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A 43 B CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR A 43 B
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A 43 B
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
Subclass Index
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF
FOOTWEAR........................................................
1/00
to
9/00
,
11/00
PARTS OF FOOTWEAR............................................
13/00
to
23/00
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Characteristic features of footwear
1/ 00
Footwear characterised by the material
(layered
products
B 32 B
)
1/ 02
.
Footwear made of animal or plant fibres or fabrics
made therefrom
1/ 04
.
.
Braided, knotted, knitted, or crocheted footwear
1/ 06
.
Footwear made of wood, cork, card-board, paper or
like fibrous material (soles
13/00
; making of wooden
shoes
B 27 M 3/20
)
1/ 08
.
Footwear made of metal (soles
13/10
)
1/ 10
.
Footwear made of rubber
1/ 12
.
.
of rubber waste
1/ 14
.
Footwear made of gutta-percha, celluloid, or plastics
3/ 00
Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
3/ 02
.
Top-boots; Leg-boots; Shoes with batswing tabs
3/ 04
.
.
with rubber or elastic insertions or gussets
3/ 06
.
Shoes with flaps; Footwear with divided uppers
3/ 08
.
.
with rubber or elastic insertions or gussets
3/ 10
.
Low shoes; Slippers (sandals
3/12
)
3/ 12
.
Sandals; Strap guides thereon
3/ 14
.
Moccasins, opanken, or like shoes
3/ 16
.
Overshoes
3/ 18
.
.
Devices for holding overshoes in position
3/ 20
.
.
Heel-less overshoes
3/ 22
.
.
Protecting sheaths worn between shoe and
overshoe
3/ 24
.
Collapsible or convertible footwear
3/ 26
.
Footwear adjustable as to length or size
3/ 28
.
Footwear specially adapted for dolls
3/ 30
.
Footwear specially adapted for babies or small
children
5/ 00
Footwear for sporting purposes
(non-skid devices,
e.g. ice spurs, studs for football shoes,
A 43 C 15/00
)
5/ 02
.
Football boots
5/ 04
.
Ski boots; Similar boots
5/ 06
.
Running boots
5/ 08
.
Bathing shoes
5/ 10
.
Tennis shoes
5/ 12
.
Dancing shoes
5/ 14
.
Shoes for cyclists
5/ 16
.
Skating boots
5/ 18
.
Attachable overshoes for sporting purposes
7/ 00
Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
7/ 02
.
Footwear with heating arrangements (footwarmers
A 61 F 7/08
; electric heating elements
H 05 B
)
7/ 04
.
.
Footwear with electric batteries, generators, or the
like
7/ 06
.
Ventilated footwear
7/ 08
.
.
Footwear with air-holes, with or without closures
7/ 10
.
.
.
with closable air-slots near the waist
7/ 12
.
Special watertight footwear (overshoes
3/16
)
7/ 14
.
Footwear with foot-supporting parts
7/ 16
.
.
Footwear with elevated heel parts inside
7/ 18
.
.
Joint supports, e.g. instep supports
7/ 19
.
.
.
engaging the ground directly
7/ 20
.
.
.
Ankle-joint supports or holders
7/ 22
.
.
Footwear with fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal
supports, ankle flaps, or the like (orthopaedic
insertions
A 61 F 5/14
)
7/ 24
.
.
Insertions or cap supports preventing the foot
canting to one side
7/ 26
.
.
Footwear with toe-spacers or toe-spreaders
7/ 28
.
.
Adapting the inner sole of the shoe to the sole of
the foot
7/ 30
.
.
Protecting the ball-joint against pressure while
standing
7/ 32
.
Footwear with shock-absorbing means (resilient soles
13/18
)
7/ 34
.
Footwear with protection against heat or cold
7/ 36
.
with earthing or grounding means
7/ 38
.
Elevating, i.e. height increasing, footwear (with
elevated heel parts inside
7/16
; lengthening pieces for
natural legs
A 61 F 3/00
; orthopaedic insertions for
conventional shoes
A 61 F 5/14
) [2]
9/ 00
Footwear characterised by the assembling of the
individual parts
9/ 02
.
Footwear stitched or nailed through
9/ 04
.
Welted footwear (welts
15/00
)
9/ 06
.
.
stitched or nailed through
9/ 08
.
Turned footwear
9/ 10
.
Footwear with out-turned uppers
9/ 12
.
Stuck or cemented footwear
9/ 14
.
Platform shoes
9/ 16
.
Footwear with soles moulded on to uppers or welded
on to uppers without adhesive
9/ 18
.
.
moulded [6]
9/ 20
.
.
welded
11/ 00
Footwear with miscellaneous arrangements to
facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps
11/ 02
.
with built-in shoe-horns
Parts of footwear
13/ 00
Soles
(socks
17/00
); Sole and heel units
13/ 02
.
characterised by the material
13/ 04
.
.
plastics, rubber or vulcanised fibre
13/ 08
.
.
wood
13/ 10
.
.
metal
13/ 12
.
.
Soles with several layers of different materials
13/ 14
.
characterised by the constructive form
13/ 16
.
.
Pieced soles (with several layers of different
material
13/12
)
13/ 18
.
.
Resilient soles
13/ 20
.
.
.
Pneumatic soles A 43 B
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13/ 22
.
.
Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting,
e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting
layer
13/ 24
.
.
.
by use of insertions
13/ 26
.
.
.
.
projecting beyond the sole surface
13/ 28
.
characterised by their attachment, also attachment of
combined soles and heels (attachment of heels
21/36
;
attachment of heel parts
21/52
)
13/ 30
.
.
by screws
13/ 32
.
.
by adhesives
13/ 34
.
.
Soles also attached to the inner side of the heels
13/ 36
.
.
Easily-exchangeable soles (of metal
13/10
;
protecting-soles
A 43 C 13/12
)
13/ 37
.
Sole and heel units
13/ 38
.
Insoles
13/ 39
.
.
with upset sewing ribs
13/ 40
.
.
with cushions
13/ 41
.
.
combined with heel stiffener, toe stiffener, or
shank stiffener
13/ 42
.
Filling materials located between the insole and outer
sole; Stiffening materials
15/ 00
Welts for footwear
17/ 00
Socks
(hosiery
A 41 B 11/00
; special medical insertions
for shoes
A 61 F 5/14
)
17/ 02
.
Wedge-like or resilient socks or sock parts
17/ 03
.
.
pneumatic
17/ 04
.
with metal insertions or coverings
17/ 06
.
with metal springs
17/ 08
.
Ventilated socks
17/ 10
.
for sweaty feet; Waterproof socks
17/ 12
.
Wooden socks
17/ 14
.
made of sponge, rubber, or plastic materials
17/ 16
.
with heel or toe caps
17/ 18
.
Arrangements for attaching socks to the footwear
19/ 00
Shoe-shaped inserts; Inserts covering the instep
21/ 00
Heels; Top-pieces
21/ 02
.
characterised by the material
21/ 03
.
.
wood
21/ 04
.
.
leather
21/ 06
.
.
rubber
21/ 08
.
.
.
combined hard and soft rubber
21/ 10
.
.
.
Expansible top-pieces
21/ 12
.
.
.
Tread surfaces with suction cavities
21/ 14
.
.
.
Heels or top-pieces made of rubber waste
21/ 16
.
.
.
with non-rubber insertions in the tread surface
21/ 18
.
.
combined rubber and leather
21/ 20
.
.
plastics
21/ 22
.
Heels or heel attachments specially designed to
prevent splashing
21/ 24
.
characterised by the constructive form
21/ 26
.
.
Resilient heels
21/ 28
.
.
.
Pneumatic heels
21/ 30
.
.
Heels with metal springs
21/ 32
.
.
Resilient supports for the heel of the foot
21/ 34
.
.
Hollow metal heels with interchangeable top-
pieces
21/ 36
.
characterised by their attachment; Securing devices
for the attaching means (combined with soles
13/28
)
21/ 37
.
.
by hook-shaped or bent attaching means
21/ 38
.
.
by screws only
21/ 39
.
.
by rib and groove
21/ 40
.
.
.
by dovetail
21/ 42
.
.
Heels with replaceable or adjustable parts
21/ 433
.
.
.
rotatably mounted
21/ 437
.
.
.
with axially-adjustable rod-like top-pieces
21/ 44
.
.
by claw-like means
21/ 45
.
.
.
with special tensioning means
21/ 46
.
.
by bolts
21/ 47
.
.
by resilient means
21/ 48
.
.
.
by press-buttons
21/ 50
.
.
by bayonet catches or the like
21/ 51
.
.
with keyhole-shaped opening and pin
21/ 52
.
.
Interchangeable heel parts without special
attachments
21/ 54
.
.
by adhesion or the like
23/ 00
Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of
footwear
23/ 02
.
Uppers; Boot legs
23/ 04
.
.
Uppers made of one piece; Uppers with inserted
gussets
23/ 06
.
.
Waterproof legs
23/ 07
.
Linings therefor
23/ 08
.
Heel stiffeners; Toe stiffeners (footwear with sock-
absorbing means
7/32
)
23/ 10
.
.
made of metal
23/ 14
.
.
made of leather
23/ 16
.
.
made of impregnated fabrics, plastics or the like
23/ 17
.
.
.
made of plastics
23/ 20
.
Nails, pegs, pins, clamps, or tacks, for footwear
23/ 22
.
Supports for the shank or arch of the uppers (for
health or hygienic purposes
7/14
)
23/ 24
.
Ornamental buckles; Other ornaments for shoes
without fastening function
23/ 25
.
.
Arrangement of ribbons on footwear
23/ 26
.
Tongues for shoes
23/ 28
.
Devices to put in shoes in order to prevent slipping at
the heel or to prevent abrading the stockings
23/ 30
.
Heel-protectors for car-drivers
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