Boot and process for assembling a boot
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsJoel Bourdeau, Mariano Sartor
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Abstract
A boot and a process for assembling the boot, the boot including a flexible upper and a rigid sole. The process includes the assembling of the flexible upper and the rigid sole with the use of an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion obtained by shaping a flexible material. At least two steps of the process includes at least the following: covering a portion of the sole with the intermediate portion to form a junction surface and applying a pressure on the outside of the boot to tighten the intermediate portion against the sole at the level of the junction surface.
Claims20
A boot comprising:
- a flexible upper including at least a lower end extending over a user's foot;
- a rigid sole having a junction zone extending around said sole;
- a flexible intermediate portion having a lower end, said lower end of said intermediate portion having a junction zone, said junction zone of said flexible intermediate portion being common to said junction zone of said sole, said common junction zone being upwardly extending;
- said flexible intermediate portion being affixed to said flexible upper;
- said flexible intermediate portion being affixed to said rigid sole by means of an adhesive at said common junction zone.
A process for assembling a boot, whereby the boot includes a flexible upper formed by shaping a flexible material, a rigid sole, and a flexible intermediate portion, the flexible upper including at least a lower end extending over a user's foot, the rigid sole having an upwardly extending peripheral junction zone, and the flexible intermediate portion having a lower end having an upwardly extending junction zone, said process comprising:
- affixing said flexible upper to said flexible intermediate portion;
- affixing said flexible intermediate portion to said sole by affixing said junction zone of said flexible intermediate portion to said junction zone of said sole by means of an adhesive, whereby said junction zone of said flexible intermediate portion is common with said junction zone of said sole.
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