Patent ID: 8181361
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A sole structure for a shoe comprising: an upper plate having at least a heel region and being disposed on an upper side of the sole structure; a first C-shaped portion and a second C-shaped portion that are disposed under the upper plate one ahead of another in a longitudinal direction extending along a length of the sole structure, wherein each one of the C-shaped portions respectively has a lying-down C-shape with an upwardly directed opening as viewed in a transverse direction extending transversely to the longitudinal direction, wherein each one of the C-shaped portions respectively has two end portions that border the opening and that are directly fixed to the upper plate, and wherein the upper plate has a respective flat planar portion respectively adjoining and spanning a respective one of the upwardly directed openings; and a connecting portion interposed between and connecting the first and second C-shaped portions.