Shoes
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- KIT SHOE
- Publication Date
- 2007-11-08
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
CROSS REFERENCES AND RELATED SUBJECT MATTER
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 257,589 filed Jan. 21, 2003, pending, which constitutes a U.S. National stage application claiming priority from PCT / GB01 / 01663 filed Apr. 12, 2001.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to sub-assemblies for forming shoes, kits of parts for forming shoes, and to shoes formed therefrom.
[0003] In this specification, the term “shoe” is used to refer to any relevant form of footwear including, without limitation, boots, slippers and sandals.
[0004] A shoe, particularly a ladies shoe, is conventionally formed on a last shaped to the required shape of the shoe. The shoe comprises, broadly, an upper, a base and a heel. For the purposes of this specification, the word “base” is used to refer to the portion of a shoe, excluding the heel, that lies below the wearer's foot. Accordingly, the base can consist of a number of components. N...