Shoes comprising three-dimensional formed fiber product
AssigneeHoechst Celanese Corporation
InventorsDai W. Kim, William E. Bessey, John Nagel, Gregory M. Clark, Joseph S. W. Haas, Etheridge O. Oakley, Jr.
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Abstract
Shoes for use in demanding applications, primarily athletics, are made from a three-dimensional fiber network that is semi-rigid and resilient. The fiber network is made from a textile fabric that has an array of projections made from the same fabric rising from the plane of the fabric.
Claims27
A shoe comprising at least one layer of a three-dimensional fiber network, said three-dimensional fiber network having been made by deforming a two-dimensional textile fabric;
- wherein said three-dimensional fiber network has as a base plane the plane of said two-dimensional textile fabric;
- wherein said three-dimensional fiber network comprises a multiplicity of projections comprised of said two-dimensional textile fabric rising above said base plane;
- wherein said projections are resilient, returning, substantially to their original shape after being compressed to 50% of their original height;
- wherein said fiber network comprises thermoplastic filaments having a diameter of at least about 0.1 mm.
A shoe midsole comprising at least one layer of a three-dimensional fiber network, said three-dimensional fiber network having been made by deforming a two-dimensional textile fabric;
- wherein said three-dimensional fiber network has as a base plane the plane of said two-dimensional textile fabric;
- wherein said three-dimensional fiber network comprises a multiplicity of projections comprised of said two-dimensional textile fabric rising above said base plane;
- wherein said projections are resilient, returning substantially to their original shape after being compressed to 50% of their original height;
- wherein said fiber network comprises thermoplastic filaments having a diameter of at least about 0.1 mm.
A lining material for use in a part of a shoe selected from the group consisting of the tongue and collar lining, said material comprising at least one layer of a three-dimensional fiber network, said three-dimensional fiber network having been made by deforming a two-dimensional textile fabric;
- wherein said three-dimensional fiber network has a base plane the plane of said two-dimensional textile fabric;
- wherein said three-dimensional fiber network comprises a multiplicity of projections comprised of said two-dimensional textile fabric rising above said base plane;
- wherein said projections are resilient, returning substantially to their original shape after being compressed to 50% of their original height;
- wherein said fiber network comprises thermoplastic filaments having a diameter of at least about 0.1 mm.
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