Sports Shoe Striped Pattern for Ball Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sports shoes fail to provide optimal ball handling and shooting accuracy due to uniform surface design, which does not account for varying shooting directions and cannot adapt to the shape of the foot, and lack specific grip enhancements in different zones.
Innovation Solution
A sports shoe with a striped pattern divided into shooting zones, featuring directing stripes with increased grip and channels that vary in width and shape to guide the ball according to the player's intention, using uncoated rubber particulates and potential ribbing for enhanced grip and directionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a uniform surface design is used on the sports shoe upper, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the ball handling accuracy and shooting precision are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The upper surface is divided into multiple shooting zones (first, second, third shooting zones) with different stripe patterns and directions. Each zone is further segmented into multiple stripes with specific orientations to guide the ball in different directions, allowing precise ball handling accuracy while maintaining manageable manufacturing complexity through modular zone design.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the upper surface are assigned different stripe patterns, directions, and densities according to their specific functional requirements. For example, the first shooting zone has stripes extending in a first direction while the second shooting zone has stripes in a second direction, optimizing ball handling for each specific shooting scenario rather than using a uniform pattern throughout.
2Manufacturing precision
If ribs are arranged in different directions to improve ball handling in all shooting directions, then the ball can be directed accurately, but the upper surface cannot conform to the shape of the bare foot
Solution Approach 1:
The stripe patterns are designed to adapt to the dynamic nature of different shooting motions. Each shooting zone contains stripes oriented in specific directions that correspond to typical shooting angles from that zone, allowing the upper to provide accurate ball direction for various foot positions and shooting motions while maintaining flexibility to conform to the foot's shape.
Solution Approach 2:
Different shooting zones have locally optimized stripe patterns that match the specific shooting directions from each zone. This localized optimization allows the upper to provide accurate ball handling for each specific shooting scenario while the overall flexible material construction allows the upper to conform to the foot's three-dimensional shape.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the upper material is made thin and flexible to follow foot shape, then comfort is improved, but the grip to the ball is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The upper is constructed using composite materials that combine flexibility with grip enhancement. The base material remains thin and flexible to conform to the foot shape, while stripe patterns with increased thickness or textured surfaces (such as raised stripes or stripes with grip-enhancing materials) are applied to specific shooting zones to provide enhanced ball grip without sacrificing overall flexibility and foot conformity.
4Manufacturing precision
If the stripe width and channel width are uniform throughout, then manufacturing is simplified, but the ball directing precision and targeting accuracy are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The stripe width and channel width are varied according to the specific functional requirements of each shooting zone and stripe. Some stripes have wider widths to provide broader ball contact areas for certain shooting zones, while channels between stripes are adjusted in width to guide the ball with appropriate precision for each direction. This parameter variation enhances ball directing precision while the patterns remain within manufacturable ranges.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design significantly improves ball handling accuracy and shooting force by allowing the ball to follow intended paths, adapting to different zones and foot shapes, and providing consistent grip under various conditions.
Implementation Method 1
The publication has suggested using self adhesive coatings that have outer surfaces as suggested. In the document WO2014/016629 solutions were suggested for improving the grip between the shoe surface and the ball by using uncoated rubber granulates
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AI summary
Sports shoe with a striped pattern facilitating ball handling, having an upper and a sole, wherein the surface of the upper of the sports shoe is divided into a plurality of shooting zones, namely at least into a nose zone (14), an inner shooting zone (15) and an outer shooting zone (16) and at least one of the shooting zones (14, 15, 16) comprises a plurality of ball directing stripes (20) arranged side-by-side beside and being spaced from each other and the directing stripes extend out from the surface of the upper that constitutes a basic surface (17), the directing stripes (20) have elevated outer surfaces (18) with increased grip to the ball compared to the grip of the basic surface (17), wherein the spaces between said directing stripes (20) constitute respective ball directing channels (21) and the at least one shooting zone comprises a group of at least four directing stripes (20) and a group of at least three directing channels (21) between the directing stripes, and out of these two groups the width of the directing stripes and/or the directing channels of at least one group continuously changes along its length, wherein the width of the directing stripes is at least 3 mm and at most 20 mm and their height is at least 0.4 mm, and the width of said directing channels is at most 20 mm, an the pattern comprises said groups.