Material for shoe upper
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsDirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli
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Abstract
Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
Claims13
Material for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, comprising:
- (a) an inner polyurethane layer;
- (b) an outer polyurethane layer;
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- (c) a textile reinforcing layer comprising apertures, which is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer;
- wherein the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane and are connected to each other through a plurality of the apertures of the textile reinforcing layer, wherein the apertures each comprise an area ranging from about 0.25 mm2 to about 9 mm2;
- wherein the textile reinforcing layer does not melt during pressing of the material under heat and/or pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.