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Shoe and sole

US9345285B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

14References

32Claims

0Family size

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	Dec 14, 2010
Grant date	May 24, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 5, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA43B21/32
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther 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.

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