Sole element for a shoe
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1. A shoe comprising:
- an upper; and
a one-piece outsole element, the outsole element comprising;
a sole area configured to extend below a wearer'"'"'s foot; and
a heel cup extending upwardly from at least a portion of the sole area and configured to three-dimensionally encompass a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, wherein the heel cup solely forms at least a portion of a sidewall of the shoe and wherein the outsole element lacks a sidewall extending forward of a midfoot region of the wearer'"'"'s foot.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a shoe having a sole element. The sole element includes a sole area extending below a wearer'"'"'s foot and a heel cup three-dimensionally encompassing a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot. The heel cup alone forms at least a portion of a sidewall of the shoe.
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21 Claims
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1. A shoe comprising:
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an upper; and a one-piece outsole element, the outsole element comprising; a sole area configured to extend below a wearer'"'"'s foot; and a heel cup extending upwardly from at least a portion of the sole area and configured to three-dimensionally encompass a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, wherein the heel cup solely forms at least a portion of a sidewall of the shoe and wherein the outsole element lacks a sidewall extending forward of a midfoot region of the wearer'"'"'s foot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sole assembly for a shoe, the sole assembly comprising:
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a sole element comprising; a sole area at least partially extending below a region corresponding to a sole of a wearer'"'"'s foot and configured to distribute loads arising thereon; and a heel cup extending upwardly from at least a portion of the sole area and configured to three-dimensionally encompass a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, wherein the heel cup solely forms at least a portion of a sidewall of the shoe; and at least one cushioning element disposed at least partially below the sole area of the sole element, wherein the sole element lacks a sidewall extending forward of a midfoot region of the wearer'"'"'s foot. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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