WO2012158471A2 - Système de chaussure modulaire - Google Patents

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WO2012158471A2
WO2012158471A2 PCT/US2012/037377 US2012037377W WO2012158471A2 WO 2012158471 A2 WO2012158471 A2 WO 2012158471A2 US 2012037377 W US2012037377 W US 2012037377W WO 2012158471 A2 WO2012158471 A2 WO 2012158471A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/24—Collapsible or convertible
    • A43B3/246—Collapsible or convertible characterised by the sole
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/28—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by their attachment, also attachment of combined soles and heels
    • A43B13/36—Easily-exchangeable soles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/24—Collapsible or convertible
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/24—Collapsible or convertible
    • A43B3/244—Collapsible or convertible characterised by the attachment between upper and sole

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  • a shoe typically includes a sole section and an upper section.
  • the sole section includes an outsole or tread section, a midsole and an insole.
  • the foot rests on the innersole and the outsole rests on the ground.
  • the midsole is sandwiched between the innersole and the outsole.
  • the uppers and outsole define the appearance of the shoe.
  • the modular shoe includes an internal support structure.
  • the internal support structure includes an insole having at least a vertical heel support portion that defines a longitudinal axis running substantially from the heel support portion to a distal toe area.
  • the internal support structure further includes at least one support feature and a removable cover.
  • the removable cover includes an outsole and a top cover portion, and has a longitudinal axis running substantially from a heel portion to a toe portion. The removable cover is configured to removably couple to the internal support structure when the internal support structure is positioned within the removable cover, where the coupling is
  • the top cover portion includes a fastening element for removably coupling the cover to a user's foot, and further includes a flap for partially covering a top portion of the internal support structure vertical heel support portion so as to align the longitudinal axis of the internal support structure and the longitudinal axis of the removable cover.
  • FIG. la is an isometric view of a modular shoe system that is constructed and operable in accordance with a first implementation of the present disclosure
  • FIG lb is an isometric view of a rear removable cover of the modular shoe system of FIG. la;
  • FIG c is an isometric view of the base of an internal support structure of the modular shoe system of FIG. la; [0009] FIG. 1 d ls a cross-sectional view of the internal support structure of FIG. lc being fitted to a foot;
  • FIG. le is a sectional view of the modular shoe system of FIG. la in an assembled state
  • FIG. l/ is a schematic view of the modular shoe system of FIG. la in an assembled state
  • FIG. Ig is an isometric view of the modular show system of FIG. la in an assembled state
  • FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an internal support structure that is constructed and operable in accordance with a second implementation of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a cross section view taken across section line B-B in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross section view taken across section line C-C in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross section view taken across section line D-D in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross section view taken across section line A-A in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 7 is a partial view taken from section E in FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 8 is a partial view taken from section F in FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 9 is a bottom view of an internal support structure that is constructed and operable in accordance with a third implementation of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is a cross section view taken across section line G-G in FIG. 9.
  • FIG. la is an isometric view of an implementation of a modular shoe system 10.
  • FIG. l b is an isometric view of a rear removable cover 32 of modular shoe system 10.
  • FIG. lc is an isometric view of the base of an internal support structure 12 of modular shoe system 10.
  • FIG. Id is a cross-sectional view of internal support structure 12 being fitted to a foot.
  • FIG. e is a sectional view of modular shoe system 10 in an assembled state.
  • FIG. 1/ is a schematic view of modular shoe system 10 in an assembled state (for the sake of clarity and presentation, certain features which would otherwise be hidden are shown making other features semi-transparent).
  • FIG. 1/ is a schematic view of modular shoe system 10 in an assembled state (for the sake of clarity and presentation, certain features which would otherwise be hidden are shown making other features semi-transparent).
  • FIG. 1/ is a schematic view of modular shoe system 10 in an assembled state (for the sake of clarity and presentation, certain features which would otherwise be hidden are shown making other features semi
  • Ig is an isometric view of modular shoe system 10 in an assembled state.
  • Modular shoe system 10 includes internal support structure 12.
  • Internal support structure 12 includes a midsole 14, a heel counter 16 and a toe box 18.
  • Internal support structure 12 has a front portion 20 which includes toe box 18.
  • Internal support structure 12 has a rear
  • Internal support structure 12 also includes an insole 24 disposed therein (FIG. la).
  • the internal support structure can be formed with injected polyurethane with sanitized comfort lining made of leather, textiles, or man-made fabrics.
  • the internal support structure 12 can be formed with other materials such as leather, a synthetic compound, thermoplastic, rubber, latex, wood, or cork.
  • some implementations of the internal support may be comprised of a plurality of materials of which at least two may have different densities.
  • the internal support structure 12 preferably includes a heel area, an arc area, and a toe area.
  • the heel area incorporates a heel counter 16 which can help support and hold the wearer's ankle in place so as to limit shoe slipping or other unnecessary movement.
  • the heel includes an inbuilt shock absorbent.
  • the arc area is orthopedic shaped and is designed to support a wide variety of foot arc shapes.
  • the toe area includes a carefully studied toe-spring angle.
  • the toe area also incorporates a toe-cap which retains and protects the toes.
  • the toe area may be open-toed.
  • an open-toe configuration of the internal support structure would be limited to supporting the bottom of a user's foot (i.e., the insole) and would generally not extend up the sides and/or across the top of the user's toe area (refer to FIG. 3).
  • the modular shoe system 10 includes a plurality of interchangeable first removable covers, for example, a removable cover 26.
  • Each of the first removable covers is configured for being alternately removably attached to the internal support structure 12 by a self aligning pressure mechanism.
  • removable cover 26 substantially covers the internal support structure 12 since the removable cover and internal support structure are made to a particular size to provide for accurate alignment between the longitudinal axis of each.
  • removable cover 26 is removably attached to internal support structure 12 substantially solely by pressure exerted by internal support structure 12 on removable cover 26.
  • the heal counted 6 serves to support the rear of the cover 26 in an upright position, thus providing a comfortable heal portion in the assembled shoe system 10.
  • removable cover 26 attached substantially solely by pressure
  • the pressure exerted by internal support structure 12 on removable cover 26 is sufficient to ensure that removable cover 26 remains attached to internal support structure 12 during normal use of modular shoe system 10 even though, for example, other connection means between removable cover 26 and another element of modular shoe system 10 may secure the attachment between removable cover 26 and internal support structure 12.
  • removable cover 32 can include a fastening arrangement 48 configured for securing modular shoe system 10 to a foot of a wearer.
  • fastening arrangement 48 includes a plurality of eyelets 50 configured for inserting a shoelace 51 through eyelets 50 (FIG. lg).
  • removable cover 26 includes a tongue 52 configured for being disposed at least partially beneath fastening arrangement 48.
  • the removable cover 26 preferably includes two main components, an upper and an outsole.
  • the upper is preferably made of commonly used shoe materials such as leather, textile, man-made synthetic, laminate, coagulate, nonwoven, and patent leather.
  • the upper can appear as a common shoe exterior.
  • the internal construction of the upper may not include the common counter, stiff base (usually made of leather, nonwoven, or bonded fibers), or toe-cap stiffeners.
  • the cover can be constructed by an economic and efficient method similar to those employed to produce gloves and other soft clothing items. Accordingly, by this efficient and economic method a designer has available numerous possibilities and alternatives.
  • the outsole is preferably made of a variety of sole materials such as synthetics or naturals such as leather, synthetics, thermoplastics, rubbers, latex, wood, corks or combinations of the above.
  • the outsole tread, form and aspect are at a designer's discretion and may vary according to fashion, style, and functionality of the intended final use of for the modular shoe.
  • the outsole is preferably attached to the upper by gluing, stitching, direct injection, direct casting, and/or direct vulcanizing.
  • FIGS. 2-8 illustrate an additional implementation of an internal support structure 1 12, which includes an open-toe area 1 1 8 and one or more support features 120.
  • the open-toe area 1 18 of the internal support structure 1 12 enables the side and top portions of a user's toe area to remain exposed from the internal support structure 1 12.
  • This configuration of the internal support structure 1 12 can allow a user to couple the internal support structure 1 12 to any number of footwear and/or removable covers that expose either the side or top portion of the toe area.
  • the internal support structure 1 12 of the present implementation may at least be coupled to an open-toe dress shoe or open-toe dress shoe removable cover, which can enable a user to enjoy the benefit of the internal support structure 1 12 without significantly affecting the appearance of the user's footwear.
  • the internal support structure 1 12 includes an insole 124.
  • the internal support structure 1 12 includes a rear portion 122 that may include a heel counter 1 16.
  • some implementations of the internal support structure 1 12 may include at least two support features 120, of which at least two support features 120 are formed of different materials having different densities.
  • any single support feature 120 may be formed of a material that has a density that is either greater than or less than the density of a surrounding material that makes up at least a part of the internal support structure 1 12.
  • each support feature 120 may be sized and shaped differently. Any single support feature 120 can provide at least more or less support, stability, and/or comfort for a user's foot at different points along the internal support structure 1 12.
  • the placement and material properties (i.e., shore hardness, density, etc.) of the support structures 1 12 are designed to provide improved support, stability, and/or comfort based on generally expected needs of a user's foot that interacts at particular areas along the internal support structure 1 12.
  • the internal support structure 1 12 may be customized to have one or more support features 120 placed in one or more locations along the internal support structure 1 12 to provide one or more features desired by the user.
  • an internal support structure 1 12 may be customized for a user who would benefit from additional support in the toe area of the internal support structure 1 12.
  • the additional support may be provided to the user by including support features 120 in the toes area of the internal support structure 1 12 with an increased density and/or hardness.
  • any number of configurations using any number of materials with various properties may be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
  • a variety of sized and shaped support features 120 can be positioned in a variety of locations along the internal support structure.
  • a support feature may be a geometric shape, such as a circle, square, triangle, or it may be a modified geometric shape.
  • a support feature may be any number of sizes and shapes without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
  • a support feature may have any number of material properties (i.e., density, shore hardness, etc.) without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
  • a support feature 120 having a particular size, shape and material property may be completely embedded within a different material that makes up at least a part of the internal support structure 1 12.
  • a support feature 120 may extend on either side, or completely through a material that makes up at least a part of the internal support structure 1 12.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an example cross section of an internal support structure 1 12 having at least one support feature 120 and a first material 121.
  • a support feature 120a is shown as extending completely through the first material 121.
  • additional support features 120b are shown as not extending completely through the first material 121 of the internal support structure 1 12. Therefore, the internal support structure 1 12 can vary in material density vertically and/or horizontally across a cross section.
  • any number of combinations of materials having various properties can be configured across any cross section of the internal support structure 1 12 to accomplish a variety of support and comfort for a user.
  • the characteristics (i.e., density, shape, etc.) and position of the one or more support features 120 may be customized in order to provide at least generally improved support and/or comfort to a user.
  • One benefit of providing an internal support structure 1 12 comprised of materials having various material properties is that it enables the internal support structure 1 12 to be lighter weight by minimizing heavier materials to select locations, as necessary. For example, a heavier and denser material may be limited to the heel area of the internal support structure 1 12 where greater pressure may be applied.
  • more than one support features 120 may be generally arranged in a pattern along the base of the internal support structure 1 12. As shown by way of example in FIG. 2, various shaped and sized support structures 120 are arranged in a fanned pattern across the base of the internal support structure 1 12. As described above, the support structures can vary in material properties such as density and hardness. Therefore, the support structures 120 arranged along the toe area of the internal support structure 1 12 may have a smaller density material than the support structures 120 arranged along the heel area of the internal support structure 1 12.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an additional example cross section of the internal support structure 1 12 showing, in particular, a variety of base surface features 128.
  • Any one surface feature 128 can be sized and shaped in order to generally provide at least some support and/or comfort for a user.
  • any single surface feature may extend partially through or completely through the material comprising at least a part of the internal support structure 1 12.
  • FIGS. 5 and 7 illustrate additional example cross sections of the internal support structure showing, in particular, a cross section of a shank 126 that can comprise a part of the internal support structure 1 12.
  • the shank 126 provides a more rigid support generally along the arch area of the internal support structure 1 12 (refer to FIG. 7). Therefore, the shank 126 can provide a user with increased support in the arch of the user's foot.
  • the shank 126 may extend beyond the arch area of the internal support structure 1 12 without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
  • the shank 126 can extend completely through any one cross section of the internal support structure 1 12.
  • the shank 126 can be limited to only extending part way through at least one material along any one cross section, as shown by way of example in FIG. 5 or FIG. 8. Due at least in part to providing increased support to the internal support structure 1 12, the shank 126 is generally made out of a more rigid material than the other materials comprising the internal support structure 1 12.
  • the heel area of the internal support structure 1 12 can include a heel counter 1 16.
  • the heel counter 1 16 can be comprised of a variety of materials and support structures in order to provide generally improved support and/or comfort to the heel area of a user.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate another example implementation of the internal support structure 212.
  • This implementation of the internal support structure 212 illustrates another example arrangement of support structures 120.
  • the support structures 120 shown in FIG. 9 are circular in shape and mostly arranged generally along the toe area and extend into the inner arch area of the internal support structure 212.
  • An additional few support features are also shown as being positioned in the heel area of the internal support structure 212.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates an example cross section of the internal support structure 212, which also shows a cross section of a shank 126 comprising a part of the internal support structure 212. Similar to the previous implementation, the shank generally extends along the arc area of the internal support structure 212 and is generally made out of a more rigid material than the other materials comprising the internal support structure 212.
  • the shank shown in FIG. 10 can function to provide increased support in the arch area of a user's foot.

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Les systèmes et les procédés selon l'invention concernent un système de chaussure modulaire pouvant comprendre une structure de maintien interne. En outre, la structure de maintien interne peut comprendre des éléments de maintien pouvant au moins aider à obtenir différents niveaux de maintien, compression et/ou confort le long de différentes zones de la structure de maintien interne. En outre, la structure de maintien interne peut présenter des caractéristiques et des configurations personnalisées d'éléments de maintien afin d'améliorer, d'une manière générale, l'ajustement et la sensation du système de chaussure modulaire pour un utilisateur.
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