64results about "Eyelets" patented technology

An article of footwear incorporating an upper formed by a forefoot component, a knitted workpiece, and a heel component is described. Each of the forefoot component, the knitted workpiece, and the heel component are separate from each other and joined along connection areas. Reinforcement elements cover the connection areas. In one embodiment, the knitted workpiece includes a collar portion and a throat portion extending from a forward end of the collar portion. The knitted workpiece also includes a medial lobe extending from one side of the throat portion and a lateral lobe extending from an opposite side of the throat portion from the medial lobe. The collar portion, the throat portion, the medial lobe, and the lateral lobe form a single unified knitted workpiece.

To provide a removable tightening device.SOLUTION: The tensioning mechanism is removably couplable with an article without damaging the article so that, upon removal of the tensioning mechanism, the coupling of the tensioning mechanism with the article is unrecognizable or not readily detectable. The tensioning mechanism is operable with a tension member to maintain the tension of the tension member and thereby maintain the tightness of the article. The tension member is guided along a path about the article via one or more guide members, and is tensionable via the tensioning mechanism to tighten the article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

An upper for an article of footwear includes an upper body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The upper body defines a throat between the first side and the second side. Further, the upper body defines an opening extending through the second side. The upper includes a lace extending across the throat between the first side and the second side. The upper further includes a dynamic support coupled to the upper body at the first side. The dynamic support extends across the throat from the first side to the second side. The dynamic support extends through the opening formed in the second side. The lace is attached to the dynamic support at the second side to apply tension on the dynamic support toward the second side when the lace is tightened.

Footwear uppers include: (a) a first upper member (formed from one or more component parts) including: one or more lace-engaging openings formed as elongated through hole openings with a length dimension extending in a top-to-bottom direction of the upper and a width dimension extending in a heel-to-toe direction of the upper, and wherein the length dimension is at least two times larger than the width dimension; (b) one or more midfoot supporting gussets located inside the first upper member, the midfoot supporting gusset(s) including one or more lace-engaging through holes (configured to pair up with the corresponding one or more lace-engaging openings of the first upper member); and (c) a lace extending through the lace-engaging opening(s) and the lace-engaging through hole(s). When the lace is tightened, the lace-engaging through hole(s) will at least partially align with a portion of its corresponding lace-engaging opening.

An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole structure coupled to the upper, a plurality of string pairs, a plurality of eyelets, and a reel-based closure system. Each string pair includes a first string and a second string. Each eyelet slidably couples the first string to the second string of one of the plurality of string pairs, and each eyelet defines a first aperture and a second aperture. The reel-based closure system is operatively coupled to at least one of the first string or the second string of at least one of the plurality of string pairs.

A yarn or thread may include a plurality of substantially aligned filaments, with at least ninety-five percent of a material of the filaments being a thermoplastic polymer material. Various woven textiles and knitted textiles may be formed from the yarn or thread. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be thermal bonded to other elements to form seams. A strand that is at least partially formed from a thermoplastic polymer material may extend through the seam, and the strand may be thermal bonded at the seam. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be shaped or molded, incorporated into products, and recycled to form other products.

An article of footwear having a twist fastener has an upper and a fastener. The upper is attached to a sole structure. The fastener includes a handle disposed within a first cavity formed at a heel end of the sole structure. The handle is operably coupled to a cable that extends along the sole structure from a heel region of the footwear to a midfoot region. When the handle is rotated, the article of footwear is tightened or loosened at the midfoot region.

A fiber-bound engineered material is provided that imparts an intended characteristic at an intended relative location. A fiber layer is entangled with additional fibers in a manner to create a non-uniform engineered material. The lack of uniformity of a fiber-bound engineered material may be accomplished through manipulation of the fibers and / or through fiber binding a scrim. The fiber layer binds with additional fibers through entanglement such that a mechanical connection between the entangled fibers is provided. This entanglement allows the fibers to bind without supplemental adhesives, interlacing, or connections. Variations in the fibers and / or inclusion of scrim materials prior to entanglement allows for an intended characteristic (e.g., a functional characteristic) at an intended relative location (e.g., a position determined by an article to be formed therefrom).

Shoes can include various features that improve performance, improve manufacturing efficiency, and provide environmental benefits over traditional shoes. In some cases, a shoe includes an upper that is composed of a continuous piece of fabric that includes multiple regions having different fabric properties to improve the performance of the shoe, including durability and comfort. The upper can define a collar region and a flexible region that is adapted to expand to allow a wearer to step into the shoe and contract to secure the shoe on the wearer's foot. The shoe can also include a heel securement that is adapted to conform to the shape of the wearer's foot and secure the shoe on the wearer's foot. Eyelets of the shoe can be disposed along an outer surface of the upper to improve comfort and simplify manufacturing.

To provide systems and apparatus related to footwear including a modular lacing engine.SOLUTION: In this example, the footwear assembly can include a footwear upper and a lace cable running through a plurality of lace guides. The plurality of lace guides can be distributed along the inner side and the outer side, and each lace guide of the plurality of lace guides can be adapted to receive a prescribed length of the lace cable. The lace cable can extend through each of the plurality of lace guides to form a pattern along each of the inner side and outer side of the footwear upper. The footwear assembly can also include an inner proximal lace guide routing the lace cable into a lacing engine disposed within a mid-sole portion. Finally, the footwear assembly includes an outer proximal lace guide to route the lace cable out of the lacing engine.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

To provide a shoe component capable of forming an upper highly fit to a wearer's foot.SOLUTION: A shoe component comprises a tongue 121 for covering the top of a wearer's foot, an inside wing 122 for covering the wearer's inside metatarsal region, and an outside wing 123 for covering the wearer's outside metatarsal region. A tongue eyelet 23, through a shoelace is passed, is provided in at least one of an inside foot tongue part 21, which has the inside wing 122 and a part on an inside foot side with respect to the center in a foot width direction, of the tongue 121, and an outside foot tongue part 22, which has the outside wing 123 and a part on an outside foot side with respect to the center in the foot width direction, of the tongue 121.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The utility model relates to the technical field of shoes with loofah sponge insoles and ox-tendon soles, and discloses an integrated shoe with an ox-tendon sole and a loofah sponge insole structure, which comprises a shoe body, a sole is fixedly connected to the bottom of the shoe body, and a plurality of second springs are fixedly connected to the inner bottom wall of the sole at equal intervals. The tops of the multiple second springs are fixedly connected with second buffer plates, multiple first springs are arranged on the inner side of the shoe sole at equal intervals, the tops of the multiple first springs are fixedly connected with first buffer plates, multiple air holes are formed in the top of the shoe sole at equal intervals, and multiple exhaust holes are formed in the left side and the right side of the shoe sole at equal intervals. According to the beef tendon sole integrated shoe with the loofah sponge insole structure, the two-time buffering effect of the shoe sole is achieved through the second spring, the second buffering plate, the first spring and the first buffering plate, ventilation is achieved through the ventilation holes and the exhaust holes, and therefore the effect that the ventilation performance of the beef tendon sole integrated shoe with the loofah sponge insole structure is improved while the rebound resilience of the shoe sole is improved is achieved.

The utility model belongs to the field of leather shoes, in particular to a pair of locking anti-skidding wear-resistant leather shoes, which is used for solving the problems that the traditional leather shoes are inconvenient to put on and take off, the anti-skidding performance is insufficient, the heels cannot be independently replaced and the heels are easily rubbed, the leather shoes comprise soles, the heels and vamps, and the heels are detachably connected with the soles through stainless steel fixing screws. The bottom surfaces of the sole and the heel are respectively provided with a plurality of groups of anti-skid grooves which are distributed in a staggered manner, the vamp is provided with strip-shaped holes so as to improve the wearing and taking-off convenience, a detachable insole with an anti-abrasion pad is arranged in the shoe, the sole is made of blended rubber added with anti-abrasion particles, and the heel is made of a high-hardness TPU material and is sprayed with a ceramic coating. The walking safety is improved through the staggered anti-skid structures, the use cost is reduced through the detachable heels, the wearing comfort is improved through the elastic openings and the anti-abrasion pad structures, and the anti-skid shoes are suitable for daily walking and various ground environments.

The present invention provides closing or fastening systems, apparatus, and methods for closing and / or fastening articles. [Solution] A tension member guide configured to direct or feed a tension member around the path of an article includes a cover member and a guide member partially covered by the cover member. The cover member is attachable to the article and includes a pair of slits or notches. The guide member is folded back along its longitudinal length to form a loop or channel into which a tension member can be inserted. The guide member is positioned relative to the cover member such that opposing ends of the loop or channel are inserted through the slits or notches and the opposing ends are positioned on the cover member, opposite to the rest of the guide member.

An upper for an article of footwear incorporating a knitted butterfly workpiece. An article of footwear incorporating an upper formed from a forefoot component, a knit workpiece, and a heel component is described herein. Each of the forefoot component, the knitted workpiece, and the heel component is independent of one another and joined along a connection region. A reinforcing element covers the connection region. In one embodiment, the knitted workpiece includes a collar portion and a throat portion extending forward from the collar portion. The knitted workpiece also includes an inward lobe extending from a side of the throat portion and an outward lobe extending from a side of the throat portion opposite the inward lobe. The collar portion, the throat portion, the inward lobes, and the outward lobes form a single single piece knitted workpiece.

An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper and defines a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The upper is formed, in part, from an engineered textile that includes an elastic base layer, a plurality of lockout panels attached to the elastic base layer, and a plurality of stretch channels formed between adjacent lockout panels. The elastic base layer is capable of multi-directional stretch, and each lockout panel has a stiffness greater than a stiffness of the elastic base layer and is configured to limit stretch of the elastic base layer in regions covered by the lockout panels. Each stretch channel is an uncovered portion of the elastic base layer configured to permit controlled elasticity, and the lockout panels and stretch channels cooperate to create distinct support zones and flexibility zones within the upper.

A fiber-bound engineered material is provided that imparts an intended characteristic at an intended relative location. A fiber layer is entangled with additional fibers in a manner to create a non-uniform engineered material. The lack of uniformity of a fiber-bound engineered material may be accomplished through manipulation of the fibers and / or through fiber binding a scrim. The fiber layer binds with additional fibers through entanglement such that a mechanical connection between the entangled fibers is provided. This entanglement allows the fibers to bind without supplemental adhesives, interlacing, or connections. Variations in the fibers and / or inclusion of scrim materials prior to entanglement allows for an intended characteristic (e.g., a functional characteristic) at an intended relative location (e.g., a position determined by an article to be formed therefrom).

A textile upper for an article of footwear includes at least one microclimate moderation structure located at one or more regions of the upper. In an embodiment, a microclimate moderation structure includes a plurality of knitted strands, the knitted strands including a first strand type and a second strand type, the first strand type having a greater thermal conductivity than the second strand type. In another embodiment, the microclimate moderation structure includes an uneven exterior surface that includes a plurality of knitted beams and a plurality of indentations defined between the knitted beams.

A yarn or thread may include a plurality of substantially aligned filaments, with at least ninety-five percent of a material of the filaments being a thermoplastic polymer material. Various woven textiles and knitted textiles may be formed from the yarn or thread. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be thermal bonded to other elements to form seams. A strand that is at least partially formed from a thermoplastic polymer material may extend through the seam, and the strand may be thermal bonded at the seam. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be shaped or molded, incorporated into products, and recycled to form other products.

The invention belongs to the technical field of sneakers, and particularly relates to a sneaker capable of enhancing ankle stability, which comprises a sneaker body, the sneaker body comprises a vamp, a sole, a tongue and a shoe cord.The sneaker capable of enhancing ankle stability is characterized in that an injection molding machine, a laser displacement sensor and a rack are fixedly mounted and fixed; the laser displacement sensor measures the moving distance of the adsorption table in real time, the system can accurately control the adsorption table to stop at a preset station, an accurate trigger signal is provided for follow-up mold closing action, a sliding block of the vacuum adsorption table is in rolling connection with an electric guide rail sliding groove of the rack through a rolling wheel, and an electric guide rail drives the vacuum adsorption table to move. And the telescopic rod of the electric push rod stretches out and draws back to drive the upper mold to descend, so that the upper mold and the lower mold are closed, and the injection molding pipe conveys a TPU material into a circular ring mold cavity formed after the upper mold and the lower mold are closed.

To provide a closing or fastening system, device and method for closing and / or fastening an article.SOLUTION: A tension member guide that is configured to direct or route a tension member about a path of an article includes a cover member and a guide member that is partially covered by the cover member. The cover member is attachable to the article and includes a pair of slits or incisions. The guide member is folded along a longitudinal length to form a loop or channel within which the tension member may be inserted. The guide member is positioned in relation to the cover member so that opposing end portions of the loop or channel are inserted through the slits or incisions such that the opposing end portions are positioned on an opposite side of the cover member from a remainder of the guide member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 27C

A yarn or thread may include a plurality of substantially aligned filaments, with at least ninety-five percent of a material of the filaments being a thermoplastic polymer material. Various woven textiles and knitted textiles may be formed from the yarn or thread. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be thermal bonded to other elements to form seams. A strand that is at least partially formed from a thermoplastic polymer material may extend through the seam, and the strand may be thermal bonded at the seam. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be shaped or molded, incorporated into products, and recycled to form other products.

The utility model discloses a pair of children shoes, which comprises soles, vamps arranged on the soles, tongues arranged on the vamps, a plurality of eyelets arranged on the vamps and shoelaces inserted into the eyelets, and limiting components detachably and fixedly matched with the eyelets are arranged on the outer surfaces of the tongues. The limiting assembly has a limiting matching state in which the shoe tongue is matched with the eyelet and a separating state in which the shoe tongue is separated from the eyelet, and when the limiting assembly is in the limiting matching state, the shoe tongue is limited to move in the width direction of the shoe tongue, and a penetrating gap for a shoelace to penetrate through is formed between the limiting assembly and the eyelet. The utility model has the following advantages and effects: the shoe tongue can be prevented from deviating, so that the wearing comfort and fitness can be ensured.

A shoelacing eyelet device for footwear comprises pulley eyelets that improve lace management. Each pulley eyelet includes a main body forming a slot, a hole extension for insertion into shoelace holes, an edge connector that engages with tongue space edges to prevent rotation, and a pulley residing in the slot. The hole extension can be button shaped, and the edge connector can be a hook that may be integral with the main body, forming an s-shape configuration. The main body has top, middle, and bottom sections with vertical sections connecting them. Pulley supports extend between sections to mount a pulley wheel that rotates on a pulley shaft with a threaded end. A fastener couples with the threaded section to secure the pulley wheel and create a shoelace path. The device accommodates tongue space edges through a hook configuration and allows adjustment of component distances through the threading mechanism.

A lacing system for an article of footwear includes a sole structure, an upper attached to the sole structure, the upper comprising a lateral side, a medial side, and a tongue, and a housing disposed adjacent the tongue. A plurality of lateral eyelets are disposed along the lateral side of the upper and a plurality of medial eyelets are disposed along the medial side of the upper. A first lace extends from the housing through the plurality of lateral eyelets, and a second lace extends from the housing through the plurality of medial eyelets.

The present application relates to articles of footwear incorporating a knitted component. An article of footwear can have an upper and a knitted component. Separately or in combination, the knitted component can include regions having different degrees of stretch resistance; the knitted component forms a collar having half-gauge knitting; the upper includes a thread having segments embedded into the knitted component, and the segments are positioned directly adjacent to one another; the thread forms a plurality of loops, pairs of loops are positioned directly adjacent to one another and configured to receive a lace; and the knitted component includes a thermoplastic polymer material, and the thread is not bonded to the thermoplastic polymer material.