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Shoe with composite upper and method of making the same

  • US 10,645,998 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2012
  • Issued: 05/12/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An upper for an article of footwear, comprising:

  • a base layer, wherein the base layer has a first color;

    an intermediate layer partially covering an exterior surface of the base layer, wherein the intermediate layer has a second color, and wherein the intermediate layer includes a first eye stay reinforcing element, the first eye stay reinforcing element including a first opening defined through it; and

    a first skin layer partially covering and bonded to the exterior surface of the base layer and at least partially covering an exterior surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the first skin layer covers an exterior surface of the first eye stay reinforcing element, wherein the first skin layer includes a second opening defined through it that is axially aligned with the first opening defined through the first eye stay reinforcing element, wherein the first skin layer has a third color and is partially transparent or translucent, and wherein the upper includes;

    (a) a first color appearance at a first portion where the first skin layer is absent, (b) a second color appearance different from the first color appearance at a second portion where the first skin layer partially covers the exterior surface of the base layer and the intermediate layer is absent, wherein the second color appearance includes a blend of the first color and the third color, and (c) a third color appearance different from the first color appearance and the second color appearance at a third portion where the first skin layer at least partially covers the exterior surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the third color appearance includes a blend of the second color and the third color.

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