Shoe and sole

US9339079B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• adidas AG · DE

Inventors

• Timothy David Lucas · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Gerd Rainer Manz · Weisendorf, DE
• Jan Hill
• Paul Leonard Michael Smith · Herzogenaurach, DE
• John Whiteman · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 2015
• Grant date: May 17, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 10, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A43B21/32
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to shoe, in particular a sports shoe. The shoe includes a sole plate having in a forefoot area a plurality of leaf spring elements, wherein the sole plate and the plurality of leaf spring elements are manufactured as a single piece. Each of the plurality of leaf spring elements has one free end not connected with the sole plate.