2218results about "Bootlegs" patented technology

Articles of apparel and methods of making articles of apparel comprising one or more continuous threads wound around anchor points. In some embodiments, the methods can comprise winding a continuous thread around a plurality of projections to form a thread layer comprising a plurality of thread lines and impregnating at least a portion of the continuous thread with a flowable liquid polymer. In some embodiments, the methods can comprise bonding a thread layer to a rigid plate such that one or more thread lines extend across an opening formed in the rigid plate.

Additively manufactured articles of footwear comprising a sole portion and an upper portion 3D printed as a single piece. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an outer skin comprising a plurality of continuous beams extending adjacent to each other and defining at least part of an outer contour of the upper portion, at least part of an outer contour of the sole portion, or both. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an inner skin comprising a network of beams defining at least part of an inner contour of the upper portion. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise a core structure that connects beams of the outer skin to beams of the inner skin.

A footwear article includes (a) an upper having a tongue opening at a front thereof; (b) a gusseted tongue including a tongue panel positioned over the tongue opening and a pair of gussets attaching laterally opposite sides of the tongue panel to the upper; (c) a pair of tongue fasteners configured to selectively fasten and unfasten corresponding sides of the tongue panel to and from the upper; (d) a first lacing system on the upper and arranged for guiding lacing over the gusseted tongue and tongue fasteners when the sides of the tongue are fastened to the upper; and (e) a second lacing system on the tongue panel and arranged for guiding the lacing across the tongue panel clear of the tongue fasteners when the sides of the tongue panel are unfastened from the upper.

To provide improved foldable shoe designs and improved shoe manufacturing processes.SOLUTION: A shoe comprising an upper forming an interior portion for a foot, the interior portion including toe and heel cavities, is provided. The shoe further comprises a midsole having toe and heel ends and inner and outer sides. The midsole is stitched to the upper thereby forming a bottom to the interior portion. Heel and toe outsole patches are respectively stitched onto the midsole. An insole is affixed to the bottom of the interior portion. A spacing between the heel and toe outsole patches extends from the inner to the outer side and occupies a position intermediate between the toe and heel ends, thereby permitting the shoe to fold about an axis running through the spacing. The shoe folds between an extended state in which the shoe is worn, and a folded state in which a portion of the upper comprising the toe cavity is tucked into the heel cavity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Winding apparatuses and methods for manufacturing an article of apparel. A winding apparatus can comprise a winding unit comprising a rotatable shaft, a thread guide movable along an axis perpendicular to the shaft, and a plate comprising a base coupled to the shaft and a plurality of projections extending from the base. The winding apparatus can also comprise a first actuator configured to rotate the shaft and a second actuator configured to move the thread guide along the axis and between respective projections of the plurality of projections to wind a continuous thread around the plurality of projections.

Footwear uppers include a footwear upper base formed from one or more component parts and including: (i) an instep region including at least one of a tongue base region or instep base region and (ii) a heel-containing region. A bladder is engaged with the footwear upper. The bladder includes: (i) at least a first instep chamber engaged with the instep region, (ii) at least a first heel and / or ankle support chamber engaged with the heel-containing region, and (iii) a first fluid line connecting the first instep chamber and the first heel and / or ankle support chamber and placing the first instep chamber in fluid communication with the first heel and / or ankle support chamber. Fluid moving from the first instep chamber to the first heel and / or ankle support chamber (e.g., under force applied by a footwear securing strap) provides further support for the wearer's heel and / or ankle.

To sufficiently prevent deformation of a heel portion of a low-cut shoe without impairing wearing comfort.SOLUTION: A low-cut shoe 1 comprises a shoe body 10 and a heel core material 20 that is interposed between an inner fabric I and an outer fabric O of a heel portion 11c adjacent to a shoe opening 11a of the shoe body 10. The heel core material 20 is made of a synthetic resin and has a net-like structure formed of a plurality of openings 24 arranged in parallel. As a result, the heel core material 20 is provided with good flexibility and elasticity, is elastically deformable into a fallen state when the heel portion 11c is stepped on with a foot, and is capable of returning to its original upright state when the foot is fitted into the shoe body 10. Accordingly, deformation of the heel portion 11c is prevented. Since the heel core material 20 is also highly flexible, it does not cause discomfort even when it contacts the foot, and wearing comfort is not impaired.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

An adjustment element for an article of footwear includes a bladder having a barrier layer defining an interior void and a compressible component disposed within the interior void and including a lattice structure defining a plurality of reliefs formed in the lattice structure, the compressible component operable between an expanded state when the interior void includes a first pressure and a contracted state when the interior void includes a second pressure.

A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HANDS-FREE MOLDED SHOE may include placing a substrate insert into a first shoe mold where the substrate insert includes a heel insert, providing a first plastic to the first shoe mold to yield a substrate, placing the substrate and an overmold insert into a second shoe mold, and providing a second plastic to the second shoe mold to yield a shoe. The first plastic has a greater hardness than the second plastic.

A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.

The present invention relates to safety shoes worn on the feet of a wearer. In particular, the present invention relates to safety shoes in which space for the little toe to move is secured through the inner space of a protrusion portion, and which can thus prevent foot pain and injury and increase the comfort of a wearer.

The present application relates to articles of footwear having uppers with knitted components including cushioning regions, uppers, and methods of manufacturing articles of footwear. In one example, an upper (12) for an article of footwear (10) includes a knitted component (14). The knitted component (14) includes a plurality of knitted cushioning structures (46) that define a cushioning region (42).

A material having one or more optional permeable facing layers and a body of fibrous absorbing material. The body may include a fibrous lofted nonwoven material. The fibrous absorbing material is adapted to be situated adjacent to a surface having or producing moisture. At least a portion of fibers of the fibrous lofted nonwoven material may have a generally vertical orientation relative to the surface having or producing moisture. The generally vertical orientation may have a general visible trend forming an angle of about 45 degrees to about 135 degrees. The material may be capable of absorbing and / or transferring moisture, permeable, resilient, or a combination thereof.

A sole for an article of footwear includes a midsole, a plate having longitudinal prongs in a forefoot portion of the sole and a dome-shaped heel support portion in a heel portion of the sole, an insert disposed within a cavity of the heel support portion, a heel rim securing the insert to the plate and the plate to the midsole; and an outsole.

Aspects herein are directed to, among other things, a knitted component for an article of footwear and a method of manufacturing a knitted component having a first knit zone in a heel region having a lower knit density than a second knit zone in the midfoot and / or forefoot regions. The first and second knit zones may be integrally knit and adjacent one another along a seamless boundary. In some examples, the boundary between the first and second knit zones is more rearward on the medial side of the upper than on the lateral side. The knitted component may also extend underfoot and combine with a thermoplastic film layer to form a composite structure to which a sole structure is secured.

A sole for an article of footwear includes a midsole, a plate having longitudinal prongs in a forefoot portion of the sole and a dome-shaped heel support portion in a heel portion of the sole, an insert disposed within a cavity of the heel support portion, a heel rim securing the insert to the plate and the plate to the midsole; and an outsole.

The utility model discloses an air layer breathable fabric with upper and lower mesh jacquard and a vamp, and relates to the technical field of fabrics. The upper and lower mesh jacquard air layer breathable fabric comprises a surface layer, a middle layer and a bottom layer, the surface layer and the bottom layer are woven and connected through monofilaments or multifilaments to form an air layer, the middle layer comprises a plurality of cavities, and the surface layer and the bottom layer are both provided with a plurality of semi-through holes. The tuck semi-through holes and the full-through holes are formed in the surface layer and / or the bottom end, and the air layer is arranged between the surface layer and the bottom layer to improve the ventilation effect; the doubling stitch semi-through holes are formed in the surface layer and the bottom layer in an inclined needle mode, and the heat retention property of the air layer breathable fabric in the whole application process is improved; according to the air layer breathable fabric, the overall structure is matched, so that the fabric has breathability and heat retention property, the layer bodies are connected in a staggered mode, and the integrity of the fabric is better.

A shoe has an outer sock layer structure and an inner sock layer structure. An ankle cuff is formed at the interconnection between the outer sock layer structure and the inner sock layer structure and completely surrounds the shoe opening. The inner sock layer structure has a pocket in the heel region and a heel cup or heel counter insert in the heel region is partially located between the first interior surface and the second interior surface and an upper portion of the heel cup or heel counter insert is situated within the pocket. The ankle cuff contacts a rearward facing surface of the pocket. The heel counter insert may also be attached to multilayer insole which are then collectively inserted into the upper.

An inflatable wading boots including a boots assembly and an inflatable assembly. The boots assembly includes wading boots integrated to waders. The inflatable assembly includes a bladder, and a bulb. The bladder is an inflatable bladder. The bulb is an air pump. The bladder is connected to the pump. The bladder and the pump are mounted to each of the boots. The bladder is inflated to secure the boots to the feet of a user preventing the boots from getting off of the feet. The waders has bladders at a waist portion, a back portion and shoulder portion to inflate and prevent sinking.

An upper for an article of footwear, the upper including a base layer defining a least a portion of the upper and polymer threads stitched to the base layer. The polymer threads may include a core composed of a first material and a coating composed of a second material, where the melting point of the first material is higher than the melting point of the second material. The polymer threads may be bonded to the base layer by the coating of the polymer threads. The polymer threads may include one or more polymer thread sets stitched in pattern(s) on area(s) of an outer surface of the base layer to provide targeted characteristics to area(s) on the upper. In some embodiments, the polymer threads may be bonded to the base layer with heat and / or pressure.

The invention relates to 3D printing of a shoe part (100) with a plurality of different printing layers (10), wherein said shoe part is made by additive layer-by-layer printing. Each printing layer (10) defines an outer section (11) of the shoe part, an inner section (12) of the shoe part and an intermediate section (13) which connects the outer section (11) and the inner section (12) by an infill structure (30), wherein and said infill structure (30) comprising infill connecting lines (31) and / or infill connecting structures (32). According to the novel approach of the present invention, no predetermined standard infill structures are used but rather the orientations of the infill connecting lines (31) and / or the infill connecting structures (32) are determined based on the outer section (11) of the part of the individual shoe.

The invention discloses a jacquard vamp material based on bio-based degradable polylactic acid (PLA) and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the technical field of shoe materials. The jacquard vamp material is of a three-layer jacquard structure formed by integrally weaving PLA composite filaments through a jacquard warp knitting machine. The PLA composite filament is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 80-95 parts of polylactic acid (PLA) slices, 5-15 parts of poly (butylene adipate / terephthalate) (PBAT), 3-8 parts of a flexibilizer, 1-3 parts of a compatilizer, 0.5-2 parts of an anti-hydrolysis agent and 0.5-1.5 parts of a lubricant. According to the invention, the bio-based PLA is used as a main raw material and is matched with degradable auxiliaries such as PBAT, so that the whole vamp material can be completely biodegraded under a composting condition, the problem of environmental pollution of a traditional vamp is fundamentally solved, and meanwhile, through blending modification of PBAT and the flexibilizer, the flexibility and impact resistance of the PLA material are remarkably improved, and the vamp material has good application prospects. The requirements of the vamp material on softness, wear resistance and durability can be met.

To provide footwear including a guide part for guiding a foot into a shoe opening, provided in a heel part, the footwear preventing the guide part from causing discomfort to a wearer's foot without compromising convenience when wearing the footwear using the guide part.SOLUTION: Footwear including an upper part with a heel part covering a heel of a wearer's foot and a shoe opening, includes a guide part extending from an upper end of the heel part and having a shape for guiding the foot to the shoe opening, where the heel part incorporates a core material, the guide part incorporates a cushion material, and the guide part is configured to be more flexible than the heel part. The footwear is so configured that when a user puts the foot on the guide part, an upper end inside the core material is covered with the cushion material incorporated in the guide part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

An easy-to-penetrate moisture-proof shoe with heel elasticity comprises a sole unit, a vamp unit, an inner sleeve unit, a heel elastic piece and a bonding layer, wherein the sole unit comprises a side wall at the heel; the vamp unit is arranged on the sole unit; the inner sleeve unit is moisture-permeable and waterproof, and the heel elastic piece is capable of elastically deforming, and the bonding layer is fixedly connected between the inner surface of the vamp unit and the outer surface of the inner sleeve unit. The vamp unit is provided with a top opening edge and a vamp heel part abutting against the heel side wall. The inner sleeve unit is provided with an inner sleeve heel part corresponding to the vamp heel part. The heel elastic piece is arranged between the vamp heel part and the inner sleeve heel part and comprises an elastic piece body, the elastic piece body is provided with a pressed part and two rebounding wing parts extending out of the two sides of the pressed part, and the pressed part is provided with a pressed top edge adjacent to the top opening edge and a pressed bottom edge adjacent to the sole unit; and the pressed bottom edge is lower than the top edge of the side wall at the heel in the height direction. When a user wears the shoe, the user does not need to use fingers or shoehorn or bend down, and the heel part of the vamp can be automatically rebounded to a normal state by utilizing the elastic restoring force of the heel elastic piece.

An upper for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, comprising a ball contact area comprising a plurality of protrusions. Each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions has an elongated shape with a longitudinal axis, a sole facing side portion and an instep facing side portion. Each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions is elastically bendable such that each protrusion is configured to bend substantially in a perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis upon contact with a ball, and such that each of the plurality of protrusions is configured to bend such that the instep facing side portion touches an outer surface of the upper or an adjacent protrusion of the plurality of protrusions.