Sole for a sports shoe

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025176661-A1
Application number	US-202318526888-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2023
Priority date	Dec 1, 2023
Publication date	Jun 5, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A sole for a shoe, comprising:
an inner sole comprising a top surface arranged to face a foot of a wearer of the shoe when the inner sole is arranged in the shoe, wherein the top surface comprises a first textured area and a second textured area, wherein the first and second textured areas each comprise a plurality of protuberances, recesses or holes, wherein the top surface comprises an untextured area not comprising protuberances, recesses or holes, and wherein the first textured area is located in a toe region of the inner sole and the second textured area is located in a heel region of the inner sole.

2 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the second textured area is located in a rearmost portion of the heel region.

3 . The sole according to claim 1 , further comprising a third textured area located in a lateral portion of the heel region and a fourth textured area located in a medial portion of the heel region.

4 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the untextured area is located in a central portion of the heel region.

5 . The sole according to claim 4 , wherein the untextured area extends from the heel region along a medial region into a metatarsal region and does not extend into the toe region.

6 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the first textured area extends from the toe region along a lateral region in a midfoot region and ends before the heel region.

7 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the untextured area is located in a big toe region.

8 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the untextured area is located in a medial metatarsal region and is surrounded by the first textured area.

9 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the untextured area is located at a lateral metatarsal-to-arch transition region.

10 . The sole according to claim 1 , further comprising a third textured area located in a medial metatarsal-to-arch transition region.

11 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein a density of the plurality of protuberances, recesses or holes is higher on a lateral side of the inner sole compared to a medial side of the inner sole.

12 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protuberances, recesses or holes comprises protuberances, and wherein a hardness of the protuberances varies across the inner sole.

13 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protuberances, recesses or holes of the first or second textured areas comprises protuberances, and wherein one or more of the protuberances have a pyramidal shape.

14 . The sole according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more protuberances have a rounded tip.

15 . The sole according to claim 1 , further comprising a textile layer, wherein the plurality of protuberances, recesses or holes are arranged on the textile layer.

16 . The sole according to claim 15 , further comprising a foam layer, wherein the textile layer is arranged on the foam layer.

17 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protuberances, recesses or holes comprises protuberances, and wherein a height of the protuberances varies across the inner sole.

18 . The sole according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protuberances, recesses or holes comprises protuberances, and wherein a shape of the protuberances varies across the inner sole.

19 . A shoe comprising the sole according to claim 1 .

20 . The shoe according to claim 19 , further comprising a midsole, an outsole or an outsole plate, wherein the inner sole is integral with the midsole, the outsole, or the outsole plate.

Assignees

• Adidas Ag

Inventors

• Thompsett Benjamin Alexander
• Witte Matthias
• Etzold Matthias
• Crozier Finn
• Liu Pan
• Roehrig Patrick
• Gordon Andrew
• Schaefke Hannes
• Van Beuningen Willem
• Dietrich Stephan
• Roevens Kevin
• Hanson Henry
• Metcalfe Kathryn
• Coonrod Zachary C
• Delgado Christian Manuel Arias
• B Berin Skye
• Hannah Iain
• Blume Keith A

Classifications

• A43B7/146

  provided with acupressure points or means for foot massage · CPC title

• A43B7/1415

  characterised by the location under the foot · CPC title

• A43B7/1405

  with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form · CPC title

• A43B13/226

  the profile being made in the foot facing surface · CPC title

• A43B17/006

  multilayered · CPC title