EP0811330A3 - Shoe with naturally contoured sole - Google Patents

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EP0811330A3
EP0811330A3 EP97250029A EP97250029A EP0811330A3 EP 0811330 A3 EP0811330 A3 EP 0811330A3 EP 97250029 A EP97250029 A EP 97250029A EP 97250029 A EP97250029 A EP 97250029A EP 0811330 A3 EP0811330 A3 EP 0811330A3
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Frampton E. Ellis Iii
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Priority to EP00201348A priority Critical patent/EP1034714A3/en
Priority to EP01204088A priority patent/EP1199001A1/en
Priority to EP99204164A priority patent/EP0983734B1/en
Priority to EP00204038A priority patent/EP1104658A1/en
Priority to EP00200095A priority patent/EP1038457B1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/02—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the material
    • A43B13/12—Soles with several layers of different materials
    • A43B13/125—Soles with several layers of different materials characterised by the midsole or middle layer
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/141—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form with a part of the sole being flexible, e.g. permitting articulation or torsion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/143—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions, e.g. for improving roll-off of the foot
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/143—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions, e.g. for improving roll-off of the foot
    • A43B13/145—Convex portions, e.g. with a bump or projection, e.g. 'Masai' type shoes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/143—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions, e.g. for improving roll-off of the foot
    • A43B13/146—Concave end portions, e.g. with a cavity or cut-out portion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/143—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions, e.g. for improving roll-off of the foot
    • A43B13/148—Wedged end portions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/06—Running shoes; Track shoes

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  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
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Abstract

A construction for a shoe (20), particularly an athletic shoe such as a running shoe, includes a sole (28) provided with at least one bulge having concavely rounded inner and outer surfaces (30, 31). The bulge may be located on a side of the shoe sole (28) at a location which substantially corresponds to the location of one of the essential structural support and propulsion elements of an intended wearer's foot when inside the shoe. The thickness of the bulge decreases gradually in at least one of an anterior or posterior direction to a lesser thickness, as viewed in a horizontal plane when the shoe sole (28) is in an upright, unloaded condition.
EP97250029A 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole Expired - Lifetime EP0811330B1 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP01204088A EP1199001A1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP99204164A EP0983734B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe sole structures with tapering thickness in a horizontal plane
EP00204038A EP1104658A1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP00200095A EP1038457B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Rounded midsole side with greater thickness
EP00201348A EP1034714A3 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Rounded midsole sides

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US21938788A 1988-07-15 1988-07-15
US219387 1988-07-15
US23966788A 1988-09-02 1988-09-02
US239667 1988-09-02
PCT/US1989/003076 WO1990000358A1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP89909337A EP0424471B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole

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EP89909337A Division EP0424471B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP89909337.1 Division 1990-01-30

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EP99204164A Division EP0983734B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe sole structures with tapering thickness in a horizontal plane
EP00204038A Division EP1104658A1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP00201348A Division EP1034714A3 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Rounded midsole sides
EP00200095A Division EP1038457B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Rounded midsole side with greater thickness

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EP0811330A2 EP0811330A2 (en) 1997-12-10
EP0811330A3 true EP0811330A3 (en) 1999-06-16
EP0811330B1 EP0811330B1 (en) 2001-10-17

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EP00200095A Expired - Lifetime EP1038457B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Rounded midsole side with greater thickness
EP89909337A Expired - Lifetime EP0424471B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP01204088A Withdrawn EP1199001A1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP99204164A Revoked EP0983734B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe sole structures with tapering thickness in a horizontal plane
EP00204038A Withdrawn EP1104658A1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP97250029A Expired - Lifetime EP0811330B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP00201348A Withdrawn EP1034714A3 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Rounded midsole sides

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EP00200095A Expired - Lifetime EP1038457B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Rounded midsole side with greater thickness
EP89909337A Expired - Lifetime EP0424471B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP01204088A Withdrawn EP1199001A1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole
EP99204164A Revoked EP0983734B1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe sole structures with tapering thickness in a horizontal plane
EP00204038A Withdrawn EP1104658A1 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Shoe with naturally contoured sole

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EP00201348A Withdrawn EP1034714A3 (en) 1988-07-15 1989-07-14 Rounded midsole sides

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JP (4) JP3138770B2 (en)
KR (1) KR900701188A (en)
AT (4) ATE158479T1 (en)
AU (1) AU641126B2 (en)
CA (2) CA1340997C (en)
DE (4) DE68929335T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2166631T3 (en)
HK (2) HK1028939A1 (en)
NZ (1) NZ229949A (en)
WO (1) WO1990000358A1 (en)

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