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US 7,377,055 B2Granted
Sole for shoes particularly for practicing sports
AssigneeVibram S.p.A.
InventorMarco Bramani
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Abstract
A sole for shoes, particularly for practicing sports, including a sole body that forms, at at least one perimetric portion, a recessed region for detachably accommodating at least one pad, which is provided with a first wing that overlaps the recessed region and with a second wing that forms a lateral rising portion that can be arranged so as to protect an outer profile of the shoe.
Claims7
A sole for shoes used for practicing sports, said sole comprising
- a sole body having an upper surface, a lower surface and at least one perimetric portion,
- a recessed region of the sole body,
- at least one pad detachably accommodated in said recessed region, said at least one pad including a first wing overlapping said recessed region and a second wing forming a lateral rising portion arranged to protect an outer profile of the sole body beyond the at least one perimetric portion, and
- an upper surface of said pad including a step-like expansion between said first wing and said second wing, said step-like expansion extending in a direction from an interior of the sole body towards the at least one perimetric portion to provide an increased thickness of said pad at angled contact regions subjected to most intense wear.
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