Athletic shoe upper construction

Details Athletic shoe upper construction Athletic shoe upper construction

1982-06-11

1983-11-08

Schroeder, Werner H.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

Boots and shoes

Occupational or athletic shoe

36 45, 36 50, D 2309, A43B 500, A43B 1100

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active

044134312

ABSTRACT:
An athletic shoe upper construction comprises a vamp with an elongated throat opening and a one-piece reinforcement of non-stretchable material. The one-piece reinforcement has a lacing hole reinforcing portion which is secured to the vamp of the upper adjacent to and surrounding the throat opening, and medial and lateral reinforcing portions in the form of an elongated strip extending from the lacing hole reinforcing portion to the featherline of the vamp in the mid-tarsal region of the respective sides of the vamp. Additionally, the width and location of the respective medial and lateral reinforcing portions is sufficient to at least span respective holes of two pairs of lacing holes provided in the lacing hole reinforcing portion. According to a feature of a preferred embodiment, pairs of lacing holes provided in the lacing hole reinforcing portion comprise widely-spaced parts of holes and closely-spaced pairs of holes, the holes of the widely-spaced pairs being located closer to the featherline than the holes of the closely-spaced pairs. Furthermore, the holes spanned by the medial and lateral reinforcing portions are widely-spaced pairs of holes.

REFERENCES:
patent: D258772 (1981-04-01), Norton et al.
patent: 4255876 (1981-03-01), Johnson
patent: 4342161 (1982-08-01), Schmohl

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