Article of footwear
AssigneeNatalie Chereen Sarah Lee-Sang
InventorNatalie Chereen Sarah Lee-Sang
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Abstract
An article of footwear, such as a high heeled shoe, has a resilient midsole layer having a thickness of at least about 5 mm which is formed in a lattice arrangement for providing comfort to the wearer.
Claims16
An article of footwear having a sole and an upper, the sole having a forepart and a heel end, the sole comprising an outsole and an insole and a cushioning midsole layer between the insole and the outsole, in which the cushioning midsole layer is provided at least in the forepart of the sole and comprises a resilient material, with an array of hollow cells being provided in the resilient material, the array of hollow cells extending in two orthogonal directions, the cushioning midsole layer having a thickness of at least 5 mm,
- in which the midsole layer includes a shaped cushion element embedded in the hollow cells of the cushioning midsole layer in the forepart of the sole,
- in which the heel end of the sole is raised by between 50 mm and 150 mm relative to the forepart of the sole, and
- in which the shaped cushion element is provided between the insole and the outsole so that the outsole prevents the shaped cushion element from contacting the ground.
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