Method of making a skate boot
First Claim
1. A method of making a lasted skate boot comprising an upper for enclosing and supporting a human foot having an ankle, a plantar surface, a lateral side, a medial side, and toes, said method comprising:
- (a) forming lateral and medial quarter panels by thermoforming a sheet of foam material such that at least one of said quarter panels comprises an inner surface shaped to substantially conform to one of the lateral and medial sides of the foot;
(b) assembling to said quarter panels a toe box for enclosing the toes of the foot, an inner lining having an inner surface adapted to contact the foot in use, and a tongue extending upwardly and rearwardly from said toe box to form said upper; and
(c) affixing to said upper an insole for facing the plantar surface of the foot.
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Abstract
A method of making a lasted skate boot having an upper for enclosing and supporting a human foot having an ankle, a plantar surface, a lateral side, a medial side, and toes. The method comprises (a) forming lateral and medial quarter panels by thermoforming a sheet of foam material such that at least one of the quarter panels comprises an inner surface shaped to substantially conform to one of the lateral and medial sides of the foot; (b) assembling to the quarter panels a toe box for enclosing the toes of the foot, an inner lining having an inner surface adapted to contact the foot in use, and a tongue extending upwardly and rearwardly from the toe box to form the upper; and (c) affixing to the upper an insole for facing the plantar surface of the foot.
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1. A method of making a lasted skate boot comprising an upper for enclosing and supporting a human foot having an ankle, a plantar surface, a lateral side, a medial side, and toes, said method comprising:
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(a) forming lateral and medial quarter panels by thermoforming a sheet of foam material such that at least one of said quarter panels comprises an inner surface shaped to substantially conform to one of the lateral and medial sides of the foot;
(b) assembling to said quarter panels a toe box for enclosing the toes of the foot, an inner lining having an inner surface adapted to contact the foot in use, and a tongue extending upwardly and rearwardly from said toe box to form said upper; and
(c) affixing to said upper an insole for facing the plantar surface of the foot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of making a lasted skate boot comprising an upper for enclosing and supporting a human foot having an ankle, a plantar surface, a lateral side, a medial side, and toes, said method comprising:
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(a) forming lateral and medial quarter panels by thermoforming a sheet of foam material such that at least one of said quarter panels comprises an inner surface shaped to substantially conform to one of the lateral and medial sides of the foot and said quarter panels comprise a lower skirt portion extending along a lower edge of said quarter panels;
(b) positioning said quarter panels over a last;
(c) positioning an insole over the last, said insole being located to face the plantar surface of the foot; and
(d) shaping over the last said upper by folding said lower skirt of said quarter panels over said insole and fastening said lower skirt of said quarter panels to said insole. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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