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US 12,727,643 B2Granted
Sole comprising reinforcing frame
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsBenjamin Peter, Ulisse Matthias Tanzini, Francisca Paredes, Niklas Nester, Peter Valdivia, Melanie Astudillo
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Abstract
A sole for a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe, such as a running shoe, the sole including a midsole and a reinforcing frame, wherein at least a first part of the reinforcing frame substantially surrounds an outer boundary of the midsole in one or more of: a lateral side region, a medial side region, a heel region, and a toe region of the midsole thereby defining an open space such that a part of the midsole is received in the open space.
Claims21
A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising:
- a midsole;
- and
- a reinforcing frame,
- wherein at least a first part of the reinforcing frame substantially surrounds an outer boundary of the midsole in one or more of:
- a lateral side region, a medial side region, a heel region, and a toe region of the midsole thereby defining an open space,
- wherein the reinforcing frame comprises an open frame structure having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are spaced apart from each other,
- wherein the reinforcing frame has the following segments in the following order from the first end to the second end:
- a substantially straight lateral segment, a curved heel segment, a substantially straight medial segment, a curved toe segment, and a substantially straight midfoot segment, and
- wherein a part of the midsole is received in the open space.
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A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising:
- an outsole;
- a midsole comprising an upper midsole layer and a lower midsole layer;
- and
- a reinforcing frame sandwiched between the upper midsole layer and the lower midsole layer,
- wherein at least a first part of the reinforcing frame substantially surrounds an outer boundary of the midsole in one or more of:
- a lateral side region, a medial side region, a heel region, and a toe region of the midsole thereby defining an open space,
- wherein the reinforcing frame comprises an open frame structure having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are spaced apart from each other,
- wherein the reinforcing frame has the following segments in the following order from the first end to the second end:
- a substantially straight lateral segment, a curved heel segment, a substantially straight medial segment, a curved toe segment, and a substantially straight midfoot segment,
- wherein a part of the midsole is received in the open space,
- wherein the lower midsole layer has a cut-out arranged such that the reinforcing frame is at least partially visible from below the lower midsole layer, and
- wherein the outsole has a cut-out arranged such that the reinforcing frame is at least partially visible from below the outsole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.