Class 12/142S - Sandals

Subclass of Class 12 - Boot and shoe making
No. of patents: 28
Last issue date: 01/05/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7640613	Apparatus and method for providing open-heeled foot apparel with improved heel support A method of manufacturing an article of foot apparel that includes a platform curved to anticipate the natural movement of a foot. The method includes forming the platform with a heel pad having a geometric center point. The method also includes connecting a retaini...	01/05/2010
7376999	Slipper having shape memory A slipper has an upper portion. The upper portion is flexible. A lower portion is connected to the upper portion. The upper portion and the lower portion include ribbed formations. The upper portion and the lower portion are made of a material having shape memory.	05/27/2008
6971191	Method and apparatus for a shoe having improved construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an outsole having a top surface and a lip, where the lip extends around a portion of a periphery of the outsole and is above the top surface. The lip also has an inner surface facing inwardl...	12/06/2005
6792697	Foot protection kit and method of making same A foot protection kit includes a flat planar storage container for transporting and displaying a right foot protector and a left foot protector that are substantially identical in construction, each having a protuberance marker that facilitates proper footwear orien...	09/21/2004
6640373	Method of manufacturing a hidden type shoe with a replaceable vamp A method of manufacturing a hidden type shoe with a replaceable vamp mainly includes a plurality of seal elements disposed in advance on a lower side of an upper mold of the shoe. The seal element is engaged in advance with a female latch member before th...	11/04/2003
6490814	Sandal construction and method for manufacturing same A sandal construction having ankle and heel straps that are secured to the sandal by a pair of posts. Each of the posts is affixed to the sole at two laterally spaced-apart locations to provide the posts with substantial lateral stability. The posts prefe...	12/10/2002
6418642	Slipper with polymer insole jell and method for manufacturing Disclosed is a slipper having an outsole, an insole and an upper attached to the outsole. The outsole includes a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending from the bottom wall to provide a polymer insole jell receiving area. The insole includes a polymer...	07/16/2002
6321464	Shoe with insole as part sole filler and method of making same A method of manufacture of footwear and the footwear comprising the steps of providing a last with an upper thereon, providing a mold insert on the bottom of the last, providing a mold having a mold cavity for a tread sole, disposing the last and upper ag...	11/27/2001
5901394	Custom-made footwear A custom-made shoe of a sandal-type having a sole, an orthotic unit prescribed specially for the foot of the wearer adhered to the sole a vamp unit secured forwardly to the sole, and a counter secured to and projecting upwardly from the rear periphery of ...	05/11/1999
5644856	Wedge slipper A wedge slipper includes an all fabric construction with a flat rubber outsole. A wedge cover is stitched to the outsole with a bottom peripheral edge of the wedge cover turned inwardly to avoid presenting exposed stitching. The insole and the wedge cover...	07/08/1997
5247741	Footwear having a molded sole A mold for making a sandal having an injected molded sole comprises a last for receiving an upper, a ring, and a sole plate. The last, ring and sole plate form a sealed cavity where the sole is formed in response to plastic material being injected into th...	09/28/1993
5242519	Process for manufacturing a foamed laminate A process for manufacturing a foamed laminate, which has a plurality of colors, alternating ridges and ridge-confined grooves, includes the steps of (a) superimposing an upper foamed plate having colored stripes, on a lower foamed plate having a single co...	09/07/1993
4899412	Slipper and method of making same Toe portions of an outsole and an outsole pad are stitched together, the outsole having a longitudinally extending slit formed therethrough. A vamp is then stitched to the toe portions of the outsole with the vamp and outsole inside out from their positio...	02/13/1990
4793075	Sport sandal for active wear A sandal with an elongated sole configured to the profile of a human footprint with a toe end and a heel end, employs a toe strap connected at two anchor points to grip the forward part of user's foot and a heel strap connected at two anchor points to gri...	12/27/1988
4520522	Techniques for stiffening shoe insoles A system for stiffening the shank of an insole uses a stiffener which is formed from an initially flexible and deformable strip of thermosetting resin, preferably mixed with reinforcing fibers such as fiberglass. A length of such shank strip material is a...	06/04/1985
4497123	Shoe-sole and method for making the same A shoe sole and a method of manufacture thereof, the shoe sole consisting of a plastic material having a fastening means embedded therein for fastening the sole to the shoe uppers, the fastening means being formed by sprayed die castings of unfoamed plast...	02/05/1985
4477985	Sanitary sandals The sanitary sandals or slippers are made of different kinds of materials with proper flexibility. Especially, they are made of the mixture of paper and porous plastics. The material is molded into the sandals. The vamp and sole of the sandal are made of ...	10/23/1984
4475258	Process and tooling for production of open top shoes with resin moulded bottom, and shoes manufactured in that manner The invention relates to a process and tooling for producing a shoe of open top form having for example two parts of an upper (secured together by means of a buckle or other arrangement) are anchored by pegs within one part of a mould defining the bearing...	10/09/1984
4369537	Method of forming a footwear component The invention relates to a method of footwear manufacture in which a footwear component for incorporation into an article of footwear is made. The footwear component is made by simultaneously forming from a piece of sheet material a rand extending at leas...	01/25/1983
4347637	Manufacturing process of sandals and clogs with plastic soles and shoes manufactured through this process The process to manufacture sandals bases on the use of a mold made up by two parts: the first, the lower, containing the upside-down print of that part of the sole which has to be contacted by the foot; the second, that is the cover, containing the upside...	09/07/1982
4333247	Footwear article and process An article of footwear and process for making same in which upper portions of a shoe are fastened to a synthetic sole by placing portions of the upper through slots on the outer periphery of the sole turning same under, and fastening same by coaction of a...	06/08/1982
4302861	Method of making a shoe buildup A shoe buildup and a method for making the same wherein a block of rigid foam material is cut and shaped to follow the contour of an existing shoe and is then preferably adhesively secured to the sole of the shoe. Although the buildup may be formed of one...	12/01/1981
4300256	Clog-type shoes and method for their production Clog-type shoes are produced by combining foamed polymeric soles with conventional vamps by interposing selected adhesives and application of pressure and heat to the assembled clog-type shoe....	11/17/1981
4279049	Process for manufacturing footwear from a plastic material such as polyurethane A process is disclosed for molding plastic footwear composed of polyurethane. Despite the unitary construction of this footwear, the use of polyurethane permits the footwear to be provided with an appearance substantially identical to a traditional articl...	07/21/1981
4275512	Sandal structure A durable sandal includes a composition rubber sole, a first composition rubber insole, and a unitary leather element including four straps and a second insole section of substantially the same shape as the first insole. Two of the straps having buckles a...	06/30/1981
4104754	Process for the manufacture of shoes having a wooden base A shoe having a wooden base is manufactured by providing a wooden member having a shape corresponding to the desired shape of the insole and sole of the finished shoe. The wooden member is divided along a line substantially parallel to the foot supporting...	08/08/1978
3978596	Sandals and method of making same A foot sandal and method for making same, the sandal having a laminated platform having an upper and a lower layer, stirrup strapping members mounted with the platform for securing the platform to the foot with the stirrup strapping members including a lo...	09/07/1976
3930275	Method of fabricating a slipper A novel slipper and its method of fabrication is described. The slipper comprises a substantially flat sole member with die-cut bounding edges onto which is heat-sealed an overlying arc-shaped vamp. The novel method is characterized by pre-tacking vamps a...	01/06/1976

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