Sports shoe able to cooperate with a binding device attached to a sliding board

Abstract

Sports shoe (4) having a strap (28) able to pass over the top of a foot or able to pass over an instep, and at least one securing means (30), the strap including a first free end (29A) connected to the at least one securing means (30) and a second free end (29B) connected to the at least one securing means (30), the at least one securing means (30) being able to collaborate with a binding device (3) attached to a sliding board (2) so as to transmit a force at least downwards onto the first free end (29A) and onto the second free end (29B) of the strap (28).

1 . Sports shoe, comprising:
 a strap adapted to pass over the top of a foot or to pass over an instep, and   at least one securing means,   wherein the strap comprises a first free end and a second free end, at least one of the two free ends being connected to the at least one securing means,   the at least one securing means being adapted to move with respect to the rest of the shoe and to collaborate with a binding device attached to a sliding board so as to transmit a force at least downwards onto at least one selected from the group consisting of the first free end and the second free end of the strap.   
     
     
         2 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the two free ends is connected to a separate securing means, each of the two securing means being movable with respect to the rest of the shoe. 
     
     
         3 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the strap is mounted with the ability to slide with respect to an upper of the shoe. 
     
     
         4 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising a guide slot, the at least one securing means being mounted with the ability to slide in the guide slot. 
     
     
         5 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising a lateral part at least partially covering the strap. 
     
     
         6 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising a first securing means attached firmly to the first free end of the strap, and a second securing means attached securely to the second free end of the strap. 
     
     
         7 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of
 a first securing means connected to the first free end of the strap by a cord and   a second securing means connected to the second free end of the strap by a cord.   
     
     
         8 . Sports shoe according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one selected from the group consisting of the first securing means and the second securing means extends transversely respectively at a height of a medial malleolus and at a height of a lateral malleolus of the shoe. 
     
     
         9 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising a single securing means, the single securing means being connected to the two free ends of the strap by a cord, the single securing means extending longitudinally towards the rear of the shoe. 
     
     
         10 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising an adjusting means for adjusting the length of the strap. 
     
     
         11 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising a sole, wherein a front part of the sole comprises an abutment means adapted to collaborate with a mating means on a base of a binding device. 
     
     
         12 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising an external element, external to the shoe, the external element comprising a guide slot, the at least one securing means being mounted with the ability to slide in the guide slot. 
     
     
         13 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , comprising a rear part which is mobile so as to allow a foot to be inserted into the shoe. 
     
     
         14 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , which is configured for snowboarding, and which comprises fastening means. 
     
     
         15 . Binding system, comprising:
 a shoe according to  claim 1 , and   a binding device comprising a bearing surface, the bearing surface being able to collaborate with the at least one securing means of the shoe in order to transmit a force at least downwards onto the first free end and onto the second free end of the strap of the shoe.   
     
     
         16 . Equipment for snowboarding, comprising a sliding board and at least one binding system according to  claim 15 . 
     
     
         17 . Equipment for snowboarding, comprising a sliding board and two binding systems according to  claim 15 . 
     
     
         18 . Sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the first securing means is connected to the first free end of the strap by a cord and the second securing means is connected to the second free end of the strap by a cord. 
     
     
         19 . Sports shoe according to  claim 18 , wherein the first securing means and the second securing means extend transversely respectively at a height of a medial malleolus and at a height of a lateral malleolus of the shoe. 
     
     
         20 . Sports shoe according to  claim 7 , wherein the first securing means and the second securing means extend transversely respectively at a height of a medial malleolus and at a height of a lateral malleolus of the shoe.