WO2005120275A3 - Footwear with multi-piece midsole - Google Patents

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WO2005120275A3
WO2005120275A3 PCT/US2005/020146 US2005020146W WO2005120275A3 WO 2005120275 A3 WO2005120275 A3 WO 2005120275A3 US 2005020146 W US2005020146 W US 2005020146W WO 2005120275 A3 WO2005120275 A3 WO 2005120275A3
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footwear
midsole
molded
piece midsole
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Rory W Fuerst
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Keen Llc
Rory W Fuerst
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Priority to JP2007527691A priority Critical patent/JP5148276B2/en
Priority to CA2569894A priority patent/CA2569894C/en
Publication of WO2005120275A2 publication Critical patent/WO2005120275A2/en
Publication of WO2005120275A3 publication Critical patent/WO2005120275A3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D35/00—Producing footwear
    • B29D35/12—Producing parts thereof, e.g. soles, heels, uppers, by a moulding technique
    • B29D35/14—Multilayered parts
    • B29D35/142—Soles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/0027—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially from a material having special colours
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/141—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form with a part of the sole being flexible, e.g. permitting articulation or torsion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/16—Pieced soles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/22—Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer
    • A43B13/223—Profiled soles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
    • A43B23/08—Heel stiffeners; Toe stiffeners
    • A43B23/081—Toe stiffeners
    • A43B23/086—Toe stiffeners made of impregnated fabrics, plastics or the like
    • A43B23/087—Toe stiffeners made of impregnated fabrics, plastics or the like made of plastics

Abstract

Articles of footwear having a unitary midsole with an integrally molded toe cap that extends over the wearer's toes are disclosed, in which the midsole is molded in multiple sections one of which includes the integrally-molded toe cap which are joined to one another to provide the unitary midsole.
PCT/US2005/020146 2004-06-08 2005-06-08 Footwear with multi-piece midsole WO2005120275A2 (en)

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JP2007527691A JP5148276B2 (en) 2004-06-08 2005-06-08 Footwear with multi-piece midsole
CA2569894A CA2569894C (en) 2004-06-08 2005-06-08 Footwear with multi-piece midsole

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US57832804P 2004-06-08 2004-06-08
US60/578,328 2004-06-08

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WO2005120275A3 true WO2005120275A3 (en) 2007-02-15

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