Footwear

Abstract

A method .[.for.]. .Iadd.of .Iaddend.producing an injection molded article comprises positioning pre-formed sections made of cloth or the like in the cavity of an injection mold, injecting the molten resinous material into the remainder of the cavity and cooling the material to a condition under which the latter is cured and integrally connected to the pre-positioned sections. The article produced by the above method comprises at least sections and connecting members adapted to connect said sections to each other.

What I claim is: 
     
       1. A footwear comprising a molded thermoplastic sole having a pair of sides and an upper member having a pair of sections of flexible material, one of the sections of the upper member extending into the sole along one side thereof and being secured within the molded sole, the other section of the upper extending into the sole along the other side thereof and being secured within the molded sole, the sections extending upwardly from opposite sides of the sole and toward each other to form a band member, each of the sections having an edge adjacent an edge of the other section, a cover member extending along the inner surfaces of the sections and being spaced from the sections adjacent the adjacent edges thereof, each pair of adjacent edges of the sections being secured by a molded thermoplastic connecting strip surrounding the adjacent edges and extending therebetween and filling the space between the cover member and the sections and securing the cover member to the sections. 
     
     
       2. A footwear comprising an upper member including a plurality of sections and a sole member made of thermoplastic resinous material, said sections being made of flexible material and being integrally connected to each other at adjacent edges thereof by at least one connecting member, an end portion of each section being connected to the edge portion of the sole member, said sole member being provided with an upper surface formed in a curved shape in conformity with the foot of the wearer and being provided with a foamy interior portion adapted for providing resilience and a non-foamy outer later integral therewith adapted for providing durability and resistance against deformation of the footwear. 
     
     
       3. The footwear of claim 2 wherein said upper is a band member, said band member being provided with a rear cover member inseparably secured onto the back surface of the band member. .Iadd. 4. In a shoe having an upper and a sole, the sole being formed of molded resinous material and having a foamed inner layer and a non-foamy outer layer completely surrounding said foamed inner layer, the improvement wherein said upper comprises a plurality of upper sections and a connecting member formed of resinous material, the upper sections including at least a toe cap section and a counter section formed of reinforcing material, said upper sections being connected to one another by said connecting member. .Iaddend..Iadd. 5. The shoe of claim 4 wherein said connecting member is molded integrally with the sole and extends upwardly therefrom. .Iaddend..Iadd. 6. The shoe of claim 4 wherein a portion of said shape-retaining and connecting member extends upwardly from the sole and is molded integrally therewith, the lower peripheral edge of the upper being connected to said portion. .Iaddend..Iadd. 7. The shoe of claim 4 wherein the upper includes an intermediate section between said toe cap section and counter section and connected thereto by the shape-retaining and connecting member, the intermediate section being formed of porous air-permeable material..Iaddend.