5100results about "Soles" patented technology

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The invention relates to the technical field of sole processing, in particular to a sole composite processing method, which comprises the following steps: according to the rigidity requirement of an arch support area, preparing high-density slurry in which silicon nitride ceramic powder accounts for 30-40%, forming # imgabs0 # crystal phase through microwave-assisted sintering, and controlling the porosity to be 10-20%; according to the energy rebound requirement of the forefoot buffer area, graphene oxide / carboxymethyl cellulose aerogel powder is added into the slurry until the concentration is 25%, and the porosity is increased to 40-60% by combining the honeycomb porous network design; a nano silicon dioxide reinforcing agent is introduced into a wear-resistant area of the heel to 15%, a diamond-like carbon coating is formed through plasma surface treatment, and the porosity is limited to be 5-15%. According to the invention, silane is encapsulated by adopting polyurea microcapsules, and is released only when the material is damaged, so that dynamic self-repairing is realized, the shoe sole is endowed with dynamic repairing capability, and the service life is prolonged.

The invention discloses an anti-shrinkage light, soft and elastic sole foaming material and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of footwear products. The light, soft and elastic sole foaming material is formed by chemically foaming an EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) composite raw material, the EVA composite raw material is prepared from 50 to 70 parts of EVA, 20 to 40 parts of olefin thermoplastic elastomer, 10 to 20 parts of styrene elastomer, 1.5 to 3 parts of maleic anhydride grafted ethylene-octylene copolymer compatilizer, 0.4 to 0.8 part of peroxide cross-linking agent, 3 to 4 parts of foaming agent, 1 to 1.5 parts of zinc oxide, 1 to 1.5 parts of polyethylene wax substance and 0.5 to 1.5 parts of poly (butylene succinate). 0.3 to 1 part of polyamide 12 microspheres and 2 to 3 parts of nano montmorillonite. The foaming material can resist shrinkage when being used as a shoe sole part, and has good rebound performance and the like, so that the high-quality requirement of sneakers, the mass production stability and the like are met.

An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure. The sole structure includes a plate that has a heel portion, a midfoot portion, a forefoot portion, and an extension portion. The extension portion extends forward of the forefoot portion and forward of a foremost extent of upper. The plate includes a first plate layer establishing an outer surface of the plate and extending in each of the heel portion, the midfoot portion, the forefoot portion, and the extension portion, and a second plate layer interfacing with the first plate layer and extending in the forefoot portion and the extension portion. A bending stiffness of the second plate layer is greater than a bending stiffness of the first plate layer.

An article of footwear including a sole having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a heel portion and a support member including a first part and a second part, where the first part extends at least partially into the forefoot portion, and the second part extends from the first part and at least partially into a portion of the sole that is in or between the midfoot portion and the heel portion, the first part including a lateral support member and a medial support member that form a continuous loop defining an opening, an outer edge of the lateral support member and the medial support member combining to form an outermost edge having a continuous convex curvature, where the support member has a front end portion and a rear end portion, and the front end portion or the rear end portion has a curve extending in a vertical direction.

An article of footwear has a forefoot region, a heel region, a midfoot region, a lateral side, and a medial side and includes an upper and a sole structure coupled to the upper. The sole structure includes a frame coupled to the upper and defines a plurality of apertures along the lateral side and the medial side. The frame has a frame exterior surface and a frame interior surface, opposite the frame exterior surface, that defines a frame internal cavity, a lace received within the plurality of apertures and extends along the frame exterior surface to the frame interior surface in each of the forefoot region, the midfoot region, and the heel region, and a plurality of midsole members disposed within the frame internal cavity. When the lace is in a tightened configuration, the frame is pulled toward the upper to secure the frame to the sole structure.

A shoe and an outsole therefor. The shoe has a high heel and upper body. The shoe outsole engages the upper body and includes an inside surface and an outside surface opposite the inside surface. The outside surface has a posterior portion, an anterior portion continuous with the posterior portion and an integral raised platform formed on the anterior portion. The integral raised platform includes an etched pattern on a surface thereof, while the inside surface includes a textured portion. The shoe includes at least one side edge, and the integral raised platform is disposed a first distance therefrom. The integral raised platform has a first height of 4.0 mm, and tapers to a second height proximate a toe edge of the shoe, the second height being less than the first height. Insoles for the shoe are also disclosed.

The invention belongs to the technical field of sole materials, and particularly discloses an anti-skid sole material and a preparation method thereof. The anti-skid sole material comprises a sole body, the sole body comprises an anti-skid layer and a rubber layer, and the anti-skid layer comprises the following raw material components in parts by weight; comprising 50-55 parts of polyurethane, 16-20 parts of a silicon carbide composite material, 10-14 parts of polyethylene composite fibers, 4-8 parts of a maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octylene co-elastomer, 3-5 parts of a silane coupling agent, 1-2 parts of an antioxidant and 0.5-0.8 part of a lubricant. The anti-skid sole material prepared in the invention has excellent mechanical strength, skid resistance and wear resistance, and can provide protection for feet and prolong the service life of soles.

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.

Ground-engaging components for articles of footwear include an outer perimeter boundary rim that at least partially defines an outer perimeter of the ground-engaging component, wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim defines an upper-facing surface and an opposite ground-facing surface. The outer perimeter boundary rim defines an open space at least at a forefoot support area of the ground-engaging component. A matrix structure extends from the outer perimeter boundary rim (e.g., the ground-facing surface and / or the upper-facing surface) and across the open space at least at the forefoot support area to define an open cellular construction with plural open cells across the open space at least at the forefoot support area. The matrix structure defines one or more sets of adjacent open cells, the set(s) including at least three open cells that are substantially aligned in the forefoot support area along a line extending in a forward medial-to-rear lateral direction.

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.

This invention concerns a sole element for a cleated article of footwear, in particular for a football shoe. The sole element includes a composite element with an anisotropic bending property. The sole element further includes a polymer element, and the polymer element at least partially covers the composite element of the sole element.

An article of footwear including an upper and a sole structure. The sole structure includes a midsole, wherein the midsole includes an enclosed cavity, a thermoformed cushioning element disposed within the enclosed cavity, wherein the cushioning element includes an upper barrier film and a bottom barrier film enclosing an internal volume, and an outsole layer, wherein the outsole layer forms a ground-engaging surface of the article of footwear.

The invention relates to the field of high polymer materials, and discloses a high-wear-resistance elastomer sole material and a preparation method thereof.The material comprises an elastomer matrix and surface-modified boron nitride nanosheets; the elastomer matrix comprises a first dynamic network and a second dynamic network which are formed through crosslinking of dynamic covalent bonds, and the first dynamic network and the second dynamic network are based on different types of dynamic covalent bonds and have different dissociation activation energy barriers or external stimulus response conditions. The surface-modified boron nitride nanosheet and the second dynamic network form a selective interface enhancement effect; the preparation method comprises the steps of polymer functionalization, nanosheet surface modification, melt blending reaction net forming, forming and the like. The obtained elastomer sole material not only has excellent wear resistance and mechanical properties, but also can realize self-repair of graded response aiming at damages of different degrees, and the service life of the material is remarkably prolonged.

The invention provides an ultralight high-resilience cushioning transparent EVA composite chemical foaming material. The ultralight high-resilience cushioning transparent EVA composite chemical foaming material is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by mass: 30-60 parts of high-transparency modified TPX, 30-50 parts of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 7-25 parts of a thermoplastic elastomer TPE, 5-16 parts of an olefin block copolymer, 5-10 parts of a wear-resistant agent, 0.2-0.5 part of stearic acid, 0.2-1 part of zinc stearate, 0.3-1.5 parts of an odorless bridging agent and 3.5-8 parts of a transparent foaming agent, the high-transparency modified TPX is prepared from high-transparency TPX, EVOH, ethylene propylene diene monomer and stearic acid. The EVA composite chemical foaming material provided by the invention has the advantages of ultralight weight, low shock absorption, high resilience, high transparency and high energy feedback, keeps the wearing comfort of shoes, protects a consumer from fatigue, pain and even injury caused by the material shock absorption problem in the exercise process, is high in cost performance, and meets the comprehensive requirements of the consumer.

Footwear with a modular sole assembly having an insole portion connected to an upper. The insole portion can have a compressible lattice with interconnected laths to provide support for the wearer's foot. A midsole portion is connected to the insole portion and has a midsole perimeter portion that interfaces with the insole perimeter portion. The midsole portion is modularly affixed to the insole portion. An outsole portion is connected to the midsole portion. First locking features are integrally formed along the lower perimeter portion of the upper or along the insole perimeter portion. Second locking features are integrally formed along the midsole portion and configured to releasably mate with the first locking features and fixedly hold the midsole portion together with the insole portion and the upper without use of cement bonding or other adhesive material.

An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure coupled to the upper and configured to engage with a ground surface. The sole structure includes a cushioning member and a unitary plate. The unitary plate includes an upper plate and a lower plate that extends from the upper plate. The lower plate is coupled to the upper plate at each of a front coupling point and a rear coupling point, such that a front spacing is defined between the front coupling point and the rear coupling point.

A substructure for footwear can be produced. An inner half-shell of an intermediate layer forms a foot support and a lower, adhesion-promoting layer is produced by heating a mass, pressing the heated mass with the adhesion-promoting layer to form the inner half-shell which is then cooled. A sole area is foamed without demolding the half-shell in a mold part, wherein a press die is introduced into the mold part for pressing the mass with the adhesion-promoting layer. After removal of the press die a mold cavity is placed sealingly on the mold part, so that a cavity in the form of the sole region remains between the lower, adhesion-promoting layer and the mold cavity, into which a plastic is injected or foamed.

An energy return device for a midsole of a shoe comprises a resilient foam or matrix structure, such as a domed disk, around a cavity. The resilient structure is arranged to collapse into the cavity under foot strike pressure. The structure may initially resist the pressure primarily by compression forces directed around the cavity. As the cavity collapses these forces may provide decreasing vertical spring rate as the structure bends or as the forces become less vertical, causing the structure to stay more compressed through the midstride and energy return to be delayed until the user has moved further forward in their stance. At full collapse the material of the structure may resist further downward force of the user by direct compression. A lateral expansion limiter may resist lateral expansion to increase vertical force supplied by the compression forces around the cavity and reduce interference with other components. A support structure may help guide the collapse and increase spring force.

To provide improved foldable shoe designs and improved shoe manufacturing processes.SOLUTION: A shoe comprising an upper forming an interior portion for a foot, the interior portion including toe and heel cavities, is provided. The shoe further comprises a midsole having toe and heel ends and inner and outer sides. The midsole is stitched to the upper thereby forming a bottom to the interior portion. Heel and toe outsole patches are respectively stitched onto the midsole. An insole is affixed to the bottom of the interior portion. A spacing between the heel and toe outsole patches extends from the inner to the outer side and occupies a position intermediate between the toe and heel ends, thereby permitting the shoe to fold about an axis running through the spacing. The shoe folds between an extended state in which the shoe is worn, and a folded state in which a portion of the upper comprising the toe cavity is tucked into the heel cavity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention provides a stiffening reinforcement (24) for a sole (14) of a shoe (10), comprising at least one elongated profile (25), the profile (25) having a curved guideline, of the type in which the profile (25) comprises reinforcing fibers embedded in a polymer resin matrix, the reinforcement comprising at least one front loop and at least one rear loop. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing such a reinforcement and a sole and a shoe provided with such a reinforcement. Abstract figure: FIG. 2

The present disclosure relates to a support plate configured to be arranged in a sole structure of a shoe. The support plate may comprise a first portion associated with a forefoot area of the sole structure and a second portion associated with a heel area of the sole structure. The support plate may be thinner in at least a part of the first portion as compared to the second portion.