US 12,250,994 B2
Shoe
Stefan Tamm, Herzogenaurach (DE); Carl Arnese, Herzogenaurach (DE); and James Carnes, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Assigned to adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/806,134.
Application 16/806,134 is a continuation of application No. 16/555,303, filed on Aug. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,666,113.
Application 16/555,303 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/440,883, filed on Feb. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,834,992.
Application 16/555,303 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/683,616, filed on Apr. 10, 2015, abandoned.
Application 15/440,883 is a continuation of application No. 14/257,737, filed on Apr. 21, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 102013207156.6 (DE), filed on Apr. 19, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0196700 A1, Jun. 25, 2020
Int. Cl. A43B 3/10 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D04B 1/16 (2006.01); D06N 3/00 (2006.01); D06N 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 3/106 (2013.01) [A43B 1/00 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); D04B 1/16 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); D06N 3/0027 (2013.01); D06N 3/009 (2013.01); D06N 3/14 (2013.01); D06N 2201/02 (2013.01); D06N 2203/068 (2013.01); D06N 2211/106 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0114 (2013.01); D10B 2403/021 (2013.01); D10B 2403/022 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0241 (2013.01); D10B 2403/02411 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0243 (2013.01); D10B 2403/032 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01); D10B 2501/061 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shoe comprising:
a knitted material that extends below a foot of a wearer when the shoe is worn and over the foot of the wearer when the shoe is worn to form at least a first part of an upper of the shoe, wherein the knitted material is a one-piece, unitarily-knitted knitwear material;
a second knitted material that extends below the foot of the wearer when the shoe is worn to form at least a first part of an outer sole of the shoe, the second knitted material comprising a melt yarn; and
an insert positionable within the shoe to form at least part of a midsole of the shoe;
wherein the second knitted material comprises at least one opening defined by an edge of the knitted material;
wherein the insert is formed separately from the knitted material and the second knitted material and positioned so that at least a portion of the insert extends through the at least one opening without overlapping an outer surface of the edge of the second knitted material; and
wherein at least the portion of the insert that extends through the at least one opening forms at least a second part of the outer sole of the shoe that contacts the ground when the shoe is worn.