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US 12,178,279 B2Granted
Sole comprising individually deflectable reinforcing members, and shoe with such a sole
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsRobbie Paterson, Harry Miles, Daniel Ruiz, Fabian Schweizer, Sam Forester, Falk Bruns, Peter Valdivia, Jochen Bartl, Tobias Biegel
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Abstract
A sole for a shoe, in particular for a running shoe, as well as a shoe comprising such a sole. A sole for a shoe includes reinforcing members extending in a front half of the sole. The reinforcing members are configured to be independently deflected by forces acting on the sole during a gait cycle.
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A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising:
- reinforcing members extending in a front half of the sole;
- wherein the reinforcing members are configured to be independently deflected by forces acting on the sole during a gait cycle,
- wherein each of the reinforcing members comprises a portion completely embedded within a midsole of the sole,
- wherein each of the reinforcing members comprises a low point relative to a plane tangential to an uppermost forward surface of the reinforcing members and an uppermost rearward surface of the reinforcing members,
- wherein each of the low points is a lowest point of each of the reinforcing members relative to the plane,
- wherein each of the low points of the reinforcing members is located in the portion of the reinforcing member embedded within the midsole, and
- wherein the low point of a first one of the reinforcing members is located at a first distance from the tangential plane, the low point of a second one of the reinforcing members is located at a second distance from the tangential plane, and the first distance is different from the second distance.
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A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising:
- a midsole;
- an outsole;
- reinforcing members extending in a front half of the sole and spaced apart from the outsole;
- and
- a load distribution member arranged in a back half of the sole and comprising a terminating end in a midfoot area of the sole,
- wherein the reinforcing members are configured to be independently deflected by forces acting on the sole during a gait cycle,
- wherein each of the reinforcing members comprises a portion completely embedded within the midsole of the sole,
- wherein each of the reinforcing members comprises a lowest point relative to a plane tangential to an uppermost forward surface of the reinforcing members and an uppermost rearward surface of the reinforcing members,
- wherein each of the lowest points of the reinforcing members is located in the portion of the reinforcing member embedded within the midsole, and
- wherein the reinforcing members and the load distribution member at least partially overlap.
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A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising:
- a plurality of reinforcing members, wherein each one of the reinforcing members comprises a first terminating end and a second terminating end;
- wherein the reinforcing members are configured to be independently deflected by forces acting on the sole during a gait cycle, and
- wherein each of the plurality of the reinforcing members is unconnected to another of the plurality reinforcing members,
- wherein each of the reinforcing members comprises a low point relative to a plane tangential to an uppermost forward surface of the reinforcing members and an uppermost rearward surface of the reinforcing members,
- wherein each of the low points is a lowest point of each of the reinforcing members relative to the plane, and
- wherein the low point of a first one of the reinforcing members is located at a first distance from the tangential plane, the low point of a second one of the reinforcing members is located at a second distance from the tangential plane, and the first distance is different from the second distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.