US20120011747A1 - Footwear with improved sole assembly - Google Patents

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US20120011747A1
US20120011747A1 US13/182,981 US201113182981A US2012011747A1 US 20120011747 A1 US20120011747 A1 US 20120011747A1 US 201113182981 A US201113182981 A US 201113182981A US 2012011747 A1 US2012011747 A1 US 2012011747A1
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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
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/22—Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer
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    • 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
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
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    • A43—FOOTWEAR
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    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/06—Running shoes; Track shoes

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  • the invention relates to an article of footwear, such as a shoe, in particular a shoe intended for the practice of a sport.
  • Footwear of the aforementioned type can be used in disciplines such as walking, whether or not athletic, or running on flat or mountainous terrain, mountaineering, skateboarding, ball-playing sports, and the like.
  • An article of footwear, or shoe can have a low upper or a high upper.
  • the shoe can also be relatively flexible or, conversely, more rigid.
  • the shoe regardless of its general appearance or the activity performed, must meet the expectations of a user.
  • the shoe should allow for an easy rolling movement of the foot, which means that on a flat ground, for example, the foot rolling movement should occur freely and evenly. This is to minimize the energy expenditure of the user with each foot rolling movement when walking or running.
  • the shoe must adhere sufficiently to the ground, which means that it should not slip undesirably, in the sense that it should enable a user to control the supporting forces, the impulses, or the transmission of sensory information between the ground and the foot.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,130,947 discloses a shoe in which the contact surface of the outer sole assembly has a series of transverse grooves. These grooves have a substantial depth of several millimeters. This sole assembly promotes a grip on loose ground or snow. The grooves are adapted to increase the transverse rigidity and to facilitate the longitudinal flexibility. However, this shoe does not enable a completely free and uniform foot rolling movement. Indeed, the ability of the outer sole assembly to flex longitudinally, along a transverse axis, varies from one location to the next. Flexibility is substantial in the area of a groove, but is reduced between two grooves, which is due to variations in thickness of the sole assembly caused by the grooves.
  • the invention generally improves upon prior art shoes.
  • the invention combines in a single article of footwear, or shoe, the characteristics of free and uniform rolling movement of the sole assembly on the ground, sufficient adherence on flat terrain, and sufficient adherence or grip on uneven terrain. This means that the invention provides for a shoe that is more versatile and more efficient in all situations.
  • the invention provides the aforementioned versatility broadly, so that it is available whether on wet, damp or dirt terrains, or on more predictable terrains, such as dry terrains.
  • the invention provides damping capability in the area of the outer sole assembly.
  • the invention optimizes the behavior of the sole assembly during the entire time, or at least a significant portion of the time, that it is in contact with the ground, depending upon the activity in which the wearer is engaged.
  • the invention improves the accuracy in the transmission of sensory information or impulses associated with walking or running.
  • the invention minimizes the mass of the outer sole assembly as much as possible.
  • the invention provides a shoe, or article of footwear, including an outer sole assembly and an upper, the outer sole assembly extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, and widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, the outer sole assembly having a surface of contact with the ground.
  • the contact surface of the shoe according to the invention includes first and second surface strips, hereafter referred to simply as strips, the first strip having an alternation of projections and recesses and the second strip having an alternation of projections and recesses, the projections and recesses of the first strip being arranged alternately with respect to the projections and recesses of the second strip.
  • the first strip includes a reference section that has a projection and a recess; that the second strip includes a reference section that has a projection and a recess; that the projection of the reference section of the first strip is next to the recess of the reference section of the second strip; and that the recess of the reference section of the first strip is next to the projection of the reference section of the second strip.
  • This structure organizes an alternation of projections and recesses in a direction parallel to the strips, as well as an alternation of projections and recesses in a direction perpendicular to the strips.
  • a strip corresponds to a subdivision of the contact surface, the strip being capable of being straight or curved and oriented along the longitudinal direction of the shoe or along another direction.
  • the alternation mentioned hereinabove is provided in a subdivision of the contact surface which has the projections and the recesses according to the invention. It will be seen more clearly below that the contact surface can include a plurality of subdivisions, or can be entirely organized in this manner.
  • the projections alternately contact flat ground, regardless of the direction in which the rolling movement of the outer sole assembly occurs. This means that if the outer sole assembly rolling movement occurs in the direction of the strips, a projection of the first strip contacts the ground, after that a projection of the second strip contacts the ground, after that another projection of the first strip contacts the ground, and so on. This occurs for all directions of rolling movement. As a result, the rolling movement of the outer sole assembly and, therefore, of the foot is uniform and free. The adherence to the ground is satisfactory because the switch from one projection to another, in terms of support, occurs evenly. It can also be said that there is continuity of contact between the sole assembly and the ground, when the first rolls on the second.
  • the ruggedness of the ground cooperates with the recesses.
  • the ground asperities penetrate more or less into the recesses.
  • the recesses create connections by obstacles between the ground asperities and the outer sole assembly.
  • the outer sole assembly rolls evenly and freely on flat terrain, adheres sufficiently on the flat terrain, and also adheres or grips reversibly on uneven terrain. This means that the shoe of the invention is versatile and adheres to terrain that is even or uneven.
  • the shoe according to the invention provides a substantially improved grip compared to prior art shoes.
  • FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the bottom of a shoe according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of the shoe according to FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the shoe according to FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a cross section along the strip IV-IV of FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross section along the strip V-V of FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a cross section along the strip VI-VI of FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a cross section along the strip VII-VII of FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a cross section similar to that of FIG. 4 , of a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross section similar to that of FIG. 5 , of the second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is similar to FIG. 1 , of a third embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the bottom of a shoe, according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the shoe according to FIG. 11 .
  • the first embodiment described hereafter relates more specifically to articles of footwear, or shoes, intended for walking or running on flat or uneven terrain.
  • the invention applies to other fields, such as those mentioned hereinabove.
  • shoe is used herein for convenience and without limitation, the invention being directed to articles of footwear in general and can include, e.g., those with high uppers, low uppers, and mid-uppers.
  • the first embodiment is described hereinafter with reference to FIGS. 1-7 .
  • a walking shoe is adapted to receive the foot of a user.
  • the shoe 1 generally includes an outer sole assembly 2 , which extends in a longitudinal direction L, between a rear end 3 and a front end 4 , and along a transverse direction W, between a lateral side 5 and a medial side 6 .
  • the outer sole assembly 2 includes a rear portion, or heel 7 , and a front portion 8 .
  • the bottom assembly 2 is a single unitary piece, in the sense that the heel 7 and the front portion 8 are co-extensive. However, these portions 7 , 8 can be separated and spaced apart.
  • the shoe 1 includes an upper 9 arranged on the sole assembly.
  • the upper 9 includes a lower portion 10 which is constructed and arranged to surround the foot, but is devoid of a high portion.
  • the upper could be provided to also include a high portion, such as a portion that would cover the wearer's ankle.
  • such high portion could be such as to have an upper edge at mid-ankle.
  • the upper 9 includes a lateral quarter 12 , a medial quarter 13 , and a tongue 14 .
  • the tongue 14 connects the quarters 12 , 13 to one another in order to provide continuity to the upper 9 .
  • a tongue can be omitted. In such a case, the quarters 12 , 13 can be separated, abutted, or superimposed/overlapped.
  • a tightening device such as laces alternately extending between the two quarters, can be employed to tighten, and untighten, the upper 9 .
  • the shoe 1 could be devoid of a tightening device.
  • the outer sole assembly 2 has a ground-contacting surface 20 .
  • the outer sole assembly 2 has a bottom side structured and arranged to face the ground when the wearer walks or runs.
  • the surface 20 is structured and arranged to have surface strips (or simply “strips”) 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , which are two or more in number.
  • a strip is a subdivision of the contact surface 20 (or bottom side of the outer sole) which has a greater length than width. It could be said that a strip is an elongated subdivision, but which, as will be seen hereafter, can have various shapes or various curvatures.
  • a strip can be straight, like a rectangle, or curved (concave or convex), in the form of a capital letter, such as C or S, for example.
  • the contact surface 20 has at least one first strip 21 and at least one second strip 22 .
  • the contact surface 20 can have a third strip 23 , a fourth strip 24 , a fifth strip 25 , or even more.
  • the first strip 21 includes an alternation of projections 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 and recesses 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 which follow one another alternately, between the front end 4 and the rear end 3 of the outer sole.
  • the first strip 21 includes a reference section 47 which has a projection 32 and a recess 41 .
  • the projection 32 and the recess 41 of the reference section 47 are next to one another, in the sense that one follows the other along the strip 21 , i.e., they are successive, i.e., consecutive. Reference is made to this section 47 to facilitate the description, because it is clearly visible in the drawing figures.
  • the second strip 22 includes an alternation of projections 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 and recesses 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 which follow one another alternately, between the front end 4 and the rear end 3 of the sole.
  • the second strip 22 includes a reference section 67 which has a projection 52 and a recess 62 .
  • the projection 52 and the recess 62 of the reference section 67 are next to one another, in the sense that one follows the other along the strip 22 . Reference is made to this section 67 to facilitate the description, because it is clearly visible in the drawing figures.
  • the second strip 22 is contiguous to the first strip 21 , the projection 32 of the reference section 47 of the first strip 21 is next to the recess 62 of the reference section 67 of the second strip 22 , and the recess 41 of the reference section 47 of the first strip 21 is next to the projection 52 of the reference section 67 of the second strip 22 .
  • the outer sole assembly 2 has a uniform and free rolling movement on flat terrain, adheres adequately to this terrain, and also adheres or grips reversibly on uneven terrain.
  • the shoe according to the invention is versatile.
  • the contact surface 20 has a third strip 23 .
  • This third strip 23 includes an alternation of projections 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 and recesses 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 which follow one another alternately, between the front end 4 and the rear end 3 .
  • the third strip 23 includes a reference section 87 , which has a projection 72 and a recess 81 .
  • the projection 72 and the recess 81 of the reference section 87 are next to one another along the strip 23 . Reference is made to this section 87 because it is clearly visible in the drawing figures.
  • the third strip 23 is contiguous to the second strip 22 , the projection 52 of the reference section 67 of the second strip 22 is next to the recess 81 of the reference section 87 of the third strip 23 , and the recess 62 of the reference section 67 of the second strip 22 is next to the projection 72 of the reference section 87 of the third strip 23 .
  • the outer sole assembly 2 has a uniform and free rolling movement on even terrain, adheres adequately to such even terrain, and also adheres or grips reversibly on uneven terrain.
  • the shoe is versatile.
  • the contact surface 20 includes exactly three strips 21 , 22 , 23 , i.e., no more; no less. Therefore, the strips 21 , 22 , 23 extend over the entire contact surface 20 .
  • the first strip 21 is lateral
  • the second strip 22 is central
  • the third strip 23 is medial. This optimizes the ground adherence and rolling movement capabilities, in the sense that such capabilities are exerted throughout the contact face 20 .
  • the first strip 21 includes a plurality of sections 47
  • the second strip 22 includes a plurality of sections 67
  • the third strip 23 includes a plurality of sections 87 .
  • the first embodiment provides the following organization: the first strip 21 has five recesses 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , the second strip 22 has six recesses 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 and the third strip 23 has five recesses 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 . Consequently, the first strip 21 has six projections 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , the second strip 22 has seven projections 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , and the third strip 23 has six projections 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 . It is to be understood that the projections and the recesses are alternately distributed along each strip, and also alternately perpendicular to each strip. Thus, the projections and the recesses are distributed in a checkerboard pattern over the entire contact face 20 .
  • the first strip 21 , the second strip 22 , and the third strip 23 are oriented along the length of the shoe 1 , which is also the longitudinal direction L of the sole assembly 2 . This orientation provides stability to the sole assembly 2 during natural foot rolling movement when walking or running in a forward direction.
  • each recess of the central strip 22 is demarcated by a lateral projection and a medial projection of the lateral strip 21 and medial strip 23 , respectively.
  • each recess 61 - 66 is a cavity of the sole assembly 2 , open only in the area of the contact surface 20 . Therefore, if a ground asperity, such as a projection of a rock, is inserted in a recess of the central strip 22 , a transverse sliding of the outer sole assembly 2 is prevented at times by the lateral projection, and at times by the medial projection. In fact, each lateral or medial projection is a transverse stop. This makes the shoe 1 particularly efficient when running in the mountains, because the undesired loss of adherence, along a transverse direction, is at least rare, if not entirely avoided.
  • the width of the first strip 21 ranges between 5 and 30% of the width of the outer sole assembly 2
  • the width of the second strip 22 ranges between 20 and 80% of the width of the sole assembly 2
  • the width of the third strip 23 ranges between 5 and 30% of the width of the sole assembly 2 .
  • the central strip 22 is generally selected to be larger than the lateral strip 21 and medial strip 23 .
  • the length of each of the first strip 21 , second strip 22 , and third strip 23 ranges between 85 and 100% of the length of the outer sole assembly 2 . This is still in the context of optimizing the adherence and rolling movement properties mentioned above. However, satisfactory results are experienced when the lengths of each of the first 21 , second 22 , and third 23 strips range between 50 and 100% of the length of the outer sole assembly 2 .
  • the first 21 and third 23 strips are provided to extend one another, i.e., they are co-extensive, in the area of the rear end 3 and front end 4 via a rear bridge 93 and a front bridge 94 , respectively.
  • the lateral strip 21 , the rear bridge 93 , the medial strip 23 , and the front bridge 94 form a peripheral belt of the contact surface 20 . This belt contributes to making the rolling movement of the outer sole assembly 2 more uniform. It is also possible to provide only one bridge 93 , 94 in the area of the rear end 3 or of the front end 4 , or even to provide none.
  • the width of the first strip 21 is constant along its length, the width of the third strip 23 is also constant, and the width of the second strip 22 is variable.
  • the second strip 22 or central strip, is generally wider in the front portion 8 than in the rear portion 7 . This increases the transverse grip toward the front.
  • a resulting advantage is great stability of the sole assembly 2 when being largely supported in the metatarsal zone of the foot, particularly on uneven terrain. Again, the shoe is very efficient in mountain races.
  • the outer sole assembly 2 is provided to be light and abrasion-resistant due to the contacts with the ground.
  • the outer sole assembly 2 includes a wear layer 95 (see FIGS. 4-7 , e.g.), adapted to contact the ground, and a connecting layer 96 , which connects the wear layer 95 to the remainder of the shoe 1 .
  • the wear layer 95 defines the contact surface 20 .
  • the wear layer 95 is for example comprised of rubber or any equivalent material.
  • the connecting layer 96 is a damping layer. Therefore, the layer 96 includes a low density synthetic material, such as an ethyl-vinyl-acetate (EVA) foam, or any equivalent.
  • EVA ethyl-vinyl-acetate
  • Each of the layers 95 , 96 in particular embodiments of the invention, extends along the entirety of the outer sole assembly 2 . This provides adherence ability combined with damping ability to the entire contact surface 20 .
  • the sole assembly 2 can include more than two layers and/or additional elements.
  • the outer sole assembly 2 includes a wear layer 95 whose thickness “t” is generally constant. This facilitates the manufacture and lightens the sole assembly 2 as much as possible.
  • the phrase “generally constant” means that the wear layer 95 has a constant thickness, in spite of small projections that are added to improve adherence on wet terrain. Indeed, the projections 31 - 36 , 51 - 57 , and 71 - 76 mostly have asperities that are all designated by the reference numeral 97 . These asperities, which are V-shaped, for example, are small projections with a thickness ranging between 0.5 and 7 mm. Values particularly ranging between 1 and 3 mm yield good results.
  • the asperities 97 are primarily adapted to cooperate with ground having an even surface, it is not necessary to fill their recesses.
  • the recesses 41 - 45 , 61 - 66 , and 81 - 85 mostly have an even surface, or even a smooth surface. This makes sense because the recesses are adapted to cooperate with projections on uneven terrain.
  • most of the projections 31 - 36 , 51 - 57 , and 71 - 76 can be provided to have an even surface, i.e., a surface without the asperities 97 .
  • the shoe 1 is very efficient on dry terrain, whether even or uneven.
  • the sole assembly 2 includes a wear layer 95 whose thickness t ranges between 0.5 and 5 mm, and values particularly ranging between 1 and 3 mm yield good results.
  • the apexes of the projections 32 , 52 , 53 , 72 are in the same plane, i.e., they lie within a common plane.
  • the respective apexes of all of the projections are within an even rolling surface of the contact surface 20 . As a result, this enables a uniform rolling movement of the outer sole assembly 2 and of the foot.
  • the damping layer 96 in a transverse direction, i.e., from the lateral edge 5 to the medial edge 6 , the damping layer 96 is continuous.
  • the wear layer 95 is split. More specifically, an independent subdivision of the wear layer 95 corresponds to each strip 21 , 22 , 23 . This makes it possible to obtain a contact surface 20 in relief, even if the wear layer 95 is initially made flat. However, as seen more clearly hereafter, it is possible to mold the entire wear layer 95 into a single unitary piece.
  • the recesses have a rounded shape.
  • the first recess 41 of the first strip 21 has a concave bottom 100 and convex walls 101 , 102 , the latter connecting the bottom 100 to the projections 31 , 32 of the same strip. This facilitates the manufacture of the sole assembly 2 , and also enables a better transition between the supports on rough terrain and the supports on flat or even terrain.
  • FIGS. 8-12 Other embodiments are described hereafter with reference to FIGS. 8-12 .
  • the elements that are shared with the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. Only the differences are highlighted.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 there are two transverse cross sections in the context of FIGS. 4 and 5 . It is seen here that the wear layer 105 of the outer sole assembly 2 is continuous from the lateral side 5 to the medial side 6 . This means that the entire wear layer 105 is a single unitary piece.
  • the outer sole assembly 2 of the shoe 1 has a first strip 21 , a second strip 22 , and a third strip 23 .
  • This embodiment is specific in that one or more recesses 62 - 66 are split.
  • it is essentially the recesses 62 - 66 of the second strip 22 which are separated by thin walls, such as those designated by the reference numerals 111 , 112 for the second recess 62 of the second strip 22 .
  • the walls 111 , 112 may be elastic elements, adapted to exert an elastic return after a deformation of the sole assembly 2 due, for example, to the foot rolling movement. This arrangement makes it possible to accumulate the energy associated with the foot rolling movement and to restore it at the end of the rolling movement. The reset of the shoe, and there of the foot, is better.
  • the fourth embodiment is next described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 .
  • the contact surface 20 also has a fourth strip 24 , the fourth strip 24 having an alternation of projections 121 - 124 and recesses 131 - 133 ; and the contact surface 20 further has a fifth strip 25 , the fifth strip 25 having an alternation of projections 141 - 145 and recesses 151 - 154 , the projections and recesses of a given strip being arranged alternately relative to the projections and recesses of a neighboring strip.
  • the strips 21 - 25 are contiguous to one another.
  • the first strip 21 , the second strip 22 , the third strip 23 , the fourth strip 24 , and the fifth strip 25 are oriented along the length of the shoe.
  • the first strip 21 is lateral
  • the second strip 22 , third strip 23 , and fourth strip 24 are central
  • the fifth strip 25 is medial.
  • the first strip 21 has four recesses 161 - 164
  • the second strip 22 has three recesses 171 - 173
  • the third strip 23 has four recesses 181 - 184
  • the fourth strip 24 has three recesses 131 - 133
  • the fifth strip 25 has four recesses 151 - 154 .
  • the shoe 1 according to the fourth embodiment adopts the same philosophy as the other embodiments.
  • the shoe 1 is very versatile as has been explained above; however, because the number of recesses per strip is smaller, the shoe 1 is suited for mixed courses that involve a little more flat than hilly portions.
  • the invention is made from materials and using techniques of implementation known to the one with ordinary skill in the art.
  • the number of strips may vary.
  • various recesses can have various dimensions.
  • various projections can have various dimensions.
  • the recesses, or a number thereof, can be totally or only partially devoid of a wear layer.

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