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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
PERSONAL OR DOMESTIC ARTICLES
 A43
FOOTWEAR
 A43B
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
 A43B
Subclass index
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR 1/00 - 9/00, 11/00
PARTS OF FOOTWEAR 13/00 - 23/00
 A43B 1/00 - 
A43B 11/00
Characteristic features of footwear
P:30 A43B 1/00
Footwear characterised by the material (layered products B32B)
 A43B 1/02
·  Footwear made of animal or plant fibres or fabrics made therefrom
 A43B 1/04
·  ·  Braided, knotted, knitted, or crocheted footwear
 A43B 1/06
·  Footwear made of wood, cork, card-board, paper or like fibrous material (soles A43B 13/00; making of wooden shoes B27M 3/20)
 A43B 1/08
·  Footwear made of metal (soles A43B 13/10)
 A43B 1/10
·  Footwear made of rubber
 A43B 1/12
·  ·  of rubber waste
 A43B 1/14
·  Footwear made of gutta-percha, celluloid, or plastics
P:20 A43B 3/00
Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
 A43B 3/02
·  Top-boots; Leg-boots; Shoes with batswing tabs
 A43B 3/04
·  ·  with rubber or elastic insertions or gussets
 A43B 3/06
·  Shoes with flaps; Footwear with divided uppers
 A43B 3/08
·  ·  with rubber or elastic insertions or gussets
 A43B 3/10
·  Low shoes; Slippers (sandals A43B 3/12)
 A43B 3/12
·  Sandals; Strap guides thereon
 A43B 3/14
·  Moccasins, opanken, or like shoes
 A43B 3/16
·  Overshoes
 A43B 3/18
·  ·  Devices for holding overshoes in position
 A43B 3/20
·  ·  Heel-less overshoes
 A43B 3/22
·  ·  Protecting sheaths worn between shoe and overshoe
 A43B 3/24
·  Collapsible or convertible footwear
 A43B 3/26
·  Footwear adjustable as to length or size
 A43B 3/28
·  Footwear specially adapted for dolls
 A43B 3/30
·  Footwear specially adapted for babies or small children
P:10 A43B 5/00
Footwear for sporting purposes (non-skid devices, e.g. ice spurs, studs for football shoes, A43C 15/00)
 A43B 5/02
·  Football boots
 A43B 5/04
·  Ski boots; Similar boots
 A43B 5/06
·  Running boots
 A43B 5/08
·  Bathing shoes
 A43B 5/10
·  Tennis shoes
 A43B 5/12
·  Dancing shoes
 A43B 5/14
·  Shoes for cyclists
 A43B 5/16
·  Skating boots
 A43B 5/18
·  Attachable overshoes for sporting purposes
P:0 A43B 7/00
Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
 A43B 7/02
·  Footwear with heating arrangements (footwarmers A61F 7/08; electric heating elements H05B)
 A43B 7/04
·  ·  Footwear with electric batteries, generators, or the like
 A43B 7/06
·  Ventilated footwear
 A43B 7/08
·  ·  Footwear with air-holes, with or without closures
 A43B 7/10
·  ·  ·  with closable air-slots near the waist
 A43B 7/12
·  Special watertight footwear (overshoes A43B 3/16)
 A43B 7/14
·  Footwear with foot-supporting parts
 A43B 7/16
·  ·  Footwear with elevated heel parts inside
 A43B 7/18
·  ·  Joint supports, e.g. instep supports
 A43B 7/19
·  ·  ·  engaging the ground directly
 A43B 7/20
·  ·  ·  Ankle-joint supports or holders
 A43B 7/22
·  ·  Footwear with fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps, or the like (orthopaedic insertions A61F 5/14)
 A43B 7/24
·  ·  Insertions or cap supports preventing the foot canting to one side
 A43B 7/26
·  ·  Footwear with toe-spacers or toe-spreaders
 A43B 7/28
·  ·  Adapting the inner sole of the shoe to the sole of the foot
 A43B 7/30
·  ·  Protecting the ball-joint against pressure while standing
 A43B 7/32
·  Footwear with shock-absorbing means (resilient soles A43B 13/18)
 A43B 7/34
·  Footwear with protection against heat or cold
 A43B 7/36
·  with earthing or grounding means
 A43B 7/38
·  Elevating, i.e. height increasing, footwear (with elevated heel parts inside A43B 7/16; lengthening pieces for natural legs A61F 3/00; orthopaedic insertions for conventional shoes A61F 5/14)  [2]
P:40 A43B 9/00
Footwear characterised by the assembling of the individual parts
 A43B 9/02
·  Footwear stitched or nailed through
 A43B 9/04
·  Welted footwear (welts A43B 15/00)
 A43B 9/06
·  ·  stitched or nailed through
 A43B 9/08
·  Turned footwear
 A43B 9/10
·  Footwear with out-turned uppers
 A43B 9/12
·  Stuck or cemented footwear
 A43B 9/14
·  Platform shoes
 A43B 9/16
·  Footwear with soles moulded on to uppers or welded on to uppers without adhesive
 A43B 9/18
·  ·  moulded  [6]
 A43B 9/20
·  ·  welded
P:50 A43B 11/00
Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps
 A43B 11/02
·  with built-in shoe-horns
 A43B 13/00 - 
A43B 23/00
Parts of footwear
P:90 A43B 13/00
Soles (socks A43B 17/00); Sole and heel units
 A43B 13/02
·  characterised by the material
 A43B 13/04
·  ·  plastics, rubber or vulcanised fibre
 A43B 13/08
·  ·  wood
 A43B 13/10
·  ·  metal
 A43B 13/12
·  ·  Soles with several layers of different materials
 A43B 13/14
·  characterised by the constructive form
 A43B 13/16
·  ·  Pieced soles (with several layers of different material A43B 13/12)
 A43B 13/18
·  ·  Resilient soles
 A43B 13/20
·  ·  ·  Pneumatic soles
 A43B 13/22
·  ·  Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer
 A43B 13/24
·  ·  ·  by use of insertions
 A43B 13/26
·  ·  ·  ·  projecting beyond the sole surface
 A43B 13/28
·  characterised by their attachment, also attachment of combined soles and heels (attachment of heels A43B 21/36; attachment of heel parts A43B 21/52)
 A43B 13/30
·  ·  by screws
 A43B 13/32
·  ·  by adhesives
 A43B 13/34
·  ·  Soles also attached to the inner side of the heels
 A43B 13/36
·  ·  Easily-exchangeable soles (of metal A43B 13/10; protecting-soles A43C 13/12)
 A43B 13/37
·  Sole and heel units
 A43B 13/38
·  Insoles
 A43B 13/39
·  ·  with upset sewing ribs
 A43B 13/40
·  ·  with cushions
 A43B 13/41
·  ·  combined with heel stiffener, toe stiffener, or shank stiffener
 A43B 13/42
·  Filling materials located between the insole and outer sole; Stiffening materials
P:80 A43B 15/00
Welts for footwear
P:60 A43B 17/00
Socks (hosiery A41B 11/00; special medical insertions for shoes A61F 5/14)
 A43B 17/02
·  Wedge-like or resilient socks or sock parts
 A43B 17/03
·  ·  pneumatic
 A43B 17/04
·  with metal insertions or coverings
 A43B 17/06
·  with metal springs
 A43B 17/08
·  Ventilated socks
 A43B 17/10
·  for sweaty feet; Waterproof socks
 A43B 17/12
·  Wooden socks
 A43B 17/14
·  made of sponge, rubber, or plastic materials
 A43B 17/16
·  with heel or toe caps
 A43B 17/18
·  Arrangements for attaching socks to the footwear
P:70 A43B 19/00
Shoe-shaped inserts; Inserts covering the instep
P:100 A43B 21/00
Heels; Top-pieces
 A43B 21/02
·  characterised by the material
 A43B 21/03
·  ·  wood
 A43B 21/04
·  ·  leather
 A43B 21/06
·  ·  rubber
 A43B 21/08
·  ·  ·  combined hard and soft rubber
 A43B 21/10
·  ·  ·  Expansible top-pieces
 A43B 21/12
·  ·  ·  Tread surfaces with suction cavities
 A43B 21/14
·  ·  ·  Heels or top-pieces made of rubber waste
 A43B 21/16
·  ·  ·  with non-rubber insertions in the tread surface
 A43B 21/18
·  ·  combined rubber and leather
 A43B 21/20
·  ·  plastics
 A43B 21/22
·  Heels or heel attachments specially designed to prevent splashing
 A43B 21/24
·  characterised by the constructive form
 A43B 21/26
·  ·  Resilient heels
 A43B 21/28
·  ·  ·  Pneumatic heels
 A43B 21/30
·  ·  Heels with metal springs
 A43B 21/32
·  ·  Resilient supports for the heel of the foot
 A43B 21/34
·  ·  Hollow metal heels with interchangeable top-pieces
 A43B 21/36
·  characterised by their attachment; Securing devices for the attaching means (combined with soles A43B 13/28)
 A43B 21/37
·  ·  by hook-shaped or bent attaching means
 A43B 21/38
·  ·  by screws only
 A43B 21/39
·  ·  by rib and groove
 A43B 21/40
·  ·  ·  by dovetail
 A43B 21/42
·  ·  Heels with replaceable or adjustable parts
 A43B 21/433
·  ·  ·  rotatably mounted
 A43B 21/437
·  ·  ·  with axially-adjustable rod-like top-pieces
 A43B 21/44
·  ·  by claw-like means
 A43B 21/45
·  ·  ·  with special tensioning means
 A43B 21/46
·  ·  by bolts
 A43B 21/47
·  ·  by resilient means
 A43B 21/48
·  ·  ·  by press-buttons
 A43B 21/50
·  ·  by bayonet catches or the like
 A43B 21/51
·  ·  with keyhole-shaped opening and pin
 A43B 21/52
·  ·  Interchangeable heel parts without special attachments
 A43B 21/54
·  ·  by adhesion or the like
P:110 A43B 23/00
Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
 A43B 23/02
·  Uppers; Boot legs
 A43B 23/04
·  ·  Uppers made of one piece; Uppers with inserted gussets
 A43B 23/06
·  ·  Waterproof legs
 A43B 23/07
·  Linings therefor
 A43B 23/08
·  Heel stiffeners; Toe stiffeners (footwear with sock-absorbing means A43B 7/32)
 A43B 23/10
·  ·  made of metal
 A43B 23/14
·  ·  made of leather
 A43B 23/16
·  ·  made of impregnated fabrics, plastics or the like
 A43B 23/17
·  ·  ·  made of plastics
 A43B 23/20
·  Nails, pegs, pins, clamps, or tacks, for footwear
 A43B 23/22
·  Supports for the shank or arch of the uppers (for health or hygienic purposes A43B 7/14)
 A43B 23/24
·  Ornamental buckles; Other ornaments for shoes without fastening function
 A43B 23/25
·  ·  Arrangement of ribbons on footwear
 A43B 23/26
·  Tongues for shoes
 A43B 23/28
·  Devices to put in shoes in order to prevent slipping at the heel or to prevent abrading the stockings
 A43B 23/30
·  Heel-protectors for car-drivers