Global Patent Index - EP 2454960 A4

EP 2454960 A4 20131218 - TOE CAP FOR FOOTWEAR, AND OUTSOLE INTEGRATED WITH SAME

Title (en)

TOE CAP FOR FOOTWEAR, AND OUTSOLE INTEGRATED WITH SAME

Title (de)

ZEHENKAPPE FÜR SCHUHARTIKEL UND AUSSENSOHLE DAMIT

Title (fr)

BOUT DE TIGE POUR ARTICLE CHAUSSANT, ET SEMELLE D'USURE INTÉGRÉE AU BOUT DE TIGE

Publication

EP 2454960 A4 20131218 (EN)

Application

EP 09847376 A 20090811

Priority

  • KR 2009004456 W 20090811
  • KR 20090063825 A 20090714

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011007919A1] The present invention relates to a toe cap for footwear which can improve the wearing feeling and the fitting feeling and can protect toes from a strong external impact, and an outsole integrated with the same. Disclosed is a toe cap for footwear characterized by a first feature, wherein the toe cap (30) is highest at a big toe (41) region and gradually slopes downward toward the little toe (45); and a second feature, wherein the toe cap has the shape of a circular arc along the outer shape of the toes and first to fourth grooves (31-34) are formed at four positions between the five toes (41-45), respectively, so as to support each toe. In addition, the outsole (20) integrated with the toe cap is characterized by having a support groove (21) which is formed at a front upper end surface to accommodate the bottom surface of at least one or more of the toes (41-45).

IPC 8 full level

A43B 7/32 (2006.01); A43B 7/26 (2006.01); A43B 23/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A43B 7/26 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 7/32 (2013.01 - KR); A43B 19/00 (2013.01 - KR); A43B 23/081 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 23/082 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 23/083 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 23/085 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 23/086 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 23/087 (2013.01 - EP US); A43C 13/14 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011007919 A1 20110120; CN 102469843 A 20120523; EP 2454960 A1 20120523; EP 2454960 A4 20131218; JP 2012532732 A 20121220; KR 100924301 B1 20091102; US 2012167419 A1 20120705

DOCDB simple family (application)

KR 2009004456 W 20090811; CN 200980160484 A 20090811; EP 09847376 A 20090811; JP 2012520521 A 20090811; KR 20090063825 A 20090714; US 200913261137 A 20090811