Footwear Having an Embroidery Pattern

Abstract

A footwear includes a sole and an upper. The upper is connected to the sole and cooperates with the sole to define an accommodating space that is adapted for receiving a human foot therein. The upper includes two embroidery portions, each of which includes a mesh layer unit, a reinforcing lining unit and two embroidery patterns. The reinforcing lining unit of each of the embroidery portions has an area which is smaller than the area of a respective one of the mesh layer units. The embroidery patterns are embroidered on the reinforcing lining units and the mesh layer units, and are exposed on an outer surface of the upper.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A footwear comprising:
 a sole; and   an upper connected to said sole and cooperating with said sole to define an accommodating space that is adapted for receiving a human foot therein, said upper including at least one embroidery portion that includes a mesh layer unit, a reinforcing lining unit having an area which is smaller than that of said mesh layer unit, and at least one embroidery pattern embroidered on said reinforcing lining unit and said mesh layer unit, said at least one embroidery pattern fixing said reinforcing lining unit with said mesh layer unit and being exposed on an outer surface of said upper.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said embroidery pattern has an area that is smaller than that of said reinforcing lining unit. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcing lining unit has a region that is embroidered with said embroidery pattern, said reinforcing lining unit being formed with a plurality of perforations located outside of said region. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said mesh layer unit of said embroidery portion has two mesh layers, said reinforcing lining unit being disposed between said mesh layers and being fixed with said mesh layers by said embroidery pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said reinforcing lining unit has at least one reinforcing lining that is disposed between said mesh layers. 
     
     
         6 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcing lining unit is disposed on an outer surface of said mesh layer unit. 
     
     
         7 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said mesh layer unit has at least one mesh layer, said reinforcing lining unit having at least one reinforcing lining. 
     
     
         8 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcing lining unit is disposed on an inner surface of said mesh layer unit. 
     
     
         9 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said mesh layer unit has at least one mesh layer, said reinforcing lining unit having at least one reinforcing lining. 
     
     
         10 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said upper further includes a vamp portion connected to said sole, said embroidery portion extending upwardly from a top end of said vamp portion and cooperating with said vamp portion to define said accommodating space and to be adapted for enclosing a lower part of a human leg. 
     
     
         11 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein said upper further includes a side supporting unit extending upwardly from the top end of said vamp portion for supporting said embroidery portion to stand in an upright direction with respect to the sole. 
     
     
         12 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said side supporting unit includes an inner supporting strap disposed on an inner surface of said embroidery portion, and an outer decorative strip disposed on an outer surface of said embroidery portion and corresponding in position to said inner supporting strap. 
     
     
         13 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said accommodating space has a top opening, said upper further including a top supporting unit that is disposed on a top end of said embroidery portion, that is connected to said side supporting unit, and that is for holding said top end of said embroidery portion in place to define said top opening. 
     
     
         14 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said top supporting unit includes an inner supporting strap disposed on an inner surface of said embroidery portion, and an outer decorative strip disposed on an outer surface of said embroidery portion and corresponding in position to said inner supporting strap. 
     
     
         15 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said upper further includes a vamp portion that is connected to said sole, said upper including two of said embroidery portions that are connected to each other, that extend upwardly from a top end of said vamp portion, and that cooperate with said vamp portion to define said accommodating space and to be adapted for enclosing a lower part of a human leg.