EP0485499B1 - Construction de chaussure a partie arriere amelioree - Google Patents

Construction de chaussure a partie arriere amelioree Download PDF

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EP0485499B1
EP0485499B1 EP19900912628 EP90912628A EP0485499B1 EP 0485499 B1 EP0485499 B1 EP 0485499B1 EP 19900912628 EP19900912628 EP 19900912628 EP 90912628 A EP90912628 A EP 90912628A EP 0485499 B1 EP0485499 B1 EP 0485499B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
    • A43B23/28—Devices to put in shoes in order to prevent slipping at the heel or to prevent abrading the stockings

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  • Borbach patent CH-A--187,678 discloses a shoe having a stretchable material located at both the toe and heel portions of the shoe.
  • the purpose of such shoe construction is to prevent friction between the foot at the toe and heel portion of the foot and the shoe in those regions. Borbach's design pushes the foot out of contact with the heel thus resulting in a poor fitting shoe.
  • the present invention is directed to a substantially concealed elastic means by which the shoe is continually urged gently forward on the foot so that the backpart of the shoe remains in comfortable and in substantially constant contact with the heel of the wearer's foot.
  • One such elastically stretchable means comprises an elastically stretchable lining element disposed in the shoe cavity.
  • the elastic means may either be permanently attached and an integral part of the shoe or it may be constructed so as to be removable and replaceable.
  • Figs. 1 through 3 show one of these styles, a misses' skimmer, also often referred to as a 'flat' or 'flattie' style, having this style's typical long topline opening and short vamp, and embodying principles of the present invention. It is understood that the present invention may be used with other styles of shoes and that it is being described with respect to a skimmer for ease of reference only.
  • the shoe 20 of the present invention comprises an upper 22 having a topline 24, topline stitching 26, vamp 28, backpart 32 and unitsole 30.
  • Upper 22 is lasted over insole 33, cut from a suitable insole material such as Texon R T-480, a man-made cellulose fiber insole material, manufactured by the Texon Materials U.S.A., of Westfield, MA, and supported by the felt or composition filler element 34.
  • lining element 36 is disposed within the shoe cavity defined by upper and unitsole.
  • the shoe cavity includes a substantially completely enclosed cavity as in a loafer, as well as a relatively open cavity as found in strap sandals and other styling variations. Lining element 36 is shown at zero tension by the solid lines 36', and under tension against the forepart of the foot by the broken line 36''.
  • lining element 36 is attached to the upper by the topline stitching 26 in the midpart and forepart of the topline and to the quarter lining 38 by a stitched seam 44.
  • Quarterlining 38 is in turn attached to upper 22 by topline stitching 26 and to heel tuck 42 by cement lasting thereunder.
  • a conventional counter 40 is inserted between upper 22 and quarterlining 38, and cement lasted over insole 33, to provide proper support for backpart 32 and regions adjacent thereto.
  • lining element 36 contacts but is not fastened to upper 22 or insole 33 in the toe of the shoe, and is free to move elastically at least at a right angle to this section of the shoe, i.e. lengthwise along the interior of shoe 20.
  • lining element 36 is shown in a tubular configuration as would be afforded by the tubular knit approach used in hosiery manufacture, the use of flat knit or woven spandex materials, cut and seamed to provide the same enclosure and function is an appropriate alternative equivalent.
  • the shoe becomes gently and continually urged forward on the foot by the elasticized lining element 36 thereby minimizing or eliminating the space between the heel of the foot and the backpart of the shoe to minimize slippage therebetween, with such urging operating most effectively whenever the shoe and foot therein are out of weightbearing contact with the ground.
  • Lining element 36 is preferably constructed of an elastically lengthwise stretchable material.
  • it may be constructed of a tubular Lycra R knit spandex material similar to stretch socks such as the Gold Toe SuppHose R products made by the Cluett Hosiery Corporation of New York, NY, and similar elastically stretchable hosiery products.
  • Lining element 36 may also be made of or include spandex elements of flat knit fabrics similar to those used by the Isotoner Corporation of New York, NY, for their stretchable house slippers, in which the same effect is achieved by suitably cutting and stitching the lining parts so they will smoothly and comfortably surround the foot.
  • lining element 36 may also be of woven construction preferably that used in the Spandura R line, produced by H.L.
  • the lining 36 as shown should be made of materials and possibly reinforcements thereof that will allow the lining element to last for the useful life of the shoe.
  • lining 36 could be a complete sock bottom, as in the Peds R brand of low profile stretch socks made by Peds Products, of Villa Rica, GA, or the like, which could be removably attached to the shoe by concealed snaps, touch fastener hook/loop tape or other means.
  • the fastener would be located inside the shoe just forward of the foremost portion of the topline 24 and/or near the backpart of the shoe.
  • Such lining elements could be easily removed for cleaning, replacement or other reasons.
  • the stretchable means shown Figs. 1 through 3 is presently preferred.
  • the spring rate of the elastic lining element operates over much longer lengthwise dimensions than those of the compressible toe elements, and thus can be engineered to exert a gentler and more uniform pressure on the toes of the wearer's foot than can be attained with the toe element.

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Abstract

On décrit des moyens qui servent à améliorer l'adaptation de chaussures au pied de l'utilisateur. La chaussure subit un mouvement de poussée vers l'avant afin de minimiser le glissement de la partie arrière de la chaussure sur le talon de l'utilisateur.

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  1. Chaussure (20) comprenant une tige (22) et un organe inférieur (30) fixé à celle-ci et définissant une cavité de chaussure destinée à recevoir un pied, ladite chaussure présentant une partie arrière (32), une partie de doigts de pied et une partie intermédiaire entre elles et un moyen (36) pour exercer une pression constante sur les doigts du pied et pousser constamment la chaussure vers l'avant par rapport au pied disposé dans la cavité de chaussure, de manière à réduire le glissement du talon du pied par rapport à la partie arrière de la chaussure, ledit moyen de poussée étant disposé dans la cavité de chaussure et s'étendant depuis la partie de doigts de pied, vers au moins la partie intermédiaire de la chaussure, ledit moyen de poussée n'étant pas fixé à la tige (22) et à l'organe inférieur (30) situés au niveau de la partie de doigts de pied de la chaussure, mais étant fixés à la chaussure, au niveau de la partie intermédiaire de la chaussure.
  2. Chaussure selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le moyen de poussée (36) comprend un matériau élastique pour enfermer au moins partiellement un pied.
  3. Chaussure selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle le matériau élastique est un tissu élastique.
  4. Chaussure selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le moyen de poussée (36) est fixée en outre à la chaussure, autour de sa partie arrière.
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DE (1) DE69006505T2 (fr)
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CH187678A (de) * 1936-05-13 1936-11-30 Borbach Emil Neuerung an Schuhwerk.
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DE69006505T2 (de) 1994-08-25
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