USER-MOLDABLE SPORTS EQUIPMENT USING HEATED WATER BATH

A method and apparatus is disclosed for user-moldable sports equipment, for example, shin guards and sports shoes. The sports equipment includes an integral component having relatively rigid thin shell curved walls with a thermoplastic component sandwiched in between the thin shells. The thermoplast...

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Hauptverfasser:	VERDUCCI LUIGINO, GLASS DOUG, GLASS JULIE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING AMUSEMENTS APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING,CLIMBING, OR FENCING BALL GAMES CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR FOOTWEAR GAMES GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HUMAN NECESSITIES LAYERED PRODUCTS LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM OUTERWEAR PARTS OF FOOTWEAR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PROTECTIVE GARMENTS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS SPORTS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TRAINING EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTING WEARING APPAREL WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and apparatus is disclosed for user-moldable sports equipment, for example, shin guards and sports shoes. The sports equipment includes an integral component having relatively rigid thin shell curved walls with a thermoplastic component sandwiched in between the thin shells. The thermoplastic transitions to a moldable state at a temperature between 150° F. and 210° F. The sports equipment is placed in a waterproof bag and into heated water to become moldable, and hardens to a rigid state when cooled. In a heel cup embodiment, a composite layer is applied directly to the shoe upper, and a pre-formed thermoplastic component is positioned over the composite layer. A second composite layer is then laid over the thermoplastic component and the assembly is cured. The heel cup may include arms that extend upwardly to engage the shoe closure structure.