(19)
(11) EP 1 120 056 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/31

(21) Application number: 01101122.8

(22) Date of filing: 19.01.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A43B 13/18, A43B 7/24
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 25.01.2000 IT MI000086

(71) Applicant: STEFCOM S.p.A.
55013 Lammari (Lucca) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Attilieni, Attilio
    55010 Tofori (Lucca) (IT)

(74) Representative: Petruzzelli, Antonio European Patent Attorney 
C.so Italia, No. 43
20122 Milano
20122 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Shock-absorbing sole structure


(57) 1. A shock-absorbing sole structure of the type comprising: a sole with tread (1, 1', 1", 1"', 1"") in turn having at least one heel cavity (3, 3', 3", 3"', 3"") and at least one sole cavity (5, 5', 5", 5"', 5"") on the upper surface of the tread (1, 1', 1", 1"', 1""), a heel protuberance and a sole protuberance on the lower surface of the tread (1, 1', 1", 1"', 1"") corresponding to the heel cavity (3, 3', 3", 3"', 3"") and respectively to the sole cavity (5, 5', 5", 5"', 5""); and an element (13, 13', 13", 13"', 13"") for covering the heel cavity (3, 3', 3", 3"', 3"") and the sole cavity (5, 5', 5", 5"', 5"") to be fixed above the upper surface of the tread (1, 1', 1", 1"', 1""), characterised in that elastic shock-absorbing means (11t and 11p, 11't and 11'p, 11"t and 11"p, 11"'t and 11"'p, 11""t and 11""p) are provided in the housings defined by the internal walls of the heel cavity (3, 3', 3", 3"', 3"") and of the sole cavity (5, 5', 5", 5"', 5"") and by the lower wall of said covering element (13, 13', 13", 13"', 13""), said elastic shock-absorbing means (11t and 11p, 11't and 11'p, 11"t and 11"p, 11"'t and 11"'p, 11""t and 11""p) being formed by a solid material with elastic behaviour similar to air.







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