Shoe Having A Midsole With Heel Support

a technology of midsole and heel support, which is applied in the field of athletic footwear, can solve the problems of inability to reduce the labor required to manufacture a shoe by a meaningful amount, large number of components, and large number of components, and achieve the effect of reducing the specialized individual labor required, eliminating or reducing the heel counter, and facilitating the attachment of the upper

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-10-13
NIKE INC
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[0004]The present invention relates to shoes having a midsole configured to provide heel support for a wearer. Midsoles in accordance with the present invention may permit the elimination or reduction of a heel counter in an upper and may further facilitate the attachment of an upper and midsole. These shoe designs and / or manufacturing methods reduce the specialized individual labor required for shoe production, while avoiding high costs associated with highly automated manufacturing equipment.

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Both the large number and the three dimensional nature of these components have required a great deal of labor to assemble a single shoe.
Decreasing the labor required to manufacture a shoe by a meaningful amount is not possible with standard shoe designs.

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[0022]Shoes in accordance with the present invention are designed to enable the efficient manufacturing of customized shoes. Shoe model options in accordance with the present invention may include, for example, a running shoe model and a basketball shoe model, although other shoes in accordance with the present invention may be constructed. In accordance with the present invention, upper forms of shoes are manufactured by a flat forming process, whereby the upper pattern is kept in a two-dimensional shape for most of the upper assembly and then stitched, glued, molded or otherwise affixed into a three dimensional form in the final stage of upper assembly. Shoes having midsoles providing heel support in accordance with the present invention may utilize traditional uppers fabricated from a plurality of pieces, although the specific example described herein further includes a flat formed upper to achieve additional construction efficiencies. The flat forming process minimizes the amoun...

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Shoes having midsoles with heel support, specifically designed to facilitate production via efficient shoe manufacturing methods and systems are described. In embodiments, the shoe upper is designed by way of a flat forming process. Additionally, in embodiments upper forms may be coupled with dual hardness midsole structures that provide heel support and eliminate the need for a heel counter in the shoe upper.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 194,302, filed Sep. 26, 2008, entitled “Shoe Having a Midsole with Heel Support.”TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention relates to athletic footwear. More particularly, the present invention relates to a shoe having a midsole with heel support.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Shoes, especially shoe uppers, have traditionally been assembled from a relatively large number of three dimensional components. Both the large number and the three dimensional nature of these components have required a great deal of labor to assemble a single shoe. Decreasing the labor required to manufacture a shoe by a meaningful amount is not possible with standard shoe designs.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0004]The present invention relates to shoes having a midsole configured to provide heel support for a wearer. Midsoles in accordance with the present invention may permit the elim...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A43B21/02A43D8/00
CPCA43B9/00A43B13/188A43B23/0235B29D35/142A43B7/16A43B13/127A43B23/04
Inventor BEREND, THOMASDEAN, ANTHONYFUSCO, CIRO
Owner NIKE INC
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