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US 12,193,538 · App. 17/154,481 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Shoe sole

Inventors: Paul Leonard Michael Smith (Herzogenaurach, DE); James Tarrier (Herzogenaurach, DE); Angus Wardlaw (Herzogenaurach, DE); Heiko Schlarb (Herzogenaurach, DE)
Assignee: adidas AG
A43B13/16A43B5/06A43B13/026A43B13/141A43B13/186A43B13/187A43B13/188A43C15/168
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Patent No.
US 12,193,538
App. No.
17/154,481
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described are soles for shoes, and shoes with such soles. The sole includes a first partial region and a second partial region, a cushioning element, and a protection element. The cushioning element is arranged within at least a portion of the first partial region and within at least a portion of the second partial region. The protection element is also arranged within at least a portion of the first partial region and within at least a portion of the second partial region. The cushioning element has a greater stiffness in the first partial region than in the second partial region. When a wearer treads down with the sole on a surface, the protection element has a larger contact area with the surface in the first partial region than in the second partial region.

Claims (19)

1. A sole for a shoe comprising

a first partial region arranged entirely on a medial side of the sole and a second partial region arranged entirely on a lateral side of the sole, wherein the first partial region and the second partial region are in contact with each other;

a cushioning element comprising randomly arranged particles of an expanded material, wherein the cushioning element is arranged within at least a portion of the first partial region and within at least a portion of the second partial region; and

a protection element arranged within at least a portion of the first partial region and within at least a portion of the second partial region, wherein the protection element comprises a greater bending stiffness in the first partial region than in the second partial region; wherein the protection element in the first partial region and the second partial region comprises protrusions; wherein a contact area between the protrusions and a surface decreases continuously in a direction from the medial side of the sole to the lateral side of the sole; and wherein the protrusions in the second partial region penetrate into the cushioning element when a user treads down on the sole.

2. The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the protection element is arranged beneath the cushioning element and directly at the cushioning element.

3. The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the sole further comprises a midsole, and the cushioning element forms at least a portion of the midsole.

4. The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the sole further comprises an outsole, and the protection element forms at least a portion of the outsole.

5. The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the cushioning element comprises a greater density in the first partial region than in the second partial region.

6. The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the particles of the expanded material are selected from a group consisting of expanded thermoplastic polyurethane particles and expanded polyether-block-amide particles.

7. The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the cushioning element further comprises a reinforcing element.

8. The sole according to claim 7 , wherein the reinforcing element extends into the first partial region and the second partial region.

9. The sole according to claim 1 , where the protection element further comprises a plurality of openings.

10. The sole according to claim 1 , where the protection element further comprises regions of thinner material.

11. The sole according to claim 10 , where the protection element further comprises a plurality of openings and regions of thinner material in the first partial region, wherein on average, the plurality of openings and the regions of thinner material in the second partial region occupy a larger area than a plurality of openings and regions of thinner material in the first partial region.

12. The sole according to claim 1 , where the protection element further comprises a plurality of openings and regions of thinner material in the second partial region, wherein on average, the plurality of openings and the regions of thinner material in the second partial region occupy a larger area than a plurality of openings or regions of thinner material in the first partial region.

13. The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the cushioning element is one integral piece.

14. The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the cushioning element comprises two or more separate partial elements.

15. The sole according to claim 14 , wherein the two or more separate partial elements are connected by glue, a weld, or fusion.

16. A shoe with a sole according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2021
From: SMITH, PAUL LEONARD MICHAEL; TARRIER, JAMES; WARDLAW, ANGUS; SCHLARB, HEIKO
To: ADIDAS AG
Reel/Frame 054986/0794 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 215 897.4 · Aug 11, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14823227 · Aug 11, 2015
Related Publication 20210161249A1 · Jun 3, 2021
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