Interior and upper members for articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices
First Claim
1. An interior member for a foot-receiving device comprising:
- a first material element having a length defined in a toe to a heel direction and a width defined in a medial to a lateral direction, the first material element at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber, the first material element including,a plantar portion forming a bottom surface of the interior member,a heel-surrounding portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending-upward from a rear end of the plantar portion,a lateral side portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending upward from a lateral side of the plantar portion,a medial side portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending upward from a medial side of the plantar portion, andan Achilles portion that forms a double layer along an Achilles region of the foot-receiving chamber, the Achilles portion being elongated and having a width measured in the medial to the lateral direction that is smaller than a width of the heel-surrounding portion measured in the medial to the lateral direction; and
the first material element includes the plantar portion, the heel-surrounding portion, the lateral side portion, the medial side portion; and
the Achilles portion in a continuous, one-piece arrangement, wherein the plantar portion is seamless, such that the bottom surface of the interior member has no seams thereon.
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Abstract
Interior members for foot-receiving devices, such as bootie elements for articles of footwear, include a material element at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber. This material element may include, in some examples, a heel-surrounding portion, a lateral side portion, a medial side portion, and a seamless plantar portion in a continuous, one-piece arrangement. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the material element may include a heel-surrounding portion, a lateral side portion, a medial side portion, a plantar surface, and a double layer of the material element at least along an Achilles area portion. Additional aspects relate to material blanks for forming such interior members as well as to foot-receiving devices, such as athletic footwear, including such interior members.
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21 Claims
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1. An interior member for a foot-receiving device comprising:
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a first material element having a length defined in a toe to a heel direction and a width defined in a medial to a lateral direction, the first material element at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber, the first material element including, a plantar portion forming a bottom surface of the interior member, a heel-surrounding portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending-upward from a rear end of the plantar portion, a lateral side portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending upward from a lateral side of the plantar portion, a medial side portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending upward from a medial side of the plantar portion, and an Achilles portion that forms a double layer along an Achilles region of the foot-receiving chamber, the Achilles portion being elongated and having a width measured in the medial to the lateral direction that is smaller than a width of the heel-surrounding portion measured in the medial to the lateral direction; and the first material element includes the plantar portion, the heel-surrounding portion, the lateral side portion, the medial side portion; and
the Achilles portion in a continuous, one-piece arrangement, wherein the plantar portion is seamless, such that the bottom surface of the interior member has no seams thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A foot-receiving device, comprising:
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a bootie element defining a foot-receiving chamber, the bootie element including, a first material element having a plantar portion forming a bottom surface of the bootie element, the first material element having a length defined in a toe to a heel direction and a width defined in a medial to a lateral direction, a heel-surrounding portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending-upward from a rear end of the plantar portion, a lateral side portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending upward from a lateral side of the plantar portion, a medial side portion seamlessly connected to the plantar portion and extending upward from a medial side of the plantar portion, and an Achilles portion that forms a double layer along an Achilles region of the foot-receiving chamber, the Achilles portion being elongated and having a width measured in the medial to the lateral direction that is smaller than a width of the heel-surrounding portion measured in the medial to the lateral direction; the first material element includes the plantar portion, the heel-surrounding portion, the lateral side portion, and the medial side portion in a continuous, one-piece arrangement, wherein the plantar portion is seamless, such that the bottom surface of the bootie element has no seams thereon; the first material element forms a double layer at a lateral ankle edge portion of the foot-receiving chamber; and a first foot-receiving device component engaged with the bootie element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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