Boot and process for assembling a boot
US5875566A · kind A · utility
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20Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B9/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A boot and a process for assembling the boot, the boot including a flexible upper and a rigid sole. The process includes the assembling of the flexible upper and the rigid sole with the use of an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion obtained by shaping a flexible material. At least two steps of the process includes at least the following: covering a portion of the sole with the intermediate portion to form a junction surface and applying a pressure on the outside of the boot to tighten the intermediate portion against the sole at the level of the junction surface.
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