Footwear having an enclosed and articulated toe
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1. An article of footwear for a wearer having a one piece molded midsole, the midsole extending from a rear end at a heel of a foot of the wearer to a front end beyond tips of the wearer'"'"'s toes, comprising:
- a toe cap integrally molded with the midsole, the toe cap extending from the front end of the midsole back over the wearer'"'"'s toes and terminating in a rear edge at a position adjacent to a base of the wearer'"'"'s toes;
a midsole flex line along which the midsole is flexible, the midsole flex line substantially aligned with the rear edge of the toe cap;
an outsole adhered to a bottom surface of the midsole; and
an upper adjoined to the midsole to affix the article of footwear to the wearer'"'"'s foot, the upper including a laced harness.
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Abstract
Articles of footwear having an enclosed articulated toe portion, including a molded midsole with an integrally-molded toe cap shaped to receive a foot therein and to enclose the toes of the foot. The toe cap terminates at a position adjacent to the base of the toes of the foot. The articles additionally include an outsole affixed to the bottom of the midsole and an upper which in some embodiments is co-molded with the midsole and toe cap.
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1. An article of footwear for a wearer having a one piece molded midsole, the midsole extending from a rear end at a heel of a foot of the wearer to a front end beyond tips of the wearer'"'"'s toes, comprising:
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a toe cap integrally molded with the midsole, the toe cap extending from the front end of the midsole back over the wearer'"'"'s toes and terminating in a rear edge at a position adjacent to a base of the wearer'"'"'s toes; a midsole flex line along which the midsole is flexible, the midsole flex line substantially aligned with the rear edge of the toe cap; an outsole adhered to a bottom surface of the midsole; and an upper adjoined to the midsole to affix the article of footwear to the wearer'"'"'s foot, the upper including a laced harness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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