Outsole for a shoe

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12369683-B2
Application number	US-202318154397-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2023
Priority date	Apr 29, 2022
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

An outsole for a shoe including first and second sole segments that overlap at least partially. The first sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a mid-foot portion of the outsole. The second sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a toe portion of the outsole. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a first cushion element arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one first stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a second cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one second stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole may be an outsole for a football shoe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An outsole for a shoe, the outsole comprising:
a first sole segment which comprises at least one stud and is arranged at least in a mid-foot portion of the outsole;
a second sole segment, wherein the first sole segment and the second sole segment overlap partially;
a first cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment, wherein the first cushion element overlaps with at least one stud of the first sole segment; and
a second cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment;
wherein the first sole segment and/or the second sole segment comprises at least one aperture which overlaps at least partially with the first cushion element or the second cushion element such that the first cushion element or the second cushion element is exposed towards a surface on which the outsole is to be placed during normal use and is configured to deform into the at least one aperture.

2. The outsole according to claim 1 , wherein the first sole segment and the second sole segment are integrally formed.

3. The outsole according to claim 1 , wherein the second sole segment comprises a fixed portion and at least one movable portion.

4. The outsole according to claim 3 , wherein the fixed portion and the at least one movable portion are integrally formed.

5. The outsole according to claim 3 , wherein the first sole segment and the second sole segment are integrally formed, and wherein the fixed portion is integrally connected to the first sole segment and the at least one movable portion is adhered to the first sole segment.

6. The outsole according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one movable portion overlaps at least one of the first cushion element or the second cushion element.

7. The outsole according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one movable portion is adhered to at least one of the first cushion element or the second cushion element.

8. The outsole according to claim 3 , wherein the second sole segment comprises a plurality of the movable portions.

9. The outsole according to claim 8 , wherein a first one of the movable portions overlaps the first cushion element and a second one of the movable portions overlaps the second cushion element.

10. The outsole according to claim 8 , wherein a first one of the movable portions is adhered to the first cushion element and a second one of the movable portions is adhered to the second cushion element.

11. The outsole according to claim 8 , wherein the first sole segment is branched in a direction to a toe portion of the outsole into at least two branches, wherein a first one of the movable portions overlaps a first one of the branches, and wherein a second one of the movable portions overlaps a second one of the branches.

12. The outsole according to claim 11 , wherein the first branch comprises at least one stud and the second branch comprises at least one stud.

13. The outsole according to claim 1 , wherein the second cushion element overlaps with at least one stud of the first sole segment.

14. The outsole according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one aperture comprises at least one side aperture which is adapted such that the first cushion element and/or the second cushion element is exposed in a lateral direction of the outsole or a medial direction of the outsole.

15. The outsole according to claim 1 , wherein the first cushion element comprises a first compressibility characterized by a first change in height when a force is applied to the first cushion element in a vertical direction, the second cushion element comprises a second compressibility characterized by a second change in height when the force is applied to the second cushion element in the vertical direction, and the second change of height is less than the first change of height.

16. A shoe comprising a shoe upper and an outsole according to claim 1 .

17. An outsole for a shoe, the outsole comprising:
a first sole segment which comprises at least one stud and is arranged at least in a mid-foot portion of the outsole;
a second sole segment, wherein the first sole segment and the second sole segment overlap partially;
a first cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment, wherein the first cushion element overlaps with at least one stud of the first sole segment; and
a second cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment;
wherein the second sole segment comprises a fixed portion and a plurality of movable portions, and
wherein the first sole segment is branched in a direction to a toe portion of the outsole into at least two branches, wherein a first one of the movable portions overlaps a first one of the branches, and wherein a second one of the movable portions overlaps a second one of the branches.

18. The outsole according to claim 17 , wherein the first one of the branches comprises at least one stud and the second one of the branches comprises at least one stud.

19. An outsole for a shoe, the outsole comprising:
a first sole segment which comprises at least one stud and is arranged at least in a mid-foot portion of the outsole;
a second sole segment comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion, wherein the first sole segment and the second sole segment overlap partially;
a first cushion element arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment such that the movable portion of the second sole segment is located above the first cushion element in a vertical direction relative to a ground-facing surface of the outsole, wherein the first cushion element overlaps with at least one stud of the first sole segment; and
a second cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment.

Assignees

• Adidas Ag

Inventors

• Thompsett Benjamin Alexander
• Roman Arnau Sanjuan
• Miles Harry
• Tarenne Baptiste Jacques Dany
• Spasic Strahinja
• Ruiz Daniel
• Biegel Tobias
• Stinchcomb Robert
• Schneider Stefan
• Engel Mareike
• Schaefke Hannes

Classifications

• A43B5/06

  Running shoes; Track shoes · CPC title

• A43C15/168

  with resilient means, e.g. shock absorbing means · CPC title

• A43B5/02

  Football boots {or shoes, i.e. for soccer, football or rugby} · CPC title

• A43B13/122

  characterised by the outsole or external layer · CPC title

• A43B13/186 Primary

  Differential cushioning region, e.g. cushioning located under the ball of the foot (resilient heel not included in the sole A43B21/26; resilient supports for the heel of the foot A43B21/32) · CPC title