Footwear with improved sole assembly
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorsRené BOREL, Michel GAUTHIER, Nicolas HORVAIS
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Abstract
An article of footwear including an outer sole assembly and a flexible upper, the outer bottom assembly extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, width-wise between a lateral side and a medial side, and height-wise between a surface of contact with the ground and a surface for connecting to the remainder of the shoe, the outer sole assembly having, from the rear end to the front end, a rear zone, a central zone, a metatarsal zone, and a front zone, the article of footwear including a counter which reinforces the upper at least above the rear zone. The counter includes a lateral flange and a medial flange, the medial flange being lengthier than the lateral flange.
Claims22
An article of footwear comprising:
- a flexible upper;
- an outer sole assembly extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, and heightwise between a surface of contact with the ground and a surface for connecting to a remainder of the shoe;
- the outer sole assembly comprising, from the rear end to the front end, the following:
- a rear zone, a central zone, a metatarsal zone, and a front zone;
- a counter reinforcing the upper at least above the rear zone of the outer sole assembly;
- the counter comprising a lateral flange and a medial flange, the medial flange being longer than the lateral flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.