3124results about "Upper" patented technology

A system for attaching a personal item to a shoe includes: a molded shoe made from a stretchable material and having a plurality of expandable holes in an upper portion; a shaft having first and second ends; a first shoulder secured to the first end, the first shoulder configured for insertion through a first expandable hole of the plurality of expandable holes and configured to engage an inner surface of the upper portion of the shoe; a second shoulder secured to the second end; a mounting patch coupled to the second shoulder, the mounting patch including a receiving surface extending at least to a second expandable hole adjacent to the first expandable hole; a personal item including an attachment surface, the attachment surface configured to securely yet releasably couple to the receiving surface when the attachment surface is placed into contact with the receiving surface.

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.

The invention relates to the technical field of shoemaking equipment, in particular to a cold and hot setting machine for shoe processing and a setting technology.The cold and hot setting machine for shoe processing comprises a machine body, a hot mold assembly, a shoe mold assembly and a cold mold assembly, the hot mold assembly is arranged on one side of the machine body and used for conducting heat setting on toe cap fabric, and the cold mold assembly is arranged on the other side of the machine body; the shoe mold assembly and the cold mold assembly are both arranged on the machine body, the cold mold assembly is opposite to the shoe mold assembly in the vertical direction, and the cold mold assembly is used for conducting cold setting on the shoe head fabric obtained after heat setting. The middle flexible pressing pads are arranged, materials at the thick positions of the turnup parts are promoted to be dispersed to all positions of one circle of the turnup parts through intermittent rotation of the two middle flexible pressing pads, so that the thickness consistency of all positions of one circle of the toe cap fabric is improved, and in the subsequent cooling and shaping process of the toe cap fabric, the thickness uniformity of the toe cap fabric is improved. The cooling speeds of all parts of the toe cap fabric in one circle are basically consistent, so that the cooling and shaping effects of the shoe mold assembly on the toe cap fabric are better.

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 invention discloses a multifunctional temperature-adjusting leisure sports shoe and a preparation method thereof. According to the sports shoe, semiconductor refrigeration layers are embedded into the two sides of a vamp, and a flexible photovoltaic film is arranged on a shoe tongue; the sole is integrated with a heating layer block containing a heating wire, a piezoelectric power generation layer, a breathable buffer block and a heel structure. A fan, a battery and a processor bin are mounted in the heel structure bin cover, and side door units with filter screens are arranged on two sides; the fan is communicated with the air hole network of the breathable buffer block through a connecting pipe; and the microprocessor is connected with and controls each functional module. During preparation, the positioning grooves communicated with each other are machined in the breathable buffer block and the heel structure assembly body through special groove scraping equipment, and the positioning blocks are embedded in the positioning grooves for fixation. According to the invention, functions of refrigeration, heating, airflow circulation and piezoelectric and photovoltaic power generation are integrated, and intelligent control and multi-path energy management are combined, so that dynamic and accurate temperature regulation of a microenvironment in the shoe is realized; the modular design and the positioning block and groove interlocking structure effectively guarantee stable operation and overall reliability of core components.

The utility model relates to an anti-skidding breathable slipper, which comprises a vamp and a sole, a groove is arranged at the top of the sole, a breathable layer and a surface layer are sequentially stacked in the groove, crisscrossed breathable grooves are arranged at the bottom of the groove, a plurality of breathable holes are distributed in the breathable grooves, fasteners are inserted into part of the breathable holes, and the fasteners penetrate through and fix the breathable layer. The groove is formed in the top of the sole, the ventilation grooves communicated with one another are formed in the bottom of the groove, the ventilation holes penetrating through the sole are formed in the ventilation grooves, the ventilation layer and the surface layer are placed in the groove, and the round holes are distributed in the ventilation layer, so that the whole structure of the sole is good in ventilation performance, sweat of the sole is easily discharged outwards, and the surface of the sole is kept relatively dry; bacteria are not easy to breed, and the sole health of people is protected.

A cushioning structure includes an externally-reinforced bladder, the bladder having a first polymeric sheet and a second polymeric sheet, where each polymeric sheet includes an internal surface and an opposite external surface. A first reinforcing layer is in contact with the external surface of the first polymeric sheet, where the first reinforcing layer has a greater modulus than the first polymeric sheet. A second reinforcing layer is in contact with the external surface of the second polymeric sheet, where the second reinforcing layer has a greater modulus than the second polymeric sheet. The bladder includes an internal volume and a peripheral flange surrounding the internal volume, and the reinforcing layers are only secured to the polymeric sheets at the peripheral flange.

To provide a footwear upper structure and heel core, capable of enhancing shape holding property of an upper side of an opening of a heel part, so as to facilitate an operation of wearing shoes, with design property.SOLUTION: A footwear upper structure in which an opening 14b from which a heel of a foot is exposed, is formed on a heel part 11a, comprises: a decoration member 16 which surrounds the opening 14b and formed into an arch shape in view from the rear side, the decoration member being provided on the upper side of the opening 14b on the external surface of the heel part 11a. On a portion having the decoration member 16 on the heel part 11a of the upper 14, a heel core 19 formed of a flexible curve surface plate is included. The heel core 19 has: a pair of fixation support parts 91 which is fixed to a footwear base 12 in a state in which the inner surfaces of the fixation support parts are directed to inside in a lateral direction; a pair of curve surface side plate parts 92 which extends upward and rearward in a curved state, from the fixation support parts, in a state in which the inner surfaces of the curve surface side plate parts are directed to inside in the lateral direction; and a rear end continuous part 93 which connects the fixation support parts and the curve surface side plate parts and is formed in an arc shape in plan view.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

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).

Bladders for footwear uppers, footwear components and articles of footwear including the bladders, and / or methods of making and using such bladders are described. The bladders may include first and second thermoplastic elastomer sheets joined together by an outer perimeter bond. An interior chamber is defined between the thermoplastic elastomer sheets and inside the outer perimeter bond. The outer perimeter bond may be shaped such that the interior chamber forms: (i) a foot support chamber portion for supporting at least a portion of a plantar surface of a wearer's foot, and at least one of items (ii) and (iii) below, in which: item (ii) comprises a first side chamber portion (e.g., forming at least part of a first securing strap or a first footwear upper component), and item (iii) comprises a second side chamber portion (e.g., forming at least part of a first strap-engaging member or a second footwear upper component).

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.