Title:
USER-MOLDABLE SPORTS EQUIPMENT USING HEATED WATER BATH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/037529
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for user-moldable sports equipment, for example, shin guards and sports shoes. The sports equipment includes an integral component having relatively rigid thin shell curved walls with a thermoplastic component sandwiched in between the thin shells. The thermoplastic transitions to a moldable state at a temperature between 150°F and 210°F. The sports equipment is placed in a waterproof bag and into heated water to become moldable, and hardens to a rigid state when cooled. In a heel cup embodiment, a composite layer is applied directly to the shoe upper, and a pre-formed thermoplastic component is positioned over the composite layer. A second composite layer is then laid over the thermoplastic component and the assembly is cured. The heel cup may include arms that extend upwardly to engage the shoe closure structure.
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Inventors:
GLASS DOUG (US)
GLASS JULIE (US)
VERDUCCI LUIGINO (IT)
GLASS JULIE (US)
VERDUCCI LUIGINO (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/052047
Publication Date:
June 14, 2012
Filing Date:
September 16, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NISTEVO SPORT MFG CORP (US)
GLASS DOUG (US)
GLASS JULIE (US)
VERDUCCI LUIGINO (IT)
GLASS DOUG (US)
GLASS JULIE (US)
VERDUCCI LUIGINO (IT)
International Classes:
A43B5/00; A43B23/00
Foreign References:
| US4075717A | 1978-02-28 | |||
| US6290797B1 | 2001-09-18 | |||
| US20040096612A1 | 2004-05-20 | |||
| JPH11225642A | 1999-08-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
DODGE, Ryan, E. (1420 Fifth Avenue Suite 280, Seattle WA, US)
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