Shoes comprising three-dimensional formed fiber product
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1. A shoe comprising at least one layer of a three-dimensional fiber network, said three-dimensional fiber network having been made by deforming a two-dimensional textile fabric;
- wherein said three-dimensional fiber network has as a base plane the plane of said two-dimensional textile fabric;
wherein said three-dimensional fiber network comprises a multiplicity of projections comprised of said two-dimensional textile fabric rising above said base plane;
wherein said projections are resilient, returning, substantially to their original shape after being compressed to 50% of their original height;
wherein said fiber network comprises thermoplastic filaments having a diameter of at least about 0.1 mm.
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Abstract
Shoes for use in demanding applications, primarily athletics, are made from a three-dimensional fiber network that is semi-rigid and resilient. The fiber network is made from a textile fabric that has an array of projections made from the same fabric rising from the plane of the fabric.
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27 Claims
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1. A shoe comprising at least one layer of a three-dimensional fiber network, said three-dimensional fiber network having been made by deforming a two-dimensional textile fabric;
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wherein said three-dimensional fiber network has as a base plane the plane of said two-dimensional textile fabric; wherein said three-dimensional fiber network comprises a multiplicity of projections comprised of said two-dimensional textile fabric rising above said base plane; wherein said projections are resilient, returning, substantially to their original shape after being compressed to 50% of their original height; wherein said fiber network comprises thermoplastic filaments having a diameter of at least about 0.1 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A shoe midsole comprising at least one layer of a three-dimensional fiber network, said three-dimensional fiber network having been made by deforming a two-dimensional textile fabric;
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wherein said three-dimensional fiber network has as a base plane the plane of said two-dimensional textile fabric; wherein said three-dimensional fiber network comprises a multiplicity of projections comprised of said two-dimensional textile fabric rising above said base plane; wherein said projections are resilient, returning substantially to their original shape after being compressed to 50% of their original height; wherein said fiber network comprises thermoplastic filaments having a diameter of at least about 0.1 mm. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A lining material for use in a part of a shoe selected from the group consisting of the tongue and collar lining, said material comprising at least one layer of a three-dimensional fiber network, said three-dimensional fiber network having been made by deforming a two-dimensional textile fabric;
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wherein said three-dimensional fiber network has a base plane the plane of said two-dimensional textile fabric; wherein said three-dimensional fiber network comprises a multiplicity of projections comprised of said two-dimensional textile fabric rising above said base plane; wherein said projections are resilient, returning substantially to their original shape after being compressed to 50% of their original height; wherein said fiber network comprises thermoplastic filaments having a diameter of at least about 0.1 mm. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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