Structural element for a shoe sole
Assigneeadidas International Marketing B.V.
InventorsRobert J. Lucas, Vincent Philippe Rouiller, Allen W. Van Noy, Stephen Michael Vincent
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a foot. Further, the heel part can include a plurality of side walls arranged below the heel cup or rim and at least one tension element that interconnects at least one side wall to another side wall or to the heel cup or rim. The heel cup or rim, the plurality of side walls, and the at least one tension element can be integrally formed as a single piece.
Claims20
A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:
- a first area including a first deformation element comprising a foamed material;
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- a second area including a plurality of second deformation elements disposed with the first area within a common layer of the sole, each of the second deformation elements comprising an open-walled structure free from foamed materials, wherein each of the second deformation element further comprises at least two side walls and at least one element interconnecting center regions of inside surfaces of the side walls.
An article of footwear comprising an upper and a sole, the sole comprising:
- a first area including a first deformation element comprising a foamed material;
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- a second area including a plurality of second deformation elements disposed with the first area within a common layer of the sole, each of the second deformation elements comprising an open-walled structure free from foamed materials, wherein each of the second deformation element further comprises at least two side walls and at least one element interconnecting center regions of inside surfaces of the side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.