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`WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
`International Office
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`INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
`(PCT)
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`(51) International patent classification5:
`A43B 1/02, A41H 3/08
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`A1
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`(11) International publication number:
`(43) International
`publication date:
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`WO 92/22223
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`December 23, 1992 (12/23/92)
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`(21) International file number:
`(22) International filing date:
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`PCT/DE92/00487
`June 12, 1992 (6/12/92)
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`(30) Priority dates:
`P 41 19 911.1
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`June 17, 1991 (6/17/91)
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`EN
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`(71) Applicant: PUMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RUDOLF
`DASSLER SPORT [DE/DE]; Würzburg Straße 13, D-
`8522 Herzogenaurach (DE).
`(72) Inventor: NISHIDA, Mamoru; 265, Tung Hsin Road, Sec.
`2, Taichung (TW).
`(74) Attorney: HUFNAGEL, Walter; Bad Brückenauer Straße
`19, D-8500 Nuremberg (DE).
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`(81) Designated states: AT (European patent), AU, BE (European
`patent), BG, BR, CA, CH (European patent), CS, DE
`(European patent), DK (European patent), ES (European
`patent), FI, FR (European patent), GB (European patent),
`GR (European patent), HU, IT (European patent), JP, KR,
`LU (European patent), MC (European patent), NL
`(European patent), NO, PL, RO, RU, SE (European
`patent).
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`Published
`With international search report.
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`(54) Title: METHOD OF PRODUCING A SHAPED SHOE PART FROM A STRIP OF FABRIC, AND A SHAPED SHOE PART
`PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD
`[Original title in German] VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES SCHUHFORMTEILS AUS EINER
`GEWEBEBAHN UND NACH DIESEM VERFAHREN HERGESTELLTES SCHUHFORMTEIL
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`(54) Title:
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`1.1
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`(57) Abstract
`The invention concerns the production of a shoe upper by cutting out the upper, in the form of a pattern, from a strip of material
`and shaping the upper, at the same time joining parts of the upper by seams. The aim of the invention is to develop the method used
`so that, in spite of the large number of individual parts existing or to be made visible, such shoe uppers can be produced rationally
`and without waste of time. To this end, the invention proposes that, when the strip of material (1) is manufactured, the patterns (2) of
`the uppers are produced, at the same time as the strip of material (1) is produced, using different manufacturing techniques, such as
`different make-up, different yarn material, different color, different material thickness, single- or multi-layer material, etc., the patterns
`being cut from this strip and further worked to give shoe uppers.
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`[German original text translated above] Zur Herstellung eines Schuhschaftes durch Heraustrennen des Schuhschaftes in Form
`einer Abwicklung aus einer Stoffbahn, Formen des Schuhschaftes unter Verbinden von Stoffteilen der Abwicklung unter Bildung von
`Nähten soll die Aufgabe gelöst werden, das angewendete Verfahren so auszugestalten, daß trotz einer Vielzahl vorhandener bzw.
`sichtbar zu machender Einzelteile derartige Schuhschäfte zeitsparend und rationell hergestellt werden können. Hierzu wird
`vorgeschlagen, bei der Herstellung der Stoffbahn (1) die Abwicklungen (2) durch unterschiedliche Herstellungsmaßnahmen, wie
`unterschiedliche Machart, Fadenmaterial, Farbe, Stoffdicke, ein- oder mehrlagige Stoffart oder dgl. zugleich mit der Herstellung der
`Stoffbahn (1) zu fertigen, aus dieser die Abwicklung herauszutrennen und zu den Schuhschäften zu verarbeiten.]
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`FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY
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`Code used to identify PCT Contracting States on the headings of documents publishing international applications under
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`AT
`Austria
`AU
`Australia
`BB
`Barbados
`BE
`Belgium
`BF
`Burkina Faso
`BG
`Bulgaria
`BJ
`Benin
`BR
`Brazil
`CA
`Canada
`CF
`Central African Republic
`CG
`Congo
`CH
`Switzerland
`CI
`Côte d'Ivoire
`CM
`Cameroon
`CS
`Czechoslovakia
`EN* Germany
`DK
`Denmark
`ES
`Spain
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`FI
`Finland
`FR
`France
`GA
`Gabon
`GB
`United Kingdom
`GN
`Guinea
`GR
`Greece
`HU
`Hungary
`IE
`Ireland
`IT
`Italy
`JP
`Japan
`KP
`Democratic People's Republic of Korea
`KR
`Republic of Korea
`LI
`Liechtenstein
`LK
`Sri Lanka
`LU
`Luxembourg
`MC Monaco
`MG Madagascar
`ML Mali
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`MN Mongolia
`MR Mauritania
`MW Malawi
`NL
`Netherlands
`NO
`Norway
`PL
`Poland
`RO
`Romania
`RU
`Russian Federation
`SD
`Sudan
`SE
`Sweden
`SN
`Senegal
`SU
`Soviet Union
`TD
`Chad
`TG
`Togo
`US
`United States of America
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`A method of producing a shaped shoe part from
`a material web and a shaped shoe part
`produced by this method
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`The present invention relates to a method for producing a shaped shoe part from a material web according to
`the preamble of claim 1, and a shaped shoe part produced according to this method and according to the
`preamble of claim 13.
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`A method according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from DE-PS 627 878. It discloses a material web
`produced such that it has three successive cross strips of different weaves. Patterns in the form of the U-
`shaped unwound web part of a shoe upper are printed on these cross strips. The cross strips are made such that
`the first one is suitable for the heel counter, the second one for the vamp and the side parts, and the third one
`for the toe cap, respectively. Thus, the second cross strip becomes elastic and multilayered, and the other two
`cross strips are produced in a non-elastic, durable manner. Stiffening threads may also be interwoven, and the
`cross strip for the heel counter may be made as a hollow fabric in which a heel cap may be inserted. The U-
`shaped parts are cut from the fabric, sewn together on the open U-side, which forms the heel counter, after
`which a sole is attached in a manner not described in more detail.
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`In contrast, the present invention is intended to achieve the object of further developing this prior-art method
`such that a shoe upper together with the associated sole part can be designed in many different ways, e.g., with
`strip-shaped markings, embellishments, and the like, yet making the production of such a shoe upper possible
`in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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`This object is achieved by the method steps specified in the charactering part of claim 1 and the features
`described in the characterizing part of claim 13.
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`With the method according to the invention only those parts of the material web corresponding to the pattern
`or an area of a pattern of the shoe upper or the associated sole part are produced in the required quality,
`thickness, multilayered, or the like. However, the remaining area of the material web may be of a simple,
`lightweight or inexpensive fabric quality, which merely holds together the patterns or areas of such patterns in
`the material web after its completion. Thus, the offcut resulting from the cutting represents a simple, light and
`cheap fabric. In contrast thereto, in the case of the known fabric with cross strips, the whole offcut consists,
`e.g., of an elaborate hollow fabric, multilayer fabric, and the like.
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`A further advantage of the method according to the invention is that the individual patterns or partial patterns
`can already be produced directly during the production of the material web in the desired shoe size, whereby
`the amount of offcut can be further reduced, in that the individual patterns or partial patterns can be directly
`connected to one another in the intended size. Nevertheless, it is possible to design the individual patterns or
`partial patterns to be soft, rigid, elastic, of different color, etc., depending on the subsequent stress or desired
`shape. Only inner and/or outer stiffening elements, such as inner and/or outer toe caps, heel caps and the like,
`need to be subsequently fitted.
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`When using program-controlled, fabric-web production units, the size of the unwound web part corresponding
`to the subsequent shoe size, the weave or knit type of individual areas or contours, the type of thread or fiber
`and/or the color can be selected almost freely after the program has been created once. Thus, only a small
`number of individual parts need to be produced separately and subsequently attached to the upper.
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`Further advantageous details of the invention are given in the dependent claims and are described in more
`detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawing. In the drawings:
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`Fig. 1
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`shows a top view of a section of a material web with an unwound web part for a shoe upper
`incorporated during the production.
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`Fig. 2
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`Fig. 3
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`Fig. 4
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`shows a detail of a fabric with several unwound web parts for different shoe uppers,
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`is a side view of a shoe with a top part or upper made from a material web unwound web part
`according to Figs. 1 and 2,
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`shows a detail of a material web with an unwound web part with sole part sections provided on
`either side, including a tongue, and
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`shows a detail of a material web with an unwound web part having a forefoot sole subsection
`on one side and a rearfoot or heel part sole subsection on the other side.
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`In Figs. 1 and 2, 1 indicates a material web which, during its production by a method customary in the textile
`industry, e.g., by weaving and/or knitting and/or embroidery, is provided with a single or a plurality of
`unwound web part(s) 2 for the shoe-upper shape 3, as shown, e.g., from the side in Fig. 3.
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`Fig. 5
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`The material web base 4 may be a common woven or knitted fabric, e.g., consisting of warp and weft. The
`unwound web part 2 is divided into different individual parts or areas, which are distinguished from each
`other by a different type of fabric and/or by different fibers or threads, e.g., of wool, wool with metal threads,
`silk, silk with metal threads or wool with synthetic fibers, and the like, and/or by different colors of the fibers
`or threads, including metal threads, or by different color prints and/or differently formed fiber strands or fiber
`strand compositions, such as twisted, processed in parallel, and the like.
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`The individual parts or areas of the shoe upper 3 may be representations of such areas onto which a trim, for
`example a wear-resistant part, is applied. For example, areas 5 and 6 are provided for an inner or outer heel
`cap 9 (Fig. 3) to be applied. After cutting out the unwound web part 2 from the material web 1, the edges 7
`and 8 are sewn together, such that a heel seam is formed. The heel cap 9 shown in Fig. 3 is then applied, e.g.,
`glued and/or sewn, to the now adjacent areas 5 and 6.
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`Accordingly, on the toe of the shoe 10, the contours in the form of edges 11 and 12 are sewn together and a
`seam is formed at the toe of the shoe. To reduce wear, a toe cap 15 shown in Fig. 3 can be attached, in
`particular glued and/or sewn, to the front area adjacent to the front edge 13 of the toe area 14.
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`Since, as a rule, the toe area 14 is to be designed to be relatively pliable, soft or elastic, and optionally also air-
`permeable, the material web 1 in the toe area 14 is appropriately formed according to the invention via the
`weave type, knit type and/or via a suitable selection of the material used, such as silk or plastic. Moreover, the
`production method may be such that the toe area 14 has an advantageous air exchange capability.
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`This can be achieved, e.g., by a mesh-like fabric or a knitted structure.
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`The areas denoted by positions 16 and 17 represent individual parts used for marking purposes, such as the
`"mold strip" marking by the applicant, which is well known in the art.
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`The areas 20, 21 and 22 designated in Fig. 3, which extend from the instep area 18 to the heel area 19, may be
`designed in the form of tension bands and/or be produced in a particularly tensile-resistant manner. These
`shoe-upper areas can be specially designed during the production of the material web 1 by applying suitable
`means in order to obtain the desired effects. For example, particularly high-tensile fibers or filaments may be
`used here. If necessary, the fabric can be double- or multi-layered or particularly thickly woven or knitted, or
`additionally embroidered.
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`The lacing areas 23 and 24 may be produced to be similarly dimensionally stable, especially if, for example,
`no additional trimmings in the form of lacing strips are to be applied, as provided in Fig. 3.
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`Finally, in the exemplary embodiments according to Figs. 1 and 2, areas 26 and 27 are produced when making
`an unwound web part from the material web 1 in a shape, color or design, which is different from the other
`areas, and onto which a heel cap 28 shown in Fig. 3 is attached after the heel seam described at the beginning
`has been formed.
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`As can be seen, any number of unwound web part(s) 2 can be produced from a material web 1 in a wide
`variety of configurations and/or designs, including in different sizes. Program-controlled, in particular
`computerized, fabrication equipment is particularly suitable for this purpose, whereby the type of fabrication,
`color, design, size and the like can be varied in a desirable fashion.
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`According to an advantageous development of the invention, an individual part 29 in the form of an insole can
`also be produced by the unwound web part 2 for the shoe upper 3. After being cut out, this individual part 29
`remains connected to the unwound web part 2 and, after or during the shaping and fixation of the shoe
`upper 3, is folded out of the unwound web part 2 into the plane of the shoe sole and fixed to the lower edge
`area of the shoe upper 3, which is defined by the outer contours 30 and 31 of the unwound web part 2, in a
`per-se known manner, e.g., by gluing, sewing, stitching, and the like.
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`During the production of the material web 1 or after its production and, if applicable, after the unwound web
`part(s) 2 has/have been cut out a, the unwound web part(s) 2 can be provided at suitable or preferred locations
`with embroidery, e.g., perforated embroidery, with a company logo, or some other mark or identification.
`Finally, a tongue 32 (Fig. 3) can be attached in the forefoot area before or after the unwound web part(s) 2
`have been cut out. After production of the shoe upper 3, an insole and/or a midsole is additionally attached or
`molded on, if necessary.
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`The finished shoe upper 3 is then placed in an adhesive, injection or casting mold, in which a midsole 33 and
`an outsole 34 are formed by known methods, as shown in Fig. 3.
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`The advantages of the method according to the invention described thus far are to be seen in particular in that
`up to 7 different textile fibers or threads and an equal number of colors can be introduced, in particular woven
`into the material web in one operation with a fully optimized weaving machine. As already indicated, any
`sizes and different shoe-upper designs can be produced by computerized programs, starting from
`corresponding basic patterns. The finished shoe uppers made from material webs are characterized by an
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`extremely low weight, e.g., between 70 to 80 grams for a shoe size 8. The costs of producing such shoe-upper
`parts are remarkably low compared with previously known methods.
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`In Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 11 indicates unworked surface areas located outside of the unwound web part 2
`for the shoe upper 3 and the tongue 40, respectively.
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`According to an advantageous development of the invention, the sole part 29, which is embodied as a sole part
`29 and shown as a component part in Figs. 1 and 2, may be split lengthwise, crosswise or diagonally and thus
`embodied in two or more parts, wherein at least one sole part section is provided on each outer contour 30, 31
`of an unwound web part 2.
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`In the exemplary embodiment according to Fig. 4, a sole part section 29.1 extending over the entire length of
`the subsequent sole is provided on the outer contour 31 in the form of roughly half of the sole part 29, and a
`sole part section 29.2 forming the remainder of the sole part 19 is provided on the outer contour 30. Both sole
`part sections 29.1 and 29.2 complement one another so as to form the complete sole part 29. In this case, their
`outer contours 29.3 and 29.4 are preferably joined together by a longitudinal seam, e.g., sewn and/or glued
`and/or welded, and the like.
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`In the exemplary embodiment according to Fig. 5, a forefoot sole part section 29.5 is provided on the outer
`contour 31 of the unwound web part 2 for the shoe upper 3, and a heel sole part section 29.6 is provided on the
`outer contour 30. Their outer contours 29.7 and 29.8 facing the center of the shoe upper 2 are later joined
`together to form the whole sole part 29. The resulting seam extends crosswise, diagonally, or diagonally and
`approximately S-shaped, or the like, according to the design of the outer contours 29.7 or 29.8. The course of
`this seam is preferably chosen such that it cannot exert any pressure, or at least no uncomfortable pressure, on
`the foot sole.
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`What’s more, e.g., according to Fig. 4, a tongue 40 may also be provided with different weave structures
`and/or weave patterns and/or embroidery or with one or more prints, and the like, while producing the
`material web 1. Different tongues 40 may be produced on a material web 1 according to a shoe shape and/or a
`shoe size, both in terms of shape, size, color(s), patterns, and the like. Preferably, the associated tongues 40
`are produced immediately along with an unwound web part 2 on the same material web 1.
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`For optimum utilization of the material web 1 area, a tongue 40 can be produced in the open space 41 between
`the two unwound web part sections 42 and 43, which subsequently form the rear foot or heel part of the shoe.
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`Preferably, each unwound web part 2 has at least five, preferably more than ten, and a tongue 40 at least two,
`preferably at least three, patterns made differently or looking different from one another.
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`In an advantageous further embodiment of the invention, the material web 1 is produced such that its surface
`areas 1.1, in which no unwound web part(s) 2 or tongue(s) 40 are provided, consist of a lightweight fabric
`quality being as simple and inexpensive as possible. For example, these surface areas 1.1 can be produced in
`the manner of a gauze or with a low to very low number of warps and/or wefts and/or, e.g., thin-threaded or
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`the like. This ensures particularly efficient production of molded shoe parts, such as shoe uppers or shoe
`uppers in conjunction with soles and/or tongues, and the like.
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`Preferably, areas of the unwound web part(s) 2, of the sole parts 29, in particular of the sole part sections 29.1
`and 29.2 or 29.5 and 29.6, can have a textile proportion of material that absorbs moisture well. Cotton is
`preferably used for this purpose. The proportion of absorbent material is at least about 25% of the total
`material. Depending on the application, this proportion can be increased up to 100%.
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`As already indicated, the material webs to be used can be produced by computerized web material production
`equipment, whose programs, according to the appropriate default setting, can be adjusted almost freely in case
`of deviations in the size of the unwound web part of the individual shoe uppers or in case of changes in the
`weave or knit of individual areas or contours, the type of thread or fiber, and/or color.
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`1. A method of producing a shaped shoe part using a material web having a plurality of patterns in the
`form of a shoe-upper unwound web part, cutting these unwound web parts from the material web and sewing
`the shoe uppers together to form an upper part, and attaching the associated sole part to the edge area of the
`cut-free outer edge of the associated unwound web part, characterized by the following method steps:
`- during the production of the material web (1), both the patterns or partial patterns in the form of the shoe
`upper (3) unwound web part (2), as well as the patterns or partial patterns in the form of a sole part (29) are
`produced by a print process on the material web (1) and/or by a textile production method within the
`material web;
`- each unwound web part (2) of the shoe upper (3) is directly associated with a sole part (29) and attached in
`the correct position to the unwound web part (2) of the shoe upper (3);
`- during the production of the material web (1), the unwound web part (2) or the areas in which the unwound
`web part (2) are provided are produced with a different weaving and/or knitting method than are the sole
`parts (29) or the areas in which these patterns are provided;
`the areas of the unwound web part (2) and/or the sole parts (29), which are subjected to different stresses,
`when wearing the shoe, are produced in weaves and/or knits, or the like, adapted to the stresses;
`- associated unwound web part (2) and sole parts (29) are not fully separated from one another when being
`cut from the material web (1), but remain connected to one another via corresponding fabric sections;
`- of the cut-out units, each consisting of an unwound web part (2) with an associated sole part (29), the
`unwound web part (2) is initially joined at the provided seams in order to form a shoe upper (3),
`whereupon the sole part (29) is sewn or stitched on to the free outer edge of the corresponding unwound
`web part (2).
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`2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the unwound web part (2) and/or the sole parts
`(29) are provided with stiffening means in highly stressed areas of the shoe upper (3) or of the sole part (29)
`before or after being cut from the material web (1).
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`3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an individual part extending over the whole
`length of the subsequent insole is produced in the form of a sole part section (29.1, 29.2) attached to the outer
`contours (30, 31) of the unwound web part (2) of the shoe upper (3), wherein the outer contours (29.3, 29.4)
`thereof can be connected to form a longitudinal seam and thus the sole part (29).
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`4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a forefoot sole part section (29.5) is
`produced on one outer contour (30 or 31) of the unwound web part (2) of the shoe upper (3) and a heel sole
`part section (29.6) is produced on the other outer contour (31 or 30), wherein the outer contours (29.7 or 29.8)
`thereof, directed toward the center of the shoe upper (3), can be connected to one another by means of a seam
`extending transversely, diagonally, S-shaped, or the like, thus forming the sole part (29).
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`5. The method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that embroidery is produced or attached
`at least on the unwound web part (2) before or after cutting out the unwound web part (2) and the sole parts
`(29).
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`6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the embroidery is produced or attached at least
`in part as perforated embroidery.
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`7. The method according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that an insole or midsole is attached
`after the shoe upper (3) has been produced.
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`8. The method according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, before or after cutting out the
`unwound web part (2) and the sole parts (29), a tongue (32) is attached in each case to the unwound web part
`(2), in particular sewn on and/or glued on and/or pinched on.
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`9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that tongues (40) having different patterns, different
`textile types, color, print or the like are produced on the or a material web (1).
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`10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the tongues (40) are produced within the same
`material web (1) as the unwound web part (2) containing the sole part(s) (29) or sole part sections (29.1, 29.2;
`29.5, 29.6).
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`11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that the tongues (40) are created at least partially
`in the free space (41) and kept free between the unwound web part sections (42, 43) subsequently forming the
`heel part.
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`12. The method according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the surface areas (1.1) of the
`material web (1), which are not produced according to the unwound web part (2), or the unwound web part (2)
`including the tongues (40), have a lower quality and/or density and/or a lower weight.
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`13. The shaped shoe part produced according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that each unwound
`web part (2) has at least five patterns from different methods of production.
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`14. The shaped shoe part according to claim 13, characterized in that each tongue (40) has at least two
`patterns from different methods of production.
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`15. The shaped shoe part according to claim 13 or 14. characterized in that the sole part (29) or the sole
`part sections (29.1, 29.2; 29.5, 29.6) have a textile proportion made of a material which absorbs moisture well,
`in particular cotton.
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`16. The shaped shoe part according to claim 15, characterized in that the proportion of the material that
`absorbs moisture well is at least about 25% of the total material.
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`INTERNATIONALE ANMELDUNG VERÖFFENTLICHT NACH DEM VERTRAG ÜBER DIE
`INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT AUF DEM GEBIET DES PATENTWESENS (PCT)
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`(51) Internationale Patentklassifikation 5 :
`A43B 1/02, A41H 3/08
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`A1
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`(11) Internationale Veröffentlichungsnummer: WO 92/22223
`(43) Internationales
`Veröffentlichungsdatiun:
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`23. Dezember 1992 (23.12.92)
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`(21) Internationales Aktenzeichen:
`(22) Internationales Anmeldedatum:
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`PCT/DE92/00487
`12. Juni 1992 (12.06.92)
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`(30) Prioritätsdaten:
`P 41 19 911.1
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`17. Juni 1991 (17.06.91)
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`DE
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`(71) Anmelder: PUMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RUDOLF
`DASSLER SPORT [DE/DE]; Würzburg Straße 13, D-
`8522 Herzogenaurach (DE).
`(72) Erfinder: NISHIDA, Mamoru ; 265, Tung Hsin Road, Sec.
`2, Taichung (TW).
`(74) Anwalt: HUFNAGEL, Walter; Bad Brückenauer Straße 19,
`D-8500 Nürnberg (DE).
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`(81) Bestimmungsstaaten: AT (europäisches Patent), AU, BE
`(europäisches Patent), BG, BR, CA, CH (europäisches
`Patent), CS, DE (europäisches Patent), DK (europäisches
`Patent), ES (europäisches Patent), FI, FR (europäisches
`Patent), GB (europäisches Patent), GR (europäisches
`Patent), HU, IT (europäisches Patent), JP, KR, LU
`(europäisches Patent), MC (europäisches Patent), NL
`(europäisches Patent), NO, PL, RO, RU, SE (europäisches
`Patent).
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`Veröffentlicht
`Mit internationalem Recherchenbericht.
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`(54) Title: METHOD OF PRODUCING A SHAPED SHOE PART FROM A STRIP OF FABRIC, AND A SHAPED SHOE PART
`PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD
`(54) Bezeichnung: VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES SCHUHFORMTEILS AUS EINER GEWEBEBAHN UND
`NACH DIESEM VERFAHREN HERGESTELLTES SCHUHFORMTEIL
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`1.1
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`(57) Abstract
`The invention concerns the production of a shoe upper by cutting out the upper, in the form of a pattern, from a strip of material
`and shaping the upper, at the same time joining parts of the upper by seams. The aim of the invention is to develop the method used
`so that, in spite of the large number of individual parts existing or to be made visible, such shoe uppers can be produced rationally
`and without waste of time. To this end, the invention proposes that, when the strip of material (1) is manufactured, the patterns (2) of
`the uppers are produced, at the same time as the strip of material (1) is produced, using different manufacturing techniques, such as
`different make-up, different yarn material, different colour, different material thickness, single- or multi-layer material, etc., the
`patterns being cut out from this strip and further worked to give shoe uppers.
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`lululemon Ex. 1005
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`Zur Herstellung eines Schuhschaftes durch Heraustrennen des Schuhschaftes in Form einer Abwicklung
`(57) Zusammenfassung
`aus einer Stoffbahn, Formen des Schuhschaftes unter Verbinden von Stoffteilen der Abwicklung unter Bildung von Nähten soll die
`Aufgabe gelöst werden, das angewendete Verfahren so auszugestalten, daß trotz einer Vielzahl vorhandener bzw. sichtbar zu
`machender Einzelteile derartige Schuhschäfte zeitsparend und rationell hergestellt werden können. Hierzu wird vorgeschlagen, bei
`der Herstellung der Stoffbahn (1) die Abwicklungen (2) durch unterschiedliche Herstellungsmaßnahmen, wie unterschiedliche
`Machart, Fadenmaterial, Farbe, Stoffdicke, ein- oder mehrlagige Stoffart oder dgl. zugleich mit der Herstellung der Stoffbahn (1) zu
`fertigen, aus dieser die Abwicklung herauszutrennen und zu den Schuhschäften zu verarbeiten.
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`LEDIGLICH ZUR INFORMATION
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`Code, die zur Identifizierung von PCT-Vertragsstaaten auf den Kopfbögen der Schriften, die internationale
`Anmeldungen gemäss dem PCT veröffentlichen.
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`AT
`Österreich
`AU
`Australien
`BB
`Barbados
`BE
`Belgien
`BF
`Burkina Faso
`BG
`Bulgarien
`BJ
`Benin
`BR
`Brasilien
`CA
`Kanada
`CF
`Zentrale Afrikanische Republik
`CG
`Kongo
`CH
`Schweiz
`CI
`Côte d’Ivoire
`CM
`Kamerun
`CS
`Tschechoslowakei
`DE* Deutschland
`DK
`Dänemark
`ES
`Spanien
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`FI
`Finnland
`FR
`Frankreich
`GA
`Gabun
`GB
`Vereinigtem Königreich
`GN
`Guinea
`GR
`Griechenland
`HU
`Ungarn
`IE
`Irland
`IT
`Italien
`JP
`Japan
`KP
`Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea
`KR
`Republik Korea
`LI
`Liechtenstein
`LK
`Sri Lanka
`LU
`Luxemburg
`MC Monaco
`MG Madagaskar
`ML Mali
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`MN Mongolei
`MR Mauritanien
`MW Malawi
`NL
`Niederlande
`NO
`Norwegen
`PL
`Polen
`RO
`Rumänien
`RU
`Russische Föderation
`SD
`Sudan
`SE
`Schweden
`SN
`Senegal
`SU
`Soviet Union
`TD
`Tschad
`TG
`Togo
`US
`Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
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`lululemon Ex. 1005
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`Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Schuhformteils aus
`einer Gewebebahn und nach diesem Verfahren
`hergestelltes Schuhformteil
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`Die vorliegende Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren zur
`Herstellung eines Schuhformteils aus einer Gewebebahn gemäß
`dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1 und auf ein nach diesem
`Verfahren hergestelltes Schuhformteil nach dem Oberbegriff
`des Anspruches 13.
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`Ein Verfahren nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1 ist aus
`der DE-PS 627 878 bekannt. Dort wird eine Stoffbahn derart
`hergestellt, daß sie aufeinanderfolgend drei Querstreifen
`unterschiedlicher Webart aufweist. Auf diese Querstreifen
`werden Muster in Form der U-förmigen Abwicklung eines
`Schuhschaftes aufgedruckt. Die Querstreifen sind derart
`hergestellt, daß der jeweils erste für die Hinterkappe, der
`zweite für das Blatt und die Seitenteile und der dritte für
`die Vorderkappe geeignet ist. Demzufolge wird der zweite
`Querstreifen elastisch und mehrschichtig und es werden die
`beiden anderen Querstreifen in einer nicht elastischen,
`strapazierfähigen Art hergestellt. Es können auch
`Versteifungsfäden eingewebt und der Querstreifen für die
`Hinterkappe kann als Hohlgewebe gefertigt sein, in das eine
`Fersenkappe eingeschoben werden kann. Die U-förmigen Teile
`werden aus dem Gewebe herausgetrennt, an der offenen U-
`Seite, die die Hinterkappe bildet, zusammengenäht und dann
`eine Sohle in nicht näher beschriebener Weise angebracht.
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`Mit der vorliegenden Erfindung soll demgegenüber die Aufgabe
`gelöst werden, dieses vorbekannte Verfahren so
`weiterzubilden, daß man einen Schuhschaft zusammen mit dem
`zugehörigen Sohlenteil vielfach gestalten, beispielsweise
`mit streifenförmigen Kennzeichnungen, Verzierungen oder dgl.
`herstellen kann und daß hierbei die Herstellung eines
`derartigen Schuhschaftes trotzdem rationell und
`kostengünstig möglich ist.
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`Gelöst wird diese Aufgabe durch die im Kennzeichen des
`Anspruches 1 angegebenen Verfahrensschritte und durch die im
`Kennzeichen des Anspruches 13 beschriebenen Merkmale.
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`Durch das erfindungsgemäße Ve