WO2014038937A1 - Chaussure anatomique rotative - Google Patents

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WO2014038937A1
WO2014038937A1 PCT/NL2013/050641 NL2013050641W WO2014038937A1 WO 2014038937 A1 WO2014038937 A1 WO 2014038937A1 NL 2013050641 W NL2013050641 W NL 2013050641W WO 2014038937 A1 WO2014038937 A1 WO 2014038937A1
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Albert Adriaan Flinterman
Hendrik Diederik Willem Van Groen
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Buckney Shoes B.V.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B11/00—Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps

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  • the invention relates to a shoe comprising a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion
  • the invention also concerns inserts for such shoe.
  • This known shoe comprises a sole and an upper.
  • the sole is divided in a front part and rear part.
  • the front part and the rear part of the sole being the front under part respectively the rear under part of the shoe, are pivotally connected by a hinge.
  • the upper is divided in a front upper part and a rear upper part, which are respectively connected to the front part of the sole and the rear part of the sole.
  • the front upper part and the rear upper part are moveable relative to each other by pivoting the front part of the sole and the rear part of the sole relative to each other. In this way the shoe may be opened and closed. In open
  • the shoe may be easily entered by a foot.
  • This known shoe does not require laces and provides a large entrance opening for the foot. Accordingly this known shoe is very suitable for younger children, and elderly and/or disabled people. Also other shoe users will appreciate the large entrance opening of the shoe and the simple way of opening and closing of the shoe, even without using hands.
  • the known shoe also comprises stiffening means, extending from the sole into the upper, so that the user of the shoe receives and perceives adequate support. These stiffening means are provided to compensate for the relaxation of the shoe at the location of the division of the shoe in the front portion and the back portion.
  • Shoes in general have a heel (also known as corfort) provided at the rear part of the shoe to provide sufficient support to the heel of the foot. But still, despite of the specific stiffening means of the known pivotable shoe and the heel of shoes in general, overall, the known shoe does not always ensure sufficient or optimal wearing comfort and protection to the foot. Moreover, the known shoe does not always provide sufficient support for power transmission during opening and closing of the shoe.
  • the front upper part and the rear upper part interact in a region of overlap wherein said upper part and said rear upper part at least partly overlap, and the heel extends and reaches into the said area of overlap and interaction of the front upper part and the rear upper part.
  • the foot is for a large part enclosed by the heel (contrefort) , not only at the heel part of the foot, but also at the mid part of the foot. Further, beacause the front upper part and the rear upper part at least partly overlap and the heel reaches into this area of overlap, the overlap or interaction area of the front and back upper part, which is in general the weaker part of a pivotable shoe, is provided with additional stiffness. This provides additional support and protection to the mid-foot.
  • the foot is over a substantial and most relevant part of its length optimally supported and protected, without compromising the ease of stepping in and out of the shoe, which is not even impaired by the extended heel which reaches into the area of interaction of the front upper part and the rear upper part.
  • the shoe of the invention is at its front part sufficiently flexible for winding and unwinding of the foot .
  • the heel extends to the area of
  • the heel extends between the lateral and medial side of the shoe near the rear under part.
  • the underside of the heel of the foot is then also optimal supported. In fact the entire heel of the foot can thus be supported and protected by the heel
  • the heel is made of one or more inserts.
  • the front upper part and/or the rear upper part may be provided with one or more additional inserts.
  • the application of inserts provides an addition dimension of freedom in shoe design.
  • the shoe may be adapted to a specific application, such as a specific type of sport, and/or to a specific group of users, such as disabled persons.
  • the inserts may be hard shells. Such hard shells will, because of their stiffness, provide optimal support and protection to the foot.
  • the inserts may also facilitate power transmission, in
  • the hard shell may be made of cellulose. This material provides sufficient stiffness and strength and is suitable barrier between the internal foot climate and the environmental conditions of the shoe.
  • the hard shell may be made of a synthetic material. Synthetic material will provide an
  • the hard shell may be adapted to the foot of a specific user.
  • the shoe is then custom-made to provide optimal wearing comfort.
  • the hinge is a hard shell extending from the front portion to the rear portion of the shoe.
  • the hinge of the invention facilitates opening and closing of the shoe, however in locked position the hinge becomes a hard shell. This shell can withstand high torsion forces an accordingly the shoe becomes very stable from the sole up.
  • the hinge of the shoe and the heel in the rear upper part may be in contact with each other.
  • This combination, the hinge and the heel in the rear upper part together, provide a stiff support to the foot from the rear to the front of the shoe.
  • the hinge and the part of the heel that extends between the lateral and medial side of the shoe near the rear under part, are in contact with each other.
  • the insert is preferably padding.
  • Such padding may be applied to provide improved fit and comfort.
  • Typically such padding will be soft and will be applied where, instead of stiffness, an optimal contact between foot and shoe is required or where protection is required, such as in the front upper part.
  • Application of padding in the front upper part of the shoe is possible because the pivotable shoe will have no laces there.
  • the padding may be adapted or may be adaptable to the foot of a specific user. Again a custom-made shoe will be obtained that will provide optimal wearing comfort.
  • the padding may be made of foam. Memory type foam is very suitable for this application as it will adapt itself to the foot of the specific user.
  • the invention also provides inserts for application in shoes according to the invention.
  • the shoe 1 shown in figure 1 is provided with a sole 2.
  • the sole 2 has a front part 3 and a back part 4.
  • the front part 3 and the back part 4 of the sole are connected by a hinge 21.
  • the font part 9 of the hinge 21 is connected to the front part 3 of the sole 2 and the back part 10 of the hinge 21 is connected to the back part 4 of the sole 2.
  • the front part 9 and the back part 10 of hinge 21 are connected by an axis 8 and are relatively moveable with respect to each other around said axis 8.
  • the front part 3 of the sole 2 is provided with a front upper 5 and the back part 4 of the sole 2 is provided with a rear upper 6.
  • the front upper 5 and the rear upper 6 have an interface 20.
  • the edges 20a and 20b of the rear upper 6 respectively the front upper 5 cover the sides of the closed shoe 2 and provide a large entrance 7 for the foot when the shoe is open. In this way, stepping in and stepping out is facilitated.
  • the shoe 2 may be closed again and the foot is enclosed by the shoe.
  • the hinge 21 is spring loaded (not shown here) and forces the hinge 21 and the shoe 2 in open position after releasing the spring. When stepping in, the foot will load the hinge 21 against the spring force, the hinge and the shoe will close and be locked in closed position.
  • the rear upper 6 of the shoe of figure 1 and 2 is provided with a state of art heel 22. This state of art heel 22 provides stiffness to the back of the shoe 1 and accordingly to the back of the foot.
  • this shoe provides additional design possibilities. But still, overall, the state of art shoe does not provide sufficient wearing comfort, support and protection to the foot. Moreover, the shoe does not provide sufficient stiffness for power transmission from the foot to. the hinge during opening and closing of the shoe.
  • shoe 1 is according to the invention provided with a heel 11 that extends to the
  • the heel 11 is a hard shell insert.
  • the rear upper 6 extends inside to shoe 1 over the interface 20 in the area of the front upper 5. In this way the interface 20 is closed, even in open position of shoe 1, as shown in figure 2.
  • the heel 11 is shown in more detail in figure 5.
  • the heel 11 extends from the medial side 13 to the lateral side 12 of the shoe. In this way major part of the foot is enclosed by the hard shell and optimal supported and protected.
  • the hard shell 11 also extends under the foot, between the medial and the lateral side, with its support surface 15.
  • the front upper part 5 and the rear upper part 6 of the shoe 1 partly overlap. As can be seen in figure 3 and 4 the heel 11 reaches into the area of overlap. In this way also the interaction area 20 of the front 5 and rear upper part 6, in general the weaker part of a pivotable shoe 1 is provided with additional stiffness. This provides additional support and protection to the mid-foot.
  • FIG. 6 shows in more detail how the hinge 21 of the shoe 1 and a heel 11 in the rear upper part may interact.
  • the power transmission during opening and closing of the shoe is optimized as the force of the heel is directly transmitted to the hinge 21.
  • the hinge 21 facilitates opening and closing of the shoe 1, however in locked position the hinge 21 becomes a hard shell according to the invention. This shell type hinge 21 can withstand high torsion forces an accordingly the shoe 1 becomes very stable from the sole 2 up.
  • the heel 11 may be made of any suitable material, such as cellulose.
  • Cellulose provides sufficient stiffness and strength and is a suitable barrier between the internal foot climate and the environmental conditions of the shoe.
  • the heel 11 may be made of a synthetic
  • Synthetic material will provide an extremely stiff and strong shell, which will provide additional protection to the foot, in particular also protection against impact forces. Wearing comfort will be further enhanced when the heel 11 is adapted to the foot of a specific user, in this particular case to the heel of the user.
  • the soccer shoe 1 of figure 7 is in similar way provided with a heel 11.
  • the soccer shoe 1 is also provided with stiffening means 16.
  • these stiffening means 16 are provided between the sole 2 and the front upper 5, to compensate for the relaxation of the shoe 1 at the location of the division 20 in the shoe between the front portion and the back portion of shoe 1.
  • the stiffening means 16 provide maximum support and protection to the foot of a soccer player.
  • the front upper 5 is provided with soft paddings 17 and 18.
  • These paddings 17, 18 provide additional support to the front of the foot without impeding winding and unwinding of the foot.
  • the soft padding 17, 18 will enclose the foot and provide additional protection.
  • the soft feel will also improve the wearing comfort as friction areas between the shoe and the foot will be covered by the soft padding 17, 18.
  • the padding will be made of foam.
  • Foam has the ability to adapt to the foot contour.
  • a memory type of foam such as polyurethane is applied to mold to the contour of the foot under body temperature (high-density foam) or under foot pressure (lower-density foam) .
  • the foam will recover after cooling down or removing pressure. As no laces are reguired also the outside of the shoe may be tuned to a specific design or a certain application.
  • the paddings 17 and 18 provide to the soccer shoe an evenly curved outside surface, which will enhance the shoe/ball interaction. The user may control the ball and shoot the ball with more precision and apply a broader range of shots.

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L'invention concerne une chaussure rotative. La chaussure comprend une semelle ayant une partie avant et une partie arrière. La partie avant et la partie arrière de la semelle sont reliées de façon pivotante. La partie avant de la semelle comprend une partie supérieure avant et la partie arrière de la semelle comprend une partie supérieure arrière. La partie supérieure arrière comprend un talon. Le talon s'étend dans la zone d'interaction des parties supérieures avant et arrière. Le talon peut être un insert. La partie supérieure avant et/ou la partie supérieure arrière peut comprendre un ou plusieurs inserts supplémentaires. Les inserts sont généralement des coques dures ou des rembourrages souples, qui créent un support et une protection supplémentaires du pied et améliorent ainsi le confort d'utilisation.
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