either of the configurations the elements of the closure device are retained in some way, so as not to be of hindrance to the user.

1 . An anchoring plate for a closure device for a sports footwear, comprising a body provided with a plurality of hooking seats arranged in different positions, wherein the anchoring plate further comprises an extendable member which is movably connected to the body of the anchoring plate, so that the extendable member is movable from a retracted position to an extracted position relative to the body of the anchoring plate wherein the extendable member is provided with at least one hooking seat, the at least one hooking seat being provided with a restraining element. 
     
     
         2 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the restraining element acts as a safety element preventing accidental release from the hooking seat of the extendable member. 
     
     
         3 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 2 , wherein the extendable member has a proximal end and a distal end and wherein the at least one hooking seat of the extendable member is obtained by bending the distal end of the extendable member into a hook shape having a mouth oriented towards the proximal end of the extendable member. 
     
     
         4 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 2 , wherein the restraining element is an elastic retaining member. 
     
     
         5 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 3 , wherein the retaining member is an elastic restraining element. 
     
     
         6 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 2 , wherein the restraining element is an elastic retaining member comprising an elastic tab which is defined by a corresponding “U”-shaped opening in the body of the extendable member and comprising a bulge oriented towards the mouth of the hooking seat and facing the same. 
     
     
         7 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the restraining element is a mechanical restraining element. 
     
     
         8 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the extendable member is translatable relative to the body of the anchoring plate from the retracted position to the extracted position and vice versa. 
     
     
         9 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the extendable member is pivotable relative to the body of the anchoring plate from the retracted position to the extracted position and vice versa. 
     
     
         10 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the body of the anchoring plate is shaped as a rack comprising a plurality of teeth arranged in series and defining corresponding hooking seats. 
     
     
         11 . A closure device for a sports footwear, comprising a supporting plate, a closure lever pivotally connected to the supporting plate, a tensioning member pivotally articulated to the closure lever and provided with a hooking member, and an anchoring plate provided with hooking seats for the hooking member of the tensioning member, wherein the anchoring plate further comprises an extendable member which is movably connected to the body of the anchoring plate, so that the extendable member is movable from a retracted position to an extracted position relative to the body of the anchoring plate wherein the extendable member is provided with at least one hooking seat, the at least one hooking seat being provided with a restraining element. 
     
     
         12 . The anchoring plate according to  claim 11 , wherein the restraining element acts as a safety element preventing accidental release of the hooking member of the tensioning member from the hooking seat of the extendable member. 
     
     
         13 . The closure device according to  claim 12 , wherein the extendable member has a proximal end and a distal end and wherein the at least one hooking seat of the extendable member is obtained by bending the distal end of the extendable member into a hook shape having a mouth oriented towards the proximal end of the extendable member. 
     
     
         14 . The closure device according to  claim 12 , wherein the restraining element is an elastic retaining member. 
     
     
         15 . The closure device according to  claim 13 , wherein the retaining member is an elastic restraining element. 
     
     
         16 . The closure device according to  claim 12 , wherein the restraining element is an elastic retaining member comprising an elastic tab which is defined by a corresponding “U”-shaped opening in the body of the extendable member and comprising a bulge oriented towards the mouth of the hooking seat and facing the same. 
     
     
         17 . The closure device according to  claim 11 , wherein the restraining element is a mechanical restraining element. 
     
     
         18 . The closure device according to  claim 11 , wherein the extendable member is translatable relative to the body of the anchoring plate from the retracted position to the extracted position and vice versa. 
     
     
         19 . The closure device according to  claim 11 , wherein the extendable member is pivotable relative to the body of the anchoring plate from the retracted position to the extracted position and vice versa. 
     
     
         20 . The closure device according to  claim 11 , wherein the body of the anchoring plate is shaped as a rack comprising a plurality of teeth arranged in series and defining corresponding hooking seats.