Shoe, in particular sports shoe
AssigneePuma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport
InventorsRichard G. Ivester, Richard P. Hadfield
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AssigneePuma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport
InventorsRichard G. Ivester, Richard P. Hadfield
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The invention relates to a sports shoe, with a damping element (3). To improve the spring constant of the damping element, the damping element (3) has an, upper group (4) of damping bodies (5) and a lower group (9) of damping bodies (10), each having a substantial U-shaped cross section. The upper damping bodies (5) have two legs (6, 7) which are connected with a connection section (8). The lower damping bodies (10) have two legs (11, 12) which are connected with a connection section (13). An intermediate carrier (14) is arranged between damping bodies (5; 10) and legs (6, 7; 11, 12). Adjacent legs (6, 7; 11, 12) of the respective damping bodies (5; 10) are connected at a location of conjunction (15, 16) and the locations of conjunction (15, 16) of the upper and of the lower damping bodies (5; 10) are offset in longitudinal direction (L).
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Shoe comprising a shoe upper part, a sole, and a damping element arranged above or in the sole,
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