Abstract: A shoe including cushioning elements housed in a tread sole adapted to come into contact with the ground, the cushioning elements including a plurality of cushioning capsules orientated in a manner such that they substantially follow a line on which the weight of a person is transferred during walking, that is, a podalic line; the cushioning capsules have different sizes and shapes that are geometrically similar to each other, constituting a series of modular elements adaptable to every shoe size and type.

Abstract: A shoe including cushioning elements housed in a tread sole adapted to come into contact with the ground, the cushioning elements including a plurality of cushioning capsules orientated in a manner such that they substantially follow a line on which the weight of a person is transferred during walking, that is, a podalic line; the cushioning capsules have different sizes and shapes that are geometrically similar to each other, constituting a series of modular elements adaptable to every shoe size and type.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vapor-permeable composite insole, comprising the steps of gluing at least one pad of vapor-permeable textile material to a respective work area of a first layer of flexible material, and applying a second layer of relatively soft material to area or areas of the first layer, not affected by the pad or pads. The method comprises also the step of obtaining at least one through opening at the or each work area of the first layer. The step of gluing at least one pad to a respective work area of the first layer is realized on at least a work area located at the ball or sole portion of said insole. A composite insole obtainable with such a method.

Abstract: Preform preparation apparatus for manufacturing plants for the production of bottles and containers, as well as products of various kind, comprising moulding means provided with machine tools for the preparation of a mass of molten plastic material, in view of obtaining a plurality of preforms therefrom, possible preform loading means and preform conveying means, along with means for cooling down and processing the same preforms in view of obtaining the desired finished products, in which said moulding means comprise at least a first and a second moulding means (26, 27) provided with plungers or punches (28) and at least a third moulding means (22) provided with moulding cavities (25), all of them communicating with said machine tools, said first and second moulding means (26, 27) being capable of selectively coupling with said third moulding means (22) for forming said preforms, in such a manner that, in the situation in which one of said first and second moulding means (26, 27) is coupled with said third mo

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vapor-permeable composite insole, comprising the steps of gluing at least one pad of vapor-permeable textile material to a respective work area of a first layer of flexible material, and applying a second layer of relatively soft material to area or areas of the first layer, not affected by the pad or pads. The method comprises also the step of obtaining at least one through opening at the or each work area of the first layer. The step of gluing at least one pad to a respective work area of the first layer is realized on at least a work area located at the ball or sole portion of said insole. A composite insole obtainable with such a method.