EP0890321B1 - Chaussure de sport avec chassis exterieur - Google Patents

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EP0890321B1
EP0890321B1 EP98112575A EP98112575A EP0890321B1 EP 0890321 B1 EP0890321 B1 EP 0890321B1 EP 98112575 A EP98112575 A EP 98112575A EP 98112575 A EP98112575 A EP 98112575A EP 0890321 B1 EP0890321 B1 EP 0890321B1
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Jeff Gebhard
Charles D. Kraeuter
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/1425—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the ball of the foot, i.e. the joint between the first metatarsal and first phalange
    • 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
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/187—Resiliency achieved by the features of the material, e.g. foam, non liquid materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B17/00—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined
    • A43B17/02—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined wedge-like or resilient
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/14—Moccasins, opanken, or like shoes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/143—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the lateral arch, i.e. the cuboid bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/1435—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the joint between the fifth phalange and the fifth metatarsal bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/144—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/145—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the toes, i.e. the phalanges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/18—Joint supports, e.g. instep supports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C1/00—Shoe lacing fastenings
    • A43C1/04—Shoe lacing fastenings with rings or loops

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  • This invention relates generally to shoes, and more particularly to shoes wherein light weight and the ability to tailor the stiffness and flexure of the shoe is an important consideration.
  • a need remains for a light-weight shoe that minimizes the material in the sole, adequately supports the foot, and which can be readily customized for an individual's foot or for a particular activity.
  • an object of the invention to provide a shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, which can be customized to support the foot in accordance with requirements of a particular sport or activity.
  • An athletic shoe according to the invention comprises an upper having an external bottom surface, a structural chassis affixed to the external bottom surface of the upper, a plurality of spaced-apart sole elements affixed to a bottom surface of the structural chassis and at least one exposed portion of the structural chassis bottom surface between the sole elements wherein the structural chassis is made of a stiff and resilient material and wherein the spaced apart sole elements comprise cushioning material.
  • the structural chassis may be contoured to conform to the underside of the foot.
  • the structural chassis has one or more notches or slots in locations selected to permit a desired flexure of the foot.
  • the length and width of the notches can be varied to vary the shoe's flexibility.
  • the structural chassis can be without flexure notches, and rely instead on differing thicknesses of materials to vary its flexibility in different areas of the shoe.
  • An athletic shoe according to the present invention utilizes a single structure for altering the support and flex of the shoe, thereby overcoming the disadvantage in the prior art that requires multiple elements to be modified to achieve the same result.
  • FIGS. 1-3 A right shoe 10 according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 1-3.
  • a corresponding left shoe is a mirror image of the right shoe and is therefore not described further.
  • the shoe includes an upper 12 that is designed to receive a foot.
  • the upper 12 can be made of any number of materials as is known in the art including mesh and/or leather, and is preferably of a moccasin-type construction.
  • An advantage of the present invention is that since structural support for the foot is provided by the external chassis described below, the upper need not do so, and its weight can be minimized.
  • a conventional lacing system incorporating holes in the upper is used, although other lacing arrangements could be used.
  • the upper further may also include features such as a foam-filled ankle collar 13 surrounding the ankle opening for added comfort.
  • the description of the upper 12 is by way of illustration only; numerous alternative upper designs will work equally well.
  • chassis 14 Mounted on the bottom of upper 12 is an external chassis 14, which underlies and supports the foot. Sole elements 16-24 underlie chassis 14, and in the preferred embodiment, are attached thereto by an adhesive.
  • chassis 14 is based on the structure and bio-mechanics of the human foot.
  • a top plan view of a right human foot skeleton is shown in FIG. 5.
  • the foot is attached to the leg (not shown) by the talus or anklebone 28.
  • Positioned below and rearwardly of the talus 28 is the calcaneus 30 (i.e., the heel bone).
  • the navicular 32 and the cuboid 34 are positioned below and forward of the talus 28.
  • Three cuneiform bones 36 extend forwardly from the navicular 32.
  • Extending forwardly from the cuneiform bones 36 and from the cuboid 34 are the five metatarsals 38, which are numbered a through e from left to right in FIG. S (i.e., from big toe to little toe).
  • Forwardly of each metatarsal bone is a respective phalange 40 that forms the toe.
  • MTP metatarsal phalangeal
  • a first MTP joint 42 a second MTP joint 44, a third MTP joint 46, a fourth MTP joint 48, and a fifth MTP joint 50.
  • MTP joints can be used to define two axes about which the foot pushes off during certain push-off movements.
  • a lateral push-off axis A 1 is defined by a line running generally through the third (46), fourth (48), and fifth (50) MTP joints.
  • the lateral push-off axis is used for push-offs towards the lateral side.
  • chassis 14 is designed to accommodate the natural flexing of the foot about the lateral push-off axes.
  • chassis 14 is shaped to underlie and support the entire foot.
  • the chassis underlies the arch and the forward portion of the foot, a heel-supporting sole element is attached directly to the upper.
  • the chassis is preferably made of a relatively stiff, resilient material, such as plastic, fiberglass, or a carbon fiber-containing material for high-performance applications.
  • the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-3 includes an arch support flange 52, and lateral stability flanges 53 the size and shape of which can be varied as required for different foot types and for different sports.
  • Notches 56 and 58 at the base of arch support flange 52 provide a predetermined amount of torsional flexure in the middle part of the chassis and shoe.
  • notches 56 and 58 can be varied as well to provide nearly any amount of torsional rigidity to the shoe.
  • Notches 64 and 66 formed on opposite sides of the chassis along axis A 1 ', which underlies the lateral push-off axis (A 1 ) of the foot.
  • the length and/or width of these two notches can also be varied to produce the desired stiffness and/or flexibility of the shoe about the lateral axis.
  • slots 70, 71 and hole 72 are formed in the heel portion of the chassis to provide flexibility in this region. Additional slots can be formed within the heel region if desired, and as with the other notches described above, the length and/or width can be modified.
  • Chassis 14 also includes medial and lateral heel flanges 80 and 82 respectively to center and retain the heel in place.
  • FIGS. 1-3 The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-3 includes sole elements 18-24 attached to the bottom surface of chassis 14. As will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art however, more or fewer sole elements of different configurations may be used. Sole elements may be positioned to correspond to one or more ground-engaging anatomical structures of the unshod foot. Referring to FIG. 5, these points include, but are not limited to, the calcaneus, the head of the first metatarsal, the head of the fifth metatarsal, the base of the fifth metatarsal, the head of the first distal phalange, and the head of the fifth distal phalange.
  • each sole element provides traction, abrasion resistance and cushioning. These functions can be satisfied in many different ways. Any of sole elements 18-24 can have an outer, abrasion-resistant layer 19 made from a material such as a durable rubber. The outer layer 19 encases a cushioning material 96 such as EVA or polyurethane. Other embodiments of the sole elements are described further below.
  • each sole element is affixed to the bottom of the chassis using conventional adhesives, although the invention is not limited thereto. Sole element 24 is affixed to the heel portion where it provides traction, and cushions impacts to the calcaneus or heel bone of the foot.
  • Element 18 is affixed to the chassis in the region underlying the "ball of the foot", and provides traction and cushioning for the first metatarsal head.
  • Sole elements 20 and 22 support the fifth metatarsal head, and the base of the fifth metatarsal in the lateral midtarsal portion of the foot respectively.
  • Sole element 16 is affixed to the chassis below the toe region of the upper, and in other embodiments can extend forward and upwardly around the front end of upper. Any number of different surface ornamentations can be applied to these portions, limited only by the creativity and ingenuity of the shoe designer.
  • any of the sole elements 16-24 in the preferred embodiment include rounded edges as shown at 22a in FIG. 4. This feature is explained in greater detail in U.S. Patent No. 5,317,819 to Ellis.
  • the sole elements are filled with gas, such as air, or a visco-elastic material.
  • gas such as air
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 A yet further embodiment of the sole elements is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.
  • an individual sole element 160 is shown, which is preferably mounted on the shoe underneath the calcaneus bone, i.e., the heel.
  • other similar sole elements can be placed in other load bearing points on the shoe corresponding to one or more ground-engaging anatomical structures of the unshod foot, including, but not limited to the calcaneus, the head of the first metatarsal, the head of the fifth metatarsal, the base of the fifth metatarsal, the head of the first distal phalange, and the head of the fifth distal phalange.
  • Sole element 160 includes a plurality of air or visco-elastic filled deformation elements 162, 164, 166 and 168. These deformation elements are mounted on a base layer 170.
  • the deformation elements are preferably elongate, channels extending generally, radially outward from a common origin 176.
  • the channels are formed by sidewalls 172 extending vertically upward from the base layer to a top, ground-contacting surface 174 and sealed by end-walls to form sealed interior channels 178.
  • These channels 178 are then filled with a gas, such as air, or a visco-elastic material.
  • a plurality of hollow, intermediate ribs 180 can be mounted on the base plate between adjacent deformation elements.
  • the deformation elements allow the base plate to shift horizontally relative to the ground-contacting surface as a result of impact. This shifting reduces the impact by increasing the amount of time the load is dissipated over.
  • Other embodiments of these deformation elements are described in commonly-assigned, copending patent application Ser. No. 08/327,461 filed August 16, 1995 entitled “Anisotropic Deformation pad for Footwear,”.
  • the shoe according to the invention can work with any of the embodiments shown therein.
  • the design of the sole elements can be modified so that different portions of the upper are exposed than those shown above.
  • An example of such an alternative design is shown in FIG. 11.
  • the sole elements include a toe element 140, a forefoot element 146, and a heel element 148.
  • Two additional forefoot elements 142 and 144 are disposed between the toe portion and the forefoot portion.
  • the lateral element 144 is integrally formed with the main forefoot portion 146 while the medial forefoot element 142 is a separately formed element.
  • the heel portion 148 also includes a heel flex groove 150. Unlike the forefoot flex groove, however, the heel flex groove 150 does not necessarily expose the upper. Instead the sole element is grooved in this area so as to provide a desired amount of stiffness and/or flexibility in heel area.

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  1. Une chaussure d'athlétisme (10) comprenant :
    a) une tige (12) possédant une surface de fond externe,
    b) un châssis structurel (14) fixé à la surface de fond externe de la tige (12).
    c) une pluralité d'éléments de semelle distants (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) fixés à une surface de fond du châssis structurel (14),
    d) au moins une partie exposée de la surface sur la surface de fond du châssis structurel entre les éléments de semelle (16, 18, 20, 22, 24),
    caractérisée en ce que :
    e) le châssis structurel (14) est formé d'un matériau raide et élastique, et
    f) les éléments de semelle espacés (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) comprennent un matériau d'amortissement (96).
  2. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la surface de fond externe de la tige (12) est une surface flexible ne formant pas support.
  3. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle au moins un élément de semelle (16, 18, 20, 24) est fixé à la surface de fond du châssis (14) en un emplacement choisi pour venir au-dessous d'une partie du pied de l'utilisateur choisie dans le groupe formé par le calcaneum (30), la tête du premier métatarsien (38a) la tête du cinquième métatarsien (38e), la base du cinquième métatarsien (38e), la tête de la première phalange distale et la tête de la cinquième phalange distale (40).
  4. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la partie non supportée de la surface de fond du châssis (14) est positionnée de manière à venir au-dessous d'une partie de la voûte plantaire de l'utilisateur.
  5. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la partie non supportée de la surface de fond du châssis (14) est positionnée pour venir au-dessous d'un axe de poussée dirigée selon une ligne traversant la première (42) et la seconde (44) articulation métatarse-phalange du pied de l'utilisateur.
  6. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la partie non supportée de la surface de fond du châssis (14) est positionnée pour venir au-dessous d'un axe de poussée défini par une ligne traversant la troisième (46), la quatrième (48) et la cinquième (50) articulation métatarse-phalange du pied de l'utilisateur.
  7. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le châssis (14) comprend :
    une partie arrière,
    une partie médiane et
    une partie frontale.
  8. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle la partie frontale comprend une partie support de l'avant-pied, une partie support des orteils et un axe de flexion entre ces parties.
  9. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle l'axe de flexion entre les parties supports de l'avant-pied et des orteils est aligné sur des encoches latérales opposées (66, 64) formées dans le châssis.
  10. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle la partie médiane comprend au moins un rebord latéral (53) s'étendant vers le haut.
  11. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 10, dans laquelle le au moins un rebord latéral (53) s'étendant vers le haut comprend un rebord correspondant à la tête du cinquième métatarsien (38e) du pied de l'utilisateur.
  12. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 10, dans laquelle le rebord latéral (53) s'étendant vers le haut comprend un rebord correspondant à la base du cinquième métatarsien (38e) du pied de l'utilisateur.
  13. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle la portion médiane comprend au moins un rebord médian (52) s'étendant vers le haut.
  14. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 13, dans laquelle le rebord médian (52) correspond à la voûte plantaire du pied de l'utilisateur.
  15. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle la partie arrière comprend au moins un rebord support de talon (80, 82).
  16. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 15, dans laquelle le au moins un rebord support de talon (80, 82) comporte un rebord support de talon latéral, s'étendant vers le haut.
  17. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle la partie arrière comprend des surfaces définissant au moins une gorge dans la partie de talon.
  18. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 17, dans laquelle les surfaces définissant la au moins une gorge dans la partie de talon définissent une gorge généralement longitudinale.
  19. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 17, dans laquelle les surfaces définissant la au moins une gorge dans la partie de talon définissent au moins une gorge généralement oblique.
  20. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 18, dans laquelle les surfaces définissant la au moins une gorge dans la partie de talon définissent une gorge généralement longitudinale et au moins une gorge généralement oblique.
  21. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle les surfaces définissant la au moins une gorge dans la partie de talon comprennent ledit au moins un rebord support de talon (80, 82).
  22. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la tige (12) est d'une structure du type mocassin.
  23. Une chaussure d'athlétisme selon la revendication 1, qui comprend en outre une première à l'intérieur de la tige (12).
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