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US 7,181,869 B2Granted
Shoe with optimal mass distribution
Assigneeadidas International Marketing B.V.
InventorsRoland G. Seydel, Wolfgang Scholz
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Abstract
Disclosed is a shoe including an upper for receiving a foot and a sole unit with a heel region and forefoot region, wherein an additional weight is arranged in at least one of the forefoot region and the heel region of the sole unit to stabilize the foot against at least one torque acting on a wearer's foot.
Claims19
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper for receiving a foot;
- a sole unit coupled to the upper and comprising a heel region and a forefoot region;
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- a weight arranged in the sole unit for stabilizing the foot against at least one torque acting on the foot when striking an object, wherein the weight is substantially symmetrically distributed around at least one of an axis running generally through an area corresponding to first and second metatarso-phalangeal joints and an axis running generally through an area corresponding to third, fourth, and fifth metatarso-phalangeal joints of the foot.
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