CN1893844A

CN1893844A - Footwear

Info

Publication number: CN1893844A
Application number: CNA2004800370959A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贾斯廷·道格拉斯·金
Original assignee: SOLE SURFER Pty Ltd
Current assignee: SOLE SURFER Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2003-10-13
Filing date: 2004-10-13
Publication date: 2007-01-10
Also published as: JP2007508071A; WO2005034669A8; EP1679985A4; US20070130795A1; WO2005034669A1; ZA200603708B; EP1679985A1; NZ547022A; BRPI0415597A

Abstract

Footwear, such as sandals (10) has soles (11) with shapes replicating surfboard designs, such as 'pintail', 'swallow tail' and 'square tail' and may incorporate leg ropes (16), stringers (620), hips or flyers (430, 431), raised heel grips (840) and ornamentation of one-, two- or three fins. The raised heel grips (840) provide support and/or grip to a wearer's heel. The footwear may also be used as a hand surfer for body surfers and incorporate wrist strap for releasable attachment to a wearer's wrist.

Description

Article of footwear

Technical field

The present invention relates to article of footwear.

The present invention is particularly useful for but is not to be limited to sandals, comprises the sandals that are commonly called " thong sandal " type.

The invention still further relates to can be by the footwear of body-surf person (body surfer) as hand-held surfing device (hand surfer).

Background technology

Although article of footwear must satisfy the practical requirement of protection user's foot, article of footwear has become a kind of fashion articles for use for a long time, especially youthful slippers.Usually, for success, footwear manufacturer must utilize some feature or structure member noticeable and that attract the consumer.Although the extensive approval for trade mark is very important, if the new competitor in footwear market can provide the architectural feature that attracts the consumer alert, then it can obtain significant advantage on the road of contending with famous brand name.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide the attracting project organization of a kind of article of footwear, especially sandals.

Preferred purpose is to provide a kind of like this project organization, and it cheaply is applied to article of footwear, and described project organization will be attractive for the consumer.

Another preferred purpose is the tail shape of surfboard is combined with conventional footwear shape of products such as thong sandal, so that significantly different thong sandal (footwear) shape to be provided.

Another preferred purpose is the shape that provides such, and its also imitated one or more surfboard shape and structures comprise the haunch or the wing, fin, plate ridge, leg rope hole, label, label and aesthetic structures.

Another preferred purpose is to provide can be by the article of footwear of body-surf person as hand-held surfing device.

By following explanation, will know other preferred purpose.

In one aspect, the bright article of footwear that relates to of we, preferred sandals, it comprises sole, wherein the rear section at least of sole is shaped as the tail shape of imitated surfboard.

Preferably, the downside of sole has adopted a pattern or a decoration to three fins of imitated surfboard.

In a preferred embodiment, two or more fins can extend below sole, to form the s heel portion of projection.

The tail shape of the surfboard of being copied can comprise (a) " pintail "; (b) " swallow-tail form "; (c) " square tail shape ".

The sidepiece of sole can adopt the haunch or the wing to replenish described tail shape, the haunch or the wing on the imitated surfboard of the wherein said haunch or the wing.

Described shape also can adopt the plate ridge that has color, and it extends to the rear end from front end, the plate ridge of imitated surfboard.

Preferably, the upside of sole is provided with the saddle of projection, and it preferably has additional grasping part, for example with panel grasping part (deck grip) or " powerful grasping part (gorilla-grip) " on the imitated surfboard.Preferably, saddle comprises the face that points to before oblique and has pattern or the uper side surface of profile, and supporting is provided and/or grasps for the heel of wearer.

Sole can comprise leg rope hole, perhaps copies its pattern or decoration.

The upside of sole can comprise label, label and other surfboard aesthetic structures with imitated surfboard.

On the other hand, the present invention relates to aforesaid article of footwear as body-surf person's hand-held surfing device.

Preferably, hand-held surfing device comprises wrist strap, and it at one end can be connected on the sole, and can be connected at the other end on the wrist of wearer.

Preferably, hand-held surfing device comprises the front side band, and the anterior end of its contiguous sole is with respect to the sole horizontal expansion, and described front side band can be by the hand and/or the finger engagement of wearer.

Description of drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described now referring to accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 (a) to (g) shows the front view of footwear respectively, and side view, vertical view, upward view, rearview, top plan view and downside view, this shoestring have imitated sole with " pintail " surfboard shape of single-blade shape, and it is applied on the sandals;

Fig. 2 (a) to (g) shows the similar view of the footwear of the sole that has " swallow-tail form " surfboard shape of copying single-blade;

Fig. 3 (a) to (g) shows the similar view of the footwear of the sole that has " square tail shape " the surfboard shape of copying single-blade;

Fig. 4 (a) to (g) shows the similar view of the footwear of the sole that has " square tail shape " the surfboard shape of copying double-vane;

Fig. 5 (a) to (d) shows front view, side view, vertical view and the rearview of the footwear of the sole that has " swallow-tail form " surfboard shape of copying lobed heel grasping part;

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are respectively vertical view and the side views that is used as an embodiment of the footwear of handing the surfing device;

Fig. 8 (a) to (h) is respectively side view, vertical view, upward view and the perspective view of second embodiment that is used as the footwear of hand-held surfing device, the perspective view of wrist strap and show the end-view of the assembling of wrist strap.

The specific embodiment

As mentioned above, the present invention is intended to footwear preferably such as the footwear sole construction of the footwear of the sandals type of thong sandal, adopts the shape of imitated surfboard or the architectural feature of aesthetic structures, the project organization that attracts attention with generation.

Specifically, as illustrating in the described preferred embodiment below, sole can be copied the one or more following structure of surfboard:

(a) " pintail ", " swallow-tail form " and " square tail shape " of tail shape-for example;

(b) haunch (hip) or the wing-in sidepiece cutting are to replenish the one or more haunch or the wing of tail shape (and aesthetic structures);

(c) Tu Qi saddle-be used for provides the panel grasping part of surfboard shape, the heel sole that additional grasping part and life-span are longer for the heel supporting of wearer;

(d) fin system-the be positioned at decoration of sole downside, its imitated single fin, twin fin or three fin structures;

(e) decoration of leg rope bolt-imitated leg rope bolt;

(f) plate ridge-decoration, it extends to the rear end from front end between two parties, is used for copying the wood based panel ridge on all surfboards; And

(g) aesthetics structure-decoration is preferably placed on the upside of sole, is used for copying label, label and aesthetics structure, comprises signature/approval figure of champion surfer.

Fig. 1 (a) to (g) shows front view, side view, vertical view, upward view, rearview, top plan view and the downside view of the sandals 10 (at right crus of diaphragm) of thong sandal type respectively, wherein sole 11 comprises rear side (or heel) part 12, and it is shaped as imitated " pintail " surfboard shape of single-blade 30 that has; And the decoration of copying single wing at upside.

The front part 13 of sole 11 and be with 14 shown in broken linesly, this is because they are known shapes and do not form a part of the present invention.

Preferably.The mid portion of sole 11 (arcuate part) 20 is wideer to guarantee sole 11 architectural feature and the ratio of imitated surfboard exactly than traditional sandals.The mid portion of broad or arcuate part 20 allow to be provided with the one or more side direction haunch or the wing 30, and this is along with sole forms " pintail " shape and finishes to rear section constriction-in this embodiment.The mid portion of broad or arcuate part 20 allow any structure of surfboard shape, and are that heel and protruding saddle (will be described hereinafter) provide enough zones.

For example " single fin " 15 of contrast color (contrasting color) material is molded or is fixed in the downside of rear section 12 (or on), with imitated surfboard fin.

Leg rope hole on " leg rope hole " 16 imitated surfboards, wherein said leg rope hole 16 can be the actual apertures of passing sole 11, perhaps can be molded or is fixed on the parts of the contrast color material on the downside of sole 11.Leg rope (not shown) can be from the hole 16 stretches out.

Although imitated " pintail " shape that has single-blade (and single fin) of the embodiment of Fig. 1 (a) to (g), but this shape can be retrofitted into and comprise a pair of wing, referring to Fig. 4 (a) to (g) as mentioned above, and described decoration can be copied twin fin or three fins.

Fig. 2 (a) to (g) shows the similar view of sandals 210, wherein the rear side of sole 211 (or heel) part 212 imitated " swallow-tail form " surfboards that have the decoration of V-arrangement recess 217, single-blade 230 and a pair of " fin " 215.

Fig. 3 (a) to (g) shows the similar view of sandals 410, wherein the rear side of sole 411 (or heel) part 412 imitated " square tail shape " surfboards that have the decoration of single-blade 430 and three fins 415.

Be apparent that for those skilled in the art " twin fin " 215 and " three fins " 415 can extend in the below of the downside of sole 211,411, to form the heel of projection.

As mentioned above, sole 11,211,411 can be retrofitted into the decoration that comprises two wings (as described below) and single fin, twin fin or three fins, and is as desired.

In all three embodiment shown in Fig. 1 (a) to (g), Fig. 2 (a) to (g) and Fig. 3 (a) to (g), s heel portion 12,212,412 elongations are so that can copy three the optional surfboard shapes wideer than heel area.In addition, additional length allows to provide the wideer shape of saddle than the tradition projection, and this hereinafter will be referring to Fig. 5 (a) to (d) explanation.

Fig. 4 (a) to (g) shows the remodeling of the sandals 410 of Fig. 3 (a) to (g)

Embodiment.

Sandals 610 comprise that it extends to heel from toe along the upside of sole 611 contrast color material " band " 620 placed in the middle, with imitated wood based panel ridge along surfboard-referring to Fig. 4 (c).

Shown in Fig. 4 (c), the material of imitated three fins 615 can extend (shown in dotted line) below the rear section 612 of sole 611, to form the s heel portion of projection on the downside of sole 611.

When the sole 411 of the sole 611 of comparison diagram 4 and Fig. 3, will notice be provided with two haunch or the wing 630,631 along every side of rear section 612, and for sole 411, every side only has a haunch or the wing 430.

As mentioned above, the Fu Jia haunch or the wing also can be separately positioned on the sole 11,211 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2; And the number of fins of being copied on the downside of sole can change.

To (d), sandals 810 comprise sole 811 referring to Fig. 5 (a), and its sole 211 according to the sandals 210 of Fig. 2 comprises " swallow-tail form " shape; And comprise two haunch or the wing according to the sole 611 of Fig. 4.

The heel grip pad 840 of projection is set, and illustrated dimensions only is the sandals that are used for (English system) No. 11 sizes as example on the upside of rear section 812.

The true form of heel grip pad 840 can change, but it preferably includes the leading flank 841 of a constriction and has the top surface 842 of pattern or texture, described top surface with surfboard on panel grasping part or so-called " powerful grasping part " identical mode " grasp " heel of wearer.

Heel grip pad 840 can be arranged on (for example, " pintail "/single-blade or double-vane on the above-mentioned Any shape sole; " square tail shape "/single-blade or double-vane; " swallow-tail form "/single-blade or double-vane), wherein decoration can be copied single fin, twin fin or three fins and/or wood based panel ridge.Heel grip pad 840 be subjected to the inspiration of panel grasping part used on the surfboard and do imitated, and provide functional and this two aspect of aesthstic attractive force.

Heel grip pad 840 is integrally formed with sole 811, so that the heel area of projection to be set, it provides the performance advantage than the more heel supporting of traditional thong sandal, the heel grip pad is provided with additional grasping part, thereby when advancing with the walking and the mode of pacing and/or disposing, the heel of guaranteeing wearer remains on the zone of pad of projection.

Preferably, heel grip pad 840 is to be molded as by the sponge of ultra-soft (rubber or plastics) material, that is to say, described material is than the material softer of the balance pad (balance) of sole 811, and described heel grip pad can comprise recessed a little surface 842, to help to locate/grasp the heel of wearer.On the top surface 842 of grip pad 840, can comprise large-scale texture/pattern.

The heel grip pad 840 of projection has and will cause the additional advantage of the thong sandal in permanent life-span.In addition, pad 840 has also improved the accuracy of sole 810 imitated surfboards, and this is because the pad 840 panel grasping parts of having copied on the surfboard that is called as " powerful grasping part ".

Sandals 10,210,410,610,810 all be dress comfortable, and for sandals or be equipped with other article of footwear of sole 11,211,411,611,811 that noticeable aesthstic attractive force is provided.

As just example, and be not limited to the present invention in the shape shown in Fig. 1 to 5.

By comprising (or deletion) various structure, sole can be copied almost unlimited multiple surfboard.More cheap pattern can for example not comprise the decoration that is used for copying fin, plate ridge and/or leg rope, and/or does not comprise the heel grip pad of projection.Along with increasing structure, can cover different Price Range.That " first-selected " pattern can comprise is described/shown in all structures, and can comprise that label/label/aesthetic structures of wide region selects." limited edition " or " signature " label can comprise distinguishing mark/approval of champion surfer/plate shape/producer.Selectable color/figure scope almost is unlimited.

The surfboard shape causes project organization a kind of uniqueness, noticeable with combining of article of footwear, and it has attraction not only specially to the surfer and comprise the ability of ordinary consumer.

In addition, the employing of the heel grip pad of projection provides the product of improvement in functionality, and reason as mentioned above.

The sandals of the thong sandal type shown in the present invention is not limited to, but can be applied to all other sandals, and in fact can be applicable to the article of footwear of other type.

Referring to Fig. 6,7 and 8, can be used as body-surf person's hand-held surfing device referring to the foregoing article of footwear of Fig. 1 to 5.

Hand-held surfing device is a kind of thrashing device (water craft), and it is worn on swimmer's the left hand or the right hand, to help surfing.

Substantially, hand-held surfing device comprises wide plastics or foaming structure, and it is fixed on hand by band, to help smooth advantage.

The surfing auxiliary without any thrashing device is called as body-surf.When carrying out body-surf, the surfer catch wave and with they trunk and hand from the straight water skiing downwards of the face at wave place.For body-surf, the surfer needs speed and body region to remain on the water surface top and along wave to advance.

Veteran body-surf person is surfing to the left or to the right on the face at wave place.The face that traverses the wave place carry out body-surf make body-surf person can reach fast speeds and experience the sensation that floats or hold-this be at wave when veteran body-surf person throws a sheet of water on one's body.Veteran body-surf person is in the more powerful part surfing of wave, and needs to keep making laying oneself open to preferred smooth position, and helps to prevent to shift onto the bottom side of wave, and it means the end of surfing conversely.

Veteran body-surf person can assist by the hand-held surfing device that is worn on the left hand or the right hand.When carrying out body-surf with hand-held surfing device, hand-held surfing device offers the controlled smooth zone of body-surf person, with the navigability that helps surfing, smooth ability and length.Utilize the body-surf person of the hand-held surfing device distance similar of can when traversing the wave surfing, advancing to surfboard.Hand-held surfing device is a kind of execution thrashing device of making at body-surf person specially.

Article of footwear of the present invention can be used as hand-held surfing device, to help body-surf person's water skiing performance.

Hand-held surfing device 1010 referring to Fig. 6 and 7, the first embodiment comprises sole 1011, and it comprises foregoing Any shape/decoration referring to Fig. 1 to 5, for example, has the square tail 1012 of single-blade 1030.

Preferably, the leg rope is replaced by wrist strap 1070, and described wrist strap at one end is anchored on the sole 1011, for example on leg rope hole, and removably connects (for example, by " VELCRO " trademark belt) around the wrist 1090 of wearer at the other end.

As shown in the figure, wearer is placed on front side band 1014 belows with the anterior end of his hand 1091 contiguous soles 1011, and for example, thumb 1092 and forefinger 1093 are in the side of toestraps of yacht 1014a, and all the other fingers 1094 to 1096 are at opposite side.

The light waterproof material of sole 1011 is buoyant, be used to provide buoyancy and planarization advantage the two.The surfboard tail shape of the uniqueness of sole 1011 makes it can water skiing on the top of water, and because the response that the shape of the rear section 1012 of sole 1011 has surfboard shape.The wing 1030 also helps to provide the response of surfboard shape.

Wrist strap 1070 works in the mode identical with the leg rope of surfboard.Wrist strap 1070 guarantee in body-surf and/or any " falling into water " afterwards, hand-held surfing device 1010 remains adhered on the wearer.

Because sole 1011 has the surf zone bigger than the hand 1091 of wearer, and wideer, so described sole provides bigger planarization advantage than independent hand.

Article of footwear is dressed easily and is fixed on the hand 1091, and becomes hand-held surfing device when using at once.As shown in the figure, hand-held surfing device 1010 is worn on the hand 1092 easily, and can realize final location and maintenance by thumb 1092 and little finger 1096.Toestraps of yacht 1014a between forefinger 1093 and middle finger 1094 provides the located lateral of hand-held surfing device 1010 with respect to the hand 1092 of wearer.When finishing body-surf, wearer can take off wrist strap 1070, and will hand surfing device 1010 as footwear.

Fig. 8 (a) to (h) shows second embodiment 1210 of hand-held surfing device, and wherein the s heel portion 1212 of sole 1211 is " swallow-tail form " shapes that have single-blade 1230.

In this embodiment, wrist strap 1270 is ropes of certain-length or restricts 1271 that it at one end has fake 1272, and has stop pin 1273 at the other end.

As at Fig. 8 (a) and (b), (d) with (e), rope or restrict and 1271 pass fake 1272 to form adjustable fake, it will be fixed on the wrist (not shown) of wearer.

Stop pin 1273 is inserted into and passes leg rope hole 1216 (seeing Fig. 8 (f)); Laterally place s heel portion 1212 belows (seeing Fig. 8 (g)) of sole 1211; And rope 1271 is pulled the downsides of fixing against sole 1211 with stop pin 1273 (seeing Fig. 8 (h)).

In order to unclamp wrist strap 1270, the step of Fig. 8 (f) to (h) is reversed.

Dual performance of the present invention, promptly footwear/hand-held surfing device is unique, this is because the surfboard tail shape of being copied in the s heel portion of the sole of article of footwear.

Under the premise of not departing from the present invention, can to described and shown in embodiment carry out various change and remodeling.

Claims

1, a kind of article of footwear, it comprises sole, wherein, the rear section at least of described sole is shaped as the tail shape of imitated surfboard.

2, article of footwear according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the downside of described sole comprises the pattern or the decoration of one to three fin of imitated surfboard.

3, article of footwear according to claim 2 is characterized in that, two or more fins extend below described sole, to form the s heel portion of projection.

4, article of footwear according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the tail shape of the surfboard of being copied comprises (a) " pintail "; (b) " swallow-tail form "; (c) " square tail shape ".

5, article of footwear according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the sidepiece of described sole comprises the haunch or the wing that replenishes described tail shape, the haunch or the wing on the imitated surfboard of the wherein said haunch or the wing.

6, article of footwear according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described sole comprises the plate ridge that has color, and it extends to the rear end from front end, copies the plate ridge of surfboard at the upside of described sole.

According to the article of footwear described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that 7, the upside of described sole is provided with the saddle of projection, it has additional grasping part, with panel grasping part or " the powerful grasping part " on the imitated surfboard.

8, article of footwear according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described saddle comprises and turn forward the face that points to and have pattern or the uper side surface of profile, and provides supporting and/or grasping part for the heel of wearer.

9, article of footwear according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described sole comprises leg rope hole, perhaps copies its pattern or decoration.

10, article of footwear according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the upside of described sole comprises other aesthetic structures of label, label and/or surfboard.

11, a kind of hand-held surfing device of body-surf person's usefulness that comprises the arbitrary described article of footwear of claim 1 to 10.

12, hand-held surfing device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, also comprises wrist strap, and it at one end is suitable for being connected on the sole, and is suitable for being connected on the wrist of wearer at the other end.

13, hand-held surfing device according to claim 12, it is characterized in that, described wrist strap comprises the rope or the rope of certain-length, described rope or rope at one end have fake and have stop pin at the other end, described rope or rope pass described fake so that be connected on the wrist of wearer, and described stop pin can be bonded in the leg rope hole of described sole.

14, according to claim 11 or 12 described hand-held surfing devices, it is characterized in that, also comprise the front side band, the anterior end of its contiguous described sole is with respect to described sole horizontal expansion, and described front side band can engage the hand and/or the finger of wearer.