Shoe with an upper made of a flat composite and method of making the shoe
First Claim
1. A shoe comprising an upper made of a flat composite which includes a substantially flat molded plastic layer and a fabric layer bonded to one side of said molded plastic layer, said plastic layer having an inner peripheral end defining an opening, an outer peripheral end extending around said inner peripheral end, and two opposite marginal ends each extending from said inner peripheral end to said outer peripheral end, both of said inner and outer peripheral ends being terminated at said marginal ends, said flat composite being looped and formed into said upper when said marginal ends are connected to each other, said fabric layer further having an extension flap that extends beyond said outer peripheral end and that is formed as one piece with said fabric layer.
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Abstract
An upper is made of a flat composite which includes a substantially flat plastic layer molded directly over a fabric layer. The plastic layer has at least one ventilation hole, an inner peripheral end defining an opening, an outer peripheral end extending around the inner peripheral end, and two opposite marginal ends each extending from the inner peripheral end to the outer peripheral end. The flat composite is looped and formed into the upper when the marginal ends are connected to each other. The plastic layer further has at least one molded ventilation hole. The fabric layer has an integral extension flap that extends beyond the outer peripheral end.
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16 Claims
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1. A shoe comprising
an upper made of a flat composite which includes a substantially flat molded plastic layer and a fabric layer bonded to one side of said molded plastic layer, said plastic layer having an inner peripheral end defining an opening, an outer peripheral end extending around said inner peripheral end, and two opposite marginal ends each extending from said inner peripheral end to said outer peripheral end, both of said inner and outer peripheral ends being terminated at said marginal ends, said flat composite being looped and formed into said upper when said marginal ends are connected to each other, said fabric layer further having an extension flap that extends beyond said outer peripheral end and that is formed as one piece with said fabric layer.
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10. A shoe comprising
an upper made of a flat composite which includes a substantially flat molded plastic layer and a fabric layer adhered to one side of said molded plastic layer, said plastic layer having an inner peripheral end defining an opening, an outer peripheral end extending around said inner peripheral end, and two opposite marginal ends each interconnecting said inner and outer peripheral ends, said marginal ends being connected to each other so that said flat composite is looped and formed into said upper, said plastic layer further having at least one molded ventilation hole, said fabric layer covering said ventilation hole, wherein no cementing material is provided between said plastic layer and said fabric layer at least in a region where said ventilation hole is formed.
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12. A method of making a shoe comprising:
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molding a substantially flat plastic layer directly over a fabric layer to form a flat composite, said plastic layer being formed with at least one ventilation hole, two opposite marginal ends, and inner and outer peripheral ends interconnecting said marginal ends, said inner peripheral end defining an opening, said outer peripheral end extending around said inner peripheral end, providing said fabric layer with an extension flap that extends beyond said outer peripheral end and between said two marginal ends and that is formed as one piece with said fabric layer; and
interconnecting said marginal ends so that said flat composite is looped and formed into at least a portion of an upper. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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