Appeal No. 1997-1268
Application 08/319,096
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 27, 29-36, and 38-41.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention is directed to a sport shoe
comprising an outer sole made up of three layers performing
distinct functions.
Claim 27, the sole independent claim, is reproduced
below.
27. In a sport shoe comprising an upper, a sole
made from a laminated profile comprising several layers
performing distinct functions, respectively, said sole
being surmounted by said upper, wherein said sole
comprises at least three layers external to said upper,
namely:
(a) a ground contact layer with determinate
properties of flexibility, gripping and abrasion-
resistance which provide good foot extension, good
ground traction and a high level of wear resistance;
(b) an upper comfort layer located directly
beneath the foot, said upper comfort layer having
elastic shock-absorption properties and being assembled
on said upper of said shoe; and
(c) an intermediate layer of said sole, arranged
directly between an upper part of said ground contact
layer, by one of its faces, and the lower part of said
comfort layer by its other face, having controlled
torsional and flectional rigidity, and providing both
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