Midsole for a shoe
US12225967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y10/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A midsole for a shoe, where the midsole is 3D printed from an elastic polymeric material, the midsole comprising: a sole facing surface, a foot facing surface, a plurality of walls that in a first position are substantially perpendicular to the sole facing surface that extend from the sole facing surface to the foot facing surface where each wall has a height, where the plurality walls define a plurality of cells having a central axis that is substantially parallel to the walls and having a radius from a wall to the central axis, where the walls in a second position are configured to elastically deform upon application of an external force so that the deformation provides a change in the radius and/or the height, and where the walls are adapted to return to their first position upon removal of the external force.
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