阅读说明：本技术 具有一体式支撑框架的鞋类鞋面 (Footwear upper with integrated support frame ) 是由 乔治·A·赞索斯 凯特琳·布鲁斯 于 2020-02-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种鞋类物品(10)具有鞋面(14),该鞋面(14)包括主体(16)和附接到主体(16)的一体式支撑框架(18)。鞋底结构(12)可以附接到鞋面(14)并位于鞋面(14)之下。一体式支撑框架(18)可以在鞋底结构(12)上支撑主体(16),并且主体(16)可以界定位于鞋底结构(12)上方的足部接纳腔(26)和与足部接纳腔(26)连通的踝部开口(46)。一体式支撑框架(18)可以界定位于鞋类物品(10)的内侧面(28)处的内侧顶点(60)和位于鞋类物品(10)的外侧面(30)处的外侧顶点(68),并且可以从内侧顶点(60)和外侧顶点(68)向前且向下延伸。(An article of footwear (10) has an upper (14), the upper (14) including a body (16) and an integral support frame (18) attached to the body (16). The sole structure (12) may be attached to the upper (14) and located below the upper (14). The unitary support frame (18) may support the body (16) on the sole structure (12), and the body (16) may define a foot-receiving cavity (26) located above the sole structure (12) and an ankle opening (46) in communication with the foot-receiving cavity (26). The unitary support frame (18) may define a medial apex (60) at a medial side (28) of the article of footwear (10) and a lateral apex (68) at a lateral side (30) of the article of footwear (10), and may extend forward and downward from the medial apex (60) and the lateral apex (68).)

1. An article of footwear comprising:

an upper including a body and an integral support frame attached to the body;

a sole structure attached to and underlying the upper;

the unitary support frame supporting the body above the sole structure and the body defining a foot-receiving cavity above the sole structure and an ankle opening in communication with the foot-receiving cavity; and is

The unitary support frame defines a medial apex at a medial side of the article of footwear and a lateral apex at a lateral side of the article of footwear, and the unitary support frame extends forward and downward from the medial apex and the lateral apex and around the ankle opening.

2. The article of footwear of claim 1, wherein the unitary support frame has a first medial section extending upward and forward on the medial side to the medial apex, a first lateral section extending upward and forward on the lateral side to the lateral apex, and a forward section extending downward and forward from the medial apex and the lateral apex.

3. The article of footwear of claim 2, wherein the front section defines a front apex disposed above a central top area of the body and forward of the ankle opening.

4. The article of footwear of any of claims 1-3, wherein the unitary support frame has a front section disposed forward of the ankle opening, and further comprising:

a cushion secured to the body and extending behind the front section of the unitary support frame to a front edge of the ankle opening, wherein the cushion is thicker than the body.

5. The article of footwear of claim 4, wherein a portion of the body is disposed forward of the forward section of the unitary support frame and is characterized by being devoid of a cushion.

6. The article of footwear recited in claim 4, wherein the cushion extends upward and rearward from the front section of the unitary support frame and partially defines a tongue.

7. The article of footwear of claim 6, wherein the body includes a first material disposed forward of the front section of the unitary support frame and a second material disposed rearward of the front section of the unitary support frame to the ankle opening, the second material also defining the tongue.

8. The article of footwear of any of claims 1-7, wherein the unitary support frame extends continuously from the sole structure at the medial side in a heel region of the article of footwear, across the foot-receiving cavity forward of the ankle opening, and to the sole structure at the lateral side in the heel region.

9. The article of footwear of any of claims 1-8, wherein the unitary support frame includes a base extending from the lateral side to the medial side along the sole structure at a rear of a heel region of the article of footwear.

10. The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein:

the integral support frame having a first medial section extending upward and forward on the medial side to the medial apex, and a first lateral section extending upward and forward on the lateral side to the lateral apex; and is

The first outboard section and the first inboard section extend upwardly from the base.

11. The article of footwear according to claim 10, wherein the base includes a medial arm extending anteriorly under the first medial section and a lateral arm extending anteriorly under the first lateral section.

12. The article of footwear of claim 11, wherein:

the medial side arm tapers in a forward direction of the article of footwear to a medial extremity in a midfoot region of the article of footwear; and is

The lateral arm tapers in the forward direction to a lateral terminus in the midfoot region.

13. The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the unitary support frame includes a heel support section extending upward from the base at the rear of the heel region.

14. The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein:

the upper including a forward region and an articulated heel region;

the front region comprises the body; and is

The hinged heel region is pivotable relative to the body at the rear of the heel region.

15. The article of footwear according to claim 14, wherein the upper includes a first pull ring secured to the front region forward of the ankle opening and a second pull ring secured to the hinged heel region rearward of the ankle opening.

16. The article of footwear recited in claim 14, wherein the upper includes an elastic heel band that extends from the medial side to the lateral side around the articulated heel region.

17. The article of footwear of claim 16, wherein:

the integral support frame having a first medial section extending upward and forward on the medial side to the medial apex, and a first lateral section extending upward and forward on the lateral side to the lateral apex;

the resilient heel strap extending upward and rearward from the forward region at the medial side and the lateral side at a first angle relative to a horizontal plane; and is

The base includes a medial arm extending anteriorly under the first medial section and a lateral arm extending anteriorly under the first lateral section, an edge of the medial arm of the base and an edge of the lateral arm of the base extending upwardly and posteriorly from the sole structure at the first angle relative to the horizontal plane.

18. The article of footwear of any of claims 1-17, wherein an outer surface of the body is liquid impermeable.

19. The article of footwear of any of claims 1-18, wherein the body includes natural leather or synthetic leather.

20. The article of footwear of any of claims 1-19, wherein the unitary support frame is attached to an outer surface of the body.

Technical Field

The present disclosure generally relates to an article of footwear including an upper having a body and an integral support frame (unity support frame) attached to the body.

Background

Footwear may include a sole structure configured to be positioned under a foot of a wearer to space the foot from a ground surface. The footwear upper may be attached to the sole structure and may provide a foot-receiving cavity (foot-receiving cavity) that receives the foot.