[19] Patent Office of the People’s Republic of China
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` [11] Authorized official number CN 2187379Y
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`[12] Utility model patent specification
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`[21] ZL patent number 94202604.7
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`[45] Authorized publication date: January 18, 1995 [51] Int.Cl5
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`[22] Application date: February 1, 1994 [24] Award date: October 30, 1994
`[73] Patent holder: Li Wenxue
`Address: No. 48 Gongnong Road, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, 050051 3-203
`[72] Designer Li Wenxue
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`[21] Application number: 94202604.7
`[74] Patent agency: Hebei Science and Technology Patent Office
`Agent Mi Wenzhi
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`[54] Utility model name: A type of lightweight shoes
`[57] Abstract
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`A type of lightweight shoes, which consist of an upper and a sole. Its characteristic is that
`the upper is made of two layers of elastic wool knitted fabric. The upper has a shaping structure
`at the opening of the shoe, and an elastic band is installed inside it. The utility model is light,
`breathable, heat-retaining and comfortable, and can be widely used as casual shoes for all ages.
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`Claims
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`1. A type of lightweight shoes, which consist of a sole and an upper. The upper is characterized in
`that the upper is made of two layers of elastic wool knitted fabric. The upper has a shaping
`structure at the opening of the shoe, and an elastic band is installed inside it.
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`2. The lightweight shoes as claimed in Claim 1 are characterized in that the shoe opening can be
`raised to make high top, boot-type lightweight shoes.
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`Specifications
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`A type of lightweight shoes
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`The utility model is considered footwear.
`There are many types of footwear, and each pair of shoes is composed of a sole and an
`upper. The upper is made of leather, artificial leather, felt, wool, or cotton and so on. Due to their
`dense texture, these materials are generally strong but not very elastic. In order to adapt to the
`needs of different people's feet, shoes made of these materials with low elasticity are divided into
`multiple sizes strictly according to length when making shoes; although there are many sizes and
`types of shoes, it is difficult to fully adapt to everyone's feet. In addition, most shoes are heavy,
`have poor air permeability, and are uncomfortable to wear.
`The purpose of this utility model is to provide a lightweight shoe with significant
`elasticity, light weight, good air permeability and comfortable wearing.
`The utility model is achieved as follows: lightweight shoes, which consist of a sole and
`an upper. It is characterized in that the upper is made of two layers of elastic wool knitted fabric,
`and the directions of the knitting patterns of the inner and outer layers of the upper are
`perpendicular to each other; the upper has a shaping structure at the opening of the shoe, and an
`elastic band is installed inside the shaping structure.
`The aforementioned lightweight shoes are characterized by the fact that the opening of
`the shoe can be increased to create a high-top boot-type lightweight shoe.
`The wool knitted fabric has the characteristics of high elasticity, good warmth retention
`and breathability, so it is comfortable to wear. However, due to its high elasticity, especially in
`the direction of vertical knitting patterns, it has greater deformation and lower strength. In order
`to take advantage of its advantages and avoid its shortcomings, this utility model adopts a two-
`layer structure of wool knitted fabric, and makes the knitting patterns of the two-layer wool
`knitted fabric the same or vertical, thereby overcoming its shortcomings and adding a shaping
`structure at the opening of the shoe. In this way, the lightweight shoes of the present invention
`not only maintain a certain shape and strength, but are also comfortable to wear, breathable,
`light, warm, adaptable to the feet and beautiful.
`To make the shoes of this utility model, the soles can be made of cloth soles, leather
`soles, rubber soles, plastic soles, or plastic cement soles, and various types of soles can be made
`according to different lengths. The wide and narrow ones are preferably medium-sized. The
`upper of this utility model can be made of wool, artificial wool, or mixed imitation wool, using a
`knitting machine or by hand. Various types of uppers can be knitted according to the size of the
`shoes. The yarn used for knitting can be one color or different colors. When knitting the upper, it
`can be knitted with flat knits or other knits. Patterns can be knitted as well. The shaping structure
`of the upper at the opening of the shoe is achieved by using knitted fabrics with different
`directions from the woven pattern of the outer upper layer.
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`An elastic band is installed in the shaping structure to maintain or restore the shape of the shoe
`opening, and connect the knitted upper to the sole, that is, when the utility model is made, the
`sole and the upper can be connected by bonding, rope or molding.
`The uppers of the utility model are woven separately without cutting, so they will not
`come off. Furthermore, the uppers have a two-layer structure, and the inner and outer layers are
`woven in the same or vertical direction, ensuring the strength of the shoe in all directions and
`make it firm to wear.
`The shoe upper of the present utility model is woven with wool, so it has elasticity. Each
`shoe can only be made into a medium type. Due to the elasticity of the shoe upper, it can be worn
`by either wide or narrow feet, and it is extremely comfortable to wear.
`If the utility model is equipped with an emblem hole plastic sole, the shoe can be made
`even lighter and become a very light casual shoe.
`The shoes made according to the utility model have very good air permeability, making it
`easy to keep feet and shoes dry and clean; the shoes also have good warmth retention properties.
`In order to further improve the warmth retention effect, the uppers can also be thickened or
`woven into multiple layers, and the top of the shoe can be heightened to make a high-top boot-
`type lightweight shoe as well.
`Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the utility model.
`In the picture, 1-outer upper; 2-shaping structure; 3-elastic band; 4-inner upper; 5-sole
`The utility model can be made according to the following steps:
`Microporous plastic soles 5 are selected, and then wool is knitted on a knitting machine
`with flat knits to knit the soles and outer uppers 1 of corresponding sizes. When knitting the
`outer shoe upper 1, start from the front of the shoe and knit it backwards, and add knits as
`appropriate. When it reaches a certain length, split the knits to knit it into a herringbone shape.
`When certain requirements are met, the heel is then closed to make the outer upper 1. When
`knitting the inner shoe upper 4, start the needle according to the size of the bottom of the outer
`shoe upper 1 and knit it toward the opening of the shoe, so that the inner shoe upper 4 and the
`outer shoe upper 1 have the same or perpendicular knitting pattern direction, and knit to the
`opening of the shoe. That is, the inner shoe upper 4 is made, and the outer shoe upper 1 is put on
`the outside of the inner shoe upper 4 to make the upper of a lightweight shoe. At the opening of
`the shoe, select needles to knit the braid strips of the shaping structure 2 vertically in the
`direction of the knitting pattern of the outer upper 1. In order to effectively shape the shaping
`structure, an elastic band 3 is installed in the shaping structure. After the upper and the shaping
`structure 2 are made, the upper is connected to the sole 5 to form the lightweight shoe of the
`present utility model.
`Patterned shoes can also be made by following these steps:
`According to the method steps of Embodiment 1, when knitting the outer shoe upper 1, a
`pattern is woven, and the upper made by overlapping the patterned outer shoe upper 1 and the
`inner shoe upper 4 knitted as above is connected to the sole 5, forming patterned lightweight
`shoes, which are not only light, breathable and comfortable to wear, but also very beautiful.
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`Drawing Attached to the Specifications
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