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US 8,141,271 B2Granted
Shoe with improved construction
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsThomas E. McClaskie, Anup Kishore Mukherjee
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Abstract
A shoe construction wherein the upper is secured to the outsole by a stitch, and the upper folds inwardly in a first portion of the shoe and outwardly in a second portion of the shoe. The stitch allows an upper row of the stitching to be visible on the outside of the upper in one portion of the shoe but not visible on the outside of the upper in a different portion of the shoe.
Claims14
A shoe, comprising:
- an outsole having a lip extending around a periphery of the outsole;
- an upper having an inside and an outside for securing to the outsole adjacent to the lip;
- wherein said outside is facing and is secured to said outsole by a stitch in a first portion of the periphery;
- and
- wherein said inside is facing and is secured to said outsole by said stitch in a second portion of the periphery;
- and
- wherein said outsole includes a first hole, a second hole, a third hole, and a fourth hole;
- said upper includes a right hole and a right center hole aligned with said first and second holes and a left center hole and a left hole aligned with said third and fourth holes;
- a first thread extending from said first hole, through said right hole, through said right center hole, through said second hole, and through said third hole;
- and
- a second thread extending from said right hole, through said first hole, through said second hole, through said left center hole, and through said third hole.
8 more elements
A shoe, comprising:
- an outsole including a lip extending around a periphery of the outsole;
- said outsole including a side surface, a top surface, and a lip surface;
- said outsole including a first hole and a second hole extending from said top surface to said side surface and a third hole and a fourth hole extending from said lip surface to said side surface;
- an upper including a right hole, a right center hole, a left center hole, and a left hole;
- a first thread extending from said first hole, through said right hole, through said right center hole, through said second hole, and through said third hole;
- and
- a second thread extending from said right hole, through said first hole, through said second hole, through said left center hole, and through said third hole.
4 more elements
A method for constructing a shoe, comprising the steps of:
- providing an outsole comprising a lip that extends around a periphery of the out-sole;
- creating a first hole and a second hole in a first portion of the periphery;
- creating a third hole and a fourth hole in a second portion of the periphery;
- providing an upper with a left hole, a left center hole, a right center hole, and a right hole, said upper having an inside and an outside;
- securing the upper to the outsole by a stitch, comprising the steps of:
- extending a first thread from said first hole, through said right hole, through said right center hole, through said second hole, and through said third hole;
- and
- extending a second thread from said right hole, through said first hole, through said second hole, through said left center hole, and through said third hole.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.