Co-molded 3D elements

US11284669B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• adidas AG · DE

Inventors

• Stuart David Reinhardt · Beaverton, US
• Paul Leonard Michael Smith · Herzogenaurach, DE
• James Tarrier · Nuremberg, DE
• Robert Leimer · Portland, US
• Tru Huu Minh Le · Erlangen, DE
• Angus Wardlaw · Nuremberg, DE
• Warren Freeman · 流花街道, CN
• Heiko Schlarb · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Christopher Edward Holmes · Herzogenaurach, DE
• John Whiteman · Nuremberg, DE
• Sabrina Kerling · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 29, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 29, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 4, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29K2077/00
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Describes are support elements for a sole of a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, a sole and a shoe with such a support element, as well as a method for the manufacture of a support element. As examples, the support element includes a first partial member formed of a first material, and a second partial member formed of a second material. The first partial member is mechanically joined to the second partial member in a connection region, wherein the connection region is configured to allow the first partial member to rotate or slide relative to the second partial member. The first partial member, the second partial member, and the connection region can be co-molded and joined together in a single fabricating step.