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A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first conical traction element disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure. The sole structure also includes a first elongate traction element, a second elongate traction element, and a third elongate traction element arranged in a radial pattern around the first conical traction element within the forefoot region.

A sole structure having a lateral side and a medial side opposite the lateral side. The sole structure has an outsole layer, a first support element including first recesses, a second support element coupled to the outsole layer and including second recesses, and a cushioning element disposed between the first support element and the second support element. The cushioning element has a plurality of pockets and a central pod. A first subset of the plurality of pockets are disposed on the lateral side, a second subset of the plurality of pockets are disposed on the medial side, and a rear pocket of the plurality of pockets extends from the lateral side and the medial side. The first subset, the second subset, and the rear pocket are separated from the central pod by a web area. The plurality of pockets are at least partially enclosed by the first and second recesses.

Footwear includes modifiable responsiveness and / or energy return properties. Such footwear may include: (a) a base foot support component that defines a passageway extending from the forefoot region to the heel region; (b) a forefoot securing system in the forefoot region; (c) a heel securing system in the heel region; and (d) a band (including at least one elastic or stretchable portion or region) extending through the passageway and connected with the forefoot and heel securing systems. The band may include features and / or may be attached with components that form portions of the forefoot and / or heel securing systems. Application of different tensile forces to the band modifies and controls the responsiveness and / or energy return properties of the footwear. The tensile forces may be changed, for example, by moving the heel end of the band from a first securing position to a second securing position.

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a first surface, a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the first surface and opposing a ground surface during use, and a sidewall extending between and connecting the first surface and the second surface, the sidewall including (i) a first portion extending along one of a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral side of the sole structure and including a first concave portion in a forefoot region and a convex portion in a heel region and (ii) a second portion extending along the other of the medial side of the sole structure and the lateral side of the sole structure and including a second concave portion extending from the forefoot region to the heel region.

A sole structure for an article of footwear defines a footbed and includes a bladder extending from a first end in a forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end in a heel region of the sole structure and a chassis including a lower chassis having a first outsole segment attached to the bladder in the forefoot region and a lower cushioning element attached to the bladder in the heel region.

A training shoe comprises a bottom sole, a midsole disposed above at least a portion of the bottom sole, one or more panels attached to one or both of the midsole and the bottom sole to define an enclosure for a person's foot, and a carbon fiber plate disposed between the bottom sole and the midsole. The carbon fiber plate may be disposed in a recess defined in a bottom surface of the midsole. The carbon fiber plate may define a plurality of fingers that extend forward in a longitudinal direction of the training shoe.

The present disclosure relates to a sole plate for an article of footwear, in particular for a sports shoe such as a running shoe, the sole plate comprising: a first portion comprising a first material; and a second portion comprising a second material; wherein the second material has a greater stiffness than the first material; and wherein, when the sole plate is for a right shoe, the first portion is arranged on a medial side of the sole plate and the second portion is arranged on a lateral side of the sole plate, and / or wherein, when the sole plate is for a left shoe, the first portion is arranged is arranged on a lateral side of the sole plate and the second portion is arranged on a medial side of the sole plate, wherein the sole plate comprises one or more first apertures.

A shoe sole includes a cushion layer, an upper-side plate, and a lower-side plate. The cushion layer includes: a first region configured to support a metatarsophalangeal (MP) joint of a foot of a wearer; and a second region included in a portion located on a rear side with respect to the first region and located on a front side with respect to the rearfoot portion. The second region includes: a third region located in a central portion in a left-right direction; a fourth region located in a medial foot-side end portion in the left-right direction; and a fifth region located in a lateral foot-side end portion in the left-right direction. The fourth region and the fifth region are lower in compression rigidity than the first region, and the third region is lower in compression rigidity than the fourth region and the fifth region.

Footwear articles for walking are provided. In one example, a footwear article may include a midsole with a lower surface of constant curvature extending from a heel of the midsole to a toe of the midsole, wherein the lower surface maintains the constant curvature throughout a stance phase of a walking gait. In this way, a smooth step-to-step transition and a smaller range of oscillation of the center of mass of the wearer is achieved, and energy expenditure during walking is reduced. In turn, a wearer of the footwear article may smoothly walk for extended periods of time with reduced fatigue.

An article of footwear includes a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure connected with the upper. The sole structure includes a plate, a midsole defining a midsole height that extends from a bottom side to a top side of the midsole, and an outsole. The midsole height is taken at a maximum thickness of the midsole between the bottom side and the top side of the midsole. The midsole defines a plurality of spike apertures that extend from the bottom side of the midsole to the top side of the midsole, and a plurality of spikes are coupled to the plate within the spike apertures of the midsole. The midsole is configured to deform more than 10% of the height, expressed as a percentage.

Additively manufactured articles of footwear comprising a sole portion and an upper portion 3D printed as a single piece. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an outer skin comprising a plurality of continuous beams extending adjacent to each other and defining at least part of an outer contour of the upper portion, at least part of an outer contour of the sole portion, or both. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an inner skin comprising a network of beams defining at least part of an inner contour of the upper portion. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise a core structure that connects beams of the outer skin to beams of the inner skin.

Described are shoes for ball sports including an upper having an outer surface. An actuator is configured to change at least one surface property of a portion of the outer surface of the upper, and a sensor is configured to be sensitive to movements of the shoe. A processing unit is connected to the actuator and the sensor and configured to process sensor data retrieved from the sensor and to cause the actuator to change the at least one surface property of the portion of the outer surface of the upper if a predetermined event is detected in the sensor data.

A multi-layer shock absorbing cushion sole for footwear includes four layers of material, assembled in such a way that air pockets are created within the sole to provide a shock-absorbing, cushioning effect for a wearer's feet. The top layer of the sole is a hard rubber layer, preferably made from a thermoplastic rubber. The second layer is preferably positioned directly beneath the top layer, and includes shaped surfaces forming ridges and grooves on a top and bottom portion thereof to create open air pockets within the sole. The third layer, positioned below the cushion layer, is also preferably formed from a thermoplastic rubber. The bottom layer is preferably formed from natural rubber, and preferably includes a tread design on the bottom surface thereof. A multi-layer shock absorbing cushion insert for pre-existing footwear is also provided in another embodiment.

A multi-layer shock absorbing cushion sole for footwear includes multiple layers of material, assembled in such a way that air pockets are created within the sole to provide a shock-absorbing, cushioning effect for a wearer's feet. The top layer of the sole is a hard rubber layer, preferably made from a thermoplastic rubber. The second layer is preferably positioned directly beneath the top layer, and includes air pockets formed therein by various structures, methods and techniques. The optional third layer, positioned below the cushion layer, is also preferably formed from a thermoplastic rubber. The bottom layer is preferably formed from natural rubber, and preferably includes a tread design on the bottom surface thereof. A multi-layer shock absorbing cushion insert for pre-existing footwear is also provided in another embodiment.

An inner sole for a sports shoe includes a top surface arranged to face a foot of a wearer of a shoe when the inner sole is arranged in the shoe. The top surface of the inner sole includes at least two textured areas. The textured areas each include a plurality of protuberances, recesses, or holes. The top surface further includes at least one untextured area not having protuberances, recesses or holes. A first textured area is located in a toe region of the inner sole, and a second textured area is located in a heel region of the inner sole.

The invention belongs to the technical field of shoe materials, and particularly relates to a high-elasticity shoe material and a preparation process thereof. The high-elasticity shoe material comprises the following components in parts by weight: 70-80 parts of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer; 10 to 20 parts of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; 15 to 20 parts of an ethylene-octylene copolymer; 10 to 15 parts of nitrile rubber; 8-10 parts of a composite antibacterial agent; 2-4 parts of a foaming agent; 0.6-1 part of zinc oxide; 1-2 parts of an antioxidant; 10-15 parts of a composite filler; the components are subjected to a blending foaming process to prepare the shoe material which is moderate in hardness, light in weight and high in elasticity, and the prepared shoe material also has good strength, wear resistance, yellowing resistance, antibacterial property and flame retardance.

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a component, preferably for a sporting good, comprising the following steps: providing a polymer; providing a solvent; mixing the polymer with the solvent, thereby producing a liquefied polymer; and curing the liquefied polymer, thereby producing the component. Other embodiments of the disclosure relate to an outsole and a sports shoe obtained by the method according to the disclosure.

A sole structure may include chambers and a transfer channel containing an electrorheological fluid. Electrodes may be positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the electrorheological fluid in the transfer channel. The sole structure may further include a controller including a processor and memory. At least one of the processor and memory may store instructions executable by the processor to perform operations that include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-inhibiting levels at which flow of the electrorheological fluid the through the transfer channel is blocked, and that further include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-enabling levels permitting flow of the electrorheological fluid through the transfer channel.

The invention relates to a carbon plate for sports shoes. From a sole to the top, the carbon plate sequentially comprises a first fiber layer, a second fiber layer and a third fiber layer, the second layer is a fiber layer made of 0-degree unidirectional polyimide fiber cloth; the third layer is an arch reinforcing sheet made of a poly-p-phenylene terephthamide material; the carbon fiber unidirectional belts adopted by at least two carbon fiber layers are symmetrically arranged in the forward direction and the reverse direction, and the other carbon fiber layer is made of 90-degree carbon fiber unidirectional belt materials. The carbon fiber plate has the advantages that the reinforcing piece is arranged at the foot arch, the structural strength of the carbon fiber plate at the weak position of the foot arch can be improved, in addition, the protruding reinforcing ribs can further improve the rigidity of the foot arch, and therefore the structural strength of the whole carbon plate is improved, and the problem that the service life is damaged due to excessive bending of the carbon plate is solved.

A shoe sole includes a midsole and an outsole. The midsole has a first protruding portion at a location on a medial foot side and a rear end side of the shoe sole, and the outsole has a first cover portion covering the first protruding portion. The first cover portion includes a first bottom wall portion prescribing a ground contact surface, and a first side wall portion erected from a peripheral edge of the first bottom wall portion on the medial foot side. A first ridgeline that is a boundary between the first bottom wall portion and the first side wall portion is located so as to separate from a first outline of the first cover portion prescribed by the first side wall portion from a front side specific location toward a rear side specific location, in a case when seen along a normal direction of the ground contact surface.

A method of manufacturing a foam component includes generating, via a computer aided design (CAD) software, three-dimensional data corresponding to the foam component. The method further includes scaling, using the CAD software, the three-dimensional data to correspond to a preform. The preform is smaller than the foam component based on a scaling factor. The method further includes fabricating the preform from a thermoplastic elastomer and adding a foaming agent to the preform. The method further includes foaming the preform by exposing the preform to a target temperature for a target time via a heat generating device.

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a cushioning component that has an outer surface and at least partially defines a chamber that is at least partially surrounded by the outer surface. At least a portion of the outer surface has a protruding shape in the absence of a compressive load of at least a predetermined magnitude on the cushioning component. The sole structure includes a sole component that includes a projection that either extends through the outer surface of the cushioning component and within the chamber, or interfaces with a recess in the outer surface of the cushioning component, or protrudes from an inner surface of the cushioning component into the chamber.

The present application relates to a method of manufacturing a sole unit (1) having a midsole (2) and an outsole (3) being connected to the midsole (2). The method comprises providing a midsole (2) having a first surface (21) configured to face an upper (4), an opposite second surface (22) and a peripheral edge surface (23). The method further comprises melting a polymer composition at a first temperature to provide a molten polymer composition. The method further comprises applying the molten polymer composition on the second surface (22) of the midsole in the form of a filament (5) forming a plurality of loops (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6) on the second surface (22), thereby forming an outsole (3). Further disclosed are a sole unit (1) comprising a midsole (2) and an outsole (3) produced by this method, and a shoe comprising the sole unit (1) and an upper (9).

The invention provides a supercritical rubber foaming material for soles, which is prepared from the following components in parts by mass: 50 to 95 parts of rubber, 5 to 50 parts of thermoplastic elastomer, 20 to 60 parts of white carbon black, 1 to 5 parts of flaky filler, 0.5 to 5 parts of active agent, 0.1 to 10 parts of coupling agent, 0.5 to 5 parts of softening agent, 2 to 5 parts of antioxidant, 3 to 5 parts of zinc oxide, 0.5 to 3 parts of stearic acid, 1 to 5 parts of accelerant, 0.5 to 3 parts of sulfur and 0.1 to 0.5 part of bridging agent. The sum of the mass parts of the rubber and the thermoplastic elastomer is 100. The preparation process of the rubber supercritical foaming material comprises preparation of a rubber compound and preparation of the rubber supercritical foaming material. According to the invention, the rubber and the thermoplastic elastomer matrix are used together to form a uniform dispersion system of the rubber / thermoplastic elastomer; the spherical white carbon black and the flaky filler are synergistically used to improve the filler-matrix interface effect, promote heterogeneous nucleation of supercritical gas, increase the cell density and endow the material with the performance characteristic of lighter weight. Through the combination of a material matrix, a formula system and a foaming method, the performance requirements of light weight, wear resistance and slip resistance of the sole rubber are met.

The invention relates to a shoe material and a manufacturing method thereof, in particular to a folding-resistant laminated plate, a sole, a shoe and a laminated plate manufacturing method. The folding-resistant laminated plate comprises a middle layer group and a carbon fiber layer, the middle layer group comprises a basalt fiber layer, and the laying angle of the basalt fiber layer is 0 or 90 degrees; or the middle layer group comprises at least two basalt fiber layers which are stacked in sequence, and the laying angles of every two adjacent basalt fiber layers are 0 degree and 90 degrees respectively; or the middle layer group comprises two basalt fiber layers, and the laying angles of the two basalt fiber layers are 90 degrees. The sole and the shoe both comprise the folding-resistant laminated plate. The carbon fiber layers are compounded on the two sides of the middle layer, and the laying angle of the basalt fiber layer in the middle layer is limited, so that rigidity attenuation after multiple times of bending can be slowed down, the bending resistance is improved, meanwhile, the ductility of the laminated plate can be improved, brittle failure is avoided, and the structure is not prone to failure.