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US 7,650,705 B2Granted
Footwear with an upper having at least one glued element
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsThierry Donnadieu, Jean-Michel Challe
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Abstract
An article of footwear having a sole and an upper, the upper having at least two elements that are assembled to one another at a gluing zone, one of the elements being a protective flap or a tightening mechanism.
Claims39
An article of footwear comprising:
- an external sole;
- an upper affixed to the sole, said upper comprising a medial quarter and a lateral quarter;
- a tightening mechanism for tightening the quarters on a wearer's foot;
- the upper comprising at least two elements assembled to one another at least partially along a gluing zone;
- the upper having an uppermost edge defining an opening for insertion and removal of the wearer's foot;
- at least one of said two elements comprising an outermost surface of the upper;
- said one of said two elements including an edge spaced above a lowermost extent of the upper and extending upwardly along said upper from said edge, said gluing zone extending to said edge;
- said one of said two elements having an uppermost extent not solely defining said uppermost edge of the upper;
- a second of said two elements comprising a vamp;
- said edge of said one of said two elements overlapping a second of said two elements at said gluing zone;
- said edge being an edge of said outermost surface of the upper, said outermost surface of the upper being adapted to be exposed to sources of abrasion and moisture during use of the article of footwear.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an external sole;
- an upper comprising:
- an uppermost edge defining an opening for insertion and removal of a wearer's foot;
- a medial quarter, a lateral quarter, and a longitudinal slit separating the medial and lateral quarters;
- a tightening mechanism joining the medial and lateral quarters;
- a protective flap positioned above the tightening mechanism and covering a forwardmost end of the longitudinal slit;
- the protective flap having a lower edge extending continuously from a front edge, said lower edge having an extent spaced above an upper edge of the external sole;
- the protective flap being assembled to and over an outer surface of at least one additional element of the upper by gluing in a gluing zone arranged on an outer surface of the upper exposed to abrasion and moisture, said outer surface of said one additional element being adapted to be exposed to sources of abrasion and moisture during use of the article of footwear;
- the protective flap having an uppermost extent not solely defining said uppermost edge of the upper.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an external sole;
- an upper assembly comprising:
- a medial quarter and a lateral quarter;
- a tightening mechanism joining the medial and lateral quarters;
- a protective flap positioned to cover the tightening mechanism of the upper assembly, the protective flap having a lowermost edge, an extent of said lowermost edge being spaced above the external sole;
- said protective flap further covering a portion of the upper assembly corresponding to an upper portion of a wearer's foot extending from a rear of the wearer's toes to the wearer's ankle;
- said protective flap being assembled to the upper assembly by means of glue in a gluing zone between said protective flap and said upper assembly.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an external sole;
- an upper assembly comprising:
- a medial quarter and a lateral quarter;
- a tightening mechanism joining the medial and lateral quarters;
- a protective flap positioned to cover the tightening mechanism of the upper assembly;
- said protective flap further covering a portion of the upper assembly corresponding to an upper portion of a wearer's foot extending from a rear of the wearer's toes to the wearer's ankle;
- said protective flap being assembled to the upper assembly by means of glue in a gluing zone between said protective flap and said upper assembly;
- said protective flap is assembled to the upper assembly by means of glue, a non-glue region positioned between said glue and said external sole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.