EP0177892A1
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Ventilated item of sport footwear, particularly for motorcyclists
Assignee: Alpine Stars SpA
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Filing: 1985-10-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-10-03
Abstract
Abstract The footwear item comprises an upper (2) having a structure associated internally therewith. The structure is composed of a perforated liner (16), and a mesh (17). A grid (18) is inserted therebetween and has enlarged knots provided with spacer elements. The liner (16) is placed in contact with a wearers foot whilst the mesh (17) is adapted to contact the inner surface of the upper (2). The upper (2) includes a plurality of apertures (5,9,12,14) for allowing air therethrough.
Inventors
- 👤 Sante Mazzarolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:53
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B7/00; A43B7/06; A43B7/08; A43B5/00; A43B5/14; A43B5/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A ventilated item of sport footwear (1) comprising an upper (2) which is characterized in that associated internally therewith is a structure (15) formed of several air-pervious elements (16-21), said elements comprising at least a first perforated element (16) and a mesh (17), inserted therebetween there being a grid means (18) with enlarged knots (19) provided with spacer elements (20) and being pervious to air, said perforated element (16) and mesh (17) being placed the one in contact with the foot and the other in contact with the inner surface of the upper (2), the latter having a plurality of apertures (5,9,12,14) for allowing air therethrough.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A ventilated item of sport footwear (1) comprising an upper (2) which is characterized in that associated internally therewith is a structure (15) formed of several air-pervious elements (16-21), said elements comprising at least a first perforated element (16) and a mesh (17), inserted therebetween there being a grid means (18) with enlarged knots (19) provided with spacer elements (20) and being pervious to air, said perforated element (16) and mesh (17) being placed the one in contact with the foot and the other in contact with the inner surface of the upper (2), the latter having a plurality of apertures (5,9,12,14) for allowing air therethrough.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
91 words
A ventilated item of sport footwear according to claim 1, containing an air-pervious structure which is characterized in that it comprises a coarse mesh grid means (18) with enlarged knots (19) enclosing the inner surface of the upper (2) and intervening between the first perforated element (16) and the mesh (17), said means (18) having at the knots (19) spacer elements comprising a plurality of small pegs (20) identical to one another and projecting in the same direction, the free ends of said small pegs (20) resting on the mesh (17).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A ventilated item of sport footwear according to claims 1 and 2, containing an air-pervious structure which is characterized in that it comprises a first perforated element (16) including a liner enclosing the grid means (18) and the whole inner surface of the upper (2), said liner (16) being associated peripherally with said inner surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A ventilated item of sport footwear according to the preceding claims, containing a structure which is characterized in that it comprises a fine size mesh (17) formed from plastics.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A ventilated item of sport footwear according to the preceding claims, which is characterized in that on the upper (2) there are formed a plurality of apertures (5,9,12,14) effective to put the mesh (17) in communication with the outside.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A ventilated item of sport footwear according to claims 1 and 5, which is characterized in that it has a plurality of apertures (12,14) formed in the toe portion of the upper (2) and in the side area at the ankle.
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