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US 5,852,885 AGranted
Sandal type footwear
AssigneeExo Italia S.r.l.
InventorAldo Ferniani
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Abstract
The present invention relates to footwear having simplified assembly, which comprises a sole, which is made of plastics and has edges that are at least locally raised, and an upper, which is also made of plastics and has tabs with an enlarged head that are suitable to enter holes provided in the edges of the upper and to anchor themselves so that they withstand transversely the traction applied by the upper.
Claims7
Footwear having simplified assembly, comprising:
- a sole having a perimetric edge;
- raised portions of said edge on each side of the sole extending upwardly from the sole;
- through holes provided on said raised portions;
- an upper mounted on said sole, said upper having a front strap portion extending at a metatarsal region of the footwear substantially horizontally between two oppositely arranged front raised portions of said raised portions, said upper further having a pair of lateral vertical wall portions each of which is connected at a respective end of said front strap portion, each of said pair of lateral vertical wall portions extending substantially perpendicularly to the extension of said front strap portion at said respective end, and each of said pair of lateral vertical wall portions being arranged in contact with a respective front raised portion of said two oppositely arranged front raised portions;
- tabs provided on said pair of lateral vertical wall portions, each tab having a stem with a first end and second end, said first ends being connected to said pair of lateral vertical wall portions such that said stems extend substantially perpendicularly to said pair of lateral vertical wall portions;
- enlarged heads of said tabs connected to said second ends of said stems, said heads being inserted through said holes such that the stems of said tabs are engaged in said holes for connecting said front strap portion between said two oppositely arranged front raised portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.