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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1989
Barry Hallenbeck, Nashua, NH (US);
Udo Flemming, Erlangen, DE;
PUMA Aktiengesellschaft Rudolf Dassler Sport, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A shoe, in particular an athletic or rehabilitative shoe having a resilient cushioning sole layer within which at least one insert part made of a honeycomb body of elastically compressible material is embedded with its central axes oriented perpendicular to the plane of the sole and honeycomb body. For improved resilience and energy return, the honeycomb body is made so that even the cells on the periphery of the body are closed in a gastight manner. Furthermore, in accordance with certain embodiments, the honeycomb insert is mounted in the shoe in a manner which permits endwise viewing of the cells of the honeycomb insert, while protecting the honeycomb against damaging ground contact during use. The honeycomb body can be embedded as an insert in a midsole, heel wedge layer, or a removable footbed.