Appeal No. 2002-1268
Application 09/282,672
surface, and an upstanding sidewall integrally molded with and
around a periphery of the midsole;
attaching the upper to the midsole in a single stitching
operation by stitching a thread along a peripheral portion of the
upper and the sidewall of the midsole; and
attaching an outersole having a walking surface and an
attachment surface opposite to the midsole, the outer surface of
the midsole positioned adjacent to the opposed attachment surface
of the outsole.
12. Footwear comprising:
an upper defining a volume for receiving a wearer’s foot and
having an open bottom;
a midsole, having an upper surface enclosing the open bottom
of the upper, an outer surface opposite to the upper surface, and
an upstanding sidewall integrally molded with and around a
periphery of the midsole;
a single stitching seam, attaching the upper to the midsole
along a peripheral portion of the upper and the sidewall of the
midsole; and
an outsole, having a walking surface and an attachment
surface opposite to the walking surface, the outer surface of the
midsole attached to the attachment surface of the outsole.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Boys, II et al. (Boys) 4,783,910 Nov. 15, 1988
Marc 5,068,983 Dec. 3, 1991
Gross 5,077,915 Jan. 7, 1992
Tilles et al. (Tilles) 5,146,698 Sep. 15, 1992
Bates et al. (Bates) 5,493,792 Feb. 27, 1996
Slepian et al. (Slepian) 5,729,917 Mar. 24, 1998
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