Sole with extensible structure

Details Sole with extensible structure Sole with extensible structure

2006-11-22

2009-11-24

Kavanaugh, Ted (Department: 3728)

Boots, shoes, and leggings

Boots and shoes

With adjustment of shoe size

C036S02500A, C036S03000A

Reexamination Certificate

active

07621058

ABSTRACT:
Sole with stretchable structure, a footwear article provided with such a sole and its assembly method.The invention relates to a footwear sole where the forepart is associated with a stretchable material making it possible to fit differing foot widths easily; it also relates to the footwear equipped with such a sole and the method for mounting this footwear.It is constituted of a sole base (1) comprising openings (4) in which the lugs (3) of the stretchable part (2) are positioned in a seared manner.The insole (5) comprises a deformable structure (6) in its forepart. When the wearer's foot is put into a footwear article provided with such a complex, it exerts pressure on the edges of the upper (10) thus causing deformation of the sole This ability of deforming the sole avoids feelings of compression of the footThe device according to the invention is intended in particular for the manufacture of footwear with the ability of adapting to differing foot anatomies.

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