Outsole pattern for an article of footwear
AssigneePuma SE
InventorsArnaud Redon, Christopher Dunning
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Abstract
A shoe having an upper and a sole structure, the shoe having a medial side, a lateral side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The sole structure includes ridges aligned around and emanating outwardly from an epicenter. The epicenter is disposed within the forefoot region and is closer to the medial side than the lateral side. The ridges are disposed in at least the forefoot region and the midfoot region. Spaces extend between respective ridges, and the ridges have a plurality of short portions defining heights that are smaller than heights of adjacent tall portions of the ridges. A flex zone is defined by at least some of the short portions and is configured to flex more than one or more stiffening zones of the sole.
Claims21
A shoe having a medial side, a lateral side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole structure, the sole structure including a midsole and an outsole, the outsole comprising:
- ridges that are concentrically aligned around an epicenter that is disposed within the forefoot region and closer to the medial side than the lateral side such that the ridges are disposed in at least the forefoot region and the midfoot region, and
- spaces disposed between respective ridges,
- wherein some of the ridges have short portions defining heights that are smaller than heights of adjacent tall portions of the ridges, and
- wherein a flex zone is defined by some of the short portions and is configured to flex more than one or more stiffening zones of the sole structure.
A shoe having a medial side, a lateral side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole, the outsole comprising:
- ridges emanating outwardly from an epicenter that is disposed within the forefoot region and closer to the medial side than the lateral side, the ridges being disposed in each of the forefoot region, the midfoot region, and the heel region, and
- spaces that extend between respective ridges,
- wherein a flex zone is defined by at least some short portions of the ridges and is configured to flex more than one or more stiffening zones of the sole structure,
- wherein at least some of the ridges extend around less than a complete circle, and
- wherein at least some of the ridges extend in a complete circle.
A shoe having a medial side, a lateral side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole structure, the sole structure including a midsole and an outsole, the outsole comprising:
- a plurality of ridges aligned around and emanating outwardly from an epicenter that is disposed within the forefoot region and closer to the medial side than the lateral side, and
- a plurality of spaces that extend between respective ridges of the plurality of ridges,
- wherein a flex zone is defined by at least some of the plurality of ridges and is configured to flex more than one or more stiffening zones of the sole,
- wherein the flex zone widens, extending in a direction away from the epicenter, toward the lateral side, and
- wherein the plurality of ridges and the plurality of spaces define a surface pattern along a ground-engaging surface that extends from a heel end to a toe end of the outsole.
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