Abstract:
Waterproof, breathable socks, booties, shoe inserts, and footwear assemblies containing the shoe inserts are provided. The booties and shoe inserts may include a laminate comprising a seamless extensible film, such as a polyurethane film, and at least one textile. The bootie is suitable for a range of sizes and shoe shapes. The bootie may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, an asymmetrical last having a desired size to form a shoe insert. A bootie having a seamless extensible film eliminates the need to have multiple sizes of shoe inserts correlating to particular shoe sizes. In embodiments where the polyurethane film is seamless and continuous, the shoe insert eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make shoe inserts waterproof. Methods of forming the socks, booties, and shoe inserts are also provided.
Abstract:
An article of footwear, comprising: an upper; and a sole structure engaged with the upper, wherein the sole structureincludes a first polymeric foam member for supporting at least a heel and midfoot area of a wearer's foot, wherein an exposed outer edge of the first polymeric foam member includes a billows structure that extends continuously from a medial midfoot or forefoot area of the first polymeric foam member proximate to a lateral midfoot or forefoot area of the first polymeric foam member, and wherein the billows structure includes five billow outer ridges connected by four billow interstitial areas located between adjacent billow outer ridges of the five billow outer ridges.
Abstract:
Sole structures for articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include a relatively soft and lightweight foam midsole component partially covered by at least one more rigid and/or dense cage (protective) component(s) and/or other protective component(s).
Abstract:
An article of footwear comfortably accommodating different foot sizes is disclosed. The article comprises an upper, sole and integrally formed cleat members made of a monolithic material. In addition, the article can include an integrally formed internal cushioning system. The article further includes grooves and/or perforations that assist the footwear in stretching to accommodate different foot sizes.
Abstract:
A sole for a footwear including a body having a length, a body portion of the body that is capable of expansion and contraction, and a drive generator provided in the body for generating drive to drive a device in the body. The drive generator has an elongate drive member arranged to slide relative to the body portion in a direction along the length of the body upon expansion and contraction of the body portion for driving the device as the sole bends and unbends during use.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Schuh (1), insbesondere einen Sportschuh, mit einem Schuhoberteil (2). Um insbesondere einen zusammenlegbaren Schuh mit hinreichender Eigensteifigkeit im Gebrauch zu erzielen, sieht die Erfindung vor, dass das Schuhoberteil (2) zumindest abschnittsweise aus einem biegeschlaffen Material besteht, das ein Zusammenschieben des Schuhoberteils (2) in Schuhlängsrichtung (L) ermöglicht, wobei zumindest in einem sich in Schuhlängsrichtung (L) erstreckenden Bereich (3) des Schuhoberteils (2) mindestens ein Verstärkungselement (4) an oder in dem Schuhoberteil (2) angeordnet ist, das die Form des Schuhs (1) in einem Schnitt im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Schuhlängsrichtung (L) aufrecht erhält, wobei das biegeschlaffe Material im Verbindungsbereich (5) zwischen dem Schuhvorderteil (6) und dem Schuhhinterteil (7) angeordnet ist, wobei das Schuhoberteil (2) zumindest im Bereich (8) der Zehen und im Fersenbereich (9) aus biegesteifem Material besteht und wobei die Verstärkungselemente (4) zumindest über den gesamten Verbindungsbereich (5) zwischen dem Schuhvorderteil (6) und dem Schuhhinterteil (7) angeordnet sind.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a ski boot (1) comprising a shell (2), designed to house at least partially the user's foot, and a sole (3), fixedly-connected to said shell and positioned underneath it, said sole comprising a front portion (4), approximately in a position corresponding to the user's forefoot, a rear portion (5), in a position corresponding to the heel of the user, and a median portion (86) located between said front portion and said rear portion, approximately in a position corresponding to the plantar arch of the user, said ski boot being characterized in that said median portion comprises at least one first flexible region (7), designed to bend reversibly, during the use of said boot mounted on a ski.
Abstract:
Improved form applicable to the preservation of shoes, comprising a hollow body which has a front part (2), a rear part (3) and a junction area configured like bellows (4). There is provided at the lower portion of the front part (2) of the form (1), a cylindrical recess (7) wherein a deodorant tablet (8) is inserted and fixed. Said tablet is comprised of aromatic products, germicides, bactericides, etc. The form (1) is coated with an external finish such as paint, lacquer or the like.
Abstract:
An article of footwear (100, 10, 110A, 110, 2100, 7110) comprises a sole structure (130, 2130, 30, 4130, 7130) having a cushioning component (132, 7132) defining an enclosed, fluid-filled chamber (143, 53, 7143). The cushioning component (132, 7132) has a top wall (122, 7122), a bottom wall (124, 7124), a medial side wall (126, 7126) at a medial side (15, 2115) of the article of footwear (100, 10, 110A, 110, 2100, 7110), and a lateral side wall (128, 7128) at a lateral side (14, 2114) of the article of footwear (100, 10, 110A, 110, 2100, 7110). The cushioning component (132, 7132) includes a unitary outsole (160, 7160) having a bottom portion (142, 170, 7142), a medial side portion (145, 7145), and a lateral side portion (145, 146, 7146). The bottom portion (142, 170, 7142) is bonded to the bottom wall (124, 7124), the medial side portion (145, 7145) is bonded to the medial side wall (126, 7126), and the lateral side portion (145, 146, 7146) is bonded to the lateral side wall (128, 7128). A method of manufacturing includes disposing the first and second polymer sheets (181, 5410, 7181) and the outsole (160A, 160, 3170, 5160, 60, 7160) in a mold assembly (70A) and thermally bonding the outsole (160A, 160, 3170, 5160, 60, 7160) to the second polymer sheet (182, 7182), and the first and second polymer sheets (181, 5410, 7181) to one another to form a chamber (143, 53, 7143).
Abstract:
Sole structures for articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include a relatively soft and lightweight foam midsole component partially covered by at least one more rigid and/or dense cage (protective) component(s) and/or other protective component(s).