Footwear element
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsFrancois Girard, Philippe Margolliet
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Abstract
Footwear element including a flexible outer sole assembly and a flexible upper, the footwear element extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral portion and a medial portion, and height-wise from an outer surface of the outer sole assembly to an upper end, the footwear element having a shoe insertion opening. The footwear element includes spikes projecting from the area of the outer surface of the outer sole assembly. The footwear element includes at least one reinforcement, the reinforcement including a base and a wall, the base extending opposite the outer sole assembly outside of the footwear element, the wall extending from the base toward the upper end, also outside of the footwear element.
Claims20
A footwear element configured to receive a shoe, the shoe having an outer sole assembly and an upper, the footwear element comprising:
- a flexible outer sole assembly;
- and
- a flexible upper comprising at least a foot-covering lower portion;
- the footwear element extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral portion and a medial portion, and height-wise from an outer surface of the outer sole assembly to the upper end of the upper;
- the footwear element further comprising:
- a shoe insertion opening configured to receive the shoe, the opening extending downwardly from the upper end of the footwear element;
- a front reinforcement and a rear reinforcement, the front and rear reinforcements being lengthwise separated from one another, each of the reinforcements comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a wall;
- the base extending opposite the outer sole assembly outside of the outer surface of the outer sole assembly of the footwear element;
- the wall extending from the base toward the upper end outside of the footwear element;
- at least a front crampon or a rear crampon comprising:
- a body arranged between the outer sole assembly and the base of the reinforcement;
- and
- a plurality of spikes affixed to the body.
A footwear element comprising:
- a flexible outer sole assembly;
- and
- a flexible upper comprising at least a foot-covering lower portion;
- the footwear element extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral portion and a medial portion, and height-wise from an outer surface of the outer sole assembly to the upper end of the upper;
- the footwear element further comprising:
- a shoe insertion opening extending downwardly from the upper end of the footwear element;
- at least one reinforcement comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a wall;
- the base extending opposite the outer sole assembly outside of the outer surface of the outer sole assembly of the footwear element;
- the wall extending from the base toward the upper end outside of the footwear element;
- at least a front crampon or a rear crampon comprising:
- a body arranged between the outer sole assembly and the base of the reinforcement;
- and
- a plurality of spikes affixed to the body;
- a crampon affixing mechanism configured for each of the front or rear crampon configured to removably retain the at least front or rear crampon to a remainder of the footwear element;
- the crampon affixing mechanism comprising one or more screws extending successively through the base of the front reinforcement, the body of the front crampon, and into the outer sole assembly.
A footwear element configured to receive a shoe, the shoe having an outer sole assembly and an upper, the footwear element comprising:
- a flexible outer sole assembly;
- and
- a flexible upper comprising at least a foot-covering lower portion;
- the footwear element extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral portion and a medial portion, and height-wise from an outer surface of the outer sole assembly to the upper end of the upper;
- the footwear element further comprising:
- a shoe insertion opening extending downwardly from the upper end of the footwear element;
- at least one reinforcement comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a wall;
- the base extending opposite the outer sole assembly outside of the outer surface of the outer sole assembly of the footwear element;
- the wall extending from the base toward the upper end outside of the footwear element;
- at least a front crampon or a rear crampon comprising:
- a body arranged between the outer sole assembly and the base of the reinforcement;
- and
- a plurality of spikes affixed to the body;
- a crampon affixing mechanism configured to affix the crampon to the outer sole assembly;
- the crampon-affixing mechanism being configured to enable the crampon to be removed from the sole assembly from beneath the footwear element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.