EP3081108A1 - Insert pour la personnalisation d'un article chaussant, article chaussant personnalisable et procédé de personnalisation d'un article chaussant - Google Patents

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EP3081108A1
EP3081108A1 EP16163111.4A EP16163111A EP3081108A1 EP 3081108 A1 EP3081108 A1 EP 3081108A1 EP 16163111 A EP16163111 A EP 16163111A EP 3081108 A1 EP3081108 A1 EP 3081108A1
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Ivan Martinazzo
Silvio Quagliotto
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0405—Linings, paddings or insertions; Inner boots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/06—Footwear characterised by the material made of wood, cork, card-board, paper or like fibrous material 
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/14—Footwear characterised by the material made of plastics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
    • A43B23/07—Linings therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/16—Skating boots
    • A43B5/1616—Inner boots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/28—Adapting the inner sole or the side of the upper of the shoe to the sole of the foot

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  • the present invention relates to an insert for the customization of a footwear, i.e. for adapting said footwear to the specific foot morphology of the particular user.
  • the present invention relates to an insert for the customization of a sports footwear, more particularly a sports footwear comprising a substantially soft inner element or liner and a substantially rigid outer element or shell.
  • the present invention further relates to a footwear that is customizable by using the aforementioned insert as well as to a method for the customization of a footwear, said method using the aforementioned insert.
  • footwear are manufactured in a variety of sizes that are different in length and width.
  • each footwear size has standard length and width and not all the users with the same foot size have feet with the same morphology.
  • the conformity of the footwear to the specific morphology of the particular user remarkably affects not only the user's comfort, but also his/her performances.
  • ski boots which usually comprise a substantially soft inner element or inner liner and a substantially rigid outer element or outer shell.
  • thermo-formable insert(s) applied to the inner liner so that they are arranged between said inner liner and the outer shell of the ski boot: once the user has put on the inner liner of the ski boot, the thermo-formable insert is heated above its thermo-forming temperature and a pressure is subsequently applied to said insert from the outside so that the insert adapts itself perfectly to the morphology of the user's foot; the insert is then let to cool down below its thermo-forming temperature, whereby it stiffens in the desired configuration.
  • cork is an effective natural thermal insulator. Secondly, it allows effective transmission of movements from the ski boot (therefore from the user's foot) to the ski: unlike inserts made of foamed materials and intended for ski boot liners, cork is incompressible and therefore allows a more precise and reactive transmission of movements to the ski.
  • inserts which comprise small fragments of cork dispersed in a resin matrix, which can be shaped for adapting to the morphology of the user's foot.
  • Such insert is used, for instance, in the ski boot marketed by the Applicant under the trade mark Nordica ® with the name "NRGy Pro”.
  • the resin matrix does not offer absolute guarantee of stability, as it can undergo slight deformations also at not very high temperatures.
  • the dispersion of cork fragments in the resin matrix does not offer guarantees in terms of uniform distribution of these fragments over the entire area of the insert, and consequently of obtainment of uniform properties over the entire area of the insert.
  • US patent No. 2,033,727 describes a stiffening element for footwear, in which a layer of a composition capable of conferring rigidity and made substantially of thermoplastic material or of rubber and thermoplastic material is confined between two fabric layers.
  • the layer of thermoplastic material or rubber and thermoplastic material can contain an adequate quantity of cork powder as filler.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a solution that allows to improve the aforementioned aspects and - in particular - allows to obtain a customizable footwear which has a simple structure, reliably affords a possibility of customization and is comfortable and cost-effective.
  • the present invention provides for making an insert for the customization of a footwear, said insert comprising a layer made of thermo-formable material and a layer made of cork coupled to each other.
  • the insert according to the invention provides a layer entirely made of thermo-formable material and a layer entirely made of cork.
  • the insert according to the invention has uniform properties over its entire area.
  • thermo-formable material eliminates a series of drawbacks and allows to simplify the structure of the footwear.
  • both the layer made of thermo-formable material and the layer made of cork have a substantially uniform thickness over the entire area of the insert.
  • the thicknesses of said layer will be chosen so as to allow deformation thereof and adaptation thereof to the morphology of the user's foot.
  • the insert extends over the whole surface of the footwear upper. According to this embodiment, the effect of thermal insulation provided by cork is maximized.
  • the insert extends over a portion only of the footwear upper.
  • the insert will extend in those areas that are most sensitive from the viewpoint of the user's comfort and of the efficiency in the transmission of movements from the user's foot to the footwear.
  • said insert may extend, for instance, in the malleolar area.
  • the shape and arrangement of the insert according to the invention can be chosen each time so as to ensure optimum customization of said article in the most delicate areas.
  • the insert according to the invention can advantageously be applied to a wide variety of footwear, in particular of sports footwear, and even more particularly to sports footwear comprising a substantially soft inner element and a substantially rigid outer element such as ski boots, roller skates, ice skates and so on.
  • the preferred embodiment of the invention described below in detail refers to the application of the invention to a ski boot, and more particularly to the inner liner of a ski boot.
  • the liner 100 is made of a soft material and comprises a sole 104 and an upper 102, said upper comprising a first portion 102a arranged for receiving the user's foot and a second portion 102b arranged for receiving the user's ankle.
  • the liner 100 is made as non-customized article, with standard dimensions for the same footwear size.
  • an insert 1 according to the invention is incorporated in the liner 100 for customizing said liner in accordance to the user's morphology.
  • Said insert 1 may also be applied to the liner 100 instead of being incorporated therein.
  • the insert 1 can be sized and shaped so as to extend in those areas of the user's body that are most sensitive and relevant for the specific use.
  • the insert is shaped and sized so as to extend substantially in the malleolar region 102c of the upper 102 of the inner liner 100, on both sides of said liner.
  • the insert 1 comprises at least one layer made of thermo-formable material 3 and a layer made of cork 5 coupled to each other.
  • thermo-formable material 3 offers the possibility to customize the footwear by adapting the insert 1 to the morphology of the foot of the individual user.
  • thermo-formable material can be for instance chosen form the group comprising polyethylene (PE), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), polyurethane (PU) and polypropylene (PP).
  • PE polyethylene
  • EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate
  • PU polyurethane
  • PP polypropylene
  • the presence of the layer made of cork 5 allows to improve the transmission of movements from the user's foot to the sports footwear with respect to the use of foamed materials and the like.
  • the layer made of thermo-formable material 3 and the layer made of cork 5 preferably have a uniform thickness over the whole area of the insert 1. This guarantees that the insert 1 has uniform properties over its entire area. Moreover, this makes it possible to manufacture the insert 1 in a very simple and cost-effective manner.
  • the layer made of thermo-formable material 3 will preferably have a thickness so as to allow to adapt the insert 1 to a wide variety of users having different foot morphologies. In particular, the thickness of said thermo-formable layer 3 will preferably be comprised between 2.0 and 10.0 mm.
  • the layer made of cork 5 will preferably have a thickness large enough to ensure an effective thermal insulation of the user's foot; on the other hand, said layer made of cork 5 will be thin enough to follow the deformations of the layer made of thermo-formable material 3 associated thereto, without the risk of formation of cracks or fissures.
  • the thickness of said layer made of cork 5 will preferably be comprised between 0.5 and 4.0 mm.
  • the cork is not dispersed in the form of powder or fragments in the thermoplastic material; instead, it provides for a first, substantially homogeneous layer entirely made of thermo-formable material and a second, substantially homogeneous layer entirely made of cork.
  • the layer made of thermo-formable material 3 and the layer made of cork 5 are preferably coupled to each other by gluing or heat lamination. However, this is not to be intended in a limiting sense, and any other technique within the reach of the person skilled in the art can also be used for coupling said layers.
  • said insert will comprise a pair of substantially symmetrical lateral portions 7a,7b joined by a central portion 7c; once the insert 1 is applied to the inner liner 100, the lateral portions 7a,7b will extend substantially in the malleolar region of the upper of said inner liner, on both sides of said liner, whereas the central portion 7c will extend substantially in the region of the Achilles tendon of the upper of said inner liner.
  • the present invention further relates to a spots footwear comprising an insert 1 of the type described above.
  • the invention finds particular application within the field of sports footwear and more particularly within the field of sports footwear comprising an inner element or liner made of a substantially soft material and an outer element or shell made of a substantially rigid material, in which case the insert 1 according to the invention is applied to or incorporated in said inner liner made of a substantially soft material.
  • the footwear according to the invention may comprise an insert of the type described above, having shape and size so as to extend over the whole surface of the footwear upper.
  • the footwear according to the invention may comprise one or more insert(s) of the type described above having shape and size so as to extend over one portion only or corresponding portions only of the upper.
  • the insert or inserts will be provided in those regions which are most sensitive from the viewpoint of the user's comfort, such as for instance the malleolar region or the metatarsal region.
  • the method for the customization of a footwear comprising one or more insert(s) according to the invention comprises the following steps:
  • At least the step of adapting the shape of the layer made of thermo-formable material - and possibly also the steps of heating and subsequent cooling - are carried out while the user's foot is placed in the footwear.

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