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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:
Dec. 24, 1985
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bata Shoe Company, Inc., Belcamp, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36102 ; 36114 ; 36 3 / ; 36 5 / ; 36 50 ; D 23 / ;
Abstract
The invention provides a sports shoe comprising a sole, and an upper having flaps with opposed edges adapted to be drawn together over the instep of the wearer with a shoelace, said opposed edges substantially meeting in a region extending from the leg opening of the shoe towards the toe to a point where they part to define an aperture extending across the shoe to impart increased flexibility to the toe region.