CN101969803B - Article of manufacture with adjustable size, in particular footwear, method of modular construction thereof, and customizing method - Google Patents
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Abstract
An article of manufacture may be adjustable and may include a cage (101) having a plurality of apertures (107) and an insert (103) having a frame (109) with a plurality of projections (111) that extend from the frame. The insert may be inserted into the cage and may cause the cage to expand to the shape of the insert. The projections on the frame may extend through the apertures of the cage when the insert is inserted into the cage. The cage may be capable of expanding to a plurality of sizes and shapes of various inserts. The article of manufacture may be an article of footwear, a container, an article of apparel, a textile, and any other object of manufacture.
Description
This U.S. Patent application requires the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.61/022223 (be submitted to United States Patent and Trademark Office on January 18th, 2008, title is " Footwear with Adjustable Size ").This formerly U.S. Provisional Patent Application by reference to being all incorporated to.
Technical field
Each aspect of the present invention relates to the manufacture article with adjustable size and shape.More particularly, each aspect of the present invention relates to the manufacture article that can receive multiple insert, and this multiple insert can have various sizes and shape.
Background technology
A lot of article of footwear comprise upper of a shoe and footwear sole construction, and it is according to the standard size manufacture of certain limit.Standard size is generally two-dimensional, by length and width, is limited.General wearer's pin is measured to this length and width.These standard sizes are not considered wearer's the overall shape of pin and the difference on profile.Wearer can find that the shoes of Yi Ge manufacturer can be significantly different from the shoes of another manufacturer in matching degree conventionally.Dissimilar footwear are also significantly different in matching degree, because each article of footwear has different shapes and flexibility.In addition, wearer also may expect to customize by changing the appearance element (such as its color, shape and material) of article of footwear their article of footwear.
In order to meet wearer's needs, producer has attempted customizing matching degree and the outward appearance of article of footwear.For example, the shoe tree being shaped for indivedual wearers' pin can be for the article of footwear of molded customization, but this process is consuming time and expensive.In addition, producer has sold the footwear of the interchangeable inserts with different size.These inserts can be installed in the individual demand that makes its adaptive wearer in footwear sole construction with the length at the bottom of custom made footwear and width.Still further, some footwear can be by providing the upper of a shoe of a plurality of removable footwear sole constructions that are attachable to different length and width to be customized to adaptive different lengths and width, as the people's such as Grove U.S. Patent No. 6,915,596.Although these manufacturing technologies can allow wearer to remove to customize length and the width of article of footwear, among them, do not have a global shape that allows article of footwear to be customized to unique shape and the profile of wearer's pin.
In addition, producer need to be in the face of expensive when manufacturing the size of wide region and outward appearance for the article of footwear of coupling various feet shapes and trend demand.Producer must bear and keep article of footwear stock, and these article of footwear are customized to fraction wearer's shape and outward appearance demand, and this causes significant low profit margin risk.Yet producer can not realize high profit from sell article of footwear, wherein the unpromising wearer of these article of footwear provides comfortable coupling, and has pattern and the reasonable prices of expectation.
The production cost that a lot of producers have attempted reducing stock risk and reduced article of footwear.The wearer that other producer is delivered to article of footwear by the stock risk of increase and manufacturing cost simply.For example, the wearer that expectation has the article of footwear of customization size or type pays heavy price possibly, this for a lot of clients, be do not have attractive.
Some producers attempted by manufacture can between different size, exchange such as the such element of upper of a shoe.Except for each wearer customizes upper of a shoe, some producers have proposed to have the general upper of a shoe that can be attached to the sole with different length and width.The removable footwear sole construction of describing in the people's such as in question Grove patent above, for example can reduce producer's stock risk, because several footwear sole constructions of different size can be assembled to single upper of a shoe, think that the wearer of wide region provides the sole with customized lengths and width.This structure has reduced the quantity of the upper of a shoe that the length of customization and the required manufacture of width are provided, and has reduced thus producer's manufacturing cost.
In addition, upper of a shoe and removable footwear sole construction have reduced the stock risk for producer.Such modular allows producer to mix and the combination of a lot of different colors of coupling, material or other customization characteristic, to produce, the too much inventory cost relevant to preserving a large amount of customization article can not occur for client's customed product.
Therefore, a kind of article of footwear is manufactured in expectation, and it can be customized to wearer's pin or the wearer's of customization pattern demand.Also expectation reduces inventory risk and the manufacturing cost that the customizable article of footwear of wearer is provided.
Summary of the invention
Provided subsequently the summary to each aspect of the present invention, and be not detailed description of the present invention.Herein and be not intended to distinguish key of the present invention or essential elements and/or describe scope of the present invention.Summary is subsequently only to have presented thinkings more of the present invention with form roughly, as prelude in greater detail hereinafter.
The present invention relates to a kind of manufacture article, it can be stretched to be expanded to the size of insert, and wherein insert comprises framework and a plurality of projection.The cage that comprises a plurality of holes and extending part, when insert is inserted in cage, is extended through a plurality of holes thereby can expand a plurality of projections.In certain embodiments, the extending part of cage can keep its general shape when expansion.An embodiment can comprise first insert with the first framework that defines the first yardstick and second insert with the second framework that defines the second yardstick.In this embodiment, extending part can be expanded to the first yardstick corresponding to the size of the first wearer or the first object, can also be expanded to the second yardstick corresponding to the size of the second wearer or the second object.
Insert can be so that extending part be expanded to difformity, such as article of footwear or container.Extending part can be shaped as a part for the upper of a shoe of article of footwear, and wherein upper of a shoe can receive the insert of various yardsticks.For example, the first yardstick can be corresponding to the first wearer's pin size, and the second yardstick can be corresponding to the second wearer's pin size.When sole portion is inserted in upper of a shoe, the first yardstick and the second yardstick can be expanded respectively extending part to profile and the shape of the first wearer and the second wearer's pin.This insert can also be constructed the shape that extending part is container, such as pocket, knapsack, leather wallet or for the container of electronic device, it can be expanded to different sizes.
Sole portion can be included in the projection that extends through a plurality of holes that limited by upper of a shoe when sole portion is inserted in upper of a shoe.In at least some embodiment, hole can be the shape of regular polygon, such as rhombus, or other has the polygon (such as hexagon, octagon etc.) on the limit of any amount arbitrarily.Additionally, some embodiment can comprise a plurality of slits, and it is positioned in extending part, and are configured at object, such as pin, and expansion while being placed in upper of a shoe.Those slits can have length and width, wherein when extending part is expanded by object slit alongst than along the larger distance of width expansion.
The invention still further relates to a kind of method of modular construction, wherein insert can be inserted in cage, and this insert comprises framework and a plurality of projection, and cage comprises the extending part that defines a plurality of holes, and these holes allow extending part to be expanded to the shape of framework.When cage is expanded to the yardstick of framework, a plurality of projections are adjusted to extend through a plurality of holes.Insert can be in a plurality of inserts, and wherein each insert is restricted to the object that size or each insert corresponding to the suitability of in a plurality of wearers define different size.
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Description and accompanying drawing by subsequently can obtain the more complete understanding to the present invention and some advantage thereof, and similar reference number is indicated similar structure in the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1A show according to an aspect of the present invention for limiting insert and the article of footwear of size and dimension;
Figure 1B shows according to the cage of each aspect of the present invention and the bottom view that extends through a plurality of projections of the opening in cage, and wherein the plurality of projection forms the ground contacting surface of article of footwear;
Fig. 2 A shows according to the cage of each aspect of the present invention and a part with the insert of a plurality of projections;
Fig. 2 B and 2C show according to each aspect of the present invention to be had the cage of a plurality of openings and has the viewgraph of cross-section of the insert of a plurality of projections that extend through opening;
Fig. 3 A-3C shows according to the bottom view of the article of footwear that can receive a plurality of inserts of each aspect of the present invention;
Fig. 4 A-4C shows according to the expansion of each aspect of the present invention to mate the embodiment of the cage of the various inserts for article of footwear;
Fig. 5 A-5D shows the cage that defines a plurality of difform holes according to each aspect of the present invention;
Fig. 6 A and 6B show according to the embodiment of the article of footwear with inflatable slit of each aspect of the present invention;
Fig. 7 shows another embodiment of article of footwear according to an aspect of the present invention;
Fig. 8 A and 8B show the example bag with adjustable size and shape according to each aspect of the present invention;
Fig. 9 A and 9B show the leather wallet with adjustable size and shape according to each aspect of the present invention;
Figure 10 show according to an aspect of the present invention have adjustable size and shape for holding the container of electronic device.
Reader should be realized that these accompanying drawings must not draw in proportion.
The specific embodiment
In subsequently to the description of each exemplary embodiment of the present invention, with reference to the drawings, these accompanying drawings form a part of describing, and wherein by diagram, show the environment that each exemplary means, system and each side of the present invention can be carried out.Other customized configuration that should be appreciated that parts, exemplary means, system and environment can be utilized, and can, in the situation that not deviating from scope of the present invention, carry out structural and functional modifications.
A. according to the summary of the manufacture article of exemplary embodiment
In general, as mentioned above, each aspect of the present invention relates to the dress article with adjustable size.According at least some aspects of the present invention, manufacturing article can comprise: (a) cage, and it comprises at least one extending part, and wherein this extendingly defines a plurality of holes, and it allows this extending part along at least one direction expansion; And (b) insert, a plurality of projections that have framework and extend from framework, make when insert is inserted in cage, and projection extends through at least some holes so that extending part is expanded to the size being limited by framework and projection.
Manufacture article and can be can be manufactured any article, such as article of footwear, dress ornament article, container or sack etc.Manufacturing article can be any shape and size, and can be designed as the object that holds any desired, such as other parts of wearer's pin or wearer's body, such as such object of coin, electronic device, writing implement, food, container for drink, clothes etc.Manufacture article can comprise or be defined for hold object such as pocket or the such feature of enclosure space.
Manufacture article and also comprise the retention mechanism that can seal at least a portion of manufacturing article.For example, manufacturing article can be that article of footwear and article of footwear can comprise retention mechanism.This retention mechanism can be shoestring, magic tape (hook and loop fastener), button, bracelet, snap-fastener, elastomer or any other materials or mechanism, and it can be fastened to article of footwear user's pin.Often, retention mechanism can be adjusted to multiple different size.For example, shoestring can be released to increase opening, the pin by this opening user can be inserted into.Once user's pin is inserted into article of footwear, shoestring can be provided by support and the comfortableness that engages and provide user to expect user's pin and article of footwear with compatibly.
In another embodiment, article of footwear can be that leather wallet also can have fastener, and this fastener comprises magic tape, bracelet, snap-fastener, magnet, button etc.Leather wallet can comprise two storage areas, and each comprises attached end and free end, thereby attached end and free end that wherein the attached end of each part can folded each part can roughly be aimed at adjacent to each other.Retention mechanism can be attached to the arbitrary portion of leather wallet so that the free end of every part of leather wallet keeps aiming at adjacent to each other, or in " closing " position.
Manufacture article and also limit opening, by this opening object, can be inserted into and move in the inner space of manufacturing article.This opening can be distensible, and can comprise that elastomer or other structural portion are to be optionally expanded to the size and dimension of the object that will insert by opening.Manufacturing article also comprises such as the such structural portion of pocket, scarf, collar, necktie, key chain, slide fastener, ornament or design, handle, label or other users may expectation adopts in the use of manufacturing article arbitrarily structural portion.
Manufacturing article can be article of footwear and can comprise outer bottom, the interior end and upper of a shoe.Outer bottom can be the ground contacting surface of article of footwear, and can optionally or be regularly attached to article of footwear.Outer bottom can comprise that the earth-grasping force of grabbing ground element and/or grabbing the such form of ground surface strengthens structural portion, for set up friction and when outer bottom kiss the earth or other contact surfaces for user provides " grasping " and " stability ".Often, other parts of outer bottom protection article of footwear are frayed and destroy.
Outer bottom can be set length and the width of size to coincide with Europe and/or UK and USA standard unit, maybe can be customized to the yardstick of wearer's pin.Confession man's article of footwear can limit and be sized and shaped as the article of footwear being different from for Ms, to meet physiology and the structure needs of each sex uniqueness.
Some article of footwear can also comprise the interior end, and it can engage with outer bottom and/or upper of a shoe.The interior end, can engage in any way with outer bottom and/or upper of a shoe, including, but not limited to, via bonding agent, via mechanical fastener, via the layered model of sewing up etc.The interior end, can remove from outer bottom and/or upper of a shoe, or it can be that permanent attachment arrives outer bottom and/or upper of a shoe.
Upper of a shoe can be attached to outer bottom and/or the interior end, and can be defined for the space of the pin that receives wearer.In a lot of traditional article of footwear, upper of a shoe can be constructed to compatibly engage wearer's pin.In some instances, upper of a shoe can comprise that one or more holes are for receiving the phalanx of wearer's pin, and wearer's phalanx can extend through these holes and compatibly engage upper of a shoe (for example " sandals " or " belt " type article of footwear).In some instances, in the forefoot region of article of footwear, upper of a shoe can be at least a portion at the top of wearer's pin extends across the upper surface of wearer's pin.
Conventionally, article of footwear can comprise three regions: (a) forefoot region; (b) pin region in; (c) heel area.Forefoot region can comprise article of footwear below the toe of wearer's pin and/or forefoot region and the part of extending around.Middle pin region can comprise article of footwear below the arch of wearer's pin and/or middle pin region and the part of extending around, and heel area can comprise article of footwear below the heel of wearer's pin and ankle region and the part of extending around.Article of footwear must only not limited by these three regions, and it can also comprise extra region, such as lateral side (outside) and medial side (inner side).Each in these regions be to the region of article of footwear or part index, and can comprise outer bottom, the interior end and upper of a shoe each or any one.
Manufacture article and can comprise cage and insert, as mentioned above.Cage can be along a part or whole extension of manufacturing article.A plurality of parts of manufacturing article can comprise cage, and the cage in every part can have different characteristics.Cage can comprise extending part, and this extending part can limit a plurality of holes, and the expansion of its mesopore can cause extending part to be expanded along one or more directions.Extending part can be first, and cage can comprise the second portion separated with first or extending part.This second portion can be or can not be tensile, and this second portion can comprise extensibility and/or other characteristics that is different from extending part.
As mentioned above, the extending part of cage can limit a plurality of holes, this hole can so that extending part along one or more directions, expand.Hole can be various shape, and can be unified shape and size or be not unified shape and size.One or one group of hole can have different characteristics, for example different elasticity, gas permeability etc.In some instances, each in a plurality of holes is of similar shape and size.Each hole also has identical elasticity and gas permeability.
Each hole can be constructed to along at least one direction expansion.Hole can be along one, two or three dimension expansions.This expansion in hole will cause cage adjusted or be customized to insert, object, wearer's pin or other can be inserted into the size and dimension of the article in cage arbitrarily.For example, article of footwear can have cage and insert.Insert can limit and be of a size of the wearer that coupling has the pin of narrower forefoot region.Insert can be inserted in cage, and cage can be expanded to the size of insert along ground contacting surface.Insert can be set up size and with the basal surface of the pin along wearer, extends and can be constructed to compatibly the basal surface in conjunction with wearer's pin.This cage and insert can limit a space, and it is constructed to receive wearer's pin.This cage can be included in the part that the over top of wearer's pin is extended.The part of the cage extending in the over top of wearer's pin can at wearer's pin, be inserted into the space being limited by cage and insert in time be expanded to the shape of wearer's pin.
In another example, insert can be set up to be of a size of and limit such as sack, leather wallet or for the such container of the box of electronic device.This insert can arrange size and dimension to the yardstick of arbitrary objects.When object is positioned in cage and insert, this insert can be around part or all of object.For example, insert can be shaped as there are at least two sidewalls, a diapire and an open-topped handbag.In an example, insert can be shaped as along diapire and extends and make cage along diapire, expand and be formed into the structure of insert.Often, handbag can comprise along the flat panel of the diapire of handbag.In other examples, insert can be shaped as along sidewall and diapire and extends and make cage expand and be formed into insert along diapire and sidewall.The each several part of the cage in handbag can not engage with insert and be can yes or no distensible.The each several part that cage does not engage with insert can be arbitrary shape and size, and can comprise such as elasticity and the so any characteristic of gas permeability.
A plurality of projections that insert can have framework and extend from framework.Projection can be positioned in the hole that extends through cage when insert is positioned in cage.Projection can so that bore expansion to the size that can be limited by framework.The projection of extending from the framework of insert can extend through the hole of cage so that cage is expanded to the size of insert.Projection can be and the similar shape in hole (for example complementary shape), thereby they can compatibly engage with the periphery in hole.One or more projections can be extended and make bore expansion arrive the shape of one or more projections through hole.
Instantiation of the present invention will described subsequently in further detail.Reader should be appreciated that these instantiations are only illustrative example of the present invention, and they should not be considered to limitation of the invention.
B. instantiation of the present invention
Respectively illustrating according to the example of manufacture article of the present invention in this application.When identical reference number occurs in more than one accompanying drawing, in this description and accompanying drawing, these reference numbers are used to indicate same or analogous parts consistently.
Figure 1A shows an example manufacturing article, and it is embodied as article of footwear 100, and this article of footwear 100 comprises cage 101 and insert 103.Cage 101 can comprise at least one extending part 105, and it can be limited with a plurality of holes 107.Hole 107 can so that extending part 105 along the expansion of at least one direction.A plurality of projections 111 that insert 103 can have framework 109 and extend from framework 109.When insert 103 is inserted in cage 101, projection 111 makes extending part 105, and in hole, 107 places are expanded to the size being limited by framework 109.
As shown in Figure 1A, cage 101 can comprise extending part 105 and can not elongated portion 113.As implied above, extending part can be distensible.Can not elongated portion 113 can be roughly inelasticly, and can roughly can not be expanded to another shape.Can not elongated portion 113 can be along the part location of not benefiting from expansivity of wearer's pin, for example along the arch portion of wearer's pin or in the region of the larger support of needs or stability.For example, the cage 101 shown in Figure 1A comprises at least three discrete extending parts 105, extends, and extend along basal surface along the length of wearer's pin in its forefoot region at wearer's pin and middle pin region above the upper surface of wearer's pin.
For the object of quoting, at the article of footwear shown in Figure 1A, be divided into three regions roughly: forefoot region 119, middle pin region 121 and heel area 123.Forefoot region 119, each in middle pin region 121 and heel area 123 is for describing the roughly part of article of footwear, rather than is intended for article of footwear and divides accurate area boundary.Forefoot region 119, any other layers or structural portion that middle pin region 121 and heel area 123 can be used to quote upper of a shoe 115, the interior end 125, outer bottom 117 and article of footwear in this manual can be positioned at the part more specifically in respective regions.
Article of footwear 100 can comprise cage 101, and it is constructed to the general shape of wearer's pin.Cage 101 can comprise upper of a shoe 115 and the outer bottom part 117 of article of footwear 100, as shown in Figure 1A.Cage 101 can form the part that upper of a shoe 115 extends above the upper surface of wearer's pin, as shown in Figure 1A.The cage 101 that is provided with upper of a shoe 115 and outer bottom part 117 can be that single structure can be maybe a plurality of structures (or cage), and it can be attached to each other regularly or optionally.
Cage 101 can comprise the material that one or more are suitable, and comprising conventionally can be for the material of the manufacture of article of footwear 100.Cage 101 can comprise in following article one or combination: leather, synthetic leather, natural or synthetic textiles, polymer sheet, foam of polymers, mesh fabric, felt, non-woven polymer or arbitrarily other applicable materials.The material of manufacturing cage 101 can have elasticity, gas permeability and other material behavior in various degree.Cage 101 can comprise first area or upper of a shoe region and second area or sole region.This first area or upper of a shoe region can have first group of material behavior, and this second area or sole region can have second group of material behavior, and it is different from first group of material behavior.
In some instances, cage 101 can form all or part of of upper of a shoe 115 of article of footwear.When cage 101 forms whole upper of a shoe 115, cage 101 can compatibly engage wearer's pin and orientate as and be adjacent.In this case, cage 101 can be around wearer's pin to be fastened to the outer bottom of article of footwear 100 or ground contacting surface the basal surface of wearer's pin.Figure 1B shows the basal surface of cage 101 and insert 103 combinations, and wherein cage extends along almost whole length and the width of the basal surface of wearer's pin.
In another example, liner (sock) 127 or ankle boots (bootie) member can be inserted in cage, and can be constructed to receive wearer's pin.Liner 127 can optionally remove from cage 101, and can be mounted to meet the shape of wearer's pin.The interchangeable characteristic of liner 127 allows wearer optionally to wear protectiveness establishment socks, because it is often worn to prevent friction absorbing moisture and the peculiar smell between wearer's pin and article of footwear 100.
Liner 127 can comprise elastomeric material, and it can be expanded to the size and dimension of wearer's pin.Liner 127 can be made by a large amount of suitable materials, including, but not limited to, cotton thread, knitting wool, nylon, acrylic fiber, polyester fiber and Spandex fiber (spandex).Liner 127 can remove to allow wearer to use new liner 127 to change the liner 127 having worn and torn from cage 101, cleans liner 127, or changes color or the outward appearance of liner 127.
Liner 127 can comprise rigidity, semi-rigid or flexible material.For example, liner 127 can comprise rigidity polyester material, and its heel area 123 that surrounds wearer's pin is with fastening with respect to the outer bottom 117 of upper of a shoe 115 by the heel of wearer's pin.In another example, the forefoot region of upper of a shoe 115 can comprise flexible and flexible liner 127, and it is suitable for being constructed to the size and dimension of wearer foot when pin is inserted in liner 127.In another example, middle pin region 121 can comprise the liner 127 that comprises the semi-rigid material extending along wearer's instep (not shown), thinks that wearer provides for the support of arch and in inward turning, outward turning, flexing, expansion and provide flexible during any other actions during the proper motion of wearer's pin.
Liner 127 can comprise a plurality of regions, and wherein each region can have different characteristics.For example, the first area of liner 127 can be positioned in the forefoot region of wearer's pin and can be height moisture absorption.Inner side 127 second area can be positioned in the middle pin region of wearer's pin and can be moderate moisture absorption, but has slightly strong supportive.
In this example, liner 127 can be inserted in cage 101 and can compatibly engage insert 103, as shown in Figure 1A and 1B.If expectation, the basal surface of wearer's pin can install and be configured to receive along the basal surface of liner 127 in the interior end 125.
Refer again to Figure 1A, cage 101 can comprise one or more extending parts 105.Each extending part 105 can limit a plurality of holes 107.Hole 107 can be the opening extending along cage 101 width.Hole 107 can be arbitrary shape, comprises polygon, circle or oval or other applicable shapes arbitrarily, as in more detailed description subsequently.In Figure 1A, each in a plurality of holes 107 is formed with similar or unified quadrangle form.The shape in hole 107 can have straight, angled and/or crooked edge, and can be distensible along one or more directions, as described below.
A plurality of projections 111 that insert 103 can have framework 109 and extend from framework 109.Framework 109 can comprise applicable material arbitrarily, including, but not limited to, rubber, polyurethane, nylon, leather, polyvinyl chloride (PVC).Framework 109 can comprise at least some parts of sole 117, and it is constructed to the ground contacting surface of article of footwear 100.Framework 109 can comprise the arbitrary portion of article of footwear 100, and it has the projection 111 in the hole 107 that can extend through cage 101.Framework 109 can be inserted in cage 101 and compatibly engage cage 101 to form the ground contacting surface of article of footwear 100.
Projection 111 can optionally or be regularly attached to framework 109.Projection 111 can be shaped by the form of hole 107 complementations with cage 101.For example, if hole 107 is shaped as, limit square or rectangular aperture, thus projection 111 can be square or rectangular shape they can extend through in the mode of complementary fit hole 107.Projection 111 can be size or the shape of any desired.Projection 111 can form the ground contacting surface of article of footwear 100, as shown in Figure 1B.
Projection 111 can be opened with applicable arbitrarily configuration space on framework 109.For example, projection 111 can be evenly spaced apart on the surface of framework 109.In another configuration, a plurality of projections 111 can be integrated in the surperficial particular section of framework 109 in groups.Interval between each projection 111 is can yes or no uniform.In another configuration, projection can be spaced apart with the distance changing along the surface of framework 109.The size of projection 111 and/or shape can change on single framework 109.The arranged spaced of projection 111 can determine based on multiple consideration, for example but be not limited to outward appearance, extra earth-grasping force, wearer's the profile of pin and/or shape etc.
Projection 111 can comprise grabs ground element, and it forms at least a portion of the ground contacting surface of sole 117.Grab ground element and can between article of footwear 100 and ground, set up friction, and can contribute to prevent that article of footwear from slipping, sliding etc.Like this grab ground element can also when wearer wears article of footwear 100, increase its stability.Grab ground element and can comprise that the part of grabbing ground surface (not shown) or integrally forming projection 111 that is attached to projection 111 is to form at least a portion of the ground contacting surface of outer bottom.
Fig. 2 A shows the cage 101 with a plurality of openings 107 and a part with the insert 103 of framework 109, and this framework 109 is with a plurality of projections 111, and it can be caused and extend through opening 107.As mentioned above, each projection 111 can extend through opening 107 and compatibly engage with it.In some instances, opening 107 can expand to hold the projection 111 of various sizes and shape.
Fig. 2 B and 2C show the viewgraph of cross-section of a plurality of projections 111, and these projections 111 extend through the opening 107 of cage 101 and compatibly engage with it.Fig. 2 C show there is width " x " projection 111 and be expanded to the opening 107 of width " x " to allow projection to extend through opening 107 and compatibly to engage with it.In Fig. 2 B, projection 111 has width " x+n " and makes opening 107 be expanded to width " x+n ".Opening 107 in single cage 101 can be distensible, to hold the projection 111 of any appropriate size and shape.
Fig. 3 A-3C shows the basal surface 129 of the cage 101 of article of footwear 100.Cage 101 can be expanded to a plurality of width.For example, Fig. 3 A shows width and/or the size that cage 101 is expanded to the typical article of footwear 100 with large width 131.Fig. 3 B shows same cage 101, but this cage 101 is only expanded to width and/or the size of the article of footwear 100 with general width 133.Fig. 3 C shows identical cage 101, but this cage 101 is only expanded to width and/or the size of the article of footwear 100 with narrow width 135.Large width 131 can be greater than general width 133 and little width 135 both.And general width 133 can be greater than little width 135 and be less than large width 131.Little width 135 can be less than large width 131 and general width 133 both.
The width of article of footwear 100 is in the forefoot region 119 of article of footwear 100, and middle pin region 121 can be consistent large width, general width or little width with each place in heel area 123.The width of article of footwear 100 can also comprise for the general width 133 of heel area 123 with for the large width 131 of forefoot region 119.In another example, the heel area 123 of article of footwear 100 can comprise that the size of little width 135 and forefoot region 119 can be set to general width 133.Width can be any proper width for wearer.At the width of the arbitrary region of article of footwear, can comprise that extending or expansion is to allow corresponding element (such as upper of a shoe etc.) to be expanded to proper width.Single cage member 101 can for example have the cage member 101 of different frames member 109 for holding the size combinations of this wide variation by use, this different frames member 109 has width and/or other size characteristic of expectation.
Fig. 4 A-4C shows a part for the extending part of the cage with hole, and it can be shaped as along one or more direction expansions and/or shrinks.For example, hole can be shaped as rhombus 137, and this rhombus has, and depends on the size and dimension through the projection of its extension, and a pair of first-phase that can expand along first direction 141 is to summit 139, and a pair of second-phase that can expand along second direction 145 is to summit 141.First direction 141 can be the direction relative with the central point 147 of rhombus 137, and can be roughly for example, along the power (, directed force is away from central point) that direction is reverse along 180 °, as shown in Figure 4 A from the central point 147 of rhombus 137.The first summit 139 can extend to the central point 147 of rhombus 137 at a distance of more remote position along first direction 141.Second-phase can extend along the second direction 145 that is different from first direction 141 summit 143.In the example shown in Fig. 4 A-4C, first direction 141 is basically perpendicular to second direction 145.Arbitrarily suitable angular orientation between first direction and second direction 145 can be implemented.
Fig. 4 B shows the cage 101 with the first pair of summit 143 that is positioned at equilbrium position.This first pair of summit 139 be interval the first distance 149 at least.The first distance 149 is less than expansion distance 151 (for example distance on first of the expanded position in Fig. 4 A pair of summit 139).On the contrary, first pair of summit 139 may be collapsed to contract by distance 153 (for example, by expanding along direction 145) as shown in Figure 4 C.Contract by distance 153 can be less than expansion distance 151 and the first distance 149.
When first pair of summit 139 of cage 101 is expanded to the expanded position of Fig. 4 A, second pair of summit 139 can be retracted to the position of the central point 147 of more close rhombus 137.In addition, first pair of summit 139 and second pair of fixed point 143 can show contrary action and power, for example, when first pair of summit 143 is expanded to the position further from the central point 147 of rhombus 137, second pair of summit 143 is retracted to the position of the central point 147 of more close rhombus 137.On the contrary, when first pair of summit 139 is retracted to the position of central point 147 of more close rhombus 137, second pair of summit 143 is expanded to further from the position of the central point 147 of rhombus 137.
The size of framework 109 and extend through first pair of summit 139 and second pair of summit 143 projection 111 can so that two groups of summits 139 all expand.First pair of summit 139 can also as one man be expanded with second pair of summit 143, and for example first and second expand both simultaneously.The general shape of cage 101 can keep during the enlargement and contraction of cage 101.The shape of the cage 101 in equilbrium position can be similar to the shape of the cage 101 in expanded position; Yet the inner space limiting with cage 101 when the equilbrium position is compared, expanded position can be defined for the larger inner space of wearer's pin.The shape of cage 101 can change when its enlargement and contraction.
For example, first pair of summit 139 and second pair of summit 143 both can be along the direction expansions (if for example projection 111 is all greater than hole 107 on two yardsticks) of the central point 147 away from rhombus 137.Similarly, (for example when large projection 111 from hole 107 while removing) both can be shunk along the direction of the central point 147 towards rhombus 137 in the first pair of summit 139 and the second pair of summit 143.Expansion (and vice versa) can also independently be moved with relative second pair of summit 143 in the first pair of summit 139.Fig. 4 A and 4C show a pair of fixed point (being first pair of summit in this example) of the diamond hole 137 in difference expansion level.
Hole 107 can be shaped as shape suitably any or expectation.Fig. 5 A-5D shows various shapes, and it is applicable to cage 101.Hole 107 can be distensible along any direction.In a lot of examples, hole 107 can be expansible along multiple directions, and this pin that is wearer provides comfortableness.
Fig. 5 A and 5B show the hole of the regular polygon 155 (for example square or rectangle 155) that can be configured with four edges.Fig. 5 A and 5B show the quadrilateral hole 155 being positioned in cage, thereby they extend along the appearance of the sole of article of footwear 100 and/or the length of upper of a shoe 115.For example, the basal surface 129 of cage 101 can extend along the whole length of sole 117 (and the whole length of article of footwear 100 is thus extended along the longitudinal axis of wearer's pin).
For example, in Fig. 5 A and 5B, cage comprises many rounds.Any configuration in hole 107 can be included in cage, for example many rows and/or multiple row hole.The orientation in hole 107 can be also such as crescent or the such Custom Design of hemispherical.
In the example shown in Fig. 5 A and 5B, thereby the first round 157 and the second round 159 can be orientated the distance that each side in hole 107 adjacent one another are can be offset the hole length of approximately 0.5 times as, thereby the central point 161 in the hole of the first round 157 is roughly aimed at the limit 163 in each hole of the second round 159.
A plurality of holes 107 can be oriented to and make cage 101 along suitably direction expansion arbitrarily.In addition, a plurality of holes 107 can be oriented to and promote cage 101 to extend along the line for the comfortable power of wearer's pin.Thereby the material of the each several part of cage 101 also can be selected, at least in part, control the scope of extensibility.
Fig. 5 C and 5D show the cage with a plurality of holes 107, and its mesopore 107 is constructed to have two basic straight limits and two shape on crooked limit generally.In Fig. 5 C and 5D, hole 107 can be oriented to along the line being limited by arrow 165 to be expanded.Any combination of shape can comprise a plurality of holes.In some instances, a plurality of holes can have the second hole that is configured to the first hole of the first shape and is configured to be different from the second shape of the first shape.
Fig. 6 A and 6B show another example according to manufacture article of the present invention, and it is embodied as article of footwear 200.Cage 101 can be around the forefoot region 119 of wearer's pin, the one or more extensions in middle pin region 121 and heel area 123.For example, Fig. 6 A and 6B show the cage that the middle pin region 121 that is positioned in wearer extends through upper of a shoe.The fabric portions 167 of upper of a shoe 115 can be attached to any other applicable elements that cage 101 maybe can be attached to upper of a shoe 115, outer bottom 117 or article of footwear 200.Fabric portions 167 can be positioned in forefoot region 119 tops of upper of a shoe 115 and extend.Fabric portions 167 can comprise ventilative material and/or expansible material.Fabric portions 167 can be expanded to the shape of the forefoot region 119 of upper of a shoe 115.Fabric portions 167 can be one with cage 101, and can be installed to be near the pin that is positioned at wearer.
Fabric portions 167 can comprise a plurality of slits 169.Slit 169 can be through longitudinal cut portion of at least a portion of fabric portions 167 or section, to allow fabric portions 167 expansions.Slit 169 can be the otch extending along the whole length of fabric portions 169 and can be provided in article of footwear 200 inner institute restriceted envelope and article of footwear 200 outsides between moisture and the exchange of air.Slit 169 can be such at the pin such as wearer object while inserting in cage or when the wearer's who engages at article of footwear 200 pin moves, be caused expansion.
Fig. 7 shows according to of the present invention another and manufactures the example of article, and it is shaped as article of footwear 300.Fig. 7 shows the sandals with cage 101, and this cage extends and extends along the longitudinal length of sole above the top in the middle pin region 121 of wearer's pin.The cage 101 of article of footwear 300 shown in Figure 7 can be suitable for receiving the first insert and the second insert, and wherein the first and second inserts are of different sizes and/or width.Cage 101 can be expanded to the size and dimension of insert 103, in the mode with as above more detailed description is identical like that.Sandals structure can also comprise cage 101 and fabric portions (or other materials), wherein cage extends along the longitudinal length of the basal surface of article of footwear 300, and fabric portions (or other materials) extends (across the top of wearer's pin article of footwear is fastened to wearer's pin) across wearer's the forward foot in a step and/or the upper surface in middle pin region.
Manufacture article and can be constructed to container shapes.This container can be defined for the space that receives object.This space can compatibly engage with object and maybe can allow object to be received in any suitable mode.Insert 103 can be shaped as the shape that makes cage 101 be expanded to container.Insert 103 can be shaped as bag or other containers, and it can comprise or store object.For example, handbag 171 has been shown in Fig. 8 A and 8B, it comprises the cage 101 of being made by extensible materials and can expand the insert that handbag cage is clipped to the suitable shape as shown in the dotted line 173 and 175 in Fig. 8 A and 8B for 101 minutes.Handbag 171 can comprise the ornamental of any desired or functional structure portion, such as pocket, key chain etc.Handbag 171 can hold object also can be for any object such as storing and comprising personal belongings.
Fig. 9 A and 9B show the manufacture article that comprise insert that are configured as leather wallet 177.Leather wallet 177 comprises cage 101, its have in first ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 179 and second wall 181, the first ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centres 179 and the second wall 181 each there is free end 183 and attached end 185.Thereby the attached end 185 of each of first ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 179 and the second wall 181 can be secured together and aim at their edge to be positioned as adjacent one another are.In some instances, leather wallet is single-piece element, and it is folded in center, and this center limits " two attached ends ".First ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 179 of leather wallet 177 and the free end 183 of the second wall 181 also can be aimed at and maybe can limit the opposed end that opens wide leather wallet, to be similar to the mode of the free end opening the book.Retention mechanism 187 can be attached to leather wallet 177 for the free end 183 of free end 183 to second walls 181 of fastening first ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 179.Retention mechanism 187 can be near first ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 179 or the second wall 181 both or arbitrary free end 183 or this free end be attached to leather wallet 177.
Figure 10 shows the another embodiment according to manufacture article of the present invention, and it is configured to the container 189 of electronic device.Manufacture article and can comprise cage 101 and insert, this insert is shaped so that cage, when insert 103 is inserted in cage 101, is expanded to the shape for the container 189 of electronic component.By this way, single container can be used to set up the electronic-component container (for example, depending on the size that is placed in the insert in container) for the electronic component of multiple different size.
Manufacture article and can comprise arbitrary objects or article, it can comprise the cage with a plurality of holes, and has the insert that can be inserted into the framework in cage, and its middle frame can have a plurality of projections, and it can extend through hole to expand cage to the shape of insert.Each can be single-piece or many structures for container and/or insert.
According to the method for modular construction of example of the present invention, can comprise that (a) is inserted into insert in cage, this insert has framework and a plurality of projection, and this cage has at least one extending part to be expanded to the shape of framework and/or projection; And (b) when cage is expanded to the size of framework, adjust a plurality of projections to extend through a plurality of holes.This method of modular construction can be used to form manufacture article, such as article of footwear, container, clothing or other suitable article arbitrarily.
The modular characteristics of method of modular construction allows to manufacture article and is customized, and is applicable to different size and the shape of wearer/user or other involved article.This cage can be expanded to various sizes and shape in the time of can be in different inserts are installed to cage.As mentioned above, cage can have extending part, and it comprises a plurality of holes, and insert can have framework and a plurality of projection.Cage can be manufactured to has a lot of different size, shape and colors.Insert can be manufactured to has a lot of different size shape and colors.Cage and insert can be interchangeable with size, shape and the outward appearance of manufacturing customization or " mix and coupling " article, with coincide wearer or user's anatomy, need and pattern on needs.
Article can customize by following method: (a) the first insert is inserted in cage, a plurality of the first projections that this first insert has the first framework and can extend from the first framework, this cage has at least one extending part, it defines a plurality of holes, wherein, when cage is expanded to the size of the first framework, a plurality of the first projections extend through a plurality of holes; (b) from cage, remove the first insert; And (c) the second insert is inserted in cage, this second insert has the second framework, and (they can be different from the first framework, such as in size, shape, color etc.) and can be from a plurality of second projections of the second framework extension, wherein, when cage is expanded to the size of the second framework, a plurality of the second projections extend through a plurality of holes.
Article can be any fabric, plastics or other article that can manufacture.Article can be article of footwear, container, clothing etc.Article can have modular nature and can have such as one or more cages, the first insert, the second insert, extending part or the such duplicate of other element arbitrarily.The size of the first insert can be different from the second insert.The first insert can be set up size to mate the first wearer or user, and the second insert can be set up size to mate the second wearer or user, and wherein the first insert and the second insert can be installed in same cage.This different insert can also be set up size and/or shape has the container of different size and/or shape with foundation.
For example, article can be that article of footwear and can having arranges to be of a size of for the first insert of the first wearer and to arrange and is of a size of the second insert for the second wearer.The first insert can be for having the wearer of slightly bigger pin compared with the wearer of bound feet and the second insert for having.The first insert can also be shaped and the pin being of a size of for Ms is set, and the second insert can be shaped and the pin being of a size of for man is set.
When the first insert is removed and use the second insert to change from cage, manufacturing article can be customized and adjust.The first and second inserts can also be for used aloned person's same size and shape, but can have different structural portion, ornament or color.The first insert can also be changed by the second insert when the first insert wearing and tearing.Cage is suitable for receiving the insert of any amount with different size and shape.
C. conclusion
Although the present invention, for comprising that the instantiation of carrying out preferred forms of the present invention is described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the method for said system also exists a large amount of variants and modification.Thus, the spirit and scope of the present invention should be as described in that claim proposed was so wide.
Claims (17)
1. an article of footwear, comprising:
Cage, comprise at least one extending part, wherein this extendingly defines a plurality of extending holes, this extending hole allows extending part along at least one direction expansion, not depart from the general shape of extending part, and wherein extending part can fully extend to allow cage also can produce the article of footwear with different footwear sizes from the insert combination of different size; And
Insert, it is shaped as cage arrangement is article of footwear, wherein insert comprises framework and a plurality of projections of extending from framework, wherein described a plurality of projections of insert can be inserted in described a plurality of extending holes of cage, thereby make the extending part of cage be expanded to the yardstick being limited by framework.
2. article of footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein insert is the first insert, this first insert has the first framework that limits the first yardstick, and wherein this article of footwear also comprises the second insert, this second insert has the second framework that limits the second yardstick that is different from the first yardstick, make when the second insert replaces the first insert to be placed in cage, a plurality of projections that are included on the second framework can be inserted in described a plurality of extending holes of cage, make the extending part of cage be expanded to this second yardstick, and wherein, the second yardstick limits the footwear sizes different from the first yardstick.
3. article of footwear as claimed in claim 1, at least a portion in wherein said a plurality of extending holes is regular polygon shape.
4. article of footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein said a plurality of extending holes can be extended at least two vertical direction.
5. article of footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein cage also comprises fabric portions, and this fabric portions comprises one or more slits, and this slit is constructed to expansion when object is placed in article of footwear.
6. article of footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein when insert is inserted in cage and be arranged so that described a plurality of projection extends through described a plurality of extending hole, cage forms at least a portion of the upper of a shoe of article of footwear, and at least some projections of insert form at least a portion of the footwear sole construction of article of footwear.
7. for customizing a method of modular construction for the article of footwear of adjustable size, comprising:
Insert is installed in cage,
This insert has framework and a plurality of projection; And
This cage has at least one extending part, this is extending defines a plurality of extending holes, this extending hole allow extending part along at least one direction, be expanded to insert framework shape and do not depart from the general shape of extending part, the insert that wherein extending part can fully extend to allow cage and different size in conjunction with and can produce the article of footwear with different footwear sizes; And
Adjust described a plurality of projections of insert to extend through described a plurality of extending hole, thereby make the extending part of cage be expanded to the yardstick of the framework of insert.
8. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said a plurality of extending holes can be extended at least two vertical direction.
9. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein insert is the first insert, and this first insert has the first framework and a plurality of the first projection that limits the first yardstick, and the method also comprises:
Remove the first insert; And
The second insert is installed in cage,
The second insert has the second framework and a plurality of the second projection that limits the second yardstick that is different from the first yardstick; And
Adjust a plurality of the second projections to extend through a plurality of extending holes, thereby make the extending part of cage be expanded to the yardstick of the second framework, wherein the second yardstick of the second framework produces the footwear sizes different from the first yardstick of the first framework.
10. method as claimed in claim 7, at least a portion in wherein said a plurality of holes is regular polygon shape.
11. methods as claimed in claim 10, wherein this regular polygon is quadrangle.
12. methods as claimed in claim 7, wherein cage also comprises a plurality of slits, this slit is suitable for expansion when object is placed in article of footwear.
13. article of footwear as claimed in claim 2, wherein to be shaped as cage arrangement be the article of footwear with the first footwear width dimensions to the first insert, and wherein the second insert to be shaped as cage arrangement be the article of footwear with the second footwear width dimensions larger than the first footwear width dimensions.
14. article of footwear as claimed in claim 2, wherein said a plurality of extending hole can be extended at least two vertical direction, wherein described a plurality of projections of the first insert make described a plurality of extending hole be expanded to the first length and the first width at least described two vertical direction, wherein described a plurality of projections of the second insert make described a plurality of extending hole be expanded to the second length and the second width at least described two vertical direction, and wherein, the second length is greater than the first length, and wherein, the second width is greater than the first width.
15. article of footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein described a plurality of projections of insert comprise grab ground element.
16. 1 kinds of methods that customize article of footwear, comprising:
The first insert is inserted in cage,
This first insert has the first framework and limits a plurality of first projections of extending from the first framework,
This cage comprises at least one extending part, and it defines a plurality of extending holes, and wherein a plurality of the first projections can be inserted in described a plurality of extending holes of cage, thereby makes the extending part of cage be expanded to shape and the yardstick of the first framework;
From cage, remove the first insert; And
The second insert is placed in cage, this second insert has the second framework a plurality of the second projections that also restriction is extended from the second framework that are different from the first framework, wherein a plurality of the second projections can be inserted in described a plurality of extending holes of cage, thereby the extending part that makes cage is expanded to shape and the yardstick of the second framework, wherein cage limits and has the different footwear sizes of article of footwear limiting from cage and the second insert with the first insert.
17. methods as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first framework has the color different from the second framework.
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