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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2000
Stephan Johannes Karl Dietrich, Nuremberg, DE;
Bernhard Knoche, Herzogenaurach, DE;
adidas International B.V., , NL;
Abstract
An article of footwear is disclosed, in particular a sports shoe with a sole ensemble and a stability element constructed of a material and configured for the selective support of single parts of the sole ensemble. The stability element includes a base element extending from a rearfoot portion to a forefoot portion of a shoe along the medial or the lateral side of the forefoot portion of the shoe and includes at least one support element. The at least one support element encompasses the sole ensemble upwardly or downwardly or both. Further, the stability element may include a heel support connected to the base element and a second base element for additional lateral support of the shoe.