Footwear assemblies having diagonally opposing reinforced insole portions and associated methods

摘要

A footwear assembly has a sole assembly with an insole board having a peripheral edge, a heel portion, a forefoot portion, and an arch portion. The insole board has a lateral side, a medial side, a top surface, and a bottom surface facing away from the top surface. The footwear assembly has an upper with a lower side portion having a lateral forefoot flange, a lateral arch flange, a lateral heel flange, a medial forefoot flange, a medial arch flange, and a medial heel flange. The lateral forefoot flange is stitched to the top surface of the insole board along the forefoot portion, and the lateral arch flange and the lateral heel flange wrap around the peripheral edge along the insole board's lateral side and are attached to the bottom surface at the arch portion and heel portion without being stitched to the insole board's top surface. The medial heel flange is stitched to the top surface of the insole board along the heel portion portion, and the medial arch flange and the medial forefoot flange are wrapped around peripheral edge along the insole board's lateral side and are attached to the bottom surface at the arch portion and forefoot portion without being stitched to the insole board's top surface.

主权项

1. A footwear assembly, comprising:
a sole assembly having an outsole, a midsole connected to the outsole, and an insole board attached to the midsole, the insole board having a heel portion, a forefoot portion, and an arch portion between the heel and forefoot portions, the insole board having lateral and medial sides, a top surface facing away from the midsole, and a bottom surface facing toward the midsole; and an upper having a lower side portion connected to the sole assembly, the lower side portion having a lateral side portion, a medial side portion, a rear side portion extending between the lateral and medial side portions adjacent to the heel portion of the insole board, and a toe side portion extending between the lateral and medial side portions adjacent to the forefoot portion of the insole board, the lateral side portion having a lateral forefoot flange, a lateral arch flange, and a lateral heel flange, and the medial side portion having a medial forefoot flange, a medial arch flange, and a medial heel flange; wherein the lateral forefoot flange extends fully between the toe side portion and the lateral arch portion, the lateral forefoot flange flares outwardly and is stitched along its length to the top surface of the insole board along the forefoot portion, and the lateral arch flange and the lateral heel flange are wrapped around a first outer most edge of the lateral side of the insole board and are attached to the bottom surface at the arch portion and heel portion without being directly secured to the top surface of the insole board; and wherein the medial heel flange flares outwardly and is stitched along its length to the top surface of the insole board along the heel portion, and the medial arch flange and the medial forefoot flange are wrapped around a second outermost edge of the medial side of the insole board and are attached to the bottom surface at the arch portion and forefoot portion without being directly secured to the top surface of the insole board to define asymmetrically-positioned stitching adjacent to the top surface of only diagonally opposed portions of the insole board.