Patent ID: 9510640
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. Ventilating sole element for a shoe, said ventilating sole element comprising a side wall having a lateral extension; wherein a channel structure is formed in the ventilating sole element and is located on the inside of the side wall, said channel structure comprising: a plurality of channels, at least some of said channels comprising air and moisture discharging ports; at least one of said channels being a peripheral channel that intersects with at least two of said channels, said peripheral channel lying on a periphery or circumference of said ventilating sole element, but inside the side wall; the channels and the side wall forming functional pillars; wherein said ventilating sole element has a ratio of top surface area (Ap) of the functional pillars to top surface area (Ac) of the channels between 0.5 and 5, wherein a plurality of the channels are transverse channels having lateral ends lying outside of the peripheral channel, and wherein the air and moisture discharging ports have a greater depth and/or are broadened as compared to the other channel portions.