FR2853819A1 - Method of making decorative upper for footwear involves forming cut outs in upper material and adding decorative edging - Google Patents

Abstract

The method of making a footwear upper involves producing cut outs (2,3) in a piece of material (1) forming the upper. The edges of the cut outs are stitched as are multiple separation lines in the upper material. The lines of separation and edging can also be overstitched (8). Claims include a foot wear upper made using the method.

Description

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  The present invention relates to the manufacture of uppers intended for the production of footwear and shoes.

  The invention aims to simplify and make faster the production of rods, in particular rods of novelty articles provided with cutouts and decorated with topstitching.

  To this end, the subject of the invention is a method of manufacturing uppers for footwear, in particular uppers provided with cutouts, characterized in that it consists in: - making in a room a suitable material and by any means adapted the cutting of the rod as well as the cuts; then to carry out with satin stitch, on the one hand, the embroidery of the edge of said cutouts and, on the other hand, one or more lines of separation of the rod in two or more separate parts; - And finally, to topstitch for decorative purposes at least a part 1 5 of said dividing lines and edges with satin stitch.

  Such a method makes it possible to quickly and simply produce a rod ready to be mounted and which gives the impression of being made up of several assembled parts. Indeed, the lines of separation into several parts of the rod and which are "materialized" by the satin stitch give the impression that the rod is formed by the assembly of several pieces, the illusion being advantageously reinforced by the presence at the right of said separation lines of an overstitching which is in fact only decorative.

  The invention applies to the manufacture of uppers and in particular uppers for footwear, produced from synthetic materials in particular, although not exclusively, such as plastics. The invention also relates to footwear provided with such an upper or upper made in one piece.

  Other characteristics and advantages will emerge from the following description of an embodiment of a rod according to the invention, description given by way of example only and with reference to the appended drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a flat view of a vamp cut in accordance with the invention; - Figure 2 shows the upper of Figure 1 after the stitching embroidery operations; - Figure 3 is a perspective view of a mule made with 1 5 the upper of Figure 2, and - Figure 4 illustrates the embodiment of another vamp according to the invention.

  In Figure 1, there is shown in 1 an upper cut from a synthetic material, for example a complex formed of two fabrics 20 laminated on a woven core, which lends itself well to laser cutting.

  Any other suitable cutting means such as water jet, knife or other, can of course be used.

  During this cutting step, openings are also cut which the upper must be provided for decorative purposes, namely a set of three cutouts 2 in the form of a flattened diamond on the top of the upper. and a set of six cutouts 3 in the approximate shape of an isosceles triangle around the periphery of the upper 1.

  In a second step, a bumblebee embroidery is made (FIG. 2) on the edges of the cutouts 2 and 3.

  There is shown in 4 the embroidery of the cutouts 2 and in 5 the embroidery of the two long sides of the isosceles triangles delimiting the cutouts 3. The third side of the cutouts 3 is bordered by a satin stitch 6 extended so as to define a continuous line 7 separating the upper 1 into two separate parts 1a and 1b respectively, the part 1a including the cutouts 2 and the part 1b including the cutouts 3.

  Finally, decorative topstitching is carried out in a third step, 5 at the height of at least part of the embroidery with satin stitch. Such topstitching represented at 8 are thus produced in line with the triangular cutouts 3, as well as on the front part of the upper 1 between the two cutouts 3 before and on the two end sections of the line 7.

  A final stitching in the form of a simple cross 9 is made, for decorative purposes, on line 7 at the satin stitch between two cutouts 3.

  The upper 1 of FIG. 2 is ready to be mounted.

  FIG. 3 illustrates the production of a mule with such an upper 1.

  The continuous line 7 of satin stitch embroidery gives the illusion that the upper is made from two pieces 1a and 1b assembled. If this had been the case, the production of the mule would have been considerably longer and more costly due to the need for the manufacture and then the mounting of two separate parts.

  The production of satin stitch embroideries (4, 5, 6, 7) and of the topstitching (8, 9) also allows all kinds of decorative fancies, at or above the cutouts (2, 3) .

  Figure 4 illustrates the embodiment according to the invention, another vamp 1 'with imitation of a plate with two crossed flanges.

  To this end, four triangular cutouts 10 are made, the edges of which are embroidered (1) with satin stitch, the embroideries of the edges being extended at 1 2 to give the appearance of two crossed flanges 1 3 and 1 4 and completed in 1 5 to define a plate 1 6 of rectangular shape isolated from the rest of the upper 1 'and circumscribing the two flanges 1 3, 1 4.

  All or part of the embroideries (11, 1 2, 1 5) can of course be provided with topstitching.

  The invention applies to the manufacture of uppers or uppers of all kinds of footwear regardless of the material used for the uppers or uppers, as well as the number, shape and arrangement of the cutouts and the number and the arrangement of the continuous separation line (s) (7, 1 5) giving the impression that said rods or uppers consist of several separate parts, assembled.

Claims (2)

  1. A method of manufacturing uppers for footwear, in particular uppers provided with cutouts, characterized in that it consists in: - making a cut out of the uppers (1, 1 from a piece of an appropriate material) ') as well as the cutouts (2, 3, 10); - then to carry out with satin stitch, on the one hand, the embroidery of the edge (4, 5, 6, 11) of said cutouts (2, 3, 10) and, on the other hand, one or more lines (7, 15) of separation of the rod (1) into two (la, 1 b) or several separate parts; - And finally, topstitching (8, 9) for decorative purposes at least part of said dividing lines (7) and edges (4 to 6) at the satin stitch.   2. Footwear comprising a rod or upper (1, 1 ') made in one piece, said rod or upper (1, 1') comprising at least one cutout (2, 3, 10) whose edge is embroidered at the satin stitch (4, 5, 6, 11), at least one continuous line (7, 15) separating the upper or upper (1, 1 ') into two distinct parts (la, lb), at least part of the satin stitch embroidery (4, 5, 6, 7) being decorated with topstitching (8, 9).