3 dimensionally woven footwear

a 3 dimensional, woven technology, applied in the field of footwear, can solve the problems of limited esthetics, large number of separate operations, and large waste in the process, and achieve the effect of maintaining support and integrity of the upper
US20140237854A1Inactive Publication Date: 2014-08-28UNDER ARMOUR
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
UNDER ARMOUR
Publication Date
2014-08-28
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A shoe component, wherein the shoe component is formed by 3-dimensional weaving such that the shoe component has one or more woven layers, each having a warp direction and a fill direction, wherein the shoe component has one direction of stretch; a shoe containing at least one of the shoe components in an upper; and a shoe in which the entire upper, and optionally the midsole and / or outsole, are entirely formed by 3-dimensional weaving.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is an application filed under 35 U.S.C. §111(a) claiming the benefit pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e) (1) of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 616,235 filed on Mar. 27, 2012 pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §111(b), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to footwear. In particular, the invention relates to footwear formed with the use of 3 dimensional weaving methods to form at least a portion of the footwear, and potentially forming the entire footwear as a unitary structure.

[0004] 2. Description of the Background

[0005] Shoes are conventionally prepared by a multistep process. Shoes are typically assembled as they travel through a series of rooms or departments, each doing a particular segment of the assembly process. Even with the use of modern machines it can still take a large number of separate operat...

Claims

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