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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2010
Theodor Hofmann, Schluesselfeld, DE;
Theodor Hofmann, Schluesselfeld, DE;
Puma SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a shoe, particularly to a sports shoe, with a sole (), wherein the sole () comprises at least one spring element (), which spring element increases the bending stiffness of the sole () around an axis (Q) which is oriented horizontally and perpendicular to a longitudinal direction (L) of the sole (). To create a shoe which sole has a sufficient bending stiffness and spring properties respectively without employing separate measures, i. e. without employing a spring element, the invention proposes that the sole comprises at least one receiving groove () for the at least one spring element (), in which the spring element () is arranged in such a manner that it can slide at least along a part of its extension in longitudinal direction (L) relatively to the sole ().