Athletic shoe sole design and construction
First Claim
1. An athletic shoe sole comprising:
- a. a midsole having a longitudinally concave shaped forefoot portion which is thinnest along a transverse line, such that a longitudinal concavity is formed facing downwardly and crossing the entire width of the forefoot portion of the midsole;
b. an outsole having a longitudinally convex shaped forefoot portion which has two longitudinally elongated edgewise non-hollow tread members and is thickest along the transverse line, such that a longitudinal convexity is formed facing upwardly and crossing the entire width between said two edgewise tread members of the forefoot portion of the outsole; and
c. said longitudinally convex shaped forefoot portion of said outsole having a multiplicity of conical shaped hollow tread members aligned in a plurality of transverse rows, wherein the vertical dimensions of the multiplicity of conical shaped hollow tread members are different, such that said outsole has a generally flat bottom surface.
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Abstract
An athletic shoe sole comprising a midsole and an outsole. The midsole has a longitudinally concave shaped ball portion which is thinnest along a transverse metatarsal line, such that a longitudinal concavity is formed facing downwardly and crossing the entire width of the ball portion of the midsole. The outsole has a longitudinally convex shaped ball portion which is thickest along the transverse metatarsal line, such that a longitudinal convexity is formed facing upwardly and crossing the entire width of the ball portion of the outsole. The longitudinally convex shaped ball portion of the outsole has numerous conical shaped hollow tread members aligned in a plurality of transverse rows, and two longitudinally elongated edgewise non-hollow tread members each having a plurality of transverse grooves.
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19 Claims
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1. An athletic shoe sole comprising:
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a. a midsole having a longitudinally concave shaped forefoot portion which is thinnest along a transverse line, such that a longitudinal concavity is formed facing downwardly and crossing the entire width of the forefoot portion of the midsole; b. an outsole having a longitudinally convex shaped forefoot portion which has two longitudinally elongated edgewise non-hollow tread members and is thickest along the transverse line, such that a longitudinal convexity is formed facing upwardly and crossing the entire width between said two edgewise tread members of the forefoot portion of the outsole; and c. said longitudinally convex shaped forefoot portion of said outsole having a multiplicity of conical shaped hollow tread members aligned in a plurality of transverse rows, wherein the vertical dimensions of the multiplicity of conical shaped hollow tread members are different, such that said outsole has a generally flat bottom surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An athletic shoe sole comprising:
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a. a midsole having a longitudinally concave shaped forefoot portion which is thinnest along a transverse line, such that a longitudinal concavity is formed facing downwardly and crossing the entire width of the forefoot portion of the midsole; b. an outsole having a longitudinally convex shaped forefoot portion which has two longitudinally elongated edgewise tread members and is thickest along the transverse line, such that a longitudinal convexity is formed facing upwardly and crossing the entire width between said two edgewise tread members of the forefoot portion of the outsole; c. said longitudinally convex shaped forefoot portion of said outsole having a multiplicity of conical shaped tread members aligned in a plurality of transverse rows, wherein the vertical dimensions of the multiplicity of conical shaped tread members are different, such that said outsole has a generally flat bottom surface; and d. each of said multiplicity of conical shaped tread members having a recess which is filled by a soft resilient material.
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8. A basketball shoe sole comprising:
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a. a midsole having a longitudinally concave shaped ball portion which is thinnest along a transverse metatarsal line, such that a longitudinal concavity is formed facing downwardly and crossing the entire width of the ball portion of the midsole; b. an outsole having a longitudinally convex shaped ball portion which has two longitudinally elongated edgewise non-hollow tread members each having a plurality of transverse grooves and is thickest along the transverse metatarsal line, such that a longitudinal convexity is formed facing upwardly and crossing the entire width between the two edgewise tread members of the ball portion of the outsole; and c. said longitudinally convex shaped ball portion of said outsole having a multiplicity of conical shaped hollow tread members aligned in a plurality of transverse rows, wherein the vertical dimensions of the multiplicity of conical shaped hollow tread members are different, such that said outsole has a generally flat bottom surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A basketball shoe sole comprising:
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a. a midsole having a longitudinally concave shaped ball portion which is thinnest along a transverse metatarsal line, such that a longitudinal concavity is formed facing downwardly and crossing the entire width of the ball portion of the midsole; b. an outsole having a longitudinally convex shaped ball portion which has two longitudinally elongated edgewise tread members each having a plurality of transverse grooves and is thickest along the transverse metatarsal line, such that a longitudinal convexity is formed facing upwardly and crossing the entire width between the two edgewise tread members of the ball portion of the outsole; c. said longitudinally convex shaped ball portion of said outsole having a multiplicity of conical shaped tread members aligned in a plurality of transverse rows, wherein the vertical dimensions of the multiplicity of conical shaped tread members are different, such that said outsole has a generally flat bottom surface; and d. each of said multiplicity of conical shaped tread members having a recess which is filled with silicone resin.
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13. A shoe sole comprising:
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a. a midsole having a concave shaped forefoot portion, such that a concavity is formed facing downwardly and crossing the entire width of the forefoot portion of the midsole; b. an outsole having a convex shaped forefoot portion with two opposite narrow side portions, such that a convexity is formed facing upwardly and crossing the entire width between the two side portions of the forefoot portion of the outsole; and c. said convex shaped forefoot portion of said outsole having a multiplicity of hollow tread members, wherein the vertical dimensions of the multiplicity of hollow tread members are different, such that said outsole has a generally flat bottom surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A basketball shoe outsole comprising an upward facing convex shaped forefoot portion which has a multiplicity of conical shaped hollow tread members aligned in a plurality of transverse rows, and two longitudinally elongated edgewise non-hollow tread members each having a plurality of transverse grooves, wherein the vertical dimensions of the multiplicity of conical shaped hollow tread members are different, such that the outsole has a generally flat bottom surface.
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17. A basketball shoe outsole comprising an upward facing convex shaped forefoot portion which has a multiplicity of conical shaped tread members aligned in a plurality of transverse rows, and two longitudinally elongated edgewise tread members each having a plurality of transverse grooves, wherein the vertical dimensions of the multiplicity of conical shaped tread members are different, such that the outsole has a generally flat bottom surface, and each of said multiplicity of conical shaped tread members has a recess which is filled with silicone resin.
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18. An athletic shoe outsole comprising at its heel portion:
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a. a multiplicity of centrally located conical shaped tread members having deep recesses and aligned in a plurality of transverse rows; b. a multiplicity of edgewise located tread members having shallow recesses and positioned along a "U"-shaped curve; and c. said deep recesses of said multiplicity of centrally located conical shaped tread members being filled with softer material, and said shallow recesses of said multiplicity of edgewise located tread members being filled with harder material. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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