Abstract: A shoe, especially to a sports shoe, which includes a sole element and a shoe upper part, wherein the sole element and the shoe upper part are thereby held together that a wire-like connection element is guided through eye- or tube-like sections at the sole element and at the shoe upper part. To allow the separation of the shoe upper part and sole at recycling in an easy manner and apart from that to make the shoe upper part and the sole exchangeable the eye- or tube-like sections are arranged in a lateral outer region of the sole element and eye- or tube-like sections are arranged in a lateral outer region of the shoe upper part.

Abstract: A sports shoe, in particular a soccer shoe, with an upper (1) comprising an instep region (8), with a sole (2) connected to the upper and with tension strips (3, 4, 5) for stiffening. The sole is stiffened by a front tension strip (3) connecting the front end (6) of the sole to the upper (1) and by two rear tension strips (4, 5) connecting the heel area (7) of the sole (2) to the upper (1) in such a manner that although it is still possible to bend the sole up completely, it is impossible to bend it down.

Abstract: A shoe having a central rotary closure arranged on the heel of the upper in the area above the location at which the heel bone is received and having at least one tightening element which has a tightening section running from the central rotary closure towards each side of the shoe. The tightening sections are coupled by a coupling element with at least one strap which runs from each tightening section or coupling element over the instep or/and by the arch to the other tightening section or coupling element. Furthermore, strap sections span the instep area between locations at which the wearer's ankle and metatarsophalangeal joints are received, these sections crossing each other as they span the instep area, and are fastened at a frontal portion of a respective side of the shoe opposite that at which it is coupled to a respective tightening section.

Abstract: A shoe of the type having a sole and an upper formed of nonrigid materials attached to the sole, and with a central closure mechanism that is coupled with at least one elongated flexible tightening element by which a vamp of the upper can be tightened and loosened via increasing and decreasing an effective length of the at least one tightening element as measured from the central closure mechanism as it runs between guide elements on the upper and on an instep shield. In accordance with preferred embodiments, the shoe upper has a closed vamp, at least the instep area of which is formed of a volume-elastic compressible material and the instep cover is formed of an elastically bendable material at least approximately matched to the surface contour at least a portion of the instep.

Abstract: A cross-country ski binding comprises a toe iron which has two side portions, which extend substantially at right angles to the tread and engage at least one portion which projects from the sole of the skiing boot in front of its toe portion. A clamping member serving to retain the projecting portion is pivoted at least at one end to one side portion. In position for use, the clamping member extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ski. The clamping member is pivotally movable in a plane which is transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski. At its other end, the clamping member is adapted to be releasably locked to the other side portion of the toe iron. In a top plan view, the toe iron has a constriction which is disposed in front of the tip of the foot and which is preferably narrower than the foot. The portion which projects from the sole has a recess which registers with the constriction.