Title:
【発明の名称】改善された履物
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002531201
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Footwear having one or more reinforcement features is disclosed. Footwear having two independent components constructed from a woven material with the strands oriented at specified angles to the plane of the sole of the footwear is disclosed. The footwear may also incorporate a substantially rigid structural collar in the area of the ankle or lower leg. Heel and/or forefoot straps that wrap downwardly and laterally around the heel and/or forefoot may be provided to limit flexing of the ankle and the footwear in a forward or backward direction, respectively. An internal reinforcement structure comprising a plurality of support strips arranged transversely to one another in a criss-cross arrangement is also disclosed.
Inventors:
Funk, Douglas
Application Number:
JP2000586197A
Publication Date:
September 24, 2002
Filing Date:
December 08, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Funk Technologies Inc.
International Classes:
A43B23/08; A43B5/04; A43B7/20; A43B23/16; (IPC1-7): A43B23/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Matsunaga Nobuyuki