U.S. patent application number 14/829688 was filed with the patent office on 2015-12-10 for soccer boot.
The applicant listed for this patent is Elias Asberry, Tonny Lukongwa. Invention is credited to Elias Asberry, Tonny Lukongwa.
Application Number | 20150351487 14/829688 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54768544 |
Filed Date | 2015-12-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150351487 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lukongwa; Tonny ; et
al. |
December 10, 2015 |
Soccer Boot
Abstract
The invention is a soccer boot adapted by the movement of a
player's foot to provide a full spectrum of boot positions for
better performance on the soccer field with three identified
positions: an outsole neutral position, an outsole up position and
an outsole down position. The unique components of the boot are a
plurality of vamp upper wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable
wrinkles and a plurality of outsole wavy sinusoidal preformed
expandable wrinkles. The outsole neutral position is naturally
selected by the player foot by partially straightening the
plurality of vamp wrinkles and simultaneously partially
straightening the outsole wrinkles. The outsole up position is
naturally selected by the player foot by fully buckling the vamp
wrinkles and fully stretching the outsole wrinkles. The outsole
down position is naturally selected by the player foot by fully
stretching the vamp wrinkles and fully buckling the outsole
wrinkles.
Inventors: |
Lukongwa; Tonny; (Everett,
WA) ; Asberry; Elias; (Mill Creek, WA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Lukongwa; Tonny
Asberry; Elias |
Everett
Mill Creek |
WA
WA |
US
US |
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Family ID: |
54768544 |
Appl. No.: |
14/829688 |
Filed: |
August 19, 2015 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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13849503 |
Mar 23, 2013 |
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14829688 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
36/97 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A43B 5/02 20130101; A43B
3/26 20130101; A43B 13/141 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A43B 3/26 20060101
A43B003/26; A43B 5/02 20060101 A43B005/02 |
Claims
1. A soccer boot with a three motion sole comprising a plurality of
vamp upper wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles and a
plurality of outsole wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles
wherein the three motion sole is selected by a player foot.
2. The soccer boot according to claim 1 where an outsole neutral
position is selected by the player foot by partially straightening
the plurality of vamp upper wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable
wrinkles and simultaneously partially straightening the plurality
of outsole wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles.
3. The soccer boot according to claim 1 where an outsole up
position is selected by the player foot by fully buckling the
plurality of vamp upper wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable
wrinkles and fully stretching the plurality of outsole wavy
sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles.
4. The soccer boot according to claim 1 where an outsole down
position is selected by the player foot by fully stretching the
plurality of vamp upper wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable
wrinkles and fully buckling the plurality of outsole wavy
sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles.
5. The soccer boot according to claim 1 where a full spectrum of
outsole positions are selected by the player by the player flexing
their foot between the outsole up position and outsole down
position.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of the co-pending
earlier filed application Ser. No. 13/849,503 filed Mar. 23, 2013
entitled Variable Length and Flexible Forefoot Shoe which claimed
priority to U.S. Provisional patent application No. 61/969,263
entitled "Precision Soccer Shoe with Customized Flexibility" filed
on Sep. 3, 2012 (and now abandoned) both of which applications are
incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not applicable
REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM
LISTING COMPACT DISC APPENDIX
[0003] Not applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] This invention relates to footwear by a player worn during
soccer training, soccer games and other sports.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] This invention pertains to a right and left soccer boot that
has dual sets (upper and lower) of wavy sinusoidal preformed
expandable wrinkles corresponding with three identified ranges on a
boot outsole configuration spectrum: 1) Outsole Neutral Position,
2) Outsole Up Position, and 3) Outsole Down Position.
[0006] These deformable portions of the boot permit bending of the
forefoot relative to the rest of the boot to change the length and
shape of the forefoot in order to allow a sports player to achieve
maximum results in sports where boots are the player's tools,
aiding the user in finding and using the sweet spots of the boot to
improve precision, trapping, holding and velocity. The invention
allows a user's foot and boot to better approximate the natural
flexibility of bare feet as opposed to rigid shoes/boots that limit
a player's ability to use the natural flexibility of their
feet.
[0007] Traditional prior art shoes (FIG. 1) with inflexible soles
and inflexible uppers limit a user's kicking velocity because the
user's distal forefoot (or toe section) is the primary kicking
surface which is limited in shape, hardness and texture and
therefore limited in the potential for precision, trapping and
holding and velocity.
[0008] Although the right soccer boot is shown in the drawings, a
stereo image left boot is also claimed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
[0009] FIG. 1 is a traditional prior art soccer shoe.
[0010] FIG. 2 is a left side view of a right soccer boot in the
outsole neutral position.
[0011] FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a right soccer boot in the
outsole neutral position.
[0012] FIG. 4 is a top view of a right soccer boot in the outsole
neutral position.
[0013] FIG. 5 is a front view of a right soccer boot in the outsole
neutral position.
[0014] FIG. 6 is a back view of a right soccer boot in the outsole
neutral position.
[0015] FIG. 7 is a right side view of a right soccer boot in the
outsole neutral position.
[0016] FIG. 8 is a left side view of a right soccer boot in outsole
up position.
[0017] FIG. 9 is a left side view of the right soccer boot in
outsole down position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0018] The invention is a right and left soccer boot 10 with a
plurality of vamp upper wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable
wrinkles 14 and a plurality of outsole wavy sinusoidal preformed
expandable wrinkles 12 (see FIG. 2-7). These wrinkles flex with a
player's foot to allow a spectrum of sole positions for improved
ball handling. The boot 10 adjusts between a neutral (FIG. 2-7), an
up (FIG. 8) and a down (FIG. 9) position and the ranges between
these positions.
[0019] The soccer boot 10 neutral position (FIG. 2-7) is where an
outsole neutral position is selected by the player foot by
adjusting the player's foot to partially straightening the
plurality of vamp upper wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable
wrinkles 14 and simultaneously partially straightening the
plurality of outsole wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles
12.
[0020] The soccer boot outsole up position is selected by the
player's foot by fully buckling the plurality of vamp upper wavy
sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles 14 and fully stretching
the plurality of outsole wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable
wrinkles 12.
[0021] The soccer boot outsole down position is selected by the
player's foot by fully stretching the plurality of vamp upper wavy
sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles 14 and fully buckling the
plurality of outsole wavy sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles
12.
[0022] A full spectrum of outsole positions between the outsole up
and outsole down positions are selected by the player flexing their
foot with the boot following the movement of the foot selectively
stretching and buckling the plurality of vamp upper wavy sinusoidal
preformed expandable wrinkles 14 and the plurality of outsole wavy
sinusoidal preformed expandable wrinkles 12.
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