CA2588320A1 - Modular footwear system - Google Patents
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- CA2588320A1 CA2588320A1 CA 2588320 CA2588320A CA2588320A1 CA 2588320 A1 CA2588320 A1 CA 2588320A1 CA 2588320 CA2588320 CA 2588320 CA 2588320 A CA2588320 A CA 2588320A CA 2588320 A1 CA2588320 A1 CA 2588320A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
- A43B13/28—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by their attachment, also attachment of combined soles and heels
- A43B13/36—Easily-exchangeable soles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
- A43B13/02—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the material
- A43B13/026—Composites, e.g. carbon fibre or aramid fibre; the sole, one or more sole layers or sole part being made of a composite
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
- A43B13/02—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the material
- A43B13/12—Soles with several layers of different materials
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
- A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
- A43B13/22—Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer
- A43B13/223—Profiled soles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
- A43D999/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
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- Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
Abstract
A modular sole assembly system for footwear and components thereof.</SDOAB >
Claims (46)
1. A sole unit with one or more engageable elements, the sole unit and engageable elements being adapted to be received by a sole unit receiver for an item of footwear to form a sole unit assembly, the one or more engageable elements each having a corresponding engageable element on the sole unit receiver to form a male-female pair of elements that provide an interference fit that helps secure the sole unit to the sole unit receiver relative to forces that may act generally parallel to the ground facing surface of the sole unit.
2. The sole unit of claim 1 wherein the interference fit is in the nature of a bidirectional stop that helps secure the sole unit against forces that act generally along at least a long axis of the sole unit.
3. The sole unit of claim 1 wherein one of the pair of engageable elements of the sole assembly is a male part having an elongate portion that is generally oriented perpendicularly to the ground facing surface of the sole assembly.
4. The sole unit of claim 1 wherein one of the pair of engageable elements of the sole assembly is a male part having an elongate portion that is generally oriented perpendicularly to the long axis of the sole assembly and extends into a sidewall of the sole unit or sole unit receiver.
5. The sole unit of claim 3 wherein the end of the male part that engages the complementary female part terminates in a shape that has an outwardly extending horizontal component, such as a hook or mushroom head.
6. The sole unit of claim 3 wherein the sole unit further includes an engageable element that allows for coupling of the sole unit to the sole unit receiver by a rotational action of one of the complementary elements.
7. The sole unit of claim 4 wherein the sole unit further includes an engageable element that allows for coupling of the sole unit to the sole unit receiver by a rotational action of one of the complementary elements.
8. The sole unit of claim 6 wherein the male engageable element includes a hand tool for engaging or disengaging the elements.
9. The sole unit of claim 7 wherein the male engageable element includes a hand tool for engaging or disengaging the elements.
10. The sole unit of claim 6 wherein the elongate element comprises a threaded element.
11. The sole unit of claim 1 wherein the sole unit includes an engageable element in a midfoot portion spaced between lateral and medial sides of the sole unit.
12. The sole unit of claim 3 wherein the male part is disposed in a midfoot portion of the sole unit, spaced between lateral and medial sides of the sole unit.
13. The sole unit of claim 1 wherein the sole unit has first and second sets of teeth disposed on opposing sides of the portion of the sole unit, each set of teeth are adapted to engage a set of teeth on the sole unit receiver.
14. The sole unit receiver of claim 1 further comprising a surface that is adapted to be received in a sole unit receiver, the surface including a surface with a texture or pattern adapted to frictionally engage a surface on a sole unit receiver.
15. The sole unit of claim 1 wherein the sole unit has a three dimensional conformation and is adapted to be received in a sole unit receiver having a complementary conformation.
16. The sole unit of claim 1 further including a cushioning element or a receiver for a cushioning element discretely disposed on at least a portion of a forefoot or a portion of a rearfoot area of the sole unit.
17. The sole unit of claim 16 wherein the sole unit is adapted to address pronation or supination.
18. The sole unit of claim 1, further comprising a reinforcement material comprising a fiber, filament or fabric.
19. A sole unit for an item of footwear, the sole unit being operable to be received by a sole unit receiver to form a sole unit assembly, the sole unit receiver including at least one engageable element; the sole unit comprising:
means for engaging the at least one engageable element on the sole unit receiver;
the means for engaging being operably configured to provide an interference fit between the sole unit and the sole unit receiver such that when the sole unit is secured to the sole receiver the means for engaging counteracts forces that act generally parallel to a ground facing surface of the sole unit.
means for engaging the at least one engageable element on the sole unit receiver;
the means for engaging being operably configured to provide an interference fit between the sole unit and the sole unit receiver such that when the sole unit is secured to the sole receiver the means for engaging counteracts forces that act generally parallel to a ground facing surface of the sole unit.
20. A sole unit that is adapted to be received in a sole unit receiver, the sole unit including at least one portion of a surface with a plurality of teeth adapted to engage a set of teeth on a sole unit receiver.
21. A sole unit that is operable to be received by a sole unit receiver, the sole unit receiver including a set of teeth, the sole unit comprising means for engaging the set of teeth on the sole unit receiver to secure the sole unit to the sole unit receiver.
22. A sole unit having an intermediate waist portion and opposing portions on either side of the intermediate portion that are wider than the intermediate portion, the sole unit being receivable in sole unit receiver having complementary opposing portions and an intermediate waist portion so that the interference of the opposing portions in the sole unit against the complementary waist portion in the sole unit receiver results in a bidirectional stop.
23. The sole unit of claim 22 wherein one opposing portion comprises a forefoot portion and the other opposing portion comprises a rear foot portion, and the intermediate portion comprises a midfoot portion.
24. A sole unit that is operable to be received in sole unit receiver, the sole unit receiver including a recess having an intermediate waist portion and opposing portions on either side of the intermediate portion that are wider than the intermediate portion, the sole unit comprising:
engaging means for engaging the intermediate waist portion and the opposing portions on the sole unit receiver;
the engaging means being operable to form an interference fit with the intermediate waist portion and the opposing portions on the sole unit such that when the sole unit is secured to the sole unit receiver, movement of a surface of the sole unit relative to the sole unit receiver is prevented.
engaging means for engaging the intermediate waist portion and the opposing portions on the sole unit receiver;
the engaging means being operable to form an interference fit with the intermediate waist portion and the opposing portions on the sole unit such that when the sole unit is secured to the sole unit receiver, movement of a surface of the sole unit relative to the sole unit receiver is prevented.
25. An item of footwear comprising a sole unit and sole unit receiver, comprising: a sole unit with one or more engageable elements, the sole unit and engageable elements being adapted to be received by the sole unit receiver to form a sole unit assembly, the one or more engageable elements each having a corresponding engageable element on the sole unit receiver to form a male-female pair of elements that provide an interference fit that helps secure the sole unit to the sole unit receiver relative to forces that may act generally parallel to the ground facing surface of the sole unit.
26. The item of footwear of claim 25 wherein the interference fit is in the nature of a bidirectional stop that helps secure the sole unit against forces that act generally along at least a long axis of the sole unit.
27. The item of footwear of claim 25 wherein one of the pair of engageable elements of the sole assembly is a male part having an elongate portion that is generally oriented perpendicularly to the ground facing surface of the sole assembly.
28. The item of footwear of claim 25 wherein one of the pair of engageable elements of the sole assembly is a male part having an elongate portion that is generally oriented perpendicularly to the long axis of the sole assembly and extends into a sidewall of the sole unit or sole unit receiver.
29. The item of footwear of claim 27 wherein the end of the male part that engages the complementary female part terminates in a shape that has an outwardly extending horizontal component, such as a hook or mushroom head.
30. The item of footwear of claim 27 wherein the sole unit further includes an engageable element that allows for coupling of the sole unit to the sole unit receiver by a rotational action of one of the complementary elements.
31. The item of footwear of claim 28 wherein the sole unit further includes an engageable element that allows for coupling of the sole unit to the sole unit receiver by a rotational action of one of the complementary elements.
32. The item of footwear of claim 30 wherein the male engageable element includes a hand tool for engaging or disengaging the elements.
33. The item of footwear of claim 31 wherein the male engageable element includes a hand tool for engaging or disengaging the elements.
34. The item of footwear of claim 27 wherein the male part is disposed in a midfoot portion of the sole unit, spaced between lateral and medial sides of the sole unit.
35. The item of footwear of claim 25, the sole unit including at least one portion of a surface with a plurality of teeth adapted to engage a set of teeth on a sole unit receiver.
36. The item of footwear of claim 35 wherein the sole unit has first and second sets of teeth disposed on opposing sides of the portion of the sole unit, each set of teeth are adapted to engage a set of teeth on the sole unit receiver.
37. The item of footwear of claim 25 wherein the sole unit has an intermediate waist portion and opposing portions on either side of the intermediate portion that are wider than the intermediate portion, the sole unit being receivable in sole unit receiver having complementary opposing portions and an intermediate waist portion so that the interference of the opposing portions in the sole unit against the complementary waist portion in the sole unit receiver results in a bidirectional stop.
38. The item of footwear of claim 37 wherein one opposing portion comprises a forefoot portion and the other opposing portion comprises a rear foot portion, and the intermediate portion comprises a midfoot portion.
39. The item of footwear of claim 25 further comprising a surface that is adapted to be received in a sole unit receiver, the surface including a surface with a texture or pattern adapted to frictionally engage a surface on a sole unit receiver.
40. The item of footwear of claim 25 wherein the sole unit has a three dimensional conformation and is adapted to be received in a sole unit receiver having a complementary conformation.
41. The item of footwear of claim 25 further including a cushioning element or a receiver for a cushioning element discretely disposed on at least a portion of a forefoot or a portion of a rearfoot area of the sole unit.
42. The item of footwear of claim 25 wherein the sole unit includes a felt or studded outsole portion.
43. An item of footwear comprising:
a sole unit including at least one engageable element; and a sole unit receiver including receiving means for receiving the sole unit, the receiving means including means for engaging the at least one engageable element on the sole unit to provide an interference fit between the sole unit and the sole unit receiver such that the means for engaging counteracts forces that act generally parallel to a ground facing surface of the sole unit.
a sole unit including at least one engageable element; and a sole unit receiver including receiving means for receiving the sole unit, the receiving means including means for engaging the at least one engageable element on the sole unit to provide an interference fit between the sole unit and the sole unit receiver such that the means for engaging counteracts forces that act generally parallel to a ground facing surface of the sole unit.
44. A method of making an item of footwear comprising, providing a sole unit with one or more engageable elements, each having a corresponding engageable element on a sole unit receiver to form a male-female pair of elements that provide an interference fit that helps secure the sole unit to the sole unit receiver relative to forces that may act generally parallel to the ground facing surface of the sole unit; and providing the sole unit receiver so that a sole unit assembly in engaged or disengaged form is together.
45. A hand key configured with a portion for gripping and an opposite portion with a size and shape that allows for manipulation of an engageable element in a sole unit assembly for assisting in flexing apart the engageable element so it may be more open to receive its complementary engageable element, the hand key provided in a kit, the kit comprising the hand key and an item of footwear according to claim 25.
46. An apparatus for manipulating an engageable element in a sole unit assembly, the apparatus being provided in a kit comprising apparatus and an item of footwear according to claim 25; the apparatus comprising:
a portion for gripping; and means for assisting in flexing apart the engageable element so it may be more open to receive its complementary engageable element.
a portion for gripping; and means for assisting in flexing apart the engageable element so it may be more open to receive its complementary engageable element.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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| US80053506P | 2006-05-12 | 2006-05-12 | |
| US60/800,535 | 2006-05-12 |
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| CA2588320A1 true CA2588320A1 (en) | 2007-11-12 |
| CA2588320C CA2588320C (en) | 2010-11-16 |
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| EP (3) | EP1854370A1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2007202120B2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2588320C (en) |
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