Skateboard shoes
View Patent ↗A shoe comprising a single molded sole having a lateral section, positioned at a front outer portion of the sole, the lateral section made of a first rubber material, a medial section, positioned at a front inner portion of the sole and positioned adjacent to the lateral section, the medial section made of a third rubber material, a heel section, positioned at a rear portion of the sole, the heel section made of the third rubber material, and an arch section, positioned between the lateral section or the medial section and the heel section, the arch section made of a second rubber material.
1. A shoe comprising:
a single molded sole having
a lateral section, positioned at a front outer portion of the sole, the lateral section made of a first rubber material having a first hardness;
a medial section, positioned at a front inner portion of the sole and positioned adjacent to the lateral section, the medial section made of a third rubber material having a third hardness greater than the first hardness;
a heel section, positioned at a rear portion of the sole, the heel section made of the third rubber material having the third hardness; and
an arch section, positioned between the lateral section or the medial section and the heel section, the arch section made of a second rubber material having a second hardness.
2. The shoe of claim 1 wherein the first rubber material is a butyl rubber material.
3. The shoe of claim 1 wherein the second rubber material is a gum rubber material.
4. The shoe of claim 1 wherein the third rubber material is a carbon rubber material.
5. The shoe of claim 1 wherein the second hardness is greater than the first hardness.
6. The shoe of claim 5 wherein the third hardness is greater than the second hardness.
7. The shoe of claim 1 further comprising a channel extending between the lateral section of the sole and the medial section of the sole for separating the lateral section and the medial section.
8. The shoe of claim 7 further comprising a second channel extending between the arch section of the sole and the heel section of the sole for separating the arch section and the heel section.
9. The shoe of claim 8 further comprising a cutout in the sole that exposes a midsole of the shoe, the cutout intersecting with the channel.
10. The shoe of claim 9 further comprising a second cutout in the sole that exposes the midsole of the shoe, the second cutout intersecting with the second channel.
11. A single molded sole of a shoe comprising:
a lateral section made of a butyl rubber material having a first hardness;
a medial section, positioned adjacent to the lateral section, the medial section made of a carbon rubber material having a third hardness greater than the first hardness;
a heel section made of the carbon rubber material having the third hardness; and
an arch section, positioned between the lateral section or the medial section and the heel section, the arch section made of a gum rubber material having a second hardness greater than the first hardness and less than the third hardness.
12. The sole of claim 11 further comprising a channel extending from a location on a perimeter of the shoe and separating the lateral section from the medial section.
13. The sole of claim 11 further comprising a second channel extending from a second location on the perimeter of the shoe and separating the arch section from the heel section.
14. The sole of claim 13 further comprising a cutout for exposing a midsole, the cutout intersecting with the channel that separates the lateral section from the medial section.
15. The sole of claim 14 further comprising a second cutout for exposing the midsole, the second cutout intersecting with the second channel that separates the arch section from the heel section.