Title:
FOOTWEAR COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/100236
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A footwear component such as an insole or a lasting board and a method of making the footwear component are disclosed. The footwear component (100) includes a first portion (120) and a second portion (122) that are joined at a transition zone. The first portion and the second portion have different flexibility characteristics. The footwear component can bend at the transition zone to accommodate the natural bending of a foot. First or second portion can be multilayered so as to comprise a sandwich structure with layers of different materials having different rigidities.
Inventors:
AUGER PERRY W (US)
CRUMBLEHOME NEIL (US)
GU DELIANG (US)
CRUMBLEHOME NEIL (US)
GU DELIANG (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/024033
Publication Date:
October 20, 2011
Filing Date:
February 08, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIKE INTERNATIONAL LTD
AUGER PERRY W (US)
CRUMBLEHOME NEIL (US)
GU DELIANG (US)
AUGER PERRY W (US)
CRUMBLEHOME NEIL (US)
GU DELIANG (US)
International Classes:
A43B13/04; A43B7/14; A43B13/12; A43B13/14; A43B13/38; A43B13/41; A43B17/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2009019565A1 | 2009-02-12 |
Foreign References:
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| US20060277795A1 | 2006-12-14 | |||
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| US20060277799A1 | 2006-12-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LEE, Michael S. et al. (LLC10411 Motor City Drive,Suite 32, Bethesda MD, US)
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