Item of footwear, particularyly an item of sports footwear

Abstract

The invention relates to an item of footwear, particularly an item of sports footwear, e.g. ski boot, cross-country ski boot, hiking footwear or the like. The leg ( 5 ) of the item of footwear is made of a textile material and is joined, preferably adhered, to a preformed, for example, extruded toe cap ( 4 ), to a, for example, extruded counter ( 6 ), and to an anatomically shaped midsole ( 2 ), above all when a watertight item of footwear is desired.

1 . Footwear and, in particular, sports footwear such as, e.g., a ski boot, cross-country ski boot, hiking shoe or the like, which is assembled of several components and includes an upper, a tip or front cap and a heel or rear cap as well as a sole part including a wedge ( 2 ) having a preformed foot bed, wherein said several components are interconnected, preferably glued, characterized in that the tip or front cap and the heel or rear cap ( 4  and  6 , respectively) are each designed as a preformed three-dimensional part.  
     
     
         2 . Footwear according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the respective edges of the tip and/or heel caps ( 4  and  6 , respectively) are each offset in a stepwise manner with the offset parts overlapping each other and being connected with each other.  
     
     
         3 . Footwear according to  claim 1  characterized in that the front cap ( 4 ) is connected with the upper ( 5 ), on the one hand, and with the insole ( 3 ), on the other hand, each by a stepped gluing connection ( 7 ′ and  3 ′, respectively).  
     
     
         4 . Footwear according to  claim 1  characterized in that an insole ( 3 ) is sewn in the region of the forefoot.  
     
     
         5 . Footwear according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the insole ( 3 ) is connected with the front cap ( 4 ) by a Strobel seam ( 9 ) or by gluing or the like.  
     
     
         6 . Footwear according to  claim 1  characterized in that the wedge ( 2 ) is equipped with a heel bedding and a longitudinal arch.  
     
     
         7 . Footwear according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the wedge ( 2 ) is equipped with a heel-forming elevation.  
     
     
         8 . Footwear according to  claim 1  characterized in that the wedge ( 2 ) is provided with a lateral shoulder ( 11 ) for positioning the upper ( 5 ) ( FIG. 3 )  
     
     
         9 . Footwear according to  claim 1  characterized in that it comprises an outsole ( 10 ), which is optionally provided with a grating ( 11 ) drawn upwards on the lateral sides and preferably embracing the heel portion ( 6 ) of the upper ( 5 ), and which is connected with the external upper ( 19 ) along an internal site of overlap, by a seam ( 12 ) or by gluing.  
     
     
         10 . Footwear according to  claim 1  characterized in that all parts attached to the wedge ( 2 ), such as the insole ( 3 ) and the rear cap ( 4 ), are connected on the side of the last.  
     
     
         11 . Footwear according to  claim 1  characterized in that the wedge ( 2 ) and the insole ( 3 ) are horizontally separated.