Patent · US Expired

Scuff-type slipper

US4145822A · kind A · utility

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42Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 8, 1977
Grant dateMar 27, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 8, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B3/10
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The disclosure describes various forms of scuff-type slippers which are durable and resist turning under of the heel portion in use. These include a transversely elastic vamp, a sole which can be bent transversely by tension forces in the vamp, to which it is fusion bonded, and, extending above the sole, a heel overlayer that is secured to the sole at least in part by fusion bonding along the sides thereof. Also disclosed are methods of making such slippers.

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