Quarter Configuration for Footwear
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1. A panel for use as quarter panel or quarter liner comprising:
- a panel body formed of various layers of material pressed into a generally flat state;
a generally uniform outer surface for the panel body, the outer surface being flat in a malleolus region when the panel body is in the flat state; and
at least one concavity defined in the inner surface of the panel body in the flat state, positioned in the malleolus region so as to received at least one malleolus of a wearer when the panel body is formed from the flat state into a boot shape.
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A panel for use as quarter panel or quarter liner comprises a panel body formed of various layers of material pressed into a generally flat state. It also comprises a generally uniform outer surface for the panel body, the outer surface being flat in a malleolus region when the panel body is in the flat state. One or more concavities are defined in the inner surface of the panel body in the flat state and positioned in the malleolus region so as to received at least one malleolus of a wearer when the panel body is formed from the flat state into a boot shape. A method for forming a quarter panel or liner of a boot is also provided.
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1. A panel for use as quarter panel or quarter liner comprising:
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a panel body formed of various layers of material pressed into a generally flat state; a generally uniform outer surface for the panel body, the outer surface being flat in a malleolus region when the panel body is in the flat state; and at least one concavity defined in the inner surface of the panel body in the flat state, positioned in the malleolus region so as to received at least one malleolus of a wearer when the panel body is formed from the flat state into a boot shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for forming a quarter panel or liner of a boot, comprising:
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superposing various layers of material; providing a mold with at least one boss; pressing and heating the mold against the various layers of material to laminate the various layers into a flat quarter panel or liner; simultaneously forming a concavity with the at least one boss in the quarter panel or liner; and forming the flat quarter panel or liner into a boot shape with the concavity being in the malleolus region to accommodate a malleolus of a wearer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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