Shoe Upper Structure
OwnerCheng-Tung Hsiaoinventor
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Abstract
A shoe upper structure includes an upper layer and a lower layer. The upper layer includes a slot and a plurality of shoelace holes. The upper layer further includes a plurality of blocks having patterns thereon. The lower layer is engaged with an inner surface of the upper layer and can be connected with a shoe sole. Front ends of the lower and upper layers are associated to form a front closing edge, and rear ends of the lower and upper layers are associated to form a rear closing edge. Two sides of the lower layer are spaced from two sides of the upper layer so that the upper layer can be stretched up, and a rear section of the slot can form a heel opening. The upper and lower layers and the front and rear closing edges are integrally formed with elastomeric yarns by a warp knitting machine.
Claims3
A shoe upper, comprising:
- an upper layer includes front and rear ends spaced along an axis and a slot extending along the axis and located between the front and rear ends of the upper layer, with the slot including a front section adjacent to the front end of the upper layer and a rear section adjacent to the rear end of the upper layer, with the upper layer further including a plurality of shoelace holes in two sides of the front section of the slot, with the upper layer further including opposite outer and inner surfaces;
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- a lower layer adapted to be associated with a shoe sole, with the lower layer engaged with the inner surface of the upper layer and including front and rear ends spaced along the axis, with the front end of the lower layer associated with the front end of the upper layer to form a front closing edge, with the rear end of the lower layer associated with the rear end of the upper layer to form a rear closing edge, with two sides of the lower layer spaced from two sides of the upper layer so that the upper layer can be stretched upwards relative to the lower layer, with the rear section of the slot forming a heel opening when the upper layer is stretched upwards,
- wherein the upper and lower layers and the front and rear closing edges are formed with elastomeric yarns into a one-piece integrated construction by a warp knitting machine.
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