US 11,963,580 B2
Coated shoe upper
Jorma Sebastian Seabourne, Herzogenaurach (DE); Martin Love, Herzogenaurach (DE); Sabine Klett, Herzogenaurach (DE); Didick Suarto, Herzogenaurach (DE); Nk Park, Herzogenaurach (DE); Iwan Djung, Herzogenaurach (DE); and Lasman Mahulae, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Assigned to adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/286,426.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 203 297.1 (DE), filed on Mar. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0274391 A1, Sep. 12, 2019
Int. Cl. A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43C 15/02 (2006.01); A43C 15/16 (2006.01); D06N 3/00 (2006.01); D06N 3/14 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 23/0235 (2013.01) [A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 23/021 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0255 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/0295 (2013.01); D06N 3/0009 (2013.01); D06N 3/144 (2013.01); D06N 7/0092 (2013.01); A43C 15/02 (2013.01); A43C 15/16 (2013.01); D06N 2203/068 (2013.01); D06N 2211/106 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shoe upper, comprising:
a first sheet arranged in a forefoot region of the shoe upper and comprising a first outer surface comprising a first region in the forefoot region,
a second sheet arranged in a heel region of the shoe upper and comprising a second outer surface comprising a second region in the heel region,
a connecting region in which the first outer surface of the first sheet is connected to the second outer surface of the second sheet, wherein the connecting region comprises a third region, and wherein the first region, the second region, and the third region are connected, and
a first coating comprising a continuous coating region applied onto the first region, the second region, and the third region such that the first coating defines at least a portion of an outermost surface of the shoe upper,
wherein the first coating comprises an inner sublayer and an outer sublayer,
wherein the first coating has a thickness of between 0.08 mm and 0.12 mm, and
wherein the second outer surface of the second sheet further comprises a fourth region to which the first coating is applied in a discontinuous manner such that the first coating is applied on opposing sides of a portion of the fourth region that is not covered by the first coating.