Cushioning element and shoe
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsTru Huu Minh Le, Christopher Edward Holmes, Christopher Robertson, Maximilian Philipp Kurtz, Victor Romanov
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Abstract
Described are methods for manufacturing a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, a plastic component manufactured with such methods, for example a sole or a part of a sole for a shoe, and a shoe with such a sole. The method for the manufacture of a plastic component includes loading a mold with a first material includes particles of an expanded material and fusing the surfaces of the particles by supplying energy. The energy is supplied in the form of at least one electromagnetic field.
Claims17
A shoe comprising a cushioning element comprising a plastic component, the plastic component comprising a first partial region comprising a first material comprising particles of an expanded material and a second partial region comprising a second material comprising particles of an expanded material,
- wherein the particles of an expanded material in the first material and in the second material have the same base material;
- wherein the surfaces of the particles in the first partial region are fused to one another through application of energy in the form of at least one electromagnetic field;
- wherein the particles in the first partial region comprise an energy absorbing material comprising a metal-powder and/or water, which absorbs the energy supplied by the at least one electromagnetic field such that the energy absorbing material contributes to the fusing of the surfaces of the particles;
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- wherein the first partial region has a different thickness, different breathability, or different thickness and breathability than the second partial region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.