Outsole for a shoe

US11576466B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• adidas AG · DE

Inventors

• Benjamin Alexander THOMPSETT · Nuremberg, DE
• Arnau Sanjuan Roman · Brooklyn, US
• Harry Miles · Madison, US
• Baptiste Tarenne · Furth, DE
• Strahinja Spasic · Los Angeles, US
• Daniel RUIZ · Erlangen, DE
• Tobias BIEGEL · Großhabersdorf, DE
• Robert Stinchcomb · Chestertown, US
• Stefan Jürgen Schneider · Dietenhofen, DE
• Mareike Engel · Seukendorf, DE
• Hannes SCHAEFKE · Furth, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 29, 2022
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 29, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A43B13/223
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An outsole for a shoe including first and second sole segments that overlap at least partially. The first sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a mid-foot portion of the outsole. The second sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a toe portion of the outsole. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a first cushion element arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one first stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a second cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one second stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole may be an outsole for a football shoe.