US 11,723,433 B2
Injected footwear with internal complex graphic
Roy Robert Smith, III, Sugarland, TX (US)
Filed by Roy Robert Smith, III, Sugarland, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/690,110.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/770,068, filed on Nov. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0154829 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); A43B 3/36 (2022.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); B29D 35/06 (2010.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01)
CPC A43B 23/0235 (2013.01) [A43B 1/0072 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); B29D 35/061 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An injected footwear with an internal complex graphic comprises:
a sole;
an upper comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface; and
a sock liner comprising a proximal liner portion that forms a portion of the interior surface, and a surrounding liner portion positioned near the interior surface between the exterior surface and the interior surface;
with, the upper being connected onto the sole;
with, the internal complex graphic being attached to, separate from, overlaying, and extending away from the surface of the sock liner at the proximal liner portion; and,
with, the upper comprising an injectable molding material extending from the exterior surface to the graphic at the proximal liner portion with the graphic blocking the injectable molding material from impregnating the proximal liner portion such that the interior surface, which interfaces with a wearer's foot, comprises unimpregnated sock liner at the proximal liner portion, and with the injectable molding material further extending from the exterior surface to the sock liner to traverse into and penetrate the sock liner at the surrounding liner portion such that the interior surface comprises impregnated sock liner impregnated with injectable molding material at the surrounding liner portion.