US4083125A
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Outer sole for shoe especially sport shoes as well as shoes provided with such outer sole
Assignee: Tretorn AB
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Filing: 1976-06-08
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Granted: 1978-04-11
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Expires: 1996-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A profiled outer sole for shoes, especially sport shoes, made in a mold and consisting of rubber or other material having rubber-elastic properties, which is provided with profiled projections laterally delimiting the tread surface of the outer sole; the profiled projections, in turn, are provided with groove-shaped slots extending obliquely to the respective tangential plane tangential to the outer boundary surfaces of the individual profiled projections within the bisecting plane thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Benseler
- 👤 Horst Schaefer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:08
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B7/00; A43B7/06; A43B7/08; A43B7/081; A43B13/00; A43B13/14; A43B13/22; A43B13/223; A43B5/00; A43B5/10; A43B7/082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A profiled outer sole for shoes made of a material having rubber-elastic properties, and provided with profiled projection means arranged along lateral sole edges, characterized in that the profiled projection means laterally delimit a tread surface of the outer sole, each of the profiled projection means are provided with at least two V-shaped slots opening in a direction toward a longitudinal axis of the sole and extending obliquely to a tangential plane at outer boundary surfaces of the individual profiled projection means in a bisecting plane thereof, said at least two V-shaped slots are nested one within the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A profiled outer sole for shoes made of a material having rubber-elastic properties, and provided with profiled projection means arranged along lateral sole edges, characterized in that the profiled projection means laterally delimit a tread surface of the outer sole, each of the profiled projection means are provided with at least two V-shaped slots opening in a direction toward a longitudinal axis of the sole and extending obliquely to a tangential plane at outer boundary surfaces of the individual profiled projection means in a bisecting plane thereof, said at least two V-shaped slots are nested one within the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer sole is a molded sole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An outer sole according to claim 2, characterized in that the V-shaped slots are arranged at least approximately symmetrically to the respective bisecting plane of the individual profiled projection means extending substantially perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the sole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer sole is for sports shoes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer sole is made from a material selected from the group consisting of rubber and synthetic resinous materials.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that the profiled projection means are approximately block-shaped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that the V-shaped slots are arranged at least approximately symmetrically to the respective bisecting plane of the individual profiled projection means extending substantially perpendicularly to the sole longitudinal axis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
An outer sole according to claim 7, characterized in that the V-shaped slots subtend an angle of about 20° to about 40° with the tangential plane at the outer boundary surface of the respective profiled projection means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
An outer sole according to claim 8, characterized in that the V-shaped slots have a width of about 1 to 2 mm. and a depth which corresponds to approximately half a height of the profiled projection means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
An outer sole according to claim 9, characterized in that a mutual spacing of adjacent V-shaped slots corresponds approximately to a width of such a slot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
An outer sole according to claim 8, characterized in that the V-shaped slots subtend an angle of about 30° with a tangential plane at the outer boundary surface of the respective profiled projection means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
An outer sole according to claim 8, characterized in that the V-shaped slots subtend an angle of about 20° to about 40° with the tangential plane at the outer boundary surface of the respective profiled projection means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
An outer sole according to claim 8, characterized in that the V-shaped slots have a width of about 1 to 2 mm. and a depth which corresponds to approximately half a height of the profiled projection means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
An outer sole according to claim 8, characterized in that a mutual spacing of adjacent groove-shaped slots corresponds approximately to a width of such a slot.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
An outer sole according to claim 8, characterized in that rows of profiled projection means are disposed at both lateral sole edges and are connected with each other by segmentally-shaped profiled projections.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
An outer sole according to claim 15, characterized in that the segmentally shaped profiled projections are provided with groove-shaped slots extending at least approximately perpendicularly to the sole longitudinal axis.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
46 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that the profiled projection means delimiting a front of the sole and associated segmentally shaped profiled projections surround inner profiled projections with smaller effective tread surface than a surface of the profiled projection means surrounding the same.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
An outer sole according to claim 17, characterized in that the inner profiled projections are knub shaped.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that the segmentally shaped profiled projection means delimiting a rear of the sole and associated segmentally shaped profiled projections surround profile projections with smaller effective tread surface than a surface of the profiled projection means surrounding the same.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
An outer sole according to claim 19, characterized in that the inner profiled projections are knub-shaped.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
44 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that edges of the tread surface of the outer sole extend essentially parallel to the sole longitudinal axis and are formed by extensions which project with respect to the lateral surfaces of the outer sole.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
An outer sole according to claim 21, characterized in that the lateral extensions extend beyond longitudinal sides of the sole with the exception of a strongly rounded-off forward and rear outer sole ends.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
An outer sole according to claim 22, characterized in that the lateral extensions are constructed as shoulders rounded-off at the tread surface of the outer sole.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
38 words
An outer sole according to claim 23, characterized in that the shoulders terminate at least within an area of a forward end of the sole in a drawn-up shell edge of an outer sole constructed as shell sole.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
An outer sole according to claim 23, characterized in that the extensions of the outer sole are constructed as continuous shoulder band.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
25 words
An outer sole according to claim 23, characterized in that the lateral extensions of the outer sole are constructed as shoulder strips interrupted by gaps.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
27 words
An outer sole according to claim 23, characterized in that the lateral extensions continue in the tread surface of the outer sole in block-shaped profiled projection means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
37 words
An outer sole according to claim 23, characterized in that the extensions continue in the tread surface of the outer sole in profiled projection means connected with each other band-shaped at the edge of the tread surface.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
44 words
An outer sole according to claim 1, characterized in that edges of the tread surface of the outer sole extend essentially parallel to the sole longitudinal axis and are formed by extensions which project with respect to the lateral surfaces of the outer sole.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
33 words
An outer sole according to claim 29, characterized in that the lateral extensions extend beyond longitudinal sides of the sole with a exception of the strongly rounded-off forward and rear outer sole ends.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
26 words
An outer sole according to claim 29, characterized in that the lateral extensions are constructed as shoulders rounded-off at the tread surface of the outer sole.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
38 words
An outer sole according to claim 29, characterized in that the shoulders terminate at least within an area of a forward end of the sole in a drawn-up shell edge of an outer sole constructed as shell sole.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
22 words
An outer sole according to claim 29, characterized in that the extensions of the outer sole are constructed as continuous shoulder band.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
25 words
An outer sole according to claim 29, characterized in that the lateral extensions of the outer sole are constructed as shoulder strips interrupted by gaps.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
27 words
An outer sole according to claim 29, characterized in that the lateral extensions continue in the tread surface of the outer sole in block-shaped profiled projection means.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
37 words
An outer sole according to claim 29, characterized in that the extensions continue in the tread surface of the outer sole in profiled projection means connected with each other band-shaped at the edge of the tread surface.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
90 words
A profiled outer sole for shoes made of a material having rubber-elastic properties, and provided with profiled projection means arranged along lateral sole edges, characterized in that the profiled projection means laterally delimiting a tread surface of the outer sole are provided with groove-shaped slots extending obliquely to a tangential plane at outer boundary surfaces of the individual profiled projection means in a bisecting plane thereof, and in that rows of profiled projection means disposed at both lateral sole edges are connected with each other by segmentally shaped profiled projections.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
90 words
A profiled outer sole for shoes made of a material having rubber-elastic properties, and provided with profiled projection means arranged along lateral sole edges, characterized in that the profiled projection means laterally delimiting a tread surface of the outer sole are provided with groove-shaped slots extending obliquely to a tangential plane at outer boundary surfaces of the individual profiled projection means in a bisecting plane thereof, and in that rows of profiled projection means disposed at both lateral sole edges are connected with each other by segmentally shaped profiled projections.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
28 words
An outer sole according to claim 32, characterized in that the profiled projections are provided with groove-shaped slots extending at least approximately perpendicularly to the sole longitudinal axis.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
46 words
An outer sole according to claim 37, characterized in that the profiled projection means delimiting a front of the sole and associated segmentally shaped profiled projections surround inner profiled projections with smaller effective tread surface than a surface of the profiled projection means surrounding the same.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
47 words
An outer sole according to claim 37, characterized in that the segmentally shaped profiled projection means delimiting a rear of the sole and associated segmentally shaped profiled projections surround profile projections with smaller effective tread surface than a surface of the profiled projection means surrounding the same.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-04-10 | 1981-10-10 | 1982-04-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-04-10 | 1985-10-10 | 1986-04-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-04-10 | 1989-10-10 | 1990-04-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |