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Athletic shoe sole, particularly a soccer shoe, with a springy-elastic sole
Assignee: Puma SE
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Filing: 1983-02-17
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Granted: 1985-04-02
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Expires: 2003-02-17
Abstract
Abstract An athletic shoe, particularly a soccer shoe, with extreme flexibility in the ball area and, preferably, in the mid-foot joint area as well, is achieved by the provision or ribs in these areas on the contact side of the sole as well as on the insole side. The ribs form a continuous undulating band consisting of wave crests and valleys, and may be formed as a unitary part of the sole or may be a separate component made integral with the sole during manufacture thereof, such as by the sole material being injected or case around them.
Inventors
- 👤 Armin Dassler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 03:52
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B13/00; A43B13/14; A43B13/18; A43B13/20; A43B13/206; A43B13/181; A43B13/22; A43B13/24; A43B13/26; A43B5/00; A43B5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
Athletic shoe sole with an insole and springy-elastic outer sole made of a plastic material, such as a polyamide, to which traction fittings in the form of at least one of studs, claws and spikes are attached and which is provided, in a ball area of the outer sole, with a flexible zone comprised of parallel ribs extending transversly across the outer sole, wherein said ribs are formed, on a ground contacting side of the outer sole, as well as on a side thereof directed toward the insole, as a continuous undulating band of wave crests and valleys which rise and fall relative to both said ground contacting side and the insole directed side thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
Athletic shoe sole with an insole and springy-elastic outer sole made of a plastic material, such as a polyamide, to which traction fittings in the form of at least one of studs, claws and spikes are attached and which is provided, in a ball area of the outer sole, with a flexible zone comprised of parallel ribs extending transversly across the outer sole, wherein said ribs are formed, on a ground contacting side of the outer sole, as well as on a side thereof directed toward the insole, as a continuous undulating band of wave crests and valleys which rise and fall relative to both said ground contacting side and the insole directed side thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein the flexible zone is unitarily formed with the remainder of the outer sole of the same material thereas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 2, wherein, on the ground contacting side of the outer sole, at least some of the ribs extend over substantially the whole width of the outer sole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein, on the ground contacting side of the outer sole, at least some of the ribs extend over substantially the whole width of the outer sole.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 3, wherein, on the insole side of the sole, the ribs extend transversely across the outer sole to and terminate short of longitudinally extending side edge portions of the outer sole by an extent sufficient to provide a rib-free edge zone for attachment of the outer sole to a shoe upper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 5, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section as a line of waves with rounded-off crests on the ground contacting and insole sides of the outer sole.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section as a line of waves with rounded-off crests on the ground contacting and insole sides of the outer sole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section as a double trapezoid line.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 5, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section as a double trapezoid line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 5, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section as a saw-tooth line on both sides.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section as a saw-tooth line on both sides.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section as having V-shaped wave crests on the ground contacting side of the outer sole and trapezoidal wave crests on the insole side thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 5, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section as having V-shaped wave crests on the ground contacting side of the outer sole and trapezoidal wave crests on the insole side thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 5, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section to have a step-like meandering pattern.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein the undulating band of ribs appears in cross section to have a step-like meandering pattern.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein the undulating band of ribs is formed by one of casting and injecting of the sole material around small tubes arranged transverse to a longitudinal axis of the sole.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein a second flexible zone of said ribs is formed on both sides of the outer sole in a mid-foot joint area of the outer sole in a manner so as to leave a rib-free zone at longitudinally extending edges of both sides of the outer sole.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 17, wherein said rib-free zone is approximately 10 mm wide.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 17, wherein the ends of the ribs are rounded-off at least on the ground contacting side of the outer sole.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein said insole is provided with an intermediate piece made of a volume-compressible material which overlies the flexible zone.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 17, wherein said insole is provided with intermediate pieces made of a volume-compressible material which respectively overly the flexible zones.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 21, wherein the intermediate pieces of the insole are made of a volume-compressible material are formed of a porous or foamed rubber which, depending on the forces to which it is exposed, becomes elastic or compressible.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein the flexible zone is formed as a separate component that is integrally united into the outer sole.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
24 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 23, wherein the flexible zone component is united to the outer sole by molding of said plastic material thereto.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
Athletic shoe according to claim 1, wherein said traction fittings are attached to the outer sole in an easily replaceable manner.
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