Athletic shoe, in particular soccer shoe
US6167640A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B23/07
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An athletic shoe, such as a soccer shoe, has an upper defining a toe region, an insole connected to the upper, and an outsole secured to the insole. A vamp in the toe region is joined to the insole. The vamp is a full-grain leather composed of a grain layer and a leather fiber layer joined to the grain layer. An elastomeric coating is disposed on and partway penetrates into the leather fiber layer in a region where the fiber layer is joined to the insole. The coating has a thickness above the surface of the leather fiber layer of at least 0.1 mm. The coating may also be disposed in a region adjoining the region where the fiber layer is joined to said insole. The coating may also be reinforced with an embedded reinforcement.
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