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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard J Wilms, Son, NL;
Hendrik C Joosten, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Bata Shoe Company, Inc., Belcamp, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12 / ; 156382 ;
Abstract
A lasting apparatus for footwear, in which a flexible tubular diaphragm shapes the footwear upper and forces it onto the insole by means of vacuum applied to the interior of the diaphragm. The last and its associated support act to seal one end of the diaphragm. Preferably, an H-shaped guide is provided to form pleats in the diaphragm as it collapses at defined positions in relation to the article being lasted.