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Interior and upper members for articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices

  • US 7,849,609 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2006
  • Issued: 12/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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