Shoe sole with rounded inner and outer side surfaces

    公开(公告)号:US07093379B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-22

    申请号:US10291319

    申请日:2002-11-08

    IPC分类号: A43B13/14

    摘要: An athletic shoe sole for a shoe has side portions with concavely rounded inner and outer surfaces, as viewed in at least a heel area and a midtarsal area of the shoe sole. The rounded surfaces increasing at least one of lateral and medial stability of the sole. The concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface located at the heel area extends substantially continuously through a sidemost part of the sole side. The rounded portion of the sole outer surface located at the midtarsal area extends up the sole side to at least a level corresponding to a lowest point of the sole inner surface. A midsole component of the shoe sole extends into the sidemost section of the sole side and also extends up the sole side to above a level corresponding to a lowest point of the sole inner surface. The concavely rounded portions of the sole midtarsal area are located at least at the sole lateral side. The sole outer surface of at least part of the midtarsal area is substantially convexly rounded, as viewed in a shoe sole sagittal plane.

    Shoe sole structures using a theoretically ideal stability plane

    公开(公告)号:US06609312B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-26

    申请号:US08162373

    申请日:1993-12-03

    IPC分类号: A43B1318

    摘要: A construction for a shoe, particularly an athletic shoe such as a running shoe, includes a sole that is constructed according to the applicant's prior invention of a theoretically ideal stability plane. Such a shoe sole according to that prior invention conforms to the natural shape of the foot, particularly the sides, and that has a constant thickness in frontal plane cross sections; the thickness of the shoe sole sides contour equals and therefore varies exactly as the thickness of the load-bearing sole portion. The new invention relates to the use of the theoretically ideal stability plane concept to provide natural stability in negative heel shoe soles that are less thick in the heel area than in the rest of the shoe sole. This new invention also relates to the use of the theoretically ideal stability plane concept to provide natural stability in flat shoe soles that have no heel lift, maintaining the same thickness throughout; such a design avoids excessive structural rigidity by using contoured stability sides abbreviated to only essential structural support elements to provide the shoe sole with natural flexibility paralleling that of the human foot. The abbreviation of essential structural support elements can also be applied to negative heel shoe soles, again to avoid excessive rigidity and to provide natural flexibility.

    Shoe with naturally contoured sole
    45.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06438869B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-27

    申请号:US09648792

    申请日:2000-08-28

    IPC分类号: A43B1312

    摘要: A construction for a shoe, particularly an athletic shoe such as a running shoe, includes a sole that conforms to the natural shape of the foot, particularly the sides, and that has a constant thickness in frontal plane cross sections. The thickness of the shoe sole side contour equals and therefore varies exactly as the thickness of the load-bearing sole portion varies due to heel lift, for example. Thus, the outer contour of the edge portion of the sole has at least a portion which lies along a theoretically ideal stability plane for providing natural stability and efficient motion of the shoe and foot particularly in an inverted and everted mode.

    Shoe sole with rounded inner and outer side surfaces
    47.
    发明授权
    Shoe sole with rounded inner and outer side surfaces 失效
    鞋底具有圆形的内侧和外侧表面

    公开(公告)号:US06314662B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-13

    申请号:US09522174

    申请日:2000-03-09

    IPC分类号: A43B1314

    摘要: An athletic shoe sole for a shoe has side portions with concavely rounded inner and outer surfaces, as viewed in at least a heel area and a midtarsal area of the shoe sole. The rounded surfaces increasing at least one of lateral and medial stability of the sole. The concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface located at the heel area extends substantially continuously through a sidemost part of the sole side. The rounded portion of the sole outer surface located at the midtarsal area extends up the sole side to at least a level corresponding to a lowest point of the sole inner surface. A midsole component of the shoe sole extends into the sidemost section of the sole side and also extends up the sole side to above a level corresponding to a lowest point of the sole inner surface. The concavely rounded portions of the sole midtarsal area are located at least at the sole lateral side. The sole outer surface of at least part of the midtarsal area is substantially convexly rounded, as viewed in a shoe sole sagittal plane.

    摘要翻译: 鞋的运动鞋底具有侧面部分,其具有凹形圆形的内表面和外表面,如在鞋底的至少鞋跟区域和中间层区域中所观察到的。 圆形表面增加鞋底的侧向和内侧稳定性中的至少一个。 位于脚后跟区域的鞋底外表面的凹形圆形部分基本上连续延伸通过鞋底侧的侧面部分。 位于中间区域的鞋底外表面的圆形部分从鞋底侧向上延伸至至少一个对应于鞋底内表面的最低点的水平。 鞋底的中底部件延伸到鞋底侧的侧面部分中,并且还将鞋底侧向上延伸到与鞋底内表面的最低点相对应的水平。 鞋底中间区域的凹形圆形部分至少位于鞋底侧面。 如在鞋底矢状面中看到的,中等面积区域的至少一部分的唯一外表面基本上是凸出的圆形。

    Shoe sole structures
    48.
    发明授权
    Shoe sole structures 失效
    鞋底结构

    公开(公告)号:US06308439B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-30

    申请号:US09734905

    申请日:2000-12-13

    IPC分类号: A43B1312

    摘要: A shoe sole particularly for athletic footwear for supporting the foot of an intended wearer having multiple rounded bulges existing as viewed in a frontal plane of the sole during a shoe unloaded, upright condition. The bulges include concavely rounded inner and outer portions for approximating the structure of and support provided by the natural foot. When utilizing multiple bulges, the shoe sole may include indentations between the bulges to define a flexibility axis of the shoe sole. The bulges can be located proximate to important structural support areas of an intended wearer's foot on either or both sides of the shoe sole or the middle portion of the shoe sole, or on various combinations of these locations. The bulges include side and upper midsole portions to improve stability while also improving cushioning and comfort. The bulges can be tapered as viewed in a horizontal plane to improve flexibility and reduce unnecessary weight.

    摘要翻译: 一种特别用于运动鞋的鞋底,用于支撑具有多个圆形凸起的预定佩戴者的脚,所述多个圆形凸起在鞋子卸载直立状态期间在鞋底的正面中看到。 凸起包括凹入的圆形内部和外部部分,用于近似由天然足部提供的结构和支撑。 当使用多个凸起时,鞋底可以包括凸起之间的凹陷以限定鞋底的柔性轴线。 凸起可以位于鞋底的任一侧或两侧或鞋底的中间部分附近,或者在这些位置的各种组合上靠近预期佩戴者的脚的重要的结构支撑区域。 凸起包括侧鞋底和上鞋底部分,以提高稳定性,同时还提高缓冲和舒适度。 凸起在水平面上可以是锥形的,以提高柔韧性并减少不必要的重量。

    Shoe sole structures
    49.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US6163982A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-26

    申请号:US477954

    申请日:1995-06-07

    摘要: In its simplest conceptual form, the applicant's invention is the structure of a conventional shoe sole that has been modified by having its sides bent up so that their inner surface conforms to a shape nearly identical but slightly smaller than the shape of the outer surface of the sides of the foot sole of the wearer (instead of the shoe sole sides conforming to the ground by paralleling it, as is conventional). The shoe sole sides are sufficiently flexible to bend out easily when the shoes are put on the wearer's feet and therefore the shoe soles gently hold the sides of the wearer's foot sole when on, providing the equivalent of custom fit in a mass-produced shoe sole. This invention can be applied to shoe sole structures based on a theoretically ideal stability plane as a basic concept, especially including structures exceeding that plane. The theoretically ideal stability plane is defined as the plane of the surface of the bottom of the shoe sole, wherein the shoe sole conforms to the natural shape of the wearer's foot sole, particularly its sides, and has a constant thickness in frontal or transverse plane cross sections.

    Shoe sole structures with deformation sipes
    50.
    发明授权
    Shoe sole structures with deformation sipes 失效
    具有变形刀槽花纹的鞋底结构

    公开(公告)号:US06115945A

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-12

    申请号:US162371

    申请日:1993-12-03

    摘要: A construction for a shoe, particularly an athletic shoe, which includes a sole that conforms to the natural shape of the foot shoe, including the bottom and the sides, when that foot sole deforms naturally by flattening under load while walking or running in order to provide a stable support base for the foot and ankle. Deformation sipes such as slits or channels are introduced in the shoe sole along its long axis, and other axes, to provide it with flexibility roughly equivalent to that of the foot. The result is a shoe sole that accurately parallels the frontal plane deformation of the foot sole, which creates a stable base that is wide and flat even when tilted sideways in extreme pronation or supination motion. In marked contrast, conventional shoe soles are rigid and become highly unstable when tilted sideways because they are supported only by a thin bottom edge.

    摘要翻译: 一种鞋,特别是运动鞋的构造,其包括鞋底,鞋底符合鞋底的自然形状,包括底部和侧面,当鞋底在步行或跑步期间通过在负载下变平自然而自然变形,以便 为脚和脚踝提供稳定的支撑基座。 诸如缝隙或通道的变形刀槽花纹沿其长轴和其它轴被引入鞋底中,以使其具有大致相当于脚的柔性。 结果是鞋底能够准确地平行脚底的正面平面变形,即使在极端旋转或仰卧位运动时侧向倾斜,也能够形成稳定的基部。 相比之下,传统的鞋底是刚性的,并且由于它们仅由薄的底部边缘支撑而侧向倾斜时变得非常不稳定。