|  | A |
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

|  | A43B 1/00 |
Footwear characterised by the material (layered products Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43B 13/00; making of wooden shoes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27M 3/20)

|  | A43B 1/08 |
· | Footwear made of metal (soles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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

|  | 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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

|  | A43B 5/00 |
Footwear for sporting purposes (non-skid devices, e.g. ice spurs, studs for football shoes, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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

|  | A43B 7/00 |
Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements

|  | A43B 7/02 |
· | Footwear with heating arrangements (footwarmers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 7/08; electric heating elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43B 7/16; lengthening pieces for natural legs Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 3/00; orthopaedic insertions for conventional shoes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 5/14) [2]

|  | 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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

|  | A43B 10/00 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D )

|  | A43B 11/00 |
Footwear with miscellaneous 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

|  | A43B 13/00 |
Soles (socks Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43B 21/36; attachment of heel parts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43B 13/10; protecting-soles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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

|  | A43B 15/00 |
Welts for footwear

|  | A43B 17/00 |
Socks (hosiery Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41B 11/00; special medical insertions for shoes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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

|  | A43B 19/00 |
Shoe-shaped inserts; Inserts covering the instep

|  | 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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

|  | 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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