Outsoles for footwear
AssigneeDiadora S.p.A.
InventorsMichele Risatti, Alessandro Sanfelici, Sergio Antonio Puigcerver Palau, Enrique Jose' Medina Ripoll
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Abstract
An outsole for footwear may include: a heel portion; a central portion; a forefoot portion; and a reactive plate that extends from the heel portion toward the forefoot portion and that occupies the central portion of the outsole. The reactive plate may include a front section, a rear section, and an intermediate section between the front section and the rear section. The rear section of the reactive plate may be adjacent to an upper surface of the heel portion. The front section of the reactive plate may be adjacent to a lower surface of the forefoot portion. The intermediate section of the reactive plate may be shaped in a form of an inverted Z or S.
Claims20
An outsole for footwear, the outsole comprising:
- a heel portion;
- a central portion;
- a forefoot portion;
- and
- a reactive plate that extends from the heel portion toward the forefoot portion and that occupies the central portion of the outsole;
- wherein the reactive plate comprises a front section, a rear section, and an intermediate section between the front section and the rear section,
- wherein the rear section of the reactive plate is adjacent to an upper surface of the heel portion,
- wherein the front section of the reactive plate is adjacent to a lower surface of the forefoot portion, and
- wherein the intermediate section of the reactive plate is shaped in a form of an inverted Z or S.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.