1452results about "Stiffners" patented technology

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.

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.

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.

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.

The invention discloses a nurse shoe and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the field of nurse shoes, the nurse shoe comprises an upper, a sole and a detachable insole, the insole is subjected to refined ergonomic design, pressure sinking convex-concave grooves with specific depths are formed in corresponding areas of the first toe, the second toe, the third toe, the fourth toe and the fifth toe and metatarsal bones; supporting pads with matched heights are arranged on the forefoot transverse arch and the foot inner and outer side longitudinal arches respectively, the full-periphery heel cup structure is arranged on the foot heel in a surrounding mode, an all-directional physiological supporting system is formed, the design can be precisely attached to the natural curve of the foot of the human body, pressure of different areas of the sole is evenly dispersed, the local stress peak value of the forefoot, the foot arches and the heel is effectively reduced, and the stability of the human body is improved. The sole is of a three-layer composite structure, the upper supporting layer provides reliable mechanical supporting, the middle buffering layer achieves efficient damping, the moderate-elasticity EVA anti-skid bottom layer enhances the road holding force of the wet and slippery ground through the anti-skid grain design, and the front 1 / 3 bending adaptive area improves the walking flexibility.

Knitted components with spacer knit structures, uppers, articles, and footwear with the same, and methods of manufacturing the same. In aspects, a knitted component includes a spacer knit structure that includes a pair of opposite knit layers and a filament that extends between the pair of opposite knit layers, and that is interlooped with the pair of opposite knit layers, providing cushioning therein. The spacer knit structure is manipulated, e.g., using pressure and heat, such that it has at least one zone comprising a fused area that maintains the spacer knit structure in a compressed shape. In additional aspects, textiles, uppers, and articles of footwear including the knitted component are provided, along with methods of manufacturing the same.

A composite textile can include a stacked arrangement of material layers and can be used to form an upper. The composite textile can include an abrasion resistant layer, an elastically resilient layer, and a stretch resistant layer positioned between the abrasion resistant layer and the elastically resilient layer. When the composite textile is incorporated into an upper, the composite textile generally resists stretch along a surface plane of the upper but is elastically resilient in directions orthogonal to the surface plane. The stacked configuration of material layers provides support and structure to the upper while minimizing the formation of wrinkles and creases in high flexion area of the upper.

An article of footwear comprising an upper defining a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear, and a sole structure coupled with the upper. The sole structure includes a midsole and an outsole coupled with a bottom surface of the midsole. A void structure is provided within the sole structure, which includes a plurality of voids defining channels that extend through an entire width of the sole structure. The void structure includes a plurality of first voids in the shape of a vertical lemniscate and a plurality of second voids in the shape of a horizontal lemniscate.

A device configured to surround a portion of a foot receiving cavity (1839) in the heel region (13) of a footwear article includes a control strip having a central segment, a first side arm extending from the central segment, and a second side arm spaced apart from and extending from the central segment. The control strip may include a series of slats. A base supports the control strip and is connected to the first and second side arms. The control strip is biased to a stress-free position where the central segment is a first distance (D1, D2) from the base, and elastically bends to a loaded position (10A, 910A, D2) under applied force, where the central segment is a second distance (D1, D2) from the base smaller than the first distance (D1, D2). The device stores potential energy that causes the control strip to return to the unloaded position when the applied load is removed.

A skate (e.g., an ice skate) for a skater (e.g., a hockey player). The skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of the skater and a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface (e.g., ice). At least part of the skate boot and optionally at least part of one or more other components (e.g., the skating device) may be constructed from one or more materials (e.g., foams) molded by flowing in molding equipment during a molding process (e.g., injection molding or casting). This may allow the skate (or other footwear) to have useful performance characteristics (e.g., reduced weight, proper fit and comfort, etc.) while being more cost-effectively manufactured. Other articles of footwear are also provided.

The invention discloses a pair of children's shoes and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the field of children's shoes, each of the children's shoes comprises an upper, a sole, a toe cap protection structure and a detachable orthotic insole, the upper is formed by sewing a breathable antibacterial composite fabric; scientific foot protection is achieved through multi-dimensional structure optimization, the 1 / 3 bending structure of the shoe sole accurately corresponds to the first-fifth metatarsophalangeal joint position of the foot, the 15-degree upwarp design and the 3-5 mm sunken structure accord with the foot movement track of a child during walking, running and jumping, the space in the shoe is increased, joint stress damage is reduced, the correction shoe pad is provided with supporting pads aiming at the transverse arch of the forefoot and the longitudinal arch of the inner side and the longitudinal arch of the outer side respectively, and therefore the correction effect is achieved. By the aid of pressure sinking convex-concave grooves in metatarsophalangeal joints and toe joints, plantar pressure can be dispersed, a normal physiological curve of an arch can be maintained, foot development deformity such as flatfoot, strephenopodia or valgus can be effectively prevented, and meanwhile, the surrounding heel cup with the height of 12 mm and the inner side heel cup cooperatively fix the heel to guarantee that the foot keeps a correct force line during movement.

A supporting device comprises an upper sewn to the bottom end of a vamp, the bottom end of the upper is fixedly provided with an anti-skid assembly used for preventing skid, and the top end of the upper is provided with a supporting assembly used for supporting. The heating device comprises a heating assembly arranged in the supporting assembly and used for heating, and a temperature control unit used for controlling the heating assembly to heat the vamp is arranged in the vamp. The temperature control unit embedded in the shoe tongue is used for controlling the flexible carbon fiber heating wire to conduct gear temperature adjustment so as to keep the insole to be heated, warm can be rapidly provided for the feet, and invasion of cold weather can be effectively resisted; meanwhile, the unique design of the antiskid patterns and the antiskid nails can adapt to the ground with different slippery degrees, and the risk of slipping and injury is effectively reduced; and multiple functions such as heating, skid resistance and motion assistance are integrated into a whole.

A high-upper warm-keeping casual shoe with high wrapping performance belongs to the field of high-upper casual shoes and structurally comprises a sole and a vamp. The vamp is connected to the upper end of the sole; a wrapping adjustable high-upper positioning part is arranged at an extending opening in the top end of the vamp and comprises an upper integrally formed with the vamp, a heel protection pad connected to the inner side of a heel of the upper and an ankle contact layer detachably connected and wrapped to the inner side of the front portion of the upper and the front end face of the heel protection pad. A heel is protected and positioned by wrapping a heel protection pad in an adjustable high-upper positioning part, and an adjusting assembly in the heel protection pad adjusts arc-shaped wrapping clamping pieces in an upper interlayer in a mode of pulling a hook buckle, so that the left arc-shaped wrapping clamping piece and the right arc-shaped wrapping clamping piece are matched with the upper to clamp and wrap the two sides of an ankle. The wrapping diameter can be reasonably set according to the diameters of ankles of different people, and the phenomenon that the upper is wrapped too tightly or too loosely is prevented.

The application relates to the technical field of shoes, in particular to a child sandal with a leather elastic heel strap, which comprises a sole body, an upper body and a heel strap, the upper body is fixed on the sole body, the heel strap is fixedly connected with the upper body, and the heel strap and the upper body surround a shoe opening; the heel strap comprises an elastic strap and a leather strap, the leather strap covers the elastic strap, the leather strap is fixedly connected with the elastic strap through a sewing line, and the elastic strap forces the leather strap to shrink and wrinkle. In the application, the mutual cooperation of the elastic strap and the leather strap in the heel strap improves the stability of the heel strap in close contact with the wearer's foot, so that the restraining effect of the child sandal on the child's foot is improved, and the risk of injury of the child's foot is reduced.

The utility model relates to the technical field of disposable slippers, in particular to a disposable slipper with high fitness, which comprises a polyethylene sole, a first lower shoe strap and a first upper shoe strap, the upper end of the polyethylene sole is fixedly connected with the first lower shoe strap and the first upper shoe strap, a first magic tape ring surface is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the first lower shoe strap, and a second magic tape ring surface is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the first upper shoe strap. And a first magic tape hook surface is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the first upper shoe strap. By means of the slipper, a user can adjust the length of the slippers by adjusting the connecting position of the first lower slipper and the first upper slipper and the connecting position of the second lower slipper and the second upper slipper according to the foot shape and size of the user and utilizing the bonding effect of the first hook-and-loop fastener ring face and the first hook-and-loop fastener hook face and the bonding effect of the second hook-and-loop fastener ring face and the second hook-and-loop fastener hook face. Therefore, the height between the vamp and the sole is changed, the containing space of the slipper is adjustable, the application range is expanded, and the wrapping performance and the fitting performance of wearing are further improved through the design of the length difference between the first shoe strap and the second shoe strap.

The application relates to a semi-enclosed protective shoe cover which comprises a base body integrally formed by a high-elastic foaming material, the base body comprises a bottom of a forefoot part of a sole, a U-shaped surrounding edge formed by extending upwards from a front edge and two sides of the bottom, a left wing piece and a right wing piece which extend upwards and backwards symmetrically from rear ends of the surrounding edge, a heel buckle assembly arranged between the left wing piece and the right wing piece, a vamp fixing belt assembly arranged between the left wing piece and the right wing piece close to the surrounding edge, and an anti-skid bump array arranged on a lower surface of the bottom, and the application has the functions of good air permeability, anti-skid and anti-collision.

The invention provides a braided fabric and a knitting method thereof, a vamp and a footwear product, the braided fabric is formed by one-time knitting of a single-side warp knitting jacquard machine, the braided fabric comprises a first knitting layer 100 and a second knitting layer 200, the first knitting layer 100 and the second knitting layer 200 are integrally formed, and at least one of the first knitting layer 100 and the second knitting layer 200 forms a mesh structure. According to the scheme, the single-face warp knitting jacquard machine is adopted for one-time knitting forming, the expensive equipment cost and the complex debugging process of a traditional two-needle-bed warp knitting machine are abandoned, and the double-face structure effect originally capable of being only woven by the two-needle-bed equipment is achieved on the single-needle-bed equipment through the specific guide bar configuration and knitting mode; and the production equipment threshold and energy consumption are greatly reduced, and good economical efficiency and market competitiveness are achieved.