Footwear having an enclosed and articulated toe
First Claim
1. An article of footwear for a wearer having a one piece molded midsole having a top surface adjacent to the sole of the wearer'"'"'s foot and a bottom surface adjacent to the ground when in use, said midsole extending from a rear end at the wearer'"'"'s heel to a front end beyond the tips of the wearer'"'"'s toes, said midsole having co-molded therewith an integral toe cap extending from the front end of the midsole back over the wearer'"'"'s toes and terminating in a rear edge at a position adjacent to the base of the wearer'"'"'s toes and said midsole being capable of flexing along a midsole flex line substantially aligned with the rear edge of the toe cap, the integral toe cap and the portion of the midsole with which it is associated defining a toe section of the article of footwear which is articulated from the remainder of the article of footwear along the midsole flex line, a frictional surface between the body of the molded midsole and the sole of the wearer'"'"'s foot and an outsole adhered to the midsole bottom surface.
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Abstract
Articles of footwear having an enclosed articulated toe portion, including a molded midsole with an integrally-molded toe cap shaped to receive a foot therein and to enclose the toes of the foot. The toe cap terminates at a position adjacent to the base of the toes of the foot. The articles additionally include an outsole affixed to the bottom of the midsole and an upper which in some embodiments is co-molded with the midsole and toe cap.
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1. An article of footwear for a wearer having a one piece molded midsole having a top surface adjacent to the sole of the wearer'"'"'s foot and a bottom surface adjacent to the ground when in use, said midsole extending from a rear end at the wearer'"'"'s heel to a front end beyond the tips of the wearer'"'"'s toes,
said midsole having co-molded therewith an integral toe cap extending from the front end of the midsole back over the wearer'"'"'s toes and terminating in a rear edge at a position adjacent to the base of the wearer'"'"'s toes and said midsole being capable of flexing along a midsole flex line substantially aligned with the rear edge of the toe cap, the integral toe cap and the portion of the midsole with which it is associated defining a toe section of the article of footwear which is articulated from the remainder of the article of footwear along the midsole flex line, a frictional surface between the body of the molded midsole and the sole of the wearer'"'"'s foot and an outsole adhered to the midsole bottom surface.
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