WO1992003069A1 - Chaussure de sport a semelle reagissant en fonction de la force exercee - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- This invention is in the field of athletic shoes which provide a cushioning effect on the feet during motions such as walking, jumping, and running.
- At least one shoe manufacturer produces a shoe which has inflatable chambers actuated by a push-button pump. These chambers are inflated in anticipation of strenuous activity and deflated after completion thereof.
- the chambers are filled only to the level which will provide the proper amount of support for the intended activity and thus provide the advantage of variable support.
- the present invention is an improved sole construction for an athletic shoe which not only provides cushioning for the foot of the wearer, but also provides a high degree of energy return or rebound to the wearer of the shoe.
- the shoe includes (as does the aforementioned Fowler U.S. Patent) a top sole portion with downwardly extending cleats and a substantially coextensive bottom sole portion with apertures corresponding to the cleats so as to receive therein the cleats of the top sole portion.
- a resilient membrane is positioned and held between the top and bottom sole portions to normally maintain such top and bottom sole portions in a spaced apart, rest configuration wherein the cleats of the top sole portion are held by the membrane above and in alignment with the receiving apertures of the bottom sole portion.
- the membrane When force is applied to the sole of the shoe, such as by a person standing, walking, running, jumping, or landing in the shoe, the force is absorbed by the membrane as the cleats of the top sole portion move into the receiving recesses of the bottom sole portion, with the membrane stretching therebetween. When the force is removed, the membrane urges the top and bottom sole portions apart to their normal rest positions wherein the membrane is unstretched. With this construction, the membrane is force responsive and stretches in response to the force applied, to thereby effectively cushion and support the foot of the wearer. Further, the resilient membrane stores energy as it is stretched under force and returns that energy as the force is removed, thus providing a high degree of rebound to the shoe.
- An important feature of this arrangement in accordance with the present invention is a guide plate having cleat- receiving openings and being interposed between the top sole portion and the resilient membrane being substantially coextensive therewith, and with the cleats positioned in the apertures of the guide plate to insure effective operation by reason of maintaining the cleats substantially centered relative to the cleat-receiving openings of the bottom sole portion and by restricting lateral relative movement between the two sole portions.
- the membrane is secured to the bottom sole portion by gluing it thereto and is secured to the top sole portion by screws extending through the membrane into selected cleats.
- top and bottom sole portions are interconnected through the membrane.
- the cleat-guide plate is preferably glued to the top of the membrane so that the membrane is sandwiched between such guide plate and the bottom sole portion.
- a shoe upper of any desired type, high or low, is attached to the top sole portion, while a ground-contacting wearing surface is provided at the bottom of the bottom sole portion.
- a flexible side cover is provided about the perimeter of the sole portions to close the space therebetween and prevent foreign matter, such as rocks, from becoming lodged between the top and bottom sole portions to interfere with proper operation of the shoe.
- This side cover may be secured only around the perimeter of the top sole portion, hanging freely therefrom as an apron or skirt so that the bottom sole portion is free to move up and down in relation to the cover, or the cover may be flexible and attached around the perimeter of both the top sole portion and bottom sole portion so the side cover will flex and bend to allow relative movement of the top and bottom sole portions.
- a perimetrical closure strip of flexible and preferably elastomeric material may be sealingly interposed between the apron or skirt and the sole to completely seal the sole against entry of foreign matter.
- Fig. 1 is a side perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a portion of the side cover of the shoe being broken away to reveal otherwise hidden internal structure of the shoe sole;
- Fig. 2 a bottom plan view of the shoe of Fig. 1 having the ground-contacting wearing surface of the shoe sole broken away to show the bottom sole portion and the apertures therein;
- Fig. 3 a vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, drawn to a larger scale and including the ground contacting wearing surface;
- Fig. 4 an enlarged fragmentary vertical section of a typical cleat and receiving recess, the normal rest position shown in solid lines and the position of the cleat when subjected to force shown in broken lines;
- Fig. 5 a fragmentary vertical section of the toe portion of the shoe of Fig. 1 in compressed condition
- Fig. 6 a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2, with the shoe in normal rest position;
- Fig. 7 a view corresponding to that of Fig, 6 showing the shoe under maximum compressive force all along its length;
- Fig. 8 a vertical section similar to the lower part of Fig. 6, showing a second embodiment of the cleats;
- Fig. 9 a longitudinal horizontal section taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8;
- Fig. 10 a bottom plan view similar to that of Fig. 2, but showing a third embodiment of the cleat-receiving apertures and cleats of the invention
- FIG. 11 a side elevation of a shoe which includes another embodiment of the invention shown in longitudinal vertical section at a broken-away portion of the shoe;
- Fig. 12 a fragmentary transverse vertical section taken on the line 12-12 of Fig. 11;
- FIG. 13 a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 13-13 of Fig. 11;
- Fig. 14 a view similar to that of Fig. 11 showing another embodiment of the invention in longitudinal vertical section taken axially of the shoe sole;
- Fig. 15 a vertical section taken through still another embodiment of the invention having a composite resilient membrane, the view being drawn to approximately the scale of Fig. 12;
- Fig. 16 a horizontal section taken on the line 16-16 of Fig. 15;
- FIG. 17 an intermediate portion of Fig. 15 showing the cleat depressed under load and stretching the underlying portion of the composite membrane;
- FIG. 18 a fragmentary view corresponding to the left- hand portion of Fig. 12, but showing yet another embodiment of the invention.
- the athletic shoe of the invention comprises a top sole portion 10, a bottom sole portion 12, a resilient membrane 14 between top sole 10 and bottom sole 12, a cleat guide plate 15, a sheet of ground- contacting wearing surface material 16, and a standard shoe upper 18.
- the top sole portion 10 is preferably made of a hard rubber or plastic material and includes a plurality of downwardly-extending cleats 10.
- Bottom sole portion 12 is constructed of a polyurethane microcellular plastic or other suitable elastomer material and has the same parametric shape as top sole portion 10.
- Bottom sole portion 12 includes apertures 22 in numbers equal to the number of cleats 20 of the upper sole portion 10, each aperture 22 being sized, shaped, and located to correspond to and receive a cleat 20 of top sole portion 10 therein as covered by stretched portions of membrane 14. As shown in Figs. 1-7 the cleats 20 are cylindrical and peg-like, while receiving apertures 22 in bottom sole portion 12 are cylindrical holes.
- cleats 20 rest on top of membrane 14 and in this embodiment in which the sole portions are not interconnected by the side closure of the shoe, membrane 14 is secured to selected cleats 20 by screws 24, Figs. 2, 6, and 7, which extend through such membrane 14 into the selected cleats.
- screws 24, Figs. 2, 6, and 7, which extend through such membrane 14 into the selected cleats.
- a total of five such screws 24 are sufficient to effectively connect the top sole portion 10 to membrane 14. Since membrane 14 is attached to bottom sole portion 12 in this embodiment, top sole portion 10 is connected to bottom sole portion 12 through membrane 14.
- a guide plate 15 (which may be relatively thin and semi-rigid) is placed between the membrane and the cleated sole portion, preferably being secured to the membrane by gluing. Accordingly, as here shown membrane 14 is sandwiched between bottom sole portion 12 and guide plate 15. Guide plate 15 has apertures or holes 26, Figs. 3 and 4, which are aligned with and correspond to apertures 22 in bottom sole portion 12, and in which the cleats 20 are positioned. Generally, the apertures 26 in guide plate 15 will be smaller than apertures 22 in bottom sole portion 12 so that cleats 20 fit relatively closely, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
- any type of shoe upper 18 may be secured to top sole portion 10 in manner well known to the shoe manufacturing industry, and layers of padding 28 and 30, Figs. 6 and 7, may be provided (as is normal) to cushion the sole and conform it to the shape of the bottom of the wearer's foot.
- the shoe upper may be either low top or high top and may be made of a variety of materials such as leather, canvas, or a synthetic. Further, the shoe upper may be of lace type as shown in Fig. 1, may have Velcro fasteners, or may merely be of slip-on type.
- FIGs. 4 and 7 show the maximum displacement of the cleats into the apertures.
- the membrane will be chosen so that maximum displacement will not occur under expected forces to be applied to the shoe, and displacement will be less than the maximum and dependent upon the force applied. Thus, when a wearer jumps and lands, more force is applied than during normal standing or walking and more stretching or displacement of the membrane occurs. Also, the displacement will not generally be uniform along the length and width of the shoe, uniform displacement being shown in Fig. 7 merely for purposes of illustration but will vary depending upon the activity. During walking or running, when weight is initially placed on the heel at the beginning of a step, the displacement will occur in the area of the heel, with little or no displacement in the area of the toe.
- the characteristics of the membrane and the size, number, and location of the cleats will be varied depending upon the intended size and weight of the user and the activities to be performed while wearing the shoe. Thus, different model shoes with different membrane characteristics may be made for different activities.
- the thickness of the bottom sole portion, and thus the depth of the apertures be slightly greater than the length of the cleats so the cleats doe not extend through the aperture to the ground surface. It is also preferred that the bottom of the bottom sole portion have a layer of ground-contacting material 16, such as the rubber material normally used on the bottom of athletic shoes. While the additional layer of ground-contacting material is preferred, in some instances the bottom sole portion itself could be made to serve as the ground-contacting material.
- apron or skirt formation is preferably provided extending about the perimeter of the top sole portion and bottom sole portion to cover the space between the two to prevent foreign objects, such as pebbles, dirt, etc., from entering the space and interfering with the relative movement of the two. Also, it adds to the aesthetics of the shoe.
- This apron or skirt 40 is in the form of a strip of rubber or plastic material secured, as by gluing, around the perimeter of the top sole portion and extending freely downwardly to the upper perimeter of the bottom sole portion to cover the space between the top and bottom sole portions when in the normal rest portion, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6.
- apron or skirt 40 is not secured to bottom sole portion 12, so such bottom sole portion 12 is free to slide up and down in relation to apron or skirt 40 as indicated in Fig. 7 relative to Fig. 6, but, with such an apron or skirt, it is preferable to utilize the embodiment of Fig. 18 as described hereinafter.
- the side cover can take the form of a strip 42, Fig. 5, which is secured, as by gluing, to the perimeter of both the top sole portion and the bottom sole portion and is flexible enough to flex outwardly as shown in Fig. 5 as the top and bottom sole portions move toward one another.
- the side cover interconnects the top and bottom sole portions, it is not necessary to use the screws 24.
- the cleats 20 and receiving apertures 22 have been shown in Figs. 1-7 as cylindrical, various shapes of cleats and receiving apertures may be used. For example, Figs.
- FIG. 8 and 9 show a second embodiment of the invention wherein the cleats 50 and receiving apertures 52 are elongate rather than cylindrical in form, and extend from side-to-side of the shoe.
- the receiving apertures 52 do not extend completely through the bottom sole portion 54, but leave a thin portion 56 at the bottom of each aperture so that the bottom sole portion remains in one piece for ease of assembly.
- Holes 58 allow access to screws 60 which correspond to the screws 24 in the previous embodiment-.
- Fig. 10 shows a third alternate embodiment for the cleats, with elongate cleats 62 extending only partially across the cleated sole portion.
- the size of the cleats may vary.
- the length of the heel area cleats may be longer to give a larger range of stretch and force adsorption than the cleats of the toe area which generally are subject to less force.
- a membrane of natural gum rubber one-eighth of an inch thick and of forty durometer hardness, has been found satisfactory for general use such as walking and running.
- wide variations in the characteristics of the membrane may be desirable, depending upon the intended use of the shoe and the intended wearer.
- various means of connecting the top and bottom sole portions to the membrane can be used.
- the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 11-13 includes a support plate 64, which confronts the bottom of resilient membrane 66 and is apertured to receive the cleats 68 of top sole portion 70 covered, as they will be, by the stretched portions of membrane 66. Provision of support plate 64 protects the margins of bottom sole portion 72 surrounding the respective apertures 74 thereof, against spalling off or wearing away under pressure of the membrane. Although provision of support plate 64 is preferred in all embodiments, this embodiment includes transverse grooves 76 extending from side-to-side of guide plate 78, Fig. 13, between rows of the apertures therein as shown. Such apertures include marginal ones of circular configuration and interior ones of elongated formation, Fig. 13, in a forward area below the ball of the foot which, with the transverse groove 76, tend to provide maximum freedom of movement for that area and for the toes of the foot of the wearer by increasing flexibility at those locations.
- the intermediate longitudinal portion 80 of the sole of the shoe is solid, being provided by a microcellar polyurethane elastomer or similar material.
- the toe portion 82 which extends to and preferably under part of the ball of the foot, is similar to what is shown in Fig. 12.
- the heel portion 84 of the sole of the shoe is made similarly to what is shown in Figs. 11 and 12.
- Figs. 15-17 utilizes a cleated top sole portion 86 overlying a cleat guide plate 88, which itself overlies a composite resilient membrane 90 made up of multiple circular units 92 which each contain an individual resilient membrane 94.
- the individual membranes 94 may vary in durometer to provide desired stretchability at particular location along the length and width of the shoe sole.
- the units 92 are preferably injection molded integrally in horizontal half-sections 92-1 and 92-2, respectively, from. a suitable, substantially rigid plastic material, which half- sections are secured together, as by glue 96, after introduction into receiving pockets 92a thereof of enlarged rims 94a of the individual membranes 94.
- Fig. 18 includes a circular closure strip 98, glued along upper and lower edge margins to the cleat guide plate 64 and to the lower margin of the inside face of cover apron or skirt 100, respectively, so as to positively exclude entry of foreign matter into the operative areas of the shoe sole.
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Une chaussure de sport pourvue d'une semelle réagissant en fonction de la force exercée comprend une première partie de semelle (10) ayant une multiplicité de tétons (20) faisant saillie et, une second partie de semelle (12) portant les ouvertures (22) destinées à recevoir les tétons (10), et une membrane élastique (14) placée entre les deux parties de semelle et qui normalement recouvre les ouvertures (22) de façon à maintenir les tétons (20) séparés des ouvertures (22) en position de repos. Une plaquette de guidage (15) comprenant des ouvertures correspondantes est placée entre la première partie de semelle (10) et la membrane (14), et les tétons (20) sont positionnés dans les ouvertures de ladite plaquette de façon que le mouvement relatif transversal des deux parties de semelle (10, 12) soit limité et que les tétons (10) soient maintenus alignés avec les ouvertures (22). Lorsqu'une force est appliquée par un pied dans la chaussure, la première partie de semelle (10) à tétons se déplace en direction de la seconde partie de semelle (12) à ouvertures, ce qui fait tendre la membrane (14) au moment où les tétons (20) pénètrent dans les ouvertures (22) de la seconde partie de semelle (12). La membrane (14) offrant une résistance au mouvement de pénétration fournit un amortissement et également une force de rebond.
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