Global Patent Index - EP 1716773 A1

EP 1716773 A1 20061102 - One piece upper for an article of footwear

Title (en)

One piece upper for an article of footwear

Title (de)

Einteiliger Schaft für Schuhwerk

Title (fr)

Tige en une partie pour article chaussant

Publication

EP 1716773 A1 20061102 (EN)

Application

EP 05021494 A 20050930

Priority

GB 0508482 A 20050427

Abstract (en)

An article of footwear 10 which comprises an assembly of an upper 11, an insole board 12, and an outsole 13, in which: the upper 11 is a one-piece upper having; (a) a metatarsal portion 14 to underly a region of the foot of the wearer intermediate the heel and toe region; (b) adjacent side portions 15a, 15b foldable relative to the metatarsal portion 14 to overly the toe and instep region of the foot of the wearer; (c) a lace-up portion 16 provided in one of said side portions 15a; (d) a line of stitching A,A to join together adjacent edges 18a, 18b of the side portions 15a, 15b; (e) a line of stitching B,B to join together rear edges 18a, 18b of the side portions 15a, 15b to form a heel region of the article of footwear; and (f) openings defined in the lower surface of the one-piece upper 11; (g) an insole board 12 adhesively secured to the metatarsal portion 14 of the upper 11 and exposed through the openings formed in the lower surface of the upper (fig. 7); (h) an outsole 13a,13b adhesively secured to the exposed surfaces of the underside of the upper 11 and of the insole board 12 to complete the assembly of the article of footwear.

IPC 8 full level

A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43B 9/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A43B 9/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/32 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1716773 A1 20061102; GB 0508482 D0 20050601; GB 2425453 A 20061101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05021494 A 20050930; GB 0508482 A 20050427