摘要:
A clothing article for a foot including a sole including a sealed collapsible air cavity having disposed therein a return support for expanding a collapsed air cavity wherein the air cavity includes an outlet permitting a quantity of air to exit when the air cavity is collapsed; an upper, coupled to the sole, for covering a portion of the foot; an air-actuated active element coupled to the upper, the active element including a first mode and a second mode, the active element biased to the first mode and responsive to the quantity of air to transition from the first mode to the second mode; and a communication channel, coupled to the outlet and to the active element, for transferring the quantity of air from the air cavity to the active element.
摘要:
A method of customizing an article of footwear that is configured for self assembly is disclosed. The method includes steps of applying customized designs to pre-cut portions, and packaging the pre-cut portions with a lace and a set of instructions into a kit of parts. The kit of parts can be taken home and assembled by the customer.
摘要:
Color harmonisation is provided for articles of manufacture comprising different substrate materials. A coating composition is selected that can be applied to the different substrate materials while maintaining substantially uniform visual characteristics of the article. The substrates may include flexible materials such as natural leather, synthetic leather, vinyl, foam, textiles and the like. Examples of articles of manufacture include footwear, automotive upholstery and automotive interiors.
摘要:
This identifying device (10) is attached to a portion (16) of an article such as a shoe (12) and includes a retainer (40) having a flanged base (42) and raised peripheral walls (44) defining at least one socket (50). Identifying elements (60) having the same configuration as the sockets are removably snap-fitted into the sockets. The shoe portion (16) includes attached upper and lower plies of material (24', 36), the upper ply (24') having openings (66) receiving the peripheral walls (44) and overlying the flanged base (42) to hold the retainer (40) in place.
摘要:
A shoe member including a foam including a thermoplastic resin, wherein distribution of cell diameters of the foam in a part excluding a skin layer has at least two main dispersions.