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Item of footwear having a rigid shell and flexible pad

  • US 7,430,818 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2003
  • Issued: 10/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Item of footwear, comprising:

  • a rigid shell which is produced from a first material and which defines a body which is intended to surround the foot of a user, the body having a lower portion which forms a sole, an upper portion which forms a vamp, an inner lateral portion and an outer lateral portion, said lateral portions connecting the lower portion and the upper portion, these four portions extending in an extension direction between a first zone which forms a heel and a second zone which forms a tip; and

    an opening defined in only one of said four portions of the body, said opening extending through the rigid shell and being closed by means of a flexible pad which is produced from a second material, said second material being more flexible than the first material.

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