Abstract: An article of footwear for walking on sheet ice and the like without slipping has self-deicing non-skid sole structure comprising a conventional flexible sole with a flexible aluminum flyscreen substantially loose covering over it, secured around the periphery of the sole; for preventing slipping on hard, smooth tile floors and the like are two other features, either or both of which may be provided: soft "Silicone" type rubber pads adhering to and flexing with selected portions of the flexible aluminum flyscreen loose covering for traction on such hard surfaces and also an all around downward projection of a soft trim strip of "Silicone" type rubber for the same purpose.

Abstract: A biomechanical article of footwear constructed to assure proper control of pronation and supination of the wearer's foot during locomotion achieved primarily by coordinate action of an extended varus wedge molded into the inner side of the heel and arcuate ribs in the forward half of the outsole designed to collapse and expedite torquing and reduce shearing forces of the foot and leg during med-stance propulsion. These important features are supplemented beneficially by an insole assembly including a material which takes a set during initial use in conformity with load bearing surfaces of the foot, and raised areas of the sole assembly beneath metatarsal arch to aid uniform weight distribution, and by a toe crest. Additionally and importantly improved self-adjusting strapping is provided to hold the sole assembly to the foot.

Abstract: An athletic shoe adapted for field sports, such as football, baseball, softball and the like including a plurality of raised elements integral with and extending from the sole portion of the footwear is disclosed. A substantial majority of the raised elements are located in individual, spaced groups of interlocking raised elements and upon flexing of the sole portion during each step and repeated cycles of foot movement collected debris from between individual groups of raised elements and between the interlocking raised elements of each group will release and separate from the sole portion.

Abstract: An athletic shoe, especially a jogging shoe, consisting of a tread sole made of rubber or a rubber-like synthetic resin, which sole is provided at least partially with cleat-like projections distributed over the tread surface and provided at the rim of the sole with additional cleat-like projections subdivided in the manner of a link chain. To create a fully elastic athletic shoe for jogging or other training purposes, wherein the cleat-like projections are to have a relatively low height in order to save weight, wherein yet a satisfactory gripping effect is to be ensured even under unfavorable ground conditions, the cleat-like projections are fashioned, on their sides which come into contact with the ground, with blade-like projections extending essentially in parallel to one another, which increase the shock-absorbing effect and simultaneously enhance the gripping effect.

Abstract: Athletic shoes, especially soccer shoes are known comprising a tread sole of rubber or another material having rubber-elastic properties, which sole is provided at least partially with nubs uniformly distributed over the tread and forming a unit with the tread sole, the longitudinal axes of these nubs being aligned obliquely with respect to the sole surface. In order to broaden the area of usage of such athletic shoes, especially to render such athletic shoes suitable for sports on artificial grass or on hard courts, the obliquely oriented nubs are arranged exclusively in the areas of the ball of the foot, the ankle joint, and the heel along the rim of the sole as the outermost nub row or as external nub rows. The nubs located in the marginal zone of the tip of the sole are arranged with their longitudinal axes at least almost perpendicular with respect to the sole tread and exhibit a lower profile height than the obliquely oriented nubs.

Abstract: A boat shoe and sole therefor wherein there are first and second ribs protruding perpendicularly from the bottom comprising a wiping edge and inwardly thereof a plurality of uniformly-distributed, friction-engendering nubs on the surface portions of the bottom side at the forepart and heel end bounded by the aforesaid ribs and groove.

Abstract: Curved last soles for athletic shoes are disclosed, including one embodiment wherein cleats are arranged with gripping edges in the arch and heel that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis passing therethrough, whereas in the toe cleats are arranged with gripping edges that are aligned in rows that are perpendicular to a line generally defining the direction of travel while the athlete abducts his or her feet during the propulsion phase of running. Cleats in the ball portion of the sole fan out to provide a smooth transition from the cleats in the arch to the cleats in the toe.In a second embodiment the cleats are disposed throughout the sole in rows which maintain a perpendicular relationship relative to the longitudinal axis of the heel, but the orientation of the gripping edges of the cleats in the toe and ball portions are varied in such manner as to compensate for the aforementioned abducting effect.

Abstract: A sole made of rubber or other elastic material for shoes especially sport shoes, having a tread with studs or cleats distributed at least on part of the tread with at least some of the studs or cleats being inclined relative to the tread as the studs or cleats formed with a plurality of arms at least some of which extend at an angle of about 30.degree.-120.degree. with respect to each other and form an angle of about 10.degree.-85.degree. with respect to a base surface of the tread. According to some embodiments, the arms of the studs or cleats are of equal length, while in other embodiments the arms of the studs or cleats are of unequal length. Additionally, some embodiments extend at different angles with respect to the base surface of the sole or are formed of cleats having differing numbers and/or shapes of the arms of the tread. In some embodiments, the arms of the cleats are themselves provided with a tread of seven different possible types.

Abstract: A shoe sole having a tread preferably defining a longitudinally and/or laterally oriented concavity with the lower extremities of the sole embodied in downwardly and outwardly disposed flexible lugs to cushion the foot against impact loads. The tread members are preferably inclined at an obtuse angle to the lower surface of the sole for spreading outwardly upon impact with the ground to dissipate the impact forces outwardly away from the foot and leg of the wearer. Rows of lugs may be spaced inwardly from the sole edges of a lesser vertical dimension than the outermost lugs and serve to supplement cushioning. A web extends between some of the outer lugs to reinforce same against load deflection. Further, the outer lugs may be of non-uniform lateral dimension at the heel portion of the sole.

Abstract: An outer sole (16) for use with an athletic shoe (10) is disclosed. The outer sole (16) is comprised of a base member (18) from which three layers of projections extend. The layers of projections include a first plurality of horizontal bars (24) whose width varies in accordance with the load exerted on the bottom of the sole during normal running; supplemental and intermediate bars (26, 28) extending downwardly from the first set of bars (24); and pairs of ridges (30) extending down from each intermediate bar (28) adjacent the lateral edges of the intermediate bars (28).

Abstract: A footwear having an underside of the sole thereof covered by a friction pad comprised of interlaced or intertwisted, relatively stiff nylon fibers woven through a backing liner secured to the sole underside, while the lower, outer surface of the pad thus formed, serves to engage a slippery surface without possible slipping.

Abstract: An overboot arranged to be worn over a shoe or other footwear and formed as an integral unit. The overboot includes an upper portion, a sole portion and a heel portion. The sole portion includes plural elongated cleats extending across the full width of the sole and comprising raised members having grooves therein. Plural undulating ridges project up slightly from the grooves. The space between adjacent cleats is in the form of grooves. Each of the cleats is disposed at a predetermined angle to the longitudinal axis of the sole. The angle is approximately the angle made with the axis by a line extending from the second to the fifth metatarsal head of the wearer's foot to facilitate the flexure of the sole as the wearer walks in the boot, while providing for good traction and the releasement of soft adhering materials, such as mud, slush, snow, etc., from the boot sole.

Abstract: A general purpose athletic shoe is described in which an outer sole is provided with integrally molded cleats of two different types. The cleats of the first type are disposed around the periphery of the sole and the cleats of the second type are primarily disposed in the remaining portions of the sole. The second cleats are generally conical in shape and extend outwardly from the sole to about half the height of the first cleats. Each of the first cleats has three surfaces extending outward from a major exterior surface of the outer sole to a flat crown which is parallel to the major exterior surface. Two of the three outwardly extending surfaces of each of the first cleats take the form of essentially flat surfaces oriented generally perpendicular to the major exterior surface and the remaining outwardly extending surface is a partial conical surface which tapers so that first cleats are widest at their junction with the outer sole and narrowest at the crown.

Abstract: A shoe of the inflatable type having a midsole supporting member with a number of hollow downwardly extending support posts intercommunicated by channels recessed in the upper surface of the member. The upper surface is covered with a layer of natural rubber, to form enclosed air spaces with the hollows of the posts, and (in cooperation with the channels) conduits providing restricted passageways interconnecting the hollows of the posts. A valve extends from the exterior surface of the heel of the shoe to permit inflation by injection of air into the posts and conduits.

Abstract: A shoe sole having at least one strip of protuberant wall or ridge formed on its ground-contacting surface so as to divide said surface into at least two sections, said adjacent sections being made from different shoe sole materials in color or in quality.

Abstract: An outsole for a sports shoe which enables it to be used for a wider range of different types of ground than is possible with the known outsoles. The sole is provided with profile projections which are each formed by at least two elongate profile bodies which are close together or joined at one end and diverge towards the other end to radiate on one side only of the projection. The projections when stressed counter to the direction of divergence of the profile bodies provide increased support, but provide less support when stressed in the opposite direction. This is particularly true if the profile bodies are constructed of a springily resilient material. By appropriately arranging the profile bodies on the outsole, controlled account can be taken of the requirements in respect of safety against slipping and the sliding characteristics, of the sport shoe.

Abstract: An elastic sport shoe sole having a plurality of parallel ribs, and each rib is provided on its length alternate zones of different types, one type is a downwardly rounded section of which the width is substantially each to the height and the other type is a narrow section in the form of a lamellar of which the width is small with respect to the height.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe sole made of flexible rubber material with a non-slip profile on the wearing side.

Abstract: Shoes incorporating a multiple chambered sole member inflated to a pressure above atmospheric, and disposed above and adjacent to an outsole having a deflectable web and projecting elements, such as ground-engaging studs, depending from the web and disposed in spaced geometric relation to each other to distribute loads imposed on the studs through a greater area of the inflated sole member to a wearer's foot, thereby enhancing its support and comfort.

Abstract: A continuous outsole for a sports shoe has a profile pattern characterized by a first large circular pattern section at the area of the ball of the foot and a second large circular pattern section at the heel area. Each large circular pattern section has a center point that is disposed substantially on a longitudinal dividing line that extends from an end of the toe portion to an end of the heel portion and divides the outsole into two substantially equal longitudinal areas.

Abstract: A jogging shoe has an adjustable shock absorbing system for the heel impact surface in the form of an inflatable air chamber with downwardly extending pump-like pegs and the hollow cavity interiors in communication with the air chamber. When the jogging shoe impacts against the running surface, the pegs depress, compressing air contained in their cavities into the air chamber which distributes the impact force across the entire sole of the shoe. After the pegs depress, the air chamber can also partially compress to absorb the remainder of the force. Thus a two-step shock absorption and distribution system is provided.

Abstract: A lug sole for footwear. The sole has integral downwardly extending legs located around the sole periphery. Some of the lugs are formed of the identical hard rubber composition as the body of the sole. The other lugs are formed of a softer rubber composition. The hard lugs and the soft lugs are disposed in a generally alternating arrangement.

Abstract: A shoe and its method of manufacture in which an upper and preformed rubber outsole are joined by a foamed polyurethane, injection-molded midsole. The rubber outsole and polyurethane foam midsole combine to provide a lightweight and flexible shoe compressively conformable to the flexing foot and having strong traction and long wear.

Abstract: An athletic shoe for running and having a bar tread configuration providing improved traction with the running surface while cushioning the foot and providing improved flexibility so as not to limit the bending of the foot.

Abstract: An athletic shoe particularly adapted for use in racing and training, having a tilted cleat configuration on the sole for contacting the running surface in a manner to provide good traction while effectively cushioning the foot and leg of the wearer when the foot strikes the ground.

Abstract: A tread for a sport shoe which includes a sole having projections extending outwardly from a tread surface. The tread includes a one-piece, thin-walled, metal part with at least two separate, dimensionally reinforced surface sections bearing the integrally molded projections. The reinforced surface sections may include a plurality of embossed, smooth-surfaced and/or bevelled projections. The metal part is fixedly attached to an inner surface of the shoe sole by either a thin wire grid embedded in the synthetic resin sole or uniformly distributed perforations.

Abstract: An outsole for a sports shoe which enables it to be used for a wider range of different types of ground than is possible with the known outsoles. The sole is provided with profile projections which are each formed by at least two elongated profile bodies which are close together or joined at one end and diverge towards the other end to radiate on one side only of the projection. The projections when stressed counter to the direction of divergence of the profile bodies provide increased support, but provide less support when stressed in the opposite direction. This is particularly true if the profile bodies are constructed of a springily resilient material. By appropriately arranging the profile bodies on the outsole, controlled account can be taken of the requirements in respect of safety against slipping and the sliding characteristics, of the sport shoe.

Abstract: A profiled outer sole for shoes, especially sport shoes, made in a mold and consisting of rubber or other material having rubber-elastic properties, which is provided with profiled projections laterally delimiting the tread surface of the outer sole; the profiled projections, in turn, are provided with groove-shaped slots extending obliquely to the respective tangential plane tangential to the outer boundary surfaces of the individual profiled projections within the bisecting plane thereof.

Abstract: A profiled outer sole for shoes made of a material having rubber-elastic properties with the sole including a tread surface having a front tread end portion, rear tread end portion, a profiled middle area and profiled marginal areas arranged on respective sides of the middle area. The front tread end portion, the rear tread end portion and each of the marginal areas include outer edges adjoining the tread surface to a shell rim of the outer sole with each of the outer edges being rounded with a predetermined radius. The marginal areas define foundation strips having spaced block-shaped profiled projections enclosing box-shaped profiled projections with a number of groove-shaped slots being substantially uniformly distributed along each of the foundation strips.

Abstract: A sole for footwear, especially sports footwear, has a lower layer provided with transverse ribs and an upper shock-absorbing layer. The lower layer may be of natural rubber of Shore hardness from 55 to 60 and the upper layer of lower-density natural or synthetic rubber of Shore hardness about 40.

Abstract: An athletic shoe of reduced weight is described employing low density, closed cell, synthetic plastic foam for an intermediate sole layer and/or heel lift sole layer between a harder outer sole layer and the shoe upper. The foam is a polyethylene or ethylene vinyl acetate foam having a density not substantially less than 5 pounds per cubic foot, preferably at least 7 pounds per cubic foot. A lateral extending heel stabilizer plate of solid plastic material or a heel lift layer having a relatively hard outer border portion may be added to improve lateral stability.

Abstract: An insert to fit inside a shoe below the heel of the foot is a pad of resilient material such as artificial rubber. The top surface of the pad is smooth. The under surface has a plurality of ribs which extend out from a center area under the middle of the heel. Each rib has one vertical edge and one slanted edge. The directions in which the slanted edges are disposed is opposite for the left and right shoes and is such that the pressure of the heel and the shape of the ribs tends to rotate or twist the heel around and outward - i.e., away from the other foot -- causing the arch to be raised. This promotes foot comfort and reduces wear of the shoe, particularly on the inside edge of the heel.

Abstract: Footwear including suction cups on the sole. Each cup includes a neck portion extending above the outsole and having a passage extending therethrough. A plurality of spacers are provided between the neck portions and extend thereabove. The spacers coact with a body presenting a surface bridging the spacers to seal and unseal the passages during walking.

Abstract: An athletic shoe sole has a heel section and a toe section bearing flange-shaped, turf-gripping members. The first gripping member is a generally downwardly and outwardly extending flange that runs around the entire periphery of the sole. The second gripping member is an ovoid-shaped, generally downwardly and outwardly extending toe flange positioned in the toe section of the sole and spaced inwardly from the portion of the peripheral flange on the toe section. The third gripping member is a heel flange extending downwardly and outwardly from the heel section of the shoe and spaced inwardly from the portion of the peripheral flange on the heel section. The rearward portion of the heel flange is arcuate and merges into two generally forwardly extending flange portions that flare outwardly and join with the peripheral flange adjacent the forward end of the heel section. All of the flanges are downwardly convergent and have a bottom edge.

Abstract: An athletic shoe particularly adapted to support the foot while the wearer is running, and having a particular cleat configuration on the sole for contacting the ground or running surface in a manner to both cushion the foot and leg of the wearer and provide improved traction as the heel strikes the surface.

Abstract: A profiled outer sole for shoes, especially sport shoes, made in a mold and consisting of rubber or other material having rubber-elastic properties, which is provided with profiled projections laterally delimiting the tread surface of the outer sole; the profiled projections, in turn, are provided with groove-shaped slots extending obliquely to the respective tangential plane tangential to the outer boundary surfaces of the individual profiled projections within the bisecting plane thereof.

Abstract: A sole structure particularly for rock climbing footwear, comprising a toe or front part and a heel or rear part. The toe and heel parts are both provided along the bottom perimeter thereof, substantially in the shape of a horseshoe, with a plurality of first lugs extending substantially perpendicular with respect to the perimeter or horseshoe path. Internally to the perimeter or horseshoe path, a plurality of second lugs extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sole longitudinal direction. The first and second lugs project from the sole with opposed inclinations with respect to a perpendicular direction to the sole.

Abstract: A sole pattern for shoe soles of elastic yielding material comprises projections whose cross-section decreases in a direction at right angles away from the sole. The projections are associated as projection couples in such a way that the tread surface of one projection is sloped inwardly toward the sole and the tread surface of the other projection is also sloped inwardly toward the sole, while the component of the inclination on a level of the sole is oppositely directed.

Abstract: An improved sole for an athletic shoe comprises artificial turf material such as is commercially available and having a flexible backing from which the artificial turf projects in a common direction. Preferably, the turf is cut into the shape of the sole of a shoe in three sections and is adhered to an inner sole of the shoe by an adhesive so as to form a sole of substantially continuous artificial turf material. The sole is of suitable configuration for use with desired types of athletic shoes and may include baseball, soccer, football, tennis, and the like type of athletic shoes. The shoe is of substantially reduced weight relative to conventional such shoes yet affords greatly improved gripping, whether on natural or artificial turf, with avoidance of ankle and spiking injuries typically encountered with athletic shoes employing spikes and the like.

Abstract: A sole and heel construction such as used on overshoes, boots or shoes having a resilient planar body with a plurality of spaced thin fins that extend transversely across the body. The fins are evenly spaced and uniform in width throughout. All fins are identical and are inclined relative to a horizontal plane such that any weight applied to the sole compresses the fins to trap air between adjacent fins to minimize mud build-up.

Abstract: A sole and heel construction such as used on overshoes, boots or shoes having a resilient planar body with a plurality of spaced thin fins that extend transversely across the body. The fins are evenly spaced and uniform in width throughout. All fins are identical and are inclined relative to a horizontal plane such that any weight applied to the sole compresses the fins to trap air between adjacent fins to minimize mud build-up.