Custom article of footwear and method of making the same
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A43B-023/00
A43B-013/18
A43B-001/04
A43B-001/00
A43B-003/12
A43B-007/14
A43B-007/22
A43B-013/36
A43B-023/04
A43D-001/02
A43D-011/00
G06Q-030/06
출원번호
US-0465020
(2012-05-06)
등록번호
US-9357813
(2016-06-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Lyden, Robert M.
출원인 / 주소
Lyden, Robert M.
인용정보
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104
초록▼
The present invention teaches customizable articles of footwear in which various footwear components can be selected from a wide range of options, and can be easily removed and replaced, as desired. Moreover, the present invention teaches footwear uppers made of knitted textile materials including d
The present invention teaches customizable articles of footwear in which various footwear components can be selected from a wide range of options, and can be easily removed and replaced, as desired. Moreover, the present invention teaches footwear uppers made of knitted textile materials including different sections having different structures and mechanical properties.
대표청구항▼
1. An article of footwear configured to be positioned about a wearer's foot, said wearer's foot comprising an instep, a plurality of phalanges, a plurality of toes including distal ends, and a heel, said article of footwear comprising: an upper coupled with a sole and comprising a junction between s
1. An article of footwear configured to be positioned about a wearer's foot, said wearer's foot comprising an instep, a plurality of phalanges, a plurality of toes including distal ends, and a heel, said article of footwear comprising: an upper coupled with a sole and comprising a junction between said upper and said sole,said upper comprising an opening for receiving a wearer's foot,said upper comprising a three dimensional knit textile material element comprising an anterior side, a posterior side, a superior side, an inferior side, a medial side, a lateral side, an exterior side, an interior side, a forefoot area, a midfoot area, a rearfoot area, and a plurality of different knit portions coupled togethercomprising a vamp portion comprising four way stretch mechanical properties,a collar portion comprising resilient elastic mechanical properties,a quarter portion further comprising a medial quarter portion and a lateral quarter portion comprising at least two way stretch mechanical properties and comprising greater resistance to elongation than said vamp portion,a dorsal portion comprising a pad on said superior side, anda tip portion comprising less elongation relative to said quarter portion and also said vamp portion extending on said anterior side and to at least a part of said medial side and said lateral side and around a majority of said forefoot area adjacent to said junction between said upper and said sole,each of said tip portion, said vamp portion, said collar portion, said quarter portion, and said dorsal portion of said upper comprising different knits, and at least said tip portion, said vamp portion, and said quarter portion comprising different mechanical propertieswherein said three dimensional knit textile material element, above said sole, comprises substantially an entire exterior surface of said article of footwear. 2. The article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprising a backtab portion on said posterior side of said upper. 3. The article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said different portions comprise different knit textile materials. 4. The article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein said upper is tongueless. 5. The article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprising a heel portion on said posterior side and extending to a part of said medial side and said lateral side. 6. The article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprising a tongue. 7. The article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprising a shoe lace coupled to said upper. 8. The article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprising a strap coupled to said upper. 9. An article of footwear configured to be positioned about a wearer's foot, said wearer's foot comprising an instep, a plurality of phalanges, a plurality of toes including distal ends, and a heel, said article of footwear comprising: an upper coupled with a sole and comprising a junction between said upper and said sole,said upper comprising an opening for receiving a wearer's foot,said upper comprising a three dimensional knit textile material element comprising an anterior side, a posterior side, a superior side, an inferior side, a medial side, a lateral side, an exterior side, an interior side, a forefoot area, a midfoot area, a rearfoot area, and a plurality of different knit portions coupled togethercomprising a collar portion comprising resilient elastic mechanical properties adapted to extend at least partially around said opening for receiving said wearer's foot,a dorsal portion comprising a pad adapted to extend on said superior side of said upper above said instep of said wearer's foot,a vamp portion comprising four way stretch mechanical properties adapted to extend on said superior side of said upper over said plurality of phalanges of said wearer's foot,a quarter portion further comprising a medial quarter portion and a lateral quarter portion comprising at least two way stretch mechanical properties and comprising greater resistance to elongation than said vamp portion, said medial quarter portion extending on said medial side of said upper coupled to at least one of said collar portion and said dorsal portion, and said lateral quarter extending on said lateral side of said upper coupled to at least one of said collar portion and said dorsal portion,a tip portion comprising less elongation relative to said quarter portion and also said vamp portion adapted to extend on said anterior side and part of said medial side and said lateral side of said upper over said distal ends of said plurality of toes of said wearer's foot and around a majority of said forefoot area adjacent to said junction of said upper and said sole,each of said dorsal portion, said collar portion, said vamp portion, said quarter portion, and said tip portion of said upper comprising different knits, and at least said vamp portion, said quarter portion, and said tip portion comprising different mechanical propertieswherein said three dimensional knit textile material element, above said sole, comprises substantially an entire exterior surface of said article of footwear. 10. The article of footwear according to claim 9, further comprising a backtab portion on said posterior side of said upper. 11. The article of footwear according to claim 9, further comprising a tongue. 12. The article of footwear according to claim 9, wherein said upper is tongueless. 13. The article of footwear according to claim 11, said tongue being continuous with said vamp portion and extending therefrom. 14. The article of footwear according to claim 9, further comprising a shoe lace coupled to said upper. 15. The article of footwear according to claim 14, further comprising a strap for coupling said shoe lace to said upper. 16. The article of footwear according to claim 15, said strap for coupling said shoe lace to said upper extending from an opening in said upper and being coupled to said shoe lace. 17. The article of footwear according to claim 9, further comprising a strap coupled to said upper. 18. The article of footwear according to claim 9, further comprising an insole. 19. The article of footwear according to claim 9, wherein said sole is removably coupled with said upper. 20. The article of footwear according to claim 9, further comprising a plastic material coupled to said three dimensional knit textile material element of said upper. 21. The article of footwear according to claim 9, said upper further comprising edges, said edges being joined and comprising a seam extending between said inferior side and said superior side of said upper. 22. The article of footwear according to claim 9, said upper further comprising edges, said edges comprising a seam extending longitudinally on said inferior side of said upper. 23. The article of footwear according to claim 9, wherein said three dimensional knit textile upper element is biodegradable. 24. The article of footwear according to claim 9, further comprising a trademark indicia on said exterior side of said upper. 25. The article of footwear according to claim 9, said dorsal portion further comprising a longitudinal opening for accommodating the entry of said wearer's foot, and said upper further comprising a plurality of apertures for receiving a shoe lace. 26. The article of footwear according to claim 9, wherein a plurality of said different portions comprise different knit textile materials. 27. The article of footwear according to claim 9, said three dimensional knit textile material element comprising at least two way stretch mechanical properties on at least a portion of said inferior side extending at least partially between said medial side and said lateral side. 28. The article of footwear according to claim 9, further comprising a heel portion adapted to extend on said posterior side and to a part of said medial side and said lateral side of said upper around a portion of said heel of said wearer. 29. An article of footwear configured to be positioned about a wearer's foot, said wearer's foot comprising an instep, a plurality of phalanges, a plurality of toes including distal ends, and a heel, said article of footwear comprising: an upper coupled with a sole and comprising a junction between said upper and said sole,said upper comprising an opening for receiving a wearer's foot,said upper comprising a three dimensional knit textile material element comprising an anterior side, a posterior side, a superior side, an inferior side, a medial side, a lateral side, an exterior side, an interior side, a forefoot area, a midfoot area, a rearfoot area, and a plurality of different knit portions coupled togethercomprising a collar portion comprising resilient elastic mechanical properties adapted to extend at least partially around said opening for receiving said wearer's foot,a dorsal portion comprising a pad adapted to extend on said superior side of said upper above said instep of said wearer's foot,a vamp portion comprising four way stretch mechanical properties adapted to extend on said superior side of said upper over said plurality of phalanges of said wearer's foot,a quarter portion further comprising a medial quarter portion and a lateral quarter portion comprising at least two way stretch mechanical properties and comprising greater resistance to elongation than said vamp portion, said medial quarter portion extending on said medial side of said upper from said junction of said upper with said sole to at least one of said collar portion and said dorsal portion, and said lateral quarter extending on said lateral side of said upper from said junction of said upper with said sole to at least one of said collar portion and said dorsal portion,a tip portion comprising less elongation relative to said quarter portion and also said vamp portion adapted to extend on said anterior side and part of said medial side and said lateral side of said upper over said distal ends of said plurality of toes of said wearer's foot and around a majority of said forefoot area adjacent to said junction of said upper and said sole, anda heel portion adapted to extend on said posterior side of said upper and to a part of said medial side and said lateral side of said upper around a portion of said heel of said wearer,each of said dorsal portion, said collar portion, said vamp portion, said quarter portion, and said tip portion of said upper comprising different knits, and at least said vamp portion, said quarter portion, and said tip portion comprising different mechanical propertieswherein said three dimensional knit textile material element, above said sole, comprises substantially an entire exterior surface of said article of footwear. 30. The article of footwear according to claim 29, further comprising a backtab portion on said posterior side of said upper. 31. The article of footwear according to claim 29, wherein a plurality of said different portions comprise different knit textile materials. 32. The article of footwear according to claim 29, wherein said upper is tongueless. 33. The article of footwear according to claim 29, further comprising a shoe lace coupled to said upper. 34. The article of footwear according to claim 29, further comprising a tongue. 35. The article of footwear according to claim 29, further comprising a strap coupled to said upper.
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