US 12,440,002 B2Granted

Outsole for a shoe

Assigneeadidas AG

InventorsBenjamin Alexander Thompsett, Arnau Sanjuan Roman, Harry Miles, Baptiste Jacques Dany Tarenne, Strahinja Spasic, Daniel Ruiz, Tobias Biegel, Robert Stinchcomb, Stefan Schneider, Mareike Engel, Hannes Schaefke, Jürgen Weidl

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Abstract

An outsole for a shoe including first and second sole segments that overlap at least partially. The first sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a mid-foot portion of the outsole. The second sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a toe portion of the outsole. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a first cushion element arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one first stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a second cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one second stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole may be an outsole for a football shoe.

Claims19

Dependent claims

An outsole for a shoe, the outsole comprising:

an integrally formed sole unit comprising a first sole segment arranged in at least a mid-foot portion of the outsole and a second sole segment arranged in at least a toe portion of the outsole;
a plurality of studs integrally formed with the sole unit;
a first cavity in the sole unit, wherein the first cavity overlaps with at least one of the plurality of studs;
a second cavity in the sole unit, wherein the second cavity overlaps with at least one of the plurality of studs;
a first cushion element disposed within the first cavity, wherein the first cushion element is integrally formed with the sole unit;
and
a second cushion element disposed within second cavity, wherein the second cushion element is integrally formed with the sole unit;
wherein the first cavity comprises a first opening formed in an upper surface of the sole unit, wherein the second cavity comprises a second opening formed in the upper surface of the sole unit, and wherein the first opening is smaller than the first cavity and the second opening is smaller than the second cavity.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/496,511Filed 27 Oct 2023 · continuation in part
Priority: EP 2317061928 Apr 2023
Published: US 2024/0057724 A122 Feb 2024
Granted: 14 Oct 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

A43C 15/162
Studs or cleats for football or like boots: characterised by the shape
A43B 5/02
Footwear for sporting purposes: football boots or shoes, i.e. for soccer, football or rugby
A43B 5/06
Footwear for sporting purposes: running shoes; Track shoes
A43B 13/12
Characterised by the material: soles with several layers of different materials

Family

Application17/733,229Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 29 Apr 2022
Application18/154,397Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 13 Jan 2023
US 11,576,466 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 14 Feb 2023
US 2024/0057724 A1Pre-grant publication · published 22 Feb 2024
US 12,369,683 B2Related patent
US 2023/0346075 A1Published application
US 12,440,002 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.