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US 6,199,303 B1Granted
Shoe with stability element
Assigneeadidas International B.V.
InventorsSimon Luthi, Frans Xavier Karl Kalin, Jeffrey E. Gebhard, Charles D. Kraeuter
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Abstract
An article of footwear including a sole with a stability element constructed of a material and configured for controlling, in a pre-selected manner, the rotation of the forefoot portion of the article of footwear around the longitudinal axis with respect to the rearfoot portion.
Claims4
An article of footwear having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a rearfoot portion;
- a forefoot portion;
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- a sole including a medial side, a lateral side, and a stability element extending from the rearfoot portion into the forefoot portion substantially along the medial side of the forefoot portion, the stability element comprising a forefoot portion, a rearfoot portion, and a twisting area portion disposed therebetween, wherein the twisting area portion comprises at least one of a narrower lateral dimension, a thinner dimension, a more elastic material, a different shape, and any combination thereof than at least one of the forefoot portion and the rearfoot portion of the stability element to control in a pre-selected manner rotation of the forefoot portion relative to the rearfoot portion of the sole.
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An article of footwear having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a rearfoot portion;
- a forefoot portion;
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- a sole including a stability element extending from the rearfoot portion into the forefoot portion, the stability element comprising a forefoot portion, a rearfoot portion, and a twisting area portion disposed therebetween, wherein the twisting area portion comprises at least one of a narrower lateral dimension, a thinner dimension, a more elastic material, a different shape, and any combination thereof than at least one of the forefoot portion and the rearfoot portion of the stability element to control in a pre-selected manner rotation of the forefoot portion relative to the rearfoot portion of the sole, and wherein the stability element includes two parts connected to form a generally V-shaped stability element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.