Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
  • A41B11/00—Hosiery; Panti-hose
  • A41B11/007—Hosiery with an added sole, e.g. sole made of rubber or leather
• • 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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  • A43B1/02—Footwear characterised by the material made of fibres or fabrics made therefrom
  • A43B1/028—Synthetic or artificial fibres
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
  • A43B23/02—Uppers; Boot legs
  • A43B23/0205—Uppers; Boot legs characterised by the material
  • A43B23/0235—Different layers of different material
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  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
  • A43B23/02—Uppers; Boot legs
  • A43B23/0205—Uppers; Boot legs characterised by the material
  • A43B23/024—Different layers of the same material
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  • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
  • A43B23/02—Uppers; Boot legs
  • A43B23/0245—Uppers; Boot legs characterised by the constructive form
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
  • A43B23/07—Linings therefor
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
  • A43B23/22—Supports for the shank or arch of the uppers
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
  • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
  • A43B7/1495—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with arch-supports of the bracelet type
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B9/00—Footwear characterised by the assembling of the individual parts
  • A43B9/10—Footwear with out-turned uppers
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
  • A41B11/00—Hosiery; Panti-hose
  • A41B11/005—Hosiery made essentially of a multi-ply construction
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
  • A43C7/00—Holding-devices for laces

Definitions

• the invention relates to the production of a piece of clothing, shoe type, or more generally, an article of footwear.
• the invention proposes a novel shoe or footwear structure, as well as an embodiment method for making a shoe or an article of footwear.
• the invention firstly proposes a textile piece comprising a sock foot, a first heel, a first shank, a second lalun, disposed at the top of said shank, and a second shank, in the extension of the second shank.
• the second rod is connected seamlessly to the first rod.
• An opening may be made in the second rod, in order to provide a passage for one or more lacing cords.
• the invention also relates to a shoe comprising, from inside the shoe, a first flexible textile layer, forming a sock, and a reinforcing structure in which the textile layer is arranged and. which it is fixed by fixing means.
• the textile layer can be arranged:
• the shoe may further comprise a second textile layer, the reinforcing structure being disposed between the first textile layer and the second textile layer,
• the second textile layer is for example made in the continuity of the first textile layer, seamless to connect the first and the second.
• the reinforcing structure comprises at least one sole and side reinforcing elements.
• This reinforcing structure may further comprise at least one front stop element and / or a buttress element,
• the reinforcing structure can be flexible, it is for example made of a material based on fibers,
• the invention also relates to a method of producing a shoe, using a sock and a reinforcing structure comprising at least one sole and at least one lateral reinforcing structure, comprising the following steps: - put the sock on a foot shape;
• the sock is a textile piece as already described above.
• the attachment of the reinforcing structure to the sock is performed irremovably, for example by gluing, heat sealing, or other.
• this reinforcement structure comprises a first portion and a second portion, which are, before attachment to the sock, movable relative to each other, so as to adjust the structure of reinforcement to the foot shape.
• At least a portion of the textile material used may comprise one or more physical and / or chemical properties giving it an anti-odor, fungicidal, moisture-absorbing, scarring and anti-scalding function. skin, impermeability or water repellency, resistance to intrusion of a foreign body, abrasion resistance, elasticity, or other.
• At least two zones of the textile material may have one or more different physical or chemical properties, for example at least two zones of the textile material may be zones of different impermeability.
• FIG. 1 ⁇ and 1B show a piece of textile, or sock, which can be implemented in the context of the present invention.
• FIGS. 2A-2C illustrate step B of making a part of the type shown in FIGS. 1A-1B.
• FIG. 4A and 4B show a preform, on which a shoe according to the invention can be made.
• FIGS. 5A and 5B represent a first step of an embodiment of a method according to the invention.
• FIGS. 6A and 6B show a second step of an embodiment of a method according to the invention.
• FIGS. 7A-7B show a second step of an embodiment of a method according to the invention and FIG. 7C an example of a shoe obtained by the method according to the invention,
• FIG. 8 represents another example of a shoe obtained by the process according to the invention
• FIGS. 9A-9B represent steps of another embodiment of a method according to the invention.
• FIGS. 1A and 1B This piece is shown schematically in FIGS. 1A and 1B.
• a foot of sock 10 It comprises a first part, forming a foot of sock 10, provided with an end 12 and its heel 14. This foot is extended by a rod 16.
• These elements 10, 12, 14, 16 constitute the usual structure of a sock. But, in the sock used here, the rod 16 is extended by a second bead 18, then by a second rod 20, which has a final opening 22.
• This piece when it is disposed on a flat surface, as in FIG. A, has a substantially "U" shape.
• An opening 21 may be provided in the second rod 20, in order to let cords forming laces.
• the assembly is substantially symmetrical about a plane C ⁇ C ⁇ which we see the trace in Figure 1B, and which is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the rod 16.
• the symmetry does not relate to the end 12 and the opening 22.
• FIGS. 2A-2C steps are described of a method for producing an element as described above in connection with FIGS. 1A and 1B.
• a textile part 1 of substantially cylindrical shape is produced, for example by knitting, weaving or braiding, and whose diameter substantially corresponds to the diameter of the rod 16.
• the cutouts 4, 8 make it possible to spread the ends of the textile part 1 with respect to its cylindrical axis of symmetry X, X '.
• Figure 2C can be fixed in the openings made from the notches 4, 8 textile portions 14, 18 forming the heels, and a portion 12 forming the end of the foot of the sock.
• An element of the type described above is thus obtained in connection with FIGS. 1A and 1B.
• the fabric used for part 2 and the method described above may be uniform for the entire sock.
• This textile may have one or more specific physical and / or chemical properties, with a view to integrating certain functions.
• it may have a composition and / or comprise means making it possible to perform one or more of the following functions: anti-odor, fungicide, moisture absorption, skin healing, impermeability or water repellency (property of being impermeable up to a certain point), resistance to intrusion of a foreign body, abrasion resistance, elasticity.
• one or more of these properties may relate to only one or more localized portions of the sock.
• a party may have properties to resist an intrusion of a foreign coips, which may not be necessary on other parts.
• one party may have some impermeability, which may not be necessary on another party.
• the textile used for part 2 and for the above process may be uniform, have specific local, physical and / or chemical properties, in order to incorporate one or more of the above functions.
• FIGS. 3A-3E various embodiments of a reinforcement structure 3 that can be used in the production of a shoe or an article of footwear according to the invention will now be described.
• Each of these various examples is made of a fiber-based material, for example a polyamide, a polyurethane or any equivalent material, and is intended to form part of the sole and side reinforcing means of the shoe.
• the structure 3 may, without limitation, be obtained by molding an elastomeric thermoplastic material, or be obtained by any technique known to those skilled in the art.
• FIG. 3A we see a first example of such a reinforcement element 3, comprising a flexible sole-forming part 30 delimited by edges 30 ', 30 ", and lateral reinforcing elements 31-36, one of which first end is attached to one of the edges 30 ', 30 "of the sole 30, while the other end may comprise means 31a-36a forming passers in which can be introduced one or more strips or cords 37, intended (s) to form one or lace (s), for example of the type ending in a clamping element 39, as shown in Figure 3C.
• Each of the lateral reinforcing elements preferably has a shape as illustrated in Figure 3 A, which moves away from the end which is opposite the corresponding edge 30, 30 'of the sole 30 to that which is directly connected to the edge of the sole. This shape provides a more effective reinforcement means in the lateral areas.
• the sole 30, by its constitution in the form of a thin layer of fibers, is flexible, preferably in two directions, one perpendicular to the axis of the foot, and the other along the same axis. This results in increased adaptability for the next steps.
• the sole 30 is flat and is limited neither in its front part nor in its rear part. It therefore delimits no foot end zone, nor any zone forming a buttress for the foot.
• FIG. 3B comprises all the elements described above in connection with FIG. 3A (for this reason, these elements will not be redescribed).
• Corn also comprises, at the front end of the sole, a element 40 forming a stop and delimiting the extreme position of the front of the foot.
• this reinforcing element has no limitation in the rear area of the foot, and in particular no element defining a buttress.
• This front element 40 consists of a band, also made of fiber-based material, disposed substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the sole.
• 3C comprises, at one and the same time, a zone 40 delimiting the extreme position of the forefoot, but also an anterior zone 42 forming a buttress, and connected to at least a portion of the reinforcing elements. 31-36 by lateral fiber plies 43, 43 'which, while retaining a certain flexibility, will nevertheless lead to the rear part a certain strength or rigidity.
• the other elements shown in this FIG. 3C being identical or similar to those already described above in connection with FIGS. 3A and 3B.
• FIG. 3D is a variant of that of FIG. 3C.
• a structure comprising lateral reinforcing means, a stop before 40 of the foot, and a rear buttress 42 is again carried out, but this time in two parts, by combining, on the one hand, the structure of FIG. 3A, and on the other hand, the structure shown in Figure 3E.
• the latter comprises a sole portion 30a, a front stop 40, a rear portion 42 forming a buttress, and side members also forming reinforcing means in the form of lateral fiber plies 43a, 43a '.
• this part can be introduced the structure of Figure 3A, until, for example, the front edge of the sole 30 of this last comes into contact with the inner surface of the abutment 40 before.
• a shape, or preform such as the solid shape 50 shown in front view and in side view, respectively in FIGS. 4A and 4B. This form reproduces the contours of a foot.
• FIGS. 5A and 5B it is possible to thread the textile element of FIGS. 1A and 1B, to obtain the intermediate element represented in FIGS. 5A and 5B: the front end portion 12 of the sock comes into contact with the forefoot, the portion 10 covers the actual foot, the portion 14 comes into contact with the heel, and the rod 16 surrounds the dowel, the second bead 18 being in contact with the upper rear portion thereof.
• the assembly is extended by the second rod 20.
• the composite element of FIG. 3 has been chosen here.
• the front part of the foot of the form 50 (provided with the sock) is positioned against the inner surface of the front stop 40, and the buttress 48 is positioned against the rear of the heel of the shape 50.
• the structure of the reinforcing means of FIG 3D has an advantage, in that the two parts, front and rear, can optionally slide relative to each other, thus allowing adaptation of the reinforcement structure to the size defined by the shape 50.
• the opening 21, made in the second rod 20 of the sock makes it possible to introduce, towards the interior thereof, the cord or cords which will subsequently be able to close. the shoe.
• the sock of textile material and the reinforcing element can be assembled, for example by gluing, the assembly thus forming a non-reversible structure.
• the assembly may be subjected to a heating step, with a view to melting the material of the reinforcement structure and the material of the sock 10.
• the sock made of textile material and the reinforcing element may be assembled in a reversible manner.
• the surfaces to be assembled together are connected by means of clipping, buttoning, use of Velcro®-type hook-and-loop surfaces arranged in the areas intended to come into contact with each other. one with the other.
• the operator progressively continues this operation until the opening 22 reaches the front end of the sock, to form an assembly such as that shown in FIG. 7C.
• the second bead 18 then covers the first bead 14, which is located in the first textile layer, in contact with the shape 50.
• the bead 37 and its clamping means 39 remain accessible through the opening 21.
• an article of footwear has been produced which may, optionally, be completed by a soleplate 52, for example by gluing, which is more robust than the portion 30 of fiber-based material of the reinforcing element (see FIG. 8).
• the assembly obtained, with or without sole 52, is extremely light, since it comprises only two textile layers and one or more reinforcing element (s) made of fiber material, which is / are very thin and very light (s).
• This structure therefore comprises two "skins" between which one or more reinforcing elements are arranged.
• Examples of embodiments given above implement a sock of the type of that described in connection with FIGS. 1A and 1B, that is to say with two rods 16, 20.
• FIGS. 9A and 9B a simple sock with a single rod 16 is used. This sock is threaded onto the shape 50 of FIGS. 4B. Then, as in the step of FIGS. 6A and 6B, a reinforcement structure is applied to the assembly, for example of the type of one of those described above in conjunction with FIGS. 3A-3E.
• the textile element and the reinforcing element (s) are then assembled in a definitive manner (for example by gluing and / or heating) or reversibly, for example by clipping, buttoning means, by using self-supporting surfaces.
• Velcro® type grippers arranged in areas intended to come into contact with each other.
• FIG. 9B The structure of FIG. 9B is obtained, which can be completed by a sole 52, such as that shown in FIG.
• textile material of the sock a material having one or more physical and / or chemical properties, with a view to giving it one of the functions already mentioned above.
• this or these properties can / can be homogeneous (s) on all of the textile material, or localized (s) only part of it.
• the textile part 2 can be manufactured in one piece, in the sense or the first part and the second part are manufactured one in direct continuity of the other.
• the textile part 2 may comprise two parts or more, secured to one another by any appropriate means such as a seam.

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