Footwear counter for easier entry and removal

    公开(公告)号:US12011064B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US18199262

    申请日:2023-05-18

    IPC分类号: A43B11/00 A43B21/24 A43B23/08

    摘要: An article of footwear includes a heel cup that is attached to the upper and extends from the sole structure to at least a portion of the rear heel collar of the upper. The heel cup may be uniformly molded with an upper portion, midportion, and lower portion and the upper portion has a smaller mediolateral length than the midportion, and the midportion and lower portion form a concave structure that receives the heel. The upper portion has a first configuration and is capable of distorting into a second configuration under a load of a user's foot when the user is donning the footwear. In the second configuration, at least part of the upper portion is lowered and is capable of returning to the first configuration after the load of the user's foot is removed. The midportion includes a peripheral portion that may be thicker than a central portion.

    FOOTWEAR ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220369767A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17744076

    申请日:2022-05-13

    发明人: Marco Torres

    IPC分类号: A43B21/24 A43D95/14

    摘要: Footwear articles are fabricated with materials and includes a structure that enable the articles to be non-toxic, natural, biodegradable, and/or environmentally-friendly. The structure of the footwear articles is configured for a user's foot, including aspects which allow for precision rigidity or flexibility within the footwear article. The footwear articles are capable of including cycling footwear articles. The cycling footwear articles are further capable of including aspects which provide enough rigidity to couple to clipless pedal systems on a bicycle, and other aspects which allow for a flexibility when walking. Methods of forming the footwear articles and related packaging systems are provided, which also utilize non-toxic, natural, biodegradable, and/or environmentally-friendly materials.

    Footwear element with locating pegs and method of manufacturing an article of footwear

    公开(公告)号:US11464287B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16689590

    申请日:2019-11-20

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A43B21/24

    摘要: An article of footwear includes an upper defining apertures spaced apart from one another in a first arrangement. A footwear element has pegs spaced apart from one another in the first arrangement and extending through the apertures in the upper. The pegs are secured at a surface of the upper. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes placing a footwear element between an inner layer of an upper and an outer layer of the upper. The footwear element includes at least one peg extending outward toward the outer layer. The method includes inserting the peg through the outer layer so that the peg extends through the outer layer and is exposed at an exterior surface of the outer layer. After inserting the peg of the footwear element through the outer layer of the upper, the peg is secured at the exterior surface of the outer layer.

    SHOE ACCOUTREMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220117357A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17567035

    申请日:2021-12-31

    申请人: MCIROA INC.

    发明人: Gina JOSEPH

    IPC分类号: A43B21/24 A43B21/36

    摘要: The disclosure is directed to shoe accoutrements and methods of making and using the same. A shoe accoutrement assembly for attaching to a shoe may be provided, the shoe attachment assembly comprising: (a) a spine positioned adjacent a back surface of the shoe, the spine extending vertically along the back surface of the shoe; (b) at least one securement device attached onto the spine, the at least one securement device for securing the shoe accoutrement assembly to the shoe; and (c) at least one accoutrement that includes a mount portion and an embellishment, and the mount portion attached onto the spine, and the embellishment being a decoration of the accoutrement.

    Construction unit and decorative component, and a shoe incorporating same

    公开(公告)号:US11304474B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-19

    申请号:US16983773

    申请日:2020-08-03

    发明人: Sergio Luna

    摘要: A footwear construction unit for receiving a decorative component is provided along with an embellished shoe that incorporates the construction unit. The construction unit comprises an upper body and a weight-bearing peripheral wall extending downwardly from the upper body, which together define an interior upraised area that accommodates at least a portion of the decorative component. Thus, the decorative component is elevated above the walking surface and protected from dirt and abrasion. The decorative component may optionally extend across the arch and/or down the inner heel and/or onto other surfaces herein disclosed.

    Weight-bearing structure for high-heeled footwear

    公开(公告)号:US11246377B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16503688

    申请日:2019-07-05

    申请人: Il Soo Kim

    发明人: Il Soo Kim

    摘要: The present invention discloses a weight-bearing structure of high-heel footwear that is coupled to an outsole of high-heeled footwear, or in which a sole cover part becomes an outsole of the high-heeled footwear to linearly contact the ground during a loading response.
    An embodiment of the present invention provides a weight-bearing structure of high-heeled footwear, including: a heel part linearly contacting the ground; a strut part extending from the heel part; and a sole cover part extending from the strut part.

    Heeled footwear and method of producing heeled footwear

    公开(公告)号:US11178936B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16055516

    申请日:2018-08-06

    申请人: ECCO Sko A/S

    摘要: Heeled footwear such as a shoe or boot including a sole assembly and a heel part may be provided. In one implementation, the heel part may include an insert formed in a first material. The insert may include a core body delimited by an upper surface, a lower bottom surface, and an outer surface connecting the upper and lower surfaces. At least a part of the outer surface may be encased in a second material different from the first material. The outer material may form an outer contour layer of the heel part, and the sole assembly may include an outsole formed in the second material, the second material being softer than the first material. The outsole and the outer contour layer may be designed to be formed in one piece providing an outer sole unit being one component.