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US 2013/0014407 A1Published application
Sole unit with adjustable arch
AssigneeSouth Cone, Inc.
InventorsBrett Savage, Mark Ellingson
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Abstract
The inventive subject matter provides an adjustable midsole that can be contained within sole units for shoes generally and particularly within thin profile sole units. An adjustment of the midsole results in a change in the profile of a predetermined portion of the foot-supporting surface of a shoe to help accommodate the foot morphology of a particular wearer or to provide performance enhancements.
Claims21
A sole unit having a support system contained therein for adjusting a foot-supporting surface shape of the sole unit, the support system comprising:
- a support plate mounted within the sole unit;
- a base plate secured to the sole unit extending over an area generally below the support plate;
- an adjustment mechanism positioned between the base plate and support plate, the adjustment mechanism coupled to the support plate and comprising an elevating member that is slideably disposed on a path under the support plate that is transverse to an axis of the support plate;
- and
- wherein the adjustment of the adjustment mechanism causes the elevating member to engage the support plate and change its height, which change in height results in a change to the foot-supporting surface shape of the sole unit.
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An adjustable arch support for a shoe comprising:
- an arch support plate extending from an outer edge on the medial side of the shoe to a central portion of the shoe and the arch support plate curving gradually to form an arch fit complementary to the arch of a foot;
- a base plate secured to the shoe extending over an area generally below the arch support plate;
- an adjustment mechanism positioned between the base plate and arch support plate, the adjustment mechanism comprising
- an adjustment screw;
- a threaded member interacting with the adjustment screw;
- an elevating member adapted to interact freely with the threaded member and coupled to the arch support plate;
- and
- wherein rotation of the adjustment screw repositions the threaded member so that the elevating member and the associated arch support plate are repositioned and the height of the arch support plate is adjusted.
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A sole unit with an adjustable arch, comprising:
- an outsole;
- a footbed mounted to or otherwise integrated with the outsole;
- an adjustable arch support mounted between the outsole and the footbed at a location corresponding to the arch of a foot, the adjustable arch support comprising:
- a support plate mounted within the sole unit;
- a base plate secured to the sole unit extending over an area generally below the support plate;
- an adjustment mechanism positioned between the base plate and support plate, the adjustment mechanism coupled to the support plate and comprising an elevating member that is slideably disposed on a path under the support plate that is transverse to an axis of the support plate;
- and
- wherein the adjustment of the adjustment mechanism causes the elevating member to engage the support plate and change its height, which change in height results in a change to the foot-supporting surface shape of the sole unit.
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A method for making a sole unit having a support system contained therein for adjusting a foot-supporting surface shape of the sole unit comprising:
- mounting a support plate within the sole unit;
- securing a base plate to the sole unit extending over an area generally below the support plate;
- positioning an adjustment mechanism between the base plate and support plate, the adjustment mechanism coupled to the support plate and comprising an elevating member that is slideably disposed on a path under the support plate that is transverse to an axis of the support plate;
- and
- wherein the adjustment of the adjustment mechanism causes the elevating member to engage the support plate and change its height, which change in height results in a change to the foot-supporting surface shape of the sole unit.
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A method for making an adjustable arch support for a shoe comprising:
- providing an arch support plate extending from an outer edge on the medial side of the shoe to a central portion of the shoe and the arch support plate curving gradually to form an arch fit complementary to the arch of a foot;
- securing a base plate to the shoe extending over an area generally below the arch support plate;
- positioning an adjustment mechanism between the base plate and arch support plate, the adjustment mechanism comprising
- an adjustment screw;
- a threaded member interacting with the adjustment screw;
- an elevating member adapted to interact freely with the threaded member and coupled to the arch support plate;
- and
- wherein rotation of the adjustment screw repositions the threaded member so that the elevating member and the associated arch support plate are repositioned and the height of the arch support plate is adjusted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.