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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Matthew Daniel Chandler, Swindon, GB;
Jan Hill, Groβenseebach, DE;
Robert Leimer, Nürnberg, DE;
Timothy David Lucas, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Gerd Rainer Manz, Weisendorf, DE;
Angus Wardlaw, Nürnberg, DE;
Charles Griffin Wilson, Iii, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Andrew Henderson, Portland, OR (US);
Matthew Daniel Chandler, Swindon, GB;
Jan Hill, Groβenseebach, DE;
Robert Leimer, Nürnberg, DE;
Timothy David Lucas, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Gerd Rainer Manz, Weisendorf, DE;
Angus Wardlaw, Nürnberg, DE;
Charles Griffin Wilson, III, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Andrew Henderson, Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a foot. Further, the heel part can include a plurality of side walls arranged below the heel cup or rim and at least one tension element that interconnects at least one side wall to another side wall or to the heel cup or rim. The heel cup or rim, the plurality of side walls, and the at least one tension element can be integrally formed as a single piece.