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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Matthew Daniel Chandler, Nuremberg, DE;
Timothy David Lucas, Erlangen, DE;
Jan Hill, Grobenseebach, DE;
Robert Leimer, Nuremberg, DE;
Mark Andrew Henderson, Portland, OR (US);
Angus Wardlaw, Nuremberg, DE;
Charles Griffin Wilson, Iii, Portland, OR (US);
Gerd Rainer Manz, Weisendorf, DE;
Matthew Daniel Chandler, Nuremberg, DE;
Timothy David Lucas, Erlangen, DE;
Jan Hill, Grobenseebach, DE;
Robert Leimer, Nuremberg, DE;
Mark Andrew Henderson, Portland, OR (US);
Angus Wardlaw, Nuremberg, DE;
Charles Griffin Wilson, III, Portland, OR (US);
Gerd Rainer Manz, Weisendorf, DE;
adidas International Marketing B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
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.