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EP 0142677 B1 19871125 - SHOE SUB-STRUCTURE

Title (en)

SHOE SUB-STRUCTURE

Publication

EP 0142677 B1 19871125 (DE)

Application

EP 84111454 A 19840926

Priority

DE 8331925 U 19831022

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4831750A] A shoe foundation in which a shoe support is formed by several superimposed layers mutually connected to one another includes a base layer of rubber-bound cork, an elastic support layer of foamed material disposed on the base layer, and a cover layer of leather or the like disposed on the support layer, and wherein the layers are interconnected into a unit free of any adhesive means.

IPC 1-7

A43B 13/12

IPC 8 full level

A43B 13/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A43B 13/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0142677 A1 19850529; EP 0142677 B1 19871125; AT E31008 T1 19871215; DE 3467687 D1 19880107; DE 8331925 U1 19840216; US 4831750 A 19890523

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84111454 A 19840926; AT 84111454 T 19840926; DE 3467687 T 19840926; DE 8331925D U 19831022; US 66240084 A 19841018