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US 2026/0182701 A1Published application
Soles for sports shoes
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsStuart David Reinhardt, Darren Michael Wood, Angus Wardlaw, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, John Whiteman
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Abstract
Improved soles and insoles for shoes, in particular sports shoes, are described. In an aspect, a sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, with at least a first and a second surface region is provided. The first surface region comprises expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (“TPU”). The second surface region is free from expanded TPU.
Claims20
A sole for a shoe, comprising:
- a first surface region arranged in a heel region of the sole, the first surface region comprising a first expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (eTPU), wherein adjacent eTPU particles are directly bonded to one another at their surfaces to form a granular but closed plastic foam structure free of gaps passing therethrough;
- and a second surface region which is free from eTPU.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.