Boots, shoes, and leggings inventions 03/06

20060064896 - Liner structure for shoes: A liner structure for shoes to keep foot at a comfortable temperature includes a bag body and a heat storage material. The bag body is produced by combining an upper film and a bottom film and sealing the edges thereof to form a storage space between two films for containing...

20060064897 - Waterproofed breathable sole for shoes and method for the manufacture thereof: A waterproofed and breathable sole for shoes, which comprises a tread made of leather, or similar breathable and water-permeable material, which is at least partially covered in an upward region by a membrane made of a material that is breathable and impermeable to water and is perimetrically joined to the...

20060064899 - Tamper resistant institutional shoe: A tamper resistant institutional shoe includes an upper shoe and an outsole joined together to form a cavity configured to receive a user's foot with the outsole disposed under the user's foot and the upper shoe extending over the user's foot. The outsole has a lower surface and an upper...

20060064898 - Tamper resistant institutional shoe and method: A tamper resistant institutional shoe and a method for discouraging concealment of contraband in an institutional setting includes providing shoes having an outsole that is light transparent in at least a translucent manner for people confined to an institution. In addition, the method can include instructing to inspect said shoes...

20060064900 - Impact attenuating devices and products containing such devices: An impact attenuating device includes both concave and convex side walls, e.g., in an interleaved arrangement, optionally at least partially surrounded by a restraining element that may help return the impact attenuating device back to its original orientation after attenuating an impact. Such impact attenuating devices may be included in...

20060064901 - Footwear with a sole structure incorporating a lobed fluid-filled chamber: A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending outward from the central area. The lobes are in fluid...

20060064902 - Pedicure shoe: A protector for toes is provided including a toe enclosure configured to block exposure of the toes to an environment external of the enclosure. The toe enclosure may be a footwear article configured to protect the toes. A pedicure shoe system is also provided for protecting freshly painted toe-nails from...

20060064903 - Customized footwear and process for manufacturing such footwear: An article of footwear for distributing pressure evenly on various regions of the foot comprising an upper and at least one moldable foam piece attached to an inner surface of the upper is provided, together with an article of footwear manufactured by a process comprising attaching at least one moldable...

20060064904 - Sports boot in very stiff material: Sports boot subassembly of the shell or collar type, which comprises at least two parts, each comprising a flexible plastics material injection-overmolded over a very stiff material partially embedded in the flexible plastics material, and wherein the at least two parts comprise an assembly surface for joining them together....

20060064905 - Soccer shoe having independently supported lateral and medial sides: A soccer shoe includes an upper and a cleat assembly coupled to the upper. The cleat assembly further includes a medial support bar located on the medial side and a lateral support bar located on the lateral side. A portion of the cleat assembly located near a midfoot section of...

20060053654 - Therapeutic slipper: The therapeutic slipper is a footwear article for slidably receiving a foot, the slipper having a sole, a vamp panel joined to the sole, a toe panel disposed over the vamp panel, a front toe pocket, a quarter panel joined to the sole and at least one rear pocket. The...

20060053655 - Forced air ventilation system for footwear: A shoe ventilation system for footwear that includes a shoe and a shoe ventilation device. The shoe includes a fitting for connecting to a pressurized air or gas source, such as refrigerated air from a refrigeration source, and the shoe ventilation device includes a fitting to connect to the shoe...

20060053656 - Footwear with removable insert: A removable, disposable shoe insert that can increase the cushion and shock absorbing properties of a shoe without sacrificing durability or comfort is provided. By using different materials for the insert, the user has the option of when to replace the insert. The insert can be of varying sizes, shapes,...

20060053657 - Insole for footwear: An insole for footwear that is capable of providing a protective layer between a plantar surface of a human foot and an upper surface of a sole of the footwear. The insole can have a first portion positioned in a rearfoot region of the insole and a second portion positioned...

20060053658 - Unique systems and methods for fastening footwear: A unique system comprises a tongue of a predetermined footwear, a lace, a lace-end fastener, and at least one lace-section fastener. The footwear has two opposite sides and a plurality of lace receivers disposed thereon. The footwear is laced with the lace to define opposite lace sections, each of which...

20060053659 - Automated tightening shoe: An automated tightening shoe is provided where a tightening mechanism operates to cause automatic tightening of the shoe laces about a wearer's foot and which releases the laces to allow loosening of the shoe. The shoe laces travel to the interior of the tightening mechanism located at the heel whereat...

20060053660 - Composite shoe pad: An apparatus for the sole of a shoe includes a first portion constructed of a first material and a second portion secured to the first portion. The first portion provides improved absorbing of impact energy. The second portion is constructed of a second material. The second material has a greater...

20060053661 - Modular design for a utility shoe component system for women's classical and casual shoes: A woman's modular utility shoe is disclosed. In one embodiment, a convertible base mule-style shoe may be made of an insole, an outsole, a sash, a vamp or upper, and a heel attached to the outsole or to a heel mount. Various attachment mounts fastened to the base mule may...

20060053662 - Body for a skate boot: A body for a skate boot includes a sole portion, a toe portion extending from a front end of the sole portion, two upper portions extending from two sides of the sole portion, and a heel portion extending from a rear end of the sole portion. The sole portion, toe...

20060053663 - Flashing shoes: Provided is a pair of shoes (e.g., sandals) each comprising a strap formed on a top of a sole, a plurality of light emitting members spaced along the strap, a battery mounted in a compartment of the sole, a switch provided on one side of the sole, and a circuit...

20060053664 - Orthopedic foot devices: An orthopedic device for correction of varus, valgus, or supinatus structural abnormalities of a subject's foot is provided. The device of the invention generally includes a compensatory wedge of a polyethylene foam material exhibiting a hardness in the range of 30 to 35 durometer. The wedge may be located between...

20060048407 - Breathable workshoes and methods for manufacturing such: Among other things, the present invention provides various footwear pieces, and methods for manufacturing such pieces. In various cases, the footwear pieces are molded from a lofting material. Further, in various cases, the footwear pieces include one or more ventilators formed in the footwear piece that are surrounded by liquid...

20060048408 - Modifiable footwear: Footwear having a sole, a retaining strap, and at least one decorative piece is provided. The retaining strap is attached to the sole, and the decorative pieces are releasably attached to the retaining strap, thereby allowing a wearer to remove and replace the decorative pieces in an interchangeable manner. The...

20060048409 - Method for producing shoes and a shoe obtained by this method: A method for producing shoes includes the following steps: obtaining an assembly (T,T1), formed by a shoe upper (2) and an elastic element, fastened to the shoe upper at least along the sections facing the lower edges of the shoe upper central-fore area; obtaining a sole (5), whose size corresponds...

20060048410 - Shoes with side panel for connection outsole: A shoe includes a vamp with an insole and a side panel encloses a periphery of a lower portion of the vamp. The side panel includes a plurality of apertures and at least one gap is defined between the vamp and the side panel. Material such as rubber for an...

20060048412 - Cantilevered shoe construction: A foot support includes a foot supporting structure having a lateral side and a medial side. The foot supporting structure is adapted to provide support to the underside of weight-bearing portions of a user's foot. An anchoring structure beneath the foot supporting structure is connected to the lateral side of...

20060048411 - Shoe system with a resilient shoe insert: The method is for using a shoe system having a resilient shoe insert. A shoe (300) has a shoe insert (500) disposed inside the shoe. The insert has an upper leg (506) and a lower leg (514) connected by a front end (502) with a curvature (512). The legs (506,...

20060048413 - Article of footwear having an upper with a structured intermediate layer: An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the footwear are disclosed. The footwear has an upper and a sole structure. The upper is secured to sole structure and the upper is formed from three layers: a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The second layer...

20060048415 - Shoe having an inflatable bladder: An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane or polyester film attached together to form an airtight...

20060048414 - Shoes: Footwear includes an upper leather member and a shoe sole bonded at an upper portion thereof to the upper leather. The upper leather member is shaped to enclose the instep of a foot, and has a bottom opening rim closely corresponding to the outer shape of the sole of the...

20060042118 - Structure of slipper: A structure which is designed for a slipper used indoors, especially a structure designed for a slipper adapted to being partially torn away, the structure is composed of a main body and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is slipped over the main body; and the bottom of the sleeve is...

20060042119 - Shoe having a replaceable sole: A shoe has a thin cavity in the bottom surface of its sole which releasably receives a thin sole plate. The sidewall of the cavity includes flaps which extend into the cavity. The sole plate has depressions which receive the flaps when the sole plate is placed in the cavity...

20060042120 - Midsole element for an article of footwear: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole element that defines a void, and the void may extend substantially vertically through a central area of the midsole element. The void may also extend between...

20060042121 - Highheelcom: This invention is the special sole construction, comprising an upper sole, an internal suspension support, a lower sole, a chamber and a U-support. It is used for the assembly of any shoe construction or footwear. The invention will aid in relief of pains arising from upward stroke against the heel...

20060042122 - Heel cushion structure for a sneaker: The present invention relates to a heel cushion structure for a sneaker capable of adjusting the characteristic of the sneaker flexibly. The main body of the heel cushion structure is provided with plural separable elastic elements, so that the wearer is able to selectively screw different functional separable elastic elements...

20060042123 - Free throws with sole: Technically, this is simply a hard plastic (rigid) ⅛″ insert (all sizes/men and women) placed in basketball shoes. It is used to practice free throws, not for play. When teaching the method, the insert reinforces the physical aspect of stability....

20060042124 - Athletic shoe having an improved cleat configuration: An athletic shoe having an improved cleat configuration is provided. Various cleats are positioned for improved heel to toe transition and cleat pressure distribution as well as improved take-off and braking and side to side control for a wide variety of sports....

20060042125 - Abrasion-resistant shoe upper: An upper for a shoe includes a shell body having a toe part and a heel part. At least one of the toe part and the heel part is made of a composite material which includes a fabric layer having an outer surface and an inner surface, and an abrasion-resistant...

20060042126 - Footwear emitting a fragrance and method for its fabrication: An article of footwear that emits a fragrance includes a fragrance-releasing substance impregnated or incorporated into and absorbed by a part of the footwear such as by infusing the fragrance-releasing substance into the selected part of the footwear article. In one embodiment of the footwear described, the fragrance-releasing substance is...

20060042127 - Utility boot with interchangeable article carriers and method for using the same: An article of footwear having multiple interchangeable article carriers. The article of footwear including two or more article carriers, having the same or different configurations, which releasably attach to the article of footwear. Each of the article carriers have a fastener for attaching to the article of footwear, and the...