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US 8,572,868 B2Granted
Footwear having independently articuable toe portions
AssigneeVibram S.p.A.
InventorRobert Fliri
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Abstract
Footwear including a sole, an upper, and a securement arrangement configured to secure the footwear to the foot of a wearer, where the sole and the upper delimit individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear, and where the sole includes contouring and curvature which intimately corresponds to the shape of the foot.
Claims29
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the footwear comprises five of said toe portions, each toe portion being configured to receive a single toe of the foot inserted into the footwear.
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Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the footwear comprises a third individual toe portion configured to receive more than one toe of the foot inserted into the footwear.
5 more elements
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the toe nail area of the individual toe portion comprises an area disposed at the front of the respective toe portion.
5 more elements
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the toe nail area of the individual toe portion comprises an area forward of a distal edge of a toe nail of the toe inserted into the individual toe portion.
5 more elements
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the sole toe extension extends upwardly from a bottom of the footwear and terminates at the front of the individual toe portion.
5 more elements
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the sole toe extension extends upwardly from a bottom of the footwear and terminates at the front of the toe portion adjacent to a distal edge of a toe nail of the toe inserted into the respective individual toe portion.
5 more elements
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the toe nail area comprises a portion of a top of the toe nail area.
5 more elements
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the toe nail area comprises a portion of a front of the toe nail area.
5 more elements
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the toe nail area comprises a portion of a side of the toe nail area.
5 more elements
Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit first and second individual toe portions configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of corresponding first and second individual toes of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the footwear comprises a third individual toe portion configured to receive two or three toes of the foot inserted into the footwear.
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Footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper;
- wherein the sole and the upper delimit at least a first and a second individual toe portion configured to receive, retain, and allow independent articulation of a corresponding first individual toe and a corresponding second individual toe of a foot inserted in the footwear;
- and
- wherein the sole includes an extension portion which extends upwardly around at least a portion the foot;
- wherein the extension portion of the sole comprises a sole toe extension which extends around a front of at least one of said individual toe portions and which extends over at least a portion of a toe nail area of said individual toe portion;
- wherein the footwear comprises a third individual toe portion configured to receive more than one toe of the foot inserted into the footwear.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.