Footwear sole
AssigneeBerghaus Limited
InventorMartin JONES
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Abstract
A shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom is provided, each stud cluster comprising at least two studs connected via one or more connection elements, wherein, to optimise the manner in which the stud clusters deal with forces applied to them during ground contact, each stud cluster is oriented in accordance with a predetermined direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster and each stud cluster is dimensioned in accordance with the distribution of forces applied to the sole during ground contact.
Claims13
A shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom, each stud cluster comprising at least a primary stud connected to a secondary stud via a connection element, wherein the primary stud is larger than the secondary stud and has a height from the bottom surface that is equal to or greater than the height of the secondary stud from the bottom surface, and the connection element has a height from the bottom surface that is less than the height of the primary and secondary studs from the bottom surface wherein each stud cluster is oriented such that the secondary stud trails the primary stud in a predetermined direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster.
A shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom, each stud cluster comprising a primary stud connected to a secondary stud via a connection element that extends up the side of the primary stud to support the primary stud against pivoting, wherein the primary stud is larger than the secondary stud and has a height from the bottom surface that is equal to or greater than the height of the secondary stud from the bottom surface, and the connection element has a height from the bottom surface that is less than the height of the primary and secondary studs from the bottom surface, wherein each stud cluster is oriented such that the secondary stud trails the primary stud in accordance with a predetermined direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster.
A method of manufacturing a shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom, each stud cluster comprising at least two studs connected via one or more connection elements
- comprising the steps of:
- providing a shoe sole
- determining a direction of gross shear motion during ground contact for each of a plurality of stud clusters to be located on the shoe sole;
- and
- orienting each stud cluster on the bottom surface of the shoe sole in accordance with the direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster.
A method of manufacturing a shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud formations extending therefrom,
- comprising the steps of:
- providing a shoe sole
- determining the distribution of forces applied to the sole during ground contact;
- and
- forming stud formations on a bottom surface of the shoe sole which are dimensioned in accordance with the distribution of forces applied to the sole during ground contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.