Shoe sole containing discrete air-chambers
OwnerJean-Pierre Vermeuleninventor
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Abstract
A novel shoe incorporating a new sole and wedge-shaped arch support. The sole includes a plurality of sealed alveoli or air-chambers of different shapes which provide sufficient flexibility and resiliency to the shoe to reduce many of the common problems encountered by athletes. The alveoli are sealed in the sole by a mid-sole and an air-chamber member being sealed together in a simple and efficient manner.
Claims14
A sole for use in a shoe, said sole comprising:
- (a) a base member;
- (b) a mid-sole containing a plurality of discrete, vertically-aligned alveoli;
- (c) an air-chamber member comprising a thin, resilient member adapted to seal said discrete, vertically-aligned alveoli thereby providing a plurality of discrete, vertically-aligned sealed air-chambers in said sole;
- (d) an upper sealing member adapted to overlay said air-chamber member.
A one-piece sole for use in an athletic shoe which comprises:
- (a) a base member carrying on its underneath surface, a plurality of ground gripping studs;
- (b) a thin, lower sealing member;
- (c) a mid-sole containing a plurality of discrete, vertically-aligned alveoli extending from the top surface of said mid-sole downwardly to a point marginally above the bottom surface of said mid-sole, the height of the said mid-sole greater at the heel portion than at the toe portion;
- and the concentration of said alveoli greater in the portion of the mid-sole corresponding to the ball and plant of the foot and the lateral side of said mid-sole;
- (d) an air-chamber member comprising a thin, resilient member with a plurality of downwardly depending, open-topped discrete air-chambers, said air-chambers corresponding in size, shape and position to said alveoli in said mid-sole;
- (e) an upper sealing member adjusted to overlay said air-chamber member and to seal said air-chambers.
In a shoe comprising an upper portion and a sole portion, the improvement comprising the sole consisting of a one-piece sole for use in an athletic shoe which comprises:
- (a) a base member carrying on its underneath surface, a plurality of ground gripping studs;
- (b) a thin, lower sealing member;
- (c) a mid-sole containing a plurality of discrete, vertically-aligned alveoli extending from the top surface of said mid-sole downwardly to a point marginally above the bottom surface of said mid-sole, the height of said mid-sole greater at the heel portion than at the toe portion;
- and the concentration of said alveoli greater in the portion of the mid-sole corresponding to the ball and plant of the foot and the lateral side of said mid-sole;
- (d) an air-chamber member comprising a thin, resilient member with a plurality of downwardly depending, open-topped discrete air-chambers, said air-chambers corresponding in size, shape and position to said alveoli in said mid-sole;
- (e) an upper sealing member adjusted to overlay said air-chamber member and to seal said air-chambers;
- and a wedge inserted in said shoe on the top of said upper sealing member of said sole, said wedge consisting of a wedge-shaped arch support for use in a shoe which comprises a raised area corresponding to the heel of the foot, the lateral portion of the wedge decreasing in height from the heel to the toe and the medial portion sloping marginally from the heel forward to the ball portion of the foot then convexly downward to the toe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.