Patent ID: 11969055
Assignee: LACROSSE FOOTWEAR, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A footwear assembly, comprising:
an upper having medial and lateral side flanges;
an insole assembly connected to the upper; and
a midsole below the insole assembly and having first heel, forefoot and arch portions;
the insole assembly having a first insole board positioned above at least the first heel portion of the midsole, the insole assembly having a bifit insole board between the midsole and the bifit insole board, the bifit insole board having second heel, arch, and forefoot portions above the first heel, arch, and forefoot portions of the midsole, respectively, the second heel portion of the bifit insole board having a first stiffness, and the second forefoot portion having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness, and having a stiffness transition portion between the second heel and forefoot portions that transitions between the first and second stiffnesses;
the medial and lateral side flanges of the upper being wrapped around the second medial and lateral sides of the second heel portion, respectively, and being wrapped around fourth medial and lateral sides of the second arch portion along at least a rear portion of the second arch portion of the bifit insole board rearward of an attachment transition area, and the medial and lateral side flanges being secured under the second heel portion and the second arch portion rearward of the attachment transition area, with the medial and lateral side flanges being securely retained between a bottom of the bifit insole board at the second heel portion and a top of the first insole board; and
the medial and lateral side flanges of the upper being positioned adjacent to third medial and lateral sides of the second forefoot portion of the bifit insole board and adjacent to a forward portion of the second arch portion without wrapping under the bifit insole board, the medial and lateral side flanges of the upper being stitched to a top or an edge of the second forefoot portion and the forward portion of the second arch portion forward of the attachment transition area,
wherein the medial and lateral side flanges of the upper are not stitched to the bifit insole board rearward of the attachment transition area, and the medial and lateral side flanges transition from a position under the bifit insole board rearward of the attachment transition area and to adjacent or above the bifit insole board forward of the attachment transition area.