Patent ID: 9468264
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A43B,A43C

Claim Text:
1. A stud for a shoe sole, comprising: (a) at least one first strain section and at least one second strain section, each strain section comprising at least two connection surfaces and a contact surface, wherein each strain section extends through the stud and beyond the stud into the shoe sole so that the at least two connection surfaces of each strain section each form an angle of 45 degrees to 90 degrees with a surface of the shoe sole when the stud is coupled to the shoe sole; (b) at least one first stud portion and at least one second stud portion, each connected to one of the at least two connection surfaces of the at least one first strain section; (c) at least one third stud portion, wherein the at least one third stud portion and the at least one second stud portion are each connected to one of the at least two connection surfaces of the at least one second strain section; (d) wherein each stud portion comprises a contact surface; (e) wherein the at least one first strain section and the at least one second strain section are configured to be strained when the stud is coupled to the shoe sole and the shoe sole is bent; (f) wherein the strain sections and the stud portions are shaped so that the contact surfaces of the strain sections and the stud portions are aligned at approximately the same height to form a stud contact surface, wherein the contact surfaces remain connected to each other when the shoe sole is bent.