Outsole for sports shoes

US4970807A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• adidas AG · DE

Inventors

• Wolf Anderie · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Franz Schacher · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 9, 1989
• Grant date: Nov 20, 1990
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2009

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A43B13/181
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An outsole of flexible plastic material for sports shoes with a recess (4) beneath the heel support surface (A) for accommodating a plurality of individual bodies (5) comprising a resilient material, which fill the recess and which in the non-loaded condition bear against each other only in a region-wise or point-wise manner, forming spaces therebetween. The individual bodies (5) may be in the form of balls and may be joined together by a matrix of small connecting limb portions, to provide for better handling.