Abstract: A footwear article may comprise an upper portion, the upper portion further comprising a sleeve configured to receive a locking member. The footwear article further comprises a sole structure oriented at a bottom of the footwear. The sole structure may comprise a midsole further comprising a peripheral channel configured to receive the sleeve and the locking member and an outsole configured for ground contact. The locking member disposed within the peripheral channel operates to secure the upper portion to the sole structure.

Abstract: An article of footwear having an upper and an outer bottom assembly, the outer bottom assembly having an outsole and, in the heel zone, an elastically deformable element that extends downward from the lower end of the upper to the medial, lateral edges, respectively, of the outsole.

Abstract: An article of footwear having a sole and an upper, the upper having at least two elements that are assembled to one another at a gluing zone, one of the elements being a protective flap or a tightening mechanism.

Abstract: An article of footwear having an upper and an outer bottom assembly, the outer bottom assembly having an outsole and, in the heel zone, an elastically deformable element that extends downward from the lower end of the upper to the medial, lateral edges, respectively, of the outsole.

Abstract: An article of footwear having an upper and an outer bottom assembly, the outer bottom assembly having an outsole and, in the heel zone, an elastically deformable element that is substantially arch-shaped in the transverse direction and extends downward from the lower end of the upper to the medial, lateral edges, respectively, of the outsole.

Abstract: A comfort element for an article of footwear or an article of clothing, a method of manufacturing same, and an article of footwear or clothing that includes such element. The comfort element is manufactured by superimposing a first layer of material having a melting temperature ?1, a layer of foam material having a melting temperature ?2, a second layer of material having a melting temperature ?3, the temperature ?2 being lower than ?1 and ?3, and assembling by welding the three layers to one another along predetermined welding lines, whereby the layer of foam material is brought to a temperature ?4 comprised between ?2 and ?1, ?3 along the welding lines. At least one film of heat-meltable glue, precut along the predetermined welding lines and having a melting temperature ?5 on the order of ?2, is inserted between one of the material layers and the foam material layer.

Abstract: An article of footwear having a sole and an upper, the upper having at least two elements that are assembled to one another at a gluing zone, one of the elements being a protective flap or a tightening mechanism.

Abstract: An article of footwear, such as a shoe, having an upper and a bottom assembly. The upper includes a liner assembled along a first longitudinal assembly seam and a second vertical assembly seam, both longitudinal and vertical seams, respectively, being arranged on the lateral side of the shoe and being the only seams for assembling the liner.

Abstract: A boot of the type having an upper equipped with a lacing zone, a tongue located under the lacing zone and a gaiter fixed to the upper edge of the upper. The gaiter is made of an extensible material, and it is fixed along the upper edge of the tongue of the upper. Advantageously, the tongue is equipped at its upper end with an extensible pocket for storing the lacing system.

Abstract: An article of footwear having an upper and an outer bottom assembly, the outer bottom assembly having an outsole and, in the heel zone, an elastically deformable element that is substantially arch-shaped in the transverse direction and extends downward from the lower end of the upper to the medial, lateral edges, respectively, of the outsole.

Abstract: A boot of the type having an upper equipped with a lacing zone, a tongue located under the lacing zone and a gaiter fixed to the upper edge of the upper. The gaiter is made of an extensible material, and it is fixed along the upper edge of the tongue of the upper. Advantageously, the tongue is equipped at its upper end with an extensible pocket for storing the lacing system.