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US 11,758,979 B2Granted
Shoe
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsFu Wen Lee, LuLu Chen, Sam Forester
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Abstract
Described is a shoe, in particular an athletic shoe. The shoe can include a sole and a shoe upper. The shoe upper can include (a.) a lateral portion; (b.) a medial portion; and (c.) intermediate portion between the lateral portion and the medial portion. The intermediate portion can include a cupped portion uncoated by a first coating portion on the lateral portion and a second coating portion on the medial portion. When the shoe upper is separate from the sole at least a majority of the cupped portion may be cupped above surrounding areas of the shoe upper.
Claims17
A shoe comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- a shoe upper comprising:
- a lateral portion having a first coating portion applied at least partially thereto;
- a medial portion having a second coating portion applied at least partially thereto;
- and
- an intermediate portion between the lateral portion and the medial portion and including a material that is continuous across the lateral portion, the intermediate portion, and the medial portion, wherein the intermediate portion comprises a cupped portion uncoated by the first coating portion and the second coating portion, wherein when the shoe upper is separate from the sole and arranged on a flat surface that is continuously flat underneath an entirety of the shoe upper, at least a majority of the shoe upper lies within or parallel to a horizontal plane and at least a majority of the cupped portion is cupped above surrounding areas of the shoe upper so as to be above the horizontal plane and out of contact with the flat surface.
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A shoe comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- a shoe upper comprising:
- a lateral portion having a first coating portion applied at least partially thereto;
- a medial portion having a second coating portion applied at least partially thereto;
- and
- an intermediate portion between the lateral portion and the medial portion and including a material that is continuous across the lateral portion, the intermediate portion, and the medial portion, wherein the intermediate portion comprises a cupped portion uncoated by the first coating portion and the second coating portion, wherein when the shoe upper is separate from the sole and arranged on a flat surface, at least a majority of the shoe upper lies within or parallel to a horizontal plane and at least a majority of the cupped portion maintains a shape of being cupped above the lateral portion and the medial portion so as to be tented above the horizontal plane and out of contact with the flat surface.
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A shoe comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- a shoe upper comprising:
- a lateral portion having a first coating portion applied at least partially thereto;
- a medial portion having a second coating portion applied at least partially thereto;
- an intermediate portion between the lateral portion and the medial portion and including a material that is continuous across the lateral portion, the intermediate portion, and the medial portion, wherein the intermediate portion comprises a cupped portion uncoated by the first coating portion and the second coating portion;
- and
- a collar portion connecting to the intermediate portion and at least partially surrounding a foot opening, the collar portion being uncoated by the first coating portion and the second coating portion;
- wherein when the shoe upper is independent from the sole and arranged on a flat surface that is continuously flat underneath an entirety of the shoe upper, at least a majority of the shoe upper lies within or parallel to a horizontal plane and a majority of the cupped portion and the collar portion lie above the horizontal plane and out of contact with the flat surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.