GB2518445A - Improvements in and relating to footwear and foot analysis - Google Patents
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Abstract
A shoe comprising an outsole 1, the sole having a plurality of discrete wear depth indicator datum points 3 , the points being arranged at positions below the foot prone to wear so as to provide a visual indication of wear. Each point is preferably comprised of at least two wear indicator areas, each of different depth to the other relative to the thickness of the sole. The indicator areas may be arranged concentrically, with the thickest indicator at the centre and the thinnest at the outside. The datum points may either be flush with the surface of the shoe sole, or protrude above it. The datum points may be a different colour to the rest of the shoe sole. Also claimed is a method of analysing the wear pattern of such a shoe, by providing a reference 3D geometry of the unworn shoe to a computer, and uploading subsequent geometries of the sole at intervals during the life of the shoe to ascertain the wear pattern across the sole of the shoe. The wear pattern data may be used to make a shoe tailored to the foot of an individual by adjusting the thickness or the hardness of areas of the sole of the shoe to compensate for gait.
Description
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(mproyements In and rSatlhg to footwear and f?cI wearyjs This invention relates to footwear, and in particular to problems relating to uneven wear patterns on ag. running shoes, dUe to the individual foot characteristics of the user of the shoe, leafing to uneven wear across parts of the sole. In this patent specification the term shoe' Is intended to Include all kinds of footwear of the type having a sole, typically an elastomedc sole, in which noticeabLe wear can be expected over Urn. until a point Is reached when the shoe is no longer serviceable and has to be replaced.
Th. human foot is a compIe structute required to not just bear the weight of the human body, but additional forces Imposed on the foot during 04)..
running, and those forces tend to concentrate on specIfic areas of the foot corresponding to, typically, the end of some of the bones In the foot such as the 5th metatarsal or foot bone' representing the outer arch of the foot, tarsal bones such as the jftj and the calcaneus (n the case of the heel of the foot and the JunctIons between the metatarsal bones and phalanges or toes. These collecth'ely transmit force through the human body to the sole and hence, when the foot is in a shoe having a deforrnable sole, such as a running shoe, the area of the shoe which contacts the ground first wears away more qulcidy than other parts of the sole of the shot Where the wear is relatively even over the whole area of the sole of the shoe, this indicates that the shape of the Insole of the shoe closely matches the shape of the sole of the user of the shoe, but where It doesn't the sole of the shoe will experience. uneven wear and, similarly if the fqot strike or gait of the user is uneven, ft will also Induce uneven wear In the sole.
It is known to incorporate wear indicators in, for example, vehicle tyres whereby to warn the vehicle driver when the tyre itself is too worn for continued safe use and this general principle has also been applied to shoes, such as running shoes, as described in VVO9B/44819 where wear indicators are S Incorporated into the outsole of a shoe to thereby give a qualitative indication of wear and therefore the loss of the abihty to cushon and absorb shock, thereby indicatinq a need hr shoe repacemenL However, the causes of wear in the solo of a shoe can be complex and nclude inward rolling of the. foot during normal motion (pronsflon) as the outer edge of the heel strikes the ground and the foot rolls inward and flattens out, and the opposite condition, supination.
where the foot rolls outwarc v, especially during the pushoff phase of running.
In the case of the latter the muscles and [endons of the toot and ankle act to stabihse the foot and hence experience a large amount of strain in the process.
As a consequence, especiafly as concerns running shoes, careful selection of the correct or best shoe for each foot is often necessary, where the ctioice may be made on the recommendation of a third party if the particular snoe under consideration has not been used before by the customer.
The present invention is derived from the realisation that there is a need for a simple means whereby the wear of a sole of a shoe may he easHy determined by the user of a shoe such that e.g. romediai action can be taken to change the gait of the user to neutralise problems associated with the foot strike where tths is possible, although if it is not, to instead compensate for such uneven wear by the use of shoe insole inserts to correct the balance of wear across the whole of the shoe sole, or by making a shoe with an insole or reidsole that compensates for such uneven wear with an outer sole having poit of varying thickness and/or hardness whereby to prolong the file of the shoe and) in the case of sports shoes at least, Increase the performance of the. shoe relative to conventional shoes.
Accordkg to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a shoe comprising a shoe insole for receiving a foot and shoe outsole for ground engagement by the wearer of the shoe, the outsole including a plurality of discrete wear depth indicator datum points Indicative of outsole wear at each such point, the datum points being arranged at positions below the foot prone to wear, such as under the heel, to thereby provide a visual indication of wear over time at each such datum point.
in this patent specification, the term "datum point" is not Intended, to mean an actual geometrical point but instead a small area of' any shape, each containing progressively deeper areas of parts el the outer sole of a different colour to the rest of the outer sole whereby the amount of wear of the outer sole in that regIon can be seen.
Conveniently, each datum point ii comprised of at liast two wear indicator areas, each of different depth to the other relatIve to the thickness of the sole, and advantageously they are arranged generally concentrically with the deepest or thickest wear kidicator areas at the centre of the datum point and the shallowest or thinnest wear indicator areas at the outside. With this arrangement wear of the shoe sole over time is easily visible, as is also' uneven wear as between various of the datum póirfts across the sole.
The datum paints themselves may be arranged to Re flush with the surface of the shoe soles which may be made of a different, softer material or the datum points may protrude above the major plane of the sole, although it will be understood that any convenient combination may be used.
The datum points are conveniently of different colour to the rest of the shoe sole so that wear can be easIly seen and analysed, which analysis may be done by eye or electronleafly. Accordingly, according to. a second aspect of the invention thers is provided a method of analysing the wear pattern of the wear indication datum points described in the first aspect of the invention, including the steps of providing a reference 3D geometry of the sole of the unworn shoe on a computer, thereafter uploading subsequent SD geometry of the sole of the shoe at. Intervals during the life of the shoe' and comparing such geometry with the reference to thereafter ascertain the wear pattern across the sole for the wearer of the shoe.
With this arrangement, a computer application may be, for example, downloaded, onto a smart phone having a camera whereafter progressively worn images of the sole of the shoe may be uploaded to a computer having details of the sole of the shoe in its unworn condition to thereby provide means to compare the rate and position of wear of the shoe sole over time for the particular user of the shoe. This permits, by way o. example, personalised correction insoles. to be' inserted in a worn shoe for the wearer' or a tailored new shoe may be made far that parson to thereby prevent or inhIbit uneven wear across the sole.
According to a third aspect of the Invention there is provided a method of making a shoe tailored to the foot strike (gait) of an Individual, the method including the steps, in any suitable order, of obtaining reference data according to the method dsstPlbed in the second aspect of the invention and thereafter 6 adjustIng the thickness and/or hardness of areas of the sole of the shoe to compensate for the gait of the user of the shoe to thereby prolong the life of the shoe for that wearer or increase the performance of the user of the shoe.
According to a fourth aspect of the invention there is provided a shoe made in accordance with the methoçf of the third aspect of the invention.
The Invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIgure 1 Is a perspective under-view of an outer sale of a shoe (not shown); Figure 2 is a plan view of the outer sole of Figure 1 in its unworn 18 oofldltl*n, and %gute 3 is a plan view of the outer sole of Figure 1 In its worn condltlon, Referring ffrstlyto Figure 1, there is shown the outer sole I of pad of the shoe (not shown), the outer sole I being generally pianar and having protr%lding therefrom and integral therewith a series of raised portions or treads 2 with 21) which to grip the around,. each, positioned to lie over or around areas of the outer sole I corresponding to pressure points transmitted through the shoe from the foot of the wearer of the shoe, Between or within each of the tread portions 2 are one or more datum points 3, each comprising concentrically arranged wear indicator areas, preferably of a different: colour to the treads 2 and each being
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progressively deeper or longer within the sole 1 to indkate progressive areas of wear as shown with reference to Figures 2 and 3. In Figure 2, which represents an unworn outer sole 1, it will be seen that the various wear depth indicator datum points 3 are of varying sizes according to the position they occupy, being longest/deepest at the centre and shortest/shallower at the periphery, Nevertheless, all providc a visual indication that the treads 2 of the sole 1 are unworn. In contrast, it will be seen train Hgure 3 that the treads 2 and hence datum points 3 have worn unevenly to the left of the sole 1 such that some of the datum oints 3 have entirely disappeared, whereas in others their radial size has thmmished, thereby indicating the level of wear on that part of the sole 1.
With the foregoing arrangement, it therefore follows that uneven wear across the sole 1 is easiiy seen suth that corrective insoles may be used to prolong the life of the shoe, which may be a sports' shoe, in which case it is to be antcipated that the performance of the user at the shoe would be improved by the use of such a corrective insole, or the corrective insole could be used instead by those who suffer from pothatry$elated pain, in each case by effectively correcting the natural gait of the user of the shoe.
in accordance with the second aspect of the invention, a computer application may be used to compare a reference 30 geometry of the sole I of an unworn shoe with a worn shoe at intervas during the life of the shoe to thereafter ascertain the wear pattern across the sole 1 for the wearer of the shoe. This naturally leads on to the third aspect of the invention whereby through the use of a suitable computer program, or by physical measurement of the aear associated with each datum point across the sole 1, the data can be analysed to predict when e.g., a replacement shoe will be required, and' in the case of sports' shoes to accurately measure the strike angle of the shoe relative to the ground duflng e.g. t'wihlng, to calculate the strike area for that shoe and with all such data thereafter produce either a qaitrneutralising Insole or a shoe Itself made to wear evenly relative to the gait of the. user of the worn shoe.
Thus, the invention In all its aspects provides a more scientific approach to tackling the problem of wear to outer soles due to the particular gait of the user such that correctW taflon can be easily taken by the, use of corrective inserts for existing shoes. Corrected shoes may also be made for future use which already have inbuilt compensation In the sole of the shoe for that person, in each Instance' thereby increasing the performance of the shoe, reducing the risk of injury to e.g., the wearer of a running shoe, and providing more comfortable footwear for those suffering from pothatry-related pak. a cjs
Claims (5)
1. A shoe comprising a shoe insole for receiving, a foot and. shoe outsok3 fOr ground engagement by the wearer of the shoe, the outsole including a plurality of discrete wear depth indicator datum points indicative of outsole wear at each 5' such point,, the datum points being arranged at positions below the foot prone to wear, such as under the heel, to thereby provide a visual indication of wear over time at each such datum point.
2. A shoe according to Claim I whereIn each. datum point is comprised of at least two wear Indicator areas, each of different depth to the other relative to the 10' thickness of the sole.
3 A shoe according to Claim I or ClaIm 2 wherein the datum points are arranged generally concentrically with the deepest or thickest wear indicator areas at the centre of the datum point and the shallowest or thinnest wear Indicator areas at the outside.
4. A shoe according to any preceding Claim wherein the datum points ate arranged to lie flush with the surface of the shoe sole.
5. A shore according to any of Claims I to 3 wherein the datum points protrude athove the major plane of the sole.
6:. A shoe according to any preceding Claim wherein the datum points are of different colour to the rest of' the shoe sole so that wear can be easily seen and analysed 7.. A method of analysing the wear pattem of the wear indication datum points of a shoe according to ClaIm I, Including the steps of providing a reference 3D geometry of the sole of the unworn shoe on a computer, thereafter uploading subsequent 31) geometry of the sale of the shoe at intervals during the ilfe of the shoe and comparing such geometry with the reterer%ce to thereafter ascertain the wear pattern across the sole for the wearer of the shoe.8. A method of making a shoe tailored to the foot strike (gait) of an S individual, the method induding the steps, in any suftable order, of obtaining reference data according to the method described hi the second aspect of the Invention arid thereafter adJusting the thickness and/cw hardness of areas of the sole of the shoe to compensate for the gait of the user of the shoe to thereby prolong the life of the shoe for that wearer or increase the performance of the user of the shoe.9. A shoe made in accordance with the method of the third aspect of the invention.1O A shoe having a sale substantIally as herelnbefore descdbed with reference to the drawings.
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| GB1416725.8A GB2520599A (en) | 2013-09-24 | 2014-09-22 | Improvements in and relating to footwear and foot wear analysis |
| PCT/GB2014/052882 WO2015044654A1 (en) | 2013-09-24 | 2014-09-23 | Improvements in and relating to footwear and foot wear analysis |
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