Sports Shoe Sole With Friction Element For Ball Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern ball sports like soccer require enhanced shoes that provide both improved ball control and stability, as existing designs often separate these functionalities between the upper and sole, failing to meet the increasing demands of speed and technical skills.
Innovation Solution
A sole for sports shoes featuring a combination of profile elements and a friction element distributed to enhance ball control and stability, with the friction element being permanently attached to provide durable and seamless 360° ball control, and profile elements like studs or ridges for traction, ensuring stability and preventing sliding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the upper provides ball control and the sole provides stability through profile elements, then both functions are separated, but the shoe fails to provide integrated 360° ball control and seamless functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the ball control function (typically provided by the upper) with the sole by attaching a friction element to the lower side of the sole. This integration allows the sole itself to provide ball control, creating seamless 360° control around the foot and eliminating the functional separation between upper and sole.
Solution Approach 2:
The sole is transformed into a multi-functional component by adding the friction element. The sole now simultaneously provides stability through profile elements and ball control through the friction element, making it a universal component that performs multiple functions previously distributed across different parts of the shoe.
2Reliability
If friction elements are permanently attached to the sole, then durable and seamless ball control is achieved, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The friction element is pre-attached to the sole during the manufacturing process rather than being added later. This preliminary action ensures durable, seamless integration and eliminates the need for separate attachment steps by the user, while allowing automated manufacturing processes to handle the integration efficiently.
3Stability of the object's composition
If profile elements are distributed on the sole, then stability and prevention of sliding are improved, but the area available for ball control is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The sole is designed with spatially differentiated properties: profile elements (studs, naps, ridges) are placed in specific locations to provide stability and ground penetration, while friction elements are attached in areas optimized for ball control. This local differentiation allows both functions to coexist without significant compromise, as each element type occupies and optimizes its designated zone.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables improved ball control on all sides of the shoe, allowing for new playing techniques and increased traction on artificial turf, meeting the high demands of urban soccer with enhanced stability and ball control.
Implementation Method 1
The profile elements are distributed such that the friction element can contact a sports ball to increase the friction between a lower side of the sole and the sports ball
Implementation Method 2
The plurality of profile elements may be adapted to penetrate the ground. Hence, they may be particularly suited to prevent a sliding of the sole on the ground
Data Source
AI summary
A sole for a sports shoe comprises a plurality of profile elements and a friction element. The profile elements are distributed such that the friction element can contact a sports ball to increase the friction between a lower side of the sole and the sports ball.