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US 7,430,818 B2Granted
Item of footwear having a rigid shell and flexible pad
AssigneeRandom Design
InventorsGérard Valat, Cédric Ragot
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Abstract
An item of footwear, particularly a motorcycle boot (1), includes a rigid shell (4) which defines a body that is designed to surround the foot of the user. The body consists of a lower sole-forming part (20), an upper vamp-forming part (22), an inner lateral part and an outer lateral part, the lateral parts connecting the aforementioned lower and upper parts. The inventive item of footwear includes an opening (16, 18) in one of the four constituent body parts, which passes through the rigid shell and which is sealed by a flexible half-sole (12, 14).
Claims20
Item of footwear, comprising:
- a rigid shell which is produced from a first material and which defines a body which is intended to surround the foot of a user, the body having a lower portion which forms a sole, an upper portion which forms a vamp, an inner lateral portion and an outer lateral portion, said lateral portions connecting the lower portion and the upper portion, these four portions extending in an extension direction between a first zone which forms a heel and a second zone which forms a tip;
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- an opening defined in only one of said four portions of the body, said opening extending through the rigid shell and being closed by means of a flexible pad which is produced from a second material, said second material being more flexible than the first material.
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