EP 1871188 A4 20120815 - MECHANICAL CUSHIONING SYSTEM FOR FOOTWEAR
Title (en)
MECHANICAL CUSHIONING SYSTEM FOR FOOTWEAR
Title (de)
MECHANISCHES POLSTERUNGSSYSTEM FÜR FUSSBEKLEIDUNG
Title (fr)
SYSTEME AMORTISSEUR MECANIQUE POUR ARTICLE CHAUSSANT
Publication
Application
Priority
US 2005007877 W 20050310
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2006098715A1] A midsole for footwear comprising a midsole element, which comprises a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of strut members disposed between the top and bottom plates for supporting the top plate a distance away from the bottom plate. Adjacent strut members have a C shaped cross-section facing in the same direction. The midsole element may further comprise a heel cleft to increase the flexibility of the sole. In a preferred embodiment, the strut members on the medial side are arranged at an angle to the strut members on the lateral side of the sole. The directional design provides flexibility and stiffness anisotropically to the sole in the longitudinal and lateral directions of the sole respectively.
IPC 8 full level
A43B 7/24 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A43B 7/24 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XDI] US 5461800 A 19951031 - LUTHI SIMON [US], et al
- [X] US 6763611 B1 20040720 - FUSCO CIRO [US]
- [XI] DE 202004012472 U1 20041021 - SHING TRADE CO I [TW]
- [XI] DE 8710115 U1 19871112
- [A] US 3012342 A 19611212 - LOZA RAMIREZ ELISEO
- [A] US 5005299 A 19910409 - WHATLEY IAN H [US]
- [A] WO 0117384 A2 20010315 - SUNG WOO CHEMICAL CO LTD [KR], et al
- See references of WO 2006098715A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2006098715 A1 20060921; BR PI0520110 A2 20090422; CN 101141894 A 20080312; CN 101141894 B 20100901; EP 1871188 A1 20080102; EP 1871188 A4 20120815; EP 1871188 B1 20160518; JP 2008532618 A 20080821
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2005007877 W 20050310; BR PI0520110 A 20050310; CN 200580049035 A 20050310; EP 05725196 A 20050310; JP 2008500688 A 20050310