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Additive manufactured metal sports performance footwear components

US10016013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

adidas AG · DE

Inventors

Marco Kormann · Herzogenaurach, DE
Justin Thomas Steeds · Herzogenaurach, DE
Fionn CORCORAN-TADD · Portland, US
Daniel Stephen Price · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2015
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/25
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sole (100; 200) for a shoe (300), in particular for a cycling shoe (300), comprising: (a.) a three-dimensionally shaped rim (110); and (b.) a plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222), wherein (c.) at least two (122-125; 221-222) of the plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222) extend from a heel region (112) of the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200) to a toe region (115) of the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200), and wherein (d.) the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200) and the plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222) are integrally manufactured as a single piece in an additive manufacturing process.

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