Patent ID: 9439474
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. An outsole comprising a heel region, a ball-of-the-foot region and a plurality of elements in the heel region and in the ball-of-the-foot region, wherein a stop surface defines a surface of the heel region and the ball-of-the-foot region, and wherein, in the heel region and in the ball-of-the-foot region, the plurality of elements project downwards in relation to said stop surface, wherein the elements are deformed into alignment with the stop surface vertically and/or horizontally toward all sides in response to forces acting on the plurality of elements during running, wherein at least two groups of elements are present; wherein at least 10 N more force is necessary in respect of the elements of a first group than in respect to the elements of a second group in order to bring the elements of the first group into alignment with the stop surface by vertical deformation; and wherein at least 5 N less force is necessary in respect of the elements of the first group than in respect of the elements of the second group in order to bring the elements of the first group into alignment with the stop surface by horizontal deformation.