Patent ID: 6105279
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
An outsole for a shoe made of a flexible material, the outsole comprising:a sole surface having an inner surface, an underside opposing the inner surface, a longitudinal axis, a heel zone at one end of the longitudinal axis, a toe zone at another end of the longitudinal axis, a ball of the foot zone between the toe and heel zones, and an edge surrounding the sole surface;inner projecting elements on the inner surface wherein the inner projecting elements form a substantially rectangular grid;outer projecting elements on the underside, wherein the outer projecting elements are interrupted webs that extend substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis;at least one longitudinal rib on the underside wherein the longitudinal rib is parallel to the edge on the sole underside and has a distance from the edge less than half the outsole width in the heel zone; anda sickle-shaped reinforcement zone on the inner surface filling a portion of the rectangular grid between the ball of the foot zone and the heel zone and extending from the edge in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the sole.