Interior and upper members for articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices
US7849609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B23/07
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Interior members for foot-receiving devices, such as bootie elements for articles of footwear, include a material element at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber. This material element may include, in some examples, a heel-surrounding portion, a lateral side portion, a medial side portion, and a seamless plantar portion in a continuous, one-piece arrangement. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the material element may include a heel-surrounding portion, a lateral side portion, a medial side portion, a plantar surface, and a double layer of the material element at least along an Achilles area portion. Additional aspects relate to material blanks for forming such interior members as well as to foot-receiving devices, such as athletic footwear, including such interior members.
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