EP 0614623 A1 19940914 - Toe-caps for safety shoes.
Title (en)
Toe-caps for safety shoes.
Title (de)
Zehenkappe für Sicherheitsschuhe.
Title (fr)
Bouts durs pour chaussures de sécurité.
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 3823793 A 19930226
Abstract (en)
A toe-cap for a safety shoe or boot is disclosed. In order to provide a toe-cap which is light and has sufficient strength, the toe-cap is made of a composite material comprising a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin (7) and at least one wire mesh (4) having a size of 7 to 200 meshes and embedded in the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin. In a preferred embodiment, the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin comprises a long-fiber reinforced thermoplastic layer (1) having reinforcing long fibers (5) incorporated therein and a short-fiber reinforced thermoplastic layer (2) having reinforcing short fibers (6) incorporated therein, and the wire mesh (4) is embedded in the short-fiber reinforced thermoplastic layer (2). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A43B 7/32 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A43B 23/086 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 0507322 A2 19921007 - YOSHIDA KOGYO KK [JP], et al
- [X] EP 0102414 A1 19840314 - FOSS MFG CO [US]
- [X] GB 2050144 A 19810107 - LSB ORTHOPAEDICS LTD
- [A] FR 2572259 A1 19860502 - SOFREX [FR]
- [A] EP 0100181 A1 19840208 - ICI PLC [GB]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0614623 A1 19940914; EP 0614623 B1 19970730; DE 69404507 D1 19970904; DE 69404507 T2 19980219; ES 2105370 T3 19971016; JP H06245804 A 19940906
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 94102424 A 19940217; DE 69404507 T 19940217; ES 94102424 T 19940217; JP 3823793 A 19930226