Composite outsole
AssigneeForest A. Pruitt
InventorCharles P. Mackey
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Abstract
A composite outsole for a shoe includes a leather sole piece, an inner sole bonded to the outsole and a back plate interleaved between the inner sole and the outsole and at least partially embedded within the outsole in a region substantially coextensive with the ball support area of the sole. Multiple pockets are formed in the tread surface of the outsole and are spaced apart substantially within the ball support region. Each pocket is filled by a stud which is integrally formed with the back plate. Each stud is characterized by a large diameter portion having an external wear surface disposed substantially flush with the external tread surface of the leather outsole, and a small diameter portion which links the large diameter portion with the back plate.
Claims4
A composite outsole for a shoe comprising a sole piece having a body portion, an outsole tread surface formed on one side of said body portion and an inner support surface formed on the opposite side of said body portion, said body portion having multiple stud cavities intersecting said outside tread surface and extending partially into said body portion within a ball support region, said outsole body portion surrounding each stud cavity being undercut thereby defining a counterbore pocket in communication with said cavity, and an injection body of resin material embedded within each cavity and in each counterbore pocket, respectively, thereby defining a stud and a back plate in each pocket, with each stud and back plate being integrally formed together.
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