Sole element for a shoe
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1. A shoe comprising:
- an outsole element, wherein the outsole element comprises;
a sole area configured to extend below a wearer'"'"'s foot; and
a heel cup extending upwardly from at least a first portion of the sole area and configured to three-dimensionally encompass a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, wherein the heel cup alone forms at least a first portion of a sidewall of the shoe; and
an upper comprising;
a first part attached to an upper edge of the heel cup; and
a second part attached to the sole area, wherein the second part of the upper alone forms at least a second portion of the sidewall of the shoe.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A shoe comprising:
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an outsole element, wherein the outsole element comprises; a sole area configured to extend below a wearer'"'"'s foot; and a heel cup extending upwardly from at least a first portion of the sole area and configured to three-dimensionally encompass a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, wherein the heel cup alone forms at least a first portion of a sidewall of the shoe; and an upper comprising; a first part attached to an upper edge of the heel cup; and a second part attached to the sole area, wherein the second part of the upper alone forms at least a second portion of the sidewall of the shoe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A shoe comprising:
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an outsole element, wherein the outsole element comprises; a sole area configured to extend below a wearer'"'"'s foot; a reinforcing element integrally formed with the sole area; and a heel cup extending upwardly from at least a first portion of the sole area and configured to three-dimensionally encompass a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, wherein the heel cup alone forms at least a first portion of a sidewall of the shoe; and an upper comprising; a first part attached to an upper edge of the heel cup; and a second part attached to the sole area, wherein the second part of the upper alone forms at least a second portion of the sidewall of the shoe.
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