Patent ID: 8424223
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A sports shoe comprising: an upper for encasing a foot of a player; and a sole made from a flexible, elastically deformable material, the sole having a front end, a rear end, and a periphery fixed to the upper; the sole having a lower face for contacting, at least in part, the ground during use, the lower face defining an inner lateral edge corresponding to an inner portion of a foot, an outer lateral edge corresponding to an outer portion of the foot, front part including the front end, a rear part including the rear end, and an intermediate part between the front and rear parts; the front part defining an inner front engagement area adjacent to the inner lateral edge and an outer front engagement area adjacent to the outer lateral edge, the inner front engagement area and the outer front engagement area being at least partially adjacent to each other and being separated by a first longitudinally extending groove; the rear part defining an inner rear engagement area adjacent to the inner lateral edge and an outer rear engagement area adjacent to the outer lateral edge, the inner rear engagement area and the outer rear engagement areas being at least partially adjacent to each other and being separated by a second longitudinally extending groove; and the inner front and outer front engagement areas, and/or the inner rear and outer rear engagement areas, defining a plurality of recesses and solid areas across a surface of the respective areas, the recesses being in the form of elongated cells defined in the solid areas, the elongated cells opening on the lower face of the sole through an aperture having two edge portions having corresponding ends connected by two curved edge portions; wherein a ratio of indentation between the recesses and solid areas in the inner front engagement area is less than the ratio of indentation between the recesses and solid areas in the outer front engagement area, and/or a ratio of indentation between the recesses and solid areas in the inner rear engagement area is less than the ratio of indentation between the recesses and solid areas in the outer rear engagement area, respectively.