Structural element for a shoe sole

US7644518B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• adidas International Marketing B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Matthew Daniel Chandler · Swindon, GB
• Timothy David Lucas · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Jan Hill
• Robert Leimer · Portland, US
• Mark Andrew Henderson · Portland, US
• Angus Wardlaw · Nuremberg, DE
• Charles Griffin Wilson, III · Kearney, US
• Gerd Rainer Manz · Weisendorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 2008
• Grant date: Jan 12, 2010
• Expiry date: Feb 25, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A43B21/26
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a foot. Further, the heel part can include a plurality of side walls arranged below the heel cup or rim and at least one tension element that interconnects at least one side wall to another side wall or to the heel cup or rim. The heel cup or rim, the plurality of side walls, and the at least one tension element can be integrally formed as a single piece.