IPC 7 English version
 
A43-A43B01342
  A43B 15/00 - A43B 23/30  

SECTION A – HUMAN NECESSITIES


A 43FOOTWEAR


A 43 BCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR


Subclass Index

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR 

A43B 1/00 to A43B 9/00, A43B 11/00 

PARTS OF FOOTWEAR 

A43B 13/00 to A43B 23/00 



Characteristic features of footwear


1/

00Footwear characterised by the material (layered products B32B)

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 A43B 13/00; making of wooden shoes B27M 3/20)

1/

08.Footwear made of metal (soles A43B 13/10)

1/

10.Footwear made of rubber

1/

12..of rubber waste

1/

14.Footwear made of gutta-percha, celluloid, or plastics


3/

00Footwear 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 A43B 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/

00Footwear for sporting purposes (non-skid devices, e.g. ice spurs, studs for football shoes, A43C 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/

00Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements

7/

02.Footwear with heating arrangements (footwarmers A61F 7/08; electric heating elements H05B)

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 A43B 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 A61F 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 A43B 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 A43B 7/16; lengthening pieces for natural legs A61F 3/00; orthopaedic insertions for conventional shoes A61F 5/14)  [2]


9/

00Footwear characterised by the assembling of the individual parts

9/

02.Footwear stitched or nailed through

9/

04.Welted footwear (welts A43B 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/

00Footwear with miscellaneous arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps

11/

02.with built-in shoe-horns


Parts of footwear


13/

00Soles (socks A43B 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 A43B 13/12)

13/

18..Resilient soles

13/

20...Pneumatic soles

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 A43B 21/36; attachment of heel parts A43B 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 A43B 13/10; protecting-soles A43C 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

   A43B 15/00 - A43B 23/30