US4458429A
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Tongue for a shoe, particularly a sport shoe, and a shoe including such a tongue
Assignee: Sarragan AG
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Filing: 1981-07-21
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Granted: 1984-07-10
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Expires: 2001-07-21
Abstract
Abstract A tongue for a shoe, particularly a sport shoe. The tongue has a padded front surface and a multiplicity of orifices (3) passing through this surface. Each of the orifices contains a layer (5) of a porous or reticular material.
Inventors
- 👤 Marcel Schmid
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:21
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B23/00; A43B23/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
33 words
A padded tongue for a shoe, particularly for a sport shoe, comprising a front layer having a multiplicity of orifices passing therethrough, each of said orifices having a porous or reticular material therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
A padded tongue for a shoe, particularly for a sport shoe, comprising a front layer having a multiplicity of orifices passing therethrough, each of said orifices having a porous or reticular material therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A tongue for a shoe as recited in claim 1, comprising: a back layer having orifices corresponding to the orifices in said front layer, and an intermediate layer of a porous or reticular material disposed between the front layer and the back layer, the back layer being adhered to the front layer along the periphery of the tongue and along the circumference of each of the orifices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A tongue for a shoe as recited in claim 2, wherein the back layer is adhered to the front layer by heat-welding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tongue for a shoe as recited in claim 2, wherein the intermediate layer is a small mesh net.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A shoe having a padded tongue with a front layer having a multiplicity of orifices passing therethrough, each of said orifices having a porous or reticular material therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A shoe having a padded tongue with a front layer having a multiplicity of orifices passing therethrough, each of said orifices having a porous or reticular material therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A shoe as recited in claim 5, wherein said shoe is a sport shoe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
A shoe as recited in claim 5 or 6, wherein said tongue is comprised of: a back layer having orifices corresponding to the orifices in the front layer, and an intermediate layer of a porous or reticular material disposed between the front layer and back layer, the back layer being adhered to the front layer along the periphery of the tongue and along the circumference of each of the orifices.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A shoe as recited in claim 7, wherein the back layer is adhered to the front layer by heat-welding.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A shoe as recited in claim 7, wherein the intermediate layer is a small mesh net.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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