U.S. patent application number 12/197555 was filed with the patent office on 2010-02-25 for sports shoe.
This patent application is currently assigned to Powerslide Sportartikelvertriebs GmbH. Invention is credited to Kalon DOBBIN, Michael Jarisch, Matthias Knoll, Juergen Pfrtzner.
Application Number | 20100043254 12/197555 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40039939 |
Filed Date | 2010-02-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100043254 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
DOBBIN; Kalon ; et
al. |
February 25, 2010 |
SPORTS SHOE
Abstract
A sports shoe that has a shell provided with at least one
reinforcing member in the form of a flexible hollow body.
Inventors: |
DOBBIN; Kalon; (Palmerston
North, NZ) ; Jarisch; Michael; (Bayreuth, DE)
; Knoll; Matthias; (Bayreuth, DE) ; Pfrtzner;
Juergen; (Weidenberg, DE) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BLANK ROME LLP
WATERGATE, 600 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON
DC
20037
US
|
Assignee: |
Powerslide Sportartikelvertriebs
GmbH
Bindlach
DE
|
Family ID: |
40039939 |
Appl. No.: |
12/197555 |
Filed: |
August 25, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
36/114 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A43B 5/16 20130101; A43B
7/20 20130101; A43B 23/10 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
36/114 |
International
Class: |
A43B 5/00 20060101
A43B005/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 24, 2008 |
DE |
10 2007 040 147.9 |
Claims
1. A sports shoe, comprising of: a shell; and at least one
reinforcing member coupled to said shell, and said reinforcing
member being a flexible hollow body.
2. A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein an inner shoe is
disposed within the shell.
3. A sports shoe according to claim 2, further comprising a second
reinforcing member disposed on said inner show that is in the form
of a flexible hollow body.
4. A sports shoe according to claim 2, wherein said hollow body is
integrated into said shell or the inner shoe.
5. A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said hollow body is
attached at an inner surface of said shell, said inner surface
facing an inner shoe.
6. A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein a second reinforcing
member in the form of a flexible hollow body is arranged at an
upper rim of said shell.
7. A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said hollow body is
a flexible tube.
8. A sports shoe according to claim 1, wherein said flexible hollow
body extends along an upper rim of said shell.
9. A sports shoe, comprising of: a shell; an inner shoe disposed
inside of said shell; and first and second means for reinforcing
said shell and said inner shoe, said first and second means for
reinforcing providing stability to said shell and inner shoe.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a sports shoe that has
increased stability.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Sport shoes that are used with equipment, such as inline
skates rails, ice skate vats or snap pedals of bicycles, are
subject to high requirements concerning their stability. Stability
may be affected, for example, by the distance required for mounting
the rail of inline skates in the shoe, due to the trend towards
larger rollers, larger than conventional inline skate sport
shoes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] It is an object of the present invention to provide a sports
shoe with increased stability provided in a simple and
cost-effective manner.
[0004] Accordingly the present invention provides a sports shoe
that includes a shell, and at least one reinforcing member coupled
to the shell, and the reinforcing member being a flexible hollow
body.
[0005] The present invention also provides a sports shoe that
includes a shell, an inner shoe disposed inside of the shell, and
first and second means for reinforcing the shell and the inner
shoe, the first and second means for reinforcing providing
stability to the shell and inner shoe.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] The FIGURE shows a side elevational view of a sports shoe in
accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0007] According to the invention, it is thus provided to equip a
shell 2 of a sports shoe 1 with at least one reinforcing member 4
preferably in the form of a flexible hollow body. The reinforcing
member 4 provides the advantage of increased stability with only a
minor increase in weight. Because the reinforcing member 4 is
flexible, it may adapt to different shells or shapes of shoes, and
is therefore suited for a large number of different shoe
constructions. The reinforcing member 4 may be attached anywhere on
the shoe, which requires strengthening or reinforcement.
[0008] The materials used for the reinforcing member 4 may e.g. be
aluminum, aluminum alloys, magnesium or other metals or metal
alloys. Further, carbon, fiber glass or fiber fabric as well as
plastics compositions or other solid materials, which are flexible,
are also suitable. A particularly simple embodiment of the flexible
hollow body is a tube, which may be in the form of a drinking
straw.
[0009] Additionally, a plurality of reinforcing members 4 and 5 may
be arranged on the shell 2 and/or the inner shoe 3. The reinforcing
member 4 and 5 may be attached in any conventional manner, such as
by gluing, riveting, screwing or the like. Alternatively, the
reinforcing members can be incorporated in or on the shell 2 or the
inner shoe 3, e.g. by laminating of carbon, fiber glass or other
fiber fabric. Also, the reinforcing members may be formed
integrally with the shell material during preparation thereof. The
reinforcing members 4 and 5 may also ventilate the shoe or function
as a guide for fixing members, such as shoelaces or fastening
belts.
[0010] As explained above, it is possible to provide the shell 2
and/or the inner shoe 3 with reinforcing members 4 and 5 in order
to reinforce the shoe construction. In the shown embodiment, the
reinforcing members are arranged at the inner side of the shell 2.
As was also explained above, it is further possible to integrate
the reinforcing members 4, which are formed as flexible hollow
bodies, in the shell 2 and/or the inner shoe 3.
[0011] In a preferred embodiment shown in the FIGURE, a further
reinforcing member 5 in the form of a flexible hollow body is
provided, which extends along the upper rim 6 of the shell 5. The
reinforcing member 5 may follow the shape or the curve of the upper
rim 6 due to its flexibility.
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