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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2019
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
Christopher A. Brown, Waterbury Center, VT (US);
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
A force absorbing device for a footwear appliance includes a shoe sole having a planar sole surface, such that the shoe sole is adapted to be disposed against a ground surface such as turf, grass or dirt. A ground interface member having a general appearance of a footwear cleat extends from the planar sole surface. Within the sole, the ground interface member couples to a force mitigation assembly for absorbing forces against the cleat. The force mitigation assembly includes an elastic field of a resilient, compressible material, and an inclined surface is disposed against the elastic field and oriented to compress the elastic field. A linkage or connecting surface transmits a displacement force for disposing the inclined surface across the elastic field, where the inclined surface compresses the elastic field as it moves across. In response, the elastic field exerts a counterforce against the ground interface member.