Class 12/146D - Toe and heel stiffeners

Subclass of Class 12 - Boot and shoe making
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 01/16/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7162777	Tightening strap for binding a boot to a sports apparatus Reinforcement element made of a composite material constituted of a layer of inextensible textile material and a layer of polymeric material assembled to the layer of textile material during a molding or vulcanizing step. The textile material is a woven or mesh mate...	01/16/2007
7039977	Contoured skate boot Embodiments of the present invention contemplated herein describe a contoured skate boot having contour seams formed therein for introducing preferential biases in the boot material. By strategically creating notches in the boot upper material and subsequently rejoi...	05/09/2006
7017286	Steel toe shoe construction Footwear and its method of construction are provided. An insole forepart is attached to the bottom of the sock liner. An upper having a vamp lining with a toe part is provided where toe part is stitched to the sock liner such that the vamp lining and the sock liner ...	03/28/2006
6944971	Composite reinforcement element, a boot and a binding incorporating such element, and a method of manufacturing same Reinforcement element made of a composite material constituted of a layer of inextensible textile material and a layer of polymeric material assembled to the layer of textile material during a molding or vulcanizing step. The textile material is a woven or mesh mate...	09/20/2005
6910288	Footwear incorporating a textile with fusible filaments and fibers The invention is an upper for an article of footwear that includes a textile having fusible filaments or fibers. The textile is incorporated into the upper and specific areas of the upper are heated such that the fusible filaments or fibers fuse with other filaments...	06/28/2005
6647576	Method of manufacturing a skate boot A skate boot featuring an exterior toe protector and a method of manufacture. The skate boot is provided with a toe cover adapted to be pulled and stretched over a last allowing the skate boot to be formed in a similar fashion as a skate boot featuring an...	11/18/2003
6604303	Steel toe shoe construction Footwear and its method of construction are provided. An insole forepart is attached to the bottom of the sock liner. An upper having a vamp lining with a toe part is provided where toe part is stitched to the sock liner such that the vamp lining and the ...	08/12/2003
6564477	Stitch structure of steel-head shoes A stitch structure of steel-head shoes is highlighted in reform of a conventional steel-head shoe by forming a plurality of circumferential stitch holes in a circular bottom end of a steel head in mating with the seaming interval. A stitching line is appl...	05/20/2003
6391380	Stiffener material with self adhesive properties A process of making a fabric based stiffener material having thermal adhesive properties on its top and bottom surfaces which is based on (a) contacting a non-woven fabric with a latex forming resin and a finely divided powder adhesive polymer to form a l...	05/21/2002
6101655	Device for preventing slippage of heel of woman's shoe, molded heel cup and method of forming device and molded heel cup A foot gripping device is provided which utilizes a combination of a heel cup outsole formed of a semi-rigid material that stabilizes an orthotic or orthotic insert within a shoe in order to receive the heel of the wearer during a normal gate of the indiv...	08/15/2000
6067732	Shoe construction with steel toe Footwear and its method of manufacture are provided. The footwear includes an upper having a vamp lining with a toe part disposed along an inner surface of the upper is provided. A relatively rigid insole forepart member is attached to a sock liner, the l...	05/30/2000
5614049	Use of aqueous dispersions of two-phase emulsion graft copolymers as binders for stiffening materials in the textile and leather industry Process for the stiffening of textile or leather materials, includes (a) applying an aqueous polymer dispersion to a textile structure on the basis of a woven or nonwoven fabric, or a leather material; (b) drying the textile structure or leather material;...	03/25/1997
5529826	Fabric-faced thermoplastic composite panel Polymer matrix composite materials containing a thermoplastic composite core bonded integrally with a fabric layer are provided. The fabric layer has a greater elasticity than the core, so that the fabric layer can conform smoothly to the core during ther...	06/25/1996
5378531	Gamma radiation treated sheet material for use as orthopedic splints and casts and the like Orthopedic splint materials made with thermoplastic polyester, particularly poly (epsilon-caprolactone) with a molecular weight of over 5,000 and melting between 50° C. and 100° C. have improved properties when subjected to gamma radiation in the range ...	01/03/1995
5163198	Process for manufacturing a plastic shoe A plastic shoe has a steel cap (3) which has a cushion (4) in the upper region inside the shoe. In its other regions the steel cap (3) is surrounded on the inside and outside by plastic foam which forms the upper (1) and the bottom (2) of the plastic shoe...	11/17/1992
5084332	Nonwoven fabric for shoe counters A nonwoven fabric and a process for making a nonwoven fabric consisting essentially of: (a) forming a carded web of staple fibers selected from the group consisting of polypropylene fibers, cellulose acetate fibers, nylon fibers, acrylic fibers, and combi...	01/28/1992
4879778	Heel molder A heel molder to form the heel part of a footwear upper assembly. The heel part includes a thermally-activated material that is deformable when heated above a threshold temperature; it is non-deformable below that threshold temperature; it is non-deformab...	11/14/1989
4823729	Machine for applying a fused configuration of powder on a shoe substrate Powder is deposited onto an underlying flat belt through a selectively shaped cut-out in a stencil assembly. The desired volume for the deposited powder is achieved by defining a closed volume beneath the deformable belt with a support pad having a spacer...	04/25/1989
4793882	Process for producing three-dimensional stiffening element of a meltable plastic powder or a powder mixture containing meltable plastic powder and application thereof to a substrate, particularly shoe parts The invention relates to a process for producing a three-dimensional stiffening element from a powder selected from the group consisting of a meltable plastic powder and a powder mixture comprising the meltable plastic powder comprising applying the powde...	12/27/1988
4706316	Method for producing footwear A method for the production of footwear is disclosed which comprises providing and attaching a midsole member with integrated toe and heel counters. The process provides for efficient use of labor and machinery by reducing the number of steps required in ...	11/17/1987
4650538	Linear deposition apparatus A machine for applying a configuration of reinforcement/stiffening or decorative material in powder form to a receiving surface, for subsequent fusing, cooling and pressing to a substrate such as a shoe upper. The machine comprises a deposition station, a...	03/17/1987
4592798	Linear deposition apparatus A machine for applying a configuration of reinforcement/stiffening or decorative material in powder form to a receiving surface, for subsequent fusing, cooling and pressing to a substrate such as a shoe upper. The machine comprises a deposition station, a...	06/03/1986
4562607	Shoe stiffener Heat-activating shoe stiffeners containing magnetic material by means of a high-frequency magnetic field....	01/07/1986
4528710	Method of manufacturing a reinforced article A method of sequentially manufacturing a plurality of reinforced substrates such as shoe uppers, by applying a powder through a stencil by automatic means in a rotary machine, where the powder is first applied in a three-dimensional configuration to an an...	07/16/1985
4388768	Stiffening and non-slip material for the heel region of shoes There are provided thermoplastic or through the action of solvent shapable, shoe stiffening and likewise non-slip inner material for the heel region in the form of continuous sheets or blanks consisting of an embedded fiber structure which is loaded or fi...	06/21/1983
4308673	Stiffening and likewise non-slip material for the heel region of shoes containing this material and process for stiffening the heel region of shoes There are provided thermoplastic or through the action of solvent shapable, shoe stiffening and likewise non-slip inner material for the heel region in the form of continuous sheets or blanks consisting of an embedded fiber structure which is loaded or fi...	01/05/1982
4257177	Safety footwear In safety footwear, an impact-resistant toe-cap, for example of steel, has a synthetic plastics coating by means of which it is secured to the shoe. The coating, which can incorporate a base board, has a lip which is stitched to the upper. The coating may...	03/24/1981
4249320	Machine for stiffening and forming sheet material A machine for stiffening and forming a selected area of flexible sheet material, for instance an end portion of a shoe upper, comprises work support mechanism including a universal female preformer having work-accommodating dihedral surfaces, an applicato...	02/10/1981
4177098	Method for stiffening flexible workpieces An improved machine and method for stiffening a selected portion of a sheet-like member generally flattens that portion, next deposits on a chill plate matrix an adhesive hot melt deposit of mostly uniform thickness except for a margin of added thickness ...	12/04/1979
4127910	Process for stiffening flexible sheet material Process for stiffening a selected are of flexible sheet material, particularly a part such as the counter portion of a shoe upper, in which a predetermined quantity of hot molten resin is deposited on the area as a body of substantial thickness, the area ...	12/05/1978
4080680	Method for stiffening shoe uppers Stiffening method in which the strength, stiffness and application properties of thermoplastic synthetic polymer resin stiffening material are improved through combination with the resin of controlled proportions of glass microspheres and the composition ...	03/28/1978
4069602	Joining stiffening material to shoe upper using UHF field Formable or formed stiffening materials, especially for shoe capping, consisting of: at least one backing or layer of fibrous material and at least one thermoplastic synthetic resin, optionally containing fillers, plasticizers, dyes, pigments and/or stabi...	01/24/1978
4069532	Methods for stiffening portions of flexible material The method for stiffening a flexible workpiece such as the toe portion of a shoe in which a layer of fast crystallizing linear synthetic polymer resin is deposited in molten condition on a transfer surface member which is at a temperature and has a heat t...	01/24/1978
4019215	Method and apparatus for lining safety box toes A rigid box toe piece for use in the assembly of a lasted safety shoe is lined in a machine which shapes the liner and attaches it to the inner surface of the steel box. The machine includes a clamp to temporarily hold the positioned box liner with respec...	04/26/1977
3986279	Manufacture of safety shoes having rigid box toes A safety shoe having a rigid box toe (such as steel) is assembled by a method in which the steel box is incorporated into the shoe upper before the upper is assembled with the last. The steel box is attached to the upper in a position such that when the u...	10/19/1976
3973284	Methods of stiffening a shoe component The method of stiffening a selected area of a shoe component of flexible sheet material in which a layer of molten synthetic polymeric material is coated on the area to be stiffened, rigid, preferably heat-softenable, granules are applied to the coating l...	08/10/1976
3973285	Method for stiffening workpieces such as shoe components A method and a machine for stiffening part of a flexible workpiece, such as the toe portion of a vamp, causes it to register with the tacky layer of a correspondingly shaped molten deposit of thermpolastic which simultaneously is being cooled to effect re...	08/10/1976
3950864	Shoe reinforcing method This invention relates to a method for stiffening and reinforcing shoes and to a material for use in that method. The material comprises a mixture of a thermoplastic resin having a melt flow rate of at least 1 gram in 10 minutes at a temperature of 100° ...	04/20/1976

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