Footwear

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9668534-B2
Application number	US-201414501695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	Oct 3, 2013
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

Abstract

A shoe including a sole assembly; an upper including a first envelope that includes a lower portion designed to surround the foot of a user; and an upper portion designed to surround the ankle or the ankle and a portion of the lower leg of the user; and an information transmission band that includes a first portion affixed to the sole assembly and/or the lower portion of the first envelope by a connection device, such as stitches; and a second portion designed to wrap around the upper portion of the first envelope, extending the first portion and including a first fastening device that cooperates with a second fastening device affixed to the upper portion of the first envelope.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A shoe comprising:
a sole assembly;
an upper comprising:
a first envelope comprising:
a lower portion designed to surround a foot of a user;
an upper portion designed to surround an ankle of the user, or to surround the ankle and a portion of a lower leg of the user;

an outer envelope;
the first envelope being housed within the outer envelope and demarcating an inner foot-receiving volume of the shoe, the outer envelope demarcating a first-envelope-receiving volume;

an information transmission band comprising:
a first portion extending on a first side of the shoe upwardly and rearwardly within the first-envelope-receiving volume and between the first envelope and the outer envelope and being affixed, with stitches or glue, to one of the following:
the sole assembly; or
the lower portion of the first envelope; or
both the sole assembly and the lower portion of the first envelope;

a second portion extending from the first portion and extending outside of the outer envelope on the first side of the shoe, the second portion being designed to wrap around a rear of the upper portion of the first envelope from the first side of the shoe to a second side of the shoe, the second portion comprising a first fastening device designed to cooperate with a second fastening device configured to fix the second portion of the information transmission band in place in relation to the upper portion of the first envelope;

an upper edge of the outer envelope extending over the information transmission band on the first side of the shoe.

2. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first side of the shoe is a lateral side of the shoe and the second side of the shoe is a medial side of the shoe.

3. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second portion of the band is movable between a first position in which the second portion of the band is not fastened to the first envelope, and a second position in which the second portion of the band at least partially surrounds the upper portion of the first envelope.

4. A shoe according to claim 3 , wherein:
in the second position, the first fastening device cooperates with the second fastening device.

5. A shoe according to claim 3 , wherein:
in the second position, the second portion of the band forms a circular arc portion having an angle greater than 180°.

6. A shoe according to claim 3 , wherein:
in the second position, the second portion of the band forms a circular arc portion having an angle greater than 270°.

7. A shoe according to claim 3 , wherein:
in the second position, the band extends on the lateral side of the shoe and beyond a longitudinal median plane of the shoe.

8. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the band is less elastic than the first envelope.

9. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first and second fastening devices comprise hook-and-loop fasteners.

10. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
a first end of the band is attached in an area of a junction between the upper and the sole assembly by means of stitches or glue.

11. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
a first end of the first portion of the band is attached on the lateral side of the shoe in an area of a zone of the shoe designed to receive the metatarsals of the foot of the user, the zone extending along a longitudinal axis of the shoe between a first boundary and a second boundary located at a first distance and a second distance, respectively, from a heel of the shoe;
the first distance is greater than or equal to 60% of the total length of the shoe; and
the second distance is less than or equal to 85% of the total length of the shoe, the first distance being less than the second distance.

12. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first fastening device of the second portion of the information transmission band is releasably engageable with the second fastening device.

13. A shoe according to claim 12 , wherein:
the first and second fastening devices comprise complementary hook-and-loop fasteners.

14. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outer envelope comprises a lateral quarter and a medial quarter;
the upper further includes a foot-tightening arrangement affixed to the lateral and medial quarters of the outer envelope designed to bring lateral and medial quarters closer to one another;
no foot-tightening arrangement is affixed to the first envelope.

15. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the lower portion of the first envelope comprises a lateral quarter and a medial quarter affixed by respective bases to a lasting board with Strobel stitching.

16. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second fastening device is configured to be affixed to the upper portion of the first envelope.

17. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second fastening device is configured to be affixed to the upper portion of the first envelope on the first side of the shoe.

Assignees

• Salomon Sas

Inventors

• Normand Joseph

Classifications

• A43B3/0005 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A43B5/10

  Tennis shoes · CPC title

• A43B5/02

  Football boots {or shoes, i.e. for soccer, football or rugby} · CPC title

• A43B7/20 Primary

  Ankle-joint supports or holders · CPC title

• A43B19/00

  Shoe-shaped inserts; Inserts covering the instep · CPC title