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US 8,522,457 B2Granted
Sole
Assigneeadidas International Marketing B.V.
InventorsWolfgang Scholz, Jurgen Weidl
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Abstract
A sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, includes a unidirectional bending element. The unidirectional bending element enables a dorsal bending of the sole (bending of the sole in the direction upward and away from the ground) and blocks a plantar bending of the sole (bending of the sole in the direction downward and towards the ground). The unidirectional bending element may be arranged at a first layer of the sole and may vertically project from the first layer.
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A sole for a shoe, comprising:
- a unidirectional bending element which enables a dorsal bending of the sole and which blocks a plantar bending,
- wherein the sole defines an indentation for receiving the unidirectional bending element,
- wherein a width of the unidirectional bending element is less than half of a width of the sole, and
- wherein the unidirectional bending element is readily exchangeable with respect to the indentation of the sole.
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A sole for a shoe, comprising:
- a unidirectional bending element which enables a dorsal bending of the sole and which blocks a plantar bending,
- wherein the unidirectional bending, element is arranged at a first layer of the sole and vertically projects from the first layer,
- wherein the sole comprises a second layer,
- wherein the second layer comprises a first cleat, and
- wherein the second layer defines an indentation for receiving the unidirectional bending element.
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A sole for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a unidirectional bending element comprising a base and a plurality of blocks extending from the base,
- wherein the plurality of blocks are separated by indentations extending across a width of the unidirectional bending element,
- wherein when the plurality of blocks are moved in a dorsal direction, the plurality of blocks are capable of moving away from each other to thereby permit a dorsal bending of the sole,
- wherein when the plurality of blocks are moved in a plantar direction, the plurality of blocks contact each other to impede movement to thereby restrict plantar bending of the sole, and
- wherein the width of the unidirectional bending element is less titan half a width of the sole at every point along the entire length of the unidirectional bending element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.