EP1002473B1 - Device for increasing movement stability with shoes for tennis or similar sports - Google Patents

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EP1002473B1
EP1002473B1 EP99122047A EP99122047A EP1002473B1 EP 1002473 B1 EP1002473 B1 EP 1002473B1 EP 99122047 A EP99122047 A EP 99122047A EP 99122047 A EP99122047 A EP 99122047A EP 1002473 B1 EP1002473 B1 EP 1002473B1
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Alberto Caberlotto
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/02—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the material
    • A43B13/026—Composites, e.g. carbon fibre or aramid fibre; the sole, one or more sole layers or sole part being made of a composite
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/02—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the material
    • A43B13/12—Soles with several layers of different materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/10—Tennis shoes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/142—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the medial arch, i.e. under the navicular or cuneiform bones
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
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    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/1425—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the ball of the foot, i.e. the joint between the first metatarsal and first phalange
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/143—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the lateral arch, i.e. the cuboid bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/1435—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the joint between the fifth phalange and the fifth metatarsal bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/144—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/18—Joint supports, e.g. instep supports

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  • the present invention relates to a device for increasing the stability of movements performed with shoes for tennis or similar sports.
  • a plate-like support is known from EP-A-0 913 101 which falls within the ambit of Art. 54(3) EPC.
  • the shoes should ensure good stability of movements, since the tennis player must be able to leap and sprint in order to move rapidly on the court and be able to receive and respond promptly to the opponent's shots.
  • the outer part of the foot is the region most intensely affected by the loads produced by the movements performed by the tennis player.
  • the player must in fact be capable of moving rapidly, and in doing this he performs a continuous succession of lateral slides and subsequent braking actions.
  • shoes that are not adequately cushioned penalize the tennis player, who is affected, whenever he rests a foot on the ground, by the impact against the ground which is transmitted to him through the legs up to the spine.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a device which solves the above-described drawbacks of conventional devices, particularly by increasing the stability of movements for shoes for tennis and similar sports.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a device which does not penalize nor encumber in any way the overall structural configuration of the shoe.
  • a further important object of the present invention is to provide a device which is structurally simple, durable and wear-resistant.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a device for increasing the stability of movements performed with shoes for tennis or similar sports which can be easily manufactured with conventional equipment and machines.
  • a still further important object of the present invention is to provide a device for sports shoes which is capable of ensuring optimum cushioning of the feet against ground impacts.
  • a device for increasing movement stability with shoes for tennis or similar sports characterized in that it comprises a plate-like support which is substantially Y-shaped and has a first curved portion, which is adapted to follow the profile of the heel region, and a second portion, which is adapted to follow the outer profile of the foot and widens transversely with a third portion so as to affect the inner metatarsal region of said foot, said support being coupled in a downward region to a mid-sole made of shock-absorbing material in order to distribute thereon the load transmitted by the moving foot.
  • a shoe particularly suitable for tennis, is generally designated by the reference numeral 10 and comprises an upper 11 which is associated with a sole 12.
  • the sole is constituted by the coupling of a device for increasing movement stability, designated by the reference numeral 13, with a tread 14 of a per se known type.
  • the tread 14 has an overall box-like configuration, since it is perimetrically provided, in its front part 15 and in the rear part 16, with a raised rim 17 for containing the corresponding parts of the upper 11.
  • the tread 14 is made of vulcanized rubber, but in other cases it can be made of another material, so long as it has equivalent characteristics.
  • the device 13 comprises a plate-like support 18, preferably made of a material known commercially by the trade-name Kevlar or, in other cases, of a material which has equivalent mechanical characteristics.
  • the support 18 is substantially Y-shaped and has a first curved portion 19 which is shaped, starting from an inner rear part 20 of the sole 21 of a foot, like the heel.
  • the support 18 Starting from an outer rear part 22 of the sole 21 of the foot, the support 18 has a second substantially straight portion 23 which follows the outer profile of the foot until it reaches the outer metatarsal region 24 thereof.
  • a third portion 25 extends in particular from a median segment of the second portion 23 and widens transversely with respect to the second portion 23, so as to have as a whole a bifurcated shape and affect the inner metatarsal region 26 of the foot.
  • the plate-like support 18 is provided in particular, at the first curved portion 19, with a first containment rim 27 and a second containment rim 28, each of which runs at right angles with respect to the support 18 at the inner rear part 20 and at the outer rear part 22 of the sole 21 of the foot.
  • the plate-like support 18 is also completed by a third containment rim, designated by the reference numeral 29, which runs monolithically along the profile of the outer metatarsal region 24 of the second portion 23.
  • the support 18 is arranged above a mid-sole 31 made of soft material, for example EVA, foamed polyurethane or similar material, which acts as a cushioning element.
  • soft material for example EVA, foamed polyurethane or similar material, which acts as a cushioning element.
  • the mid-sole is thicker from the heel region 32 to the metatarsal region 33 and then tapers so as to be thinner in the remaining front region 34.
  • the plate-like support 18 in particular, cooperates with the mid-sole 31 and provides two important functions, since:
  • the provision of the device 13 in fact takes into account both the fact that during contact of the foot with the ground all the weight of the body is discharged completely onto the metatarsal region, which acts as a fulcrum for the foot as it flexes, and from there onto the rear part of the heel, and the particular importance of lateral slips, which are so frequent in tennis and in which the outer part of the foot is the one that is most affected by the loads of the thrusts and braking actions.
  • the device according to the present invention ensures correct containment of the outer part indeed in order to cope with the forces due to the weight of the body and to the muscular action of the thrusts of the athlete.
  • the support and containment is in no way limitative for the foot, since it is capable of adapting its dynamic configuration without forcing any constraint, at the same time ensuring correct cooperation with the mid-sole for the shock-absorbing function, in order to provide a convenient load distribution, with the result of considerably increasing movement stability.
  • the present invention provides a device for increasing movement stability with shoes for tennis or similar sports which does not penalize or encumber in any way the overall structural configuration of the shoe.
  • Another considerable advantage that is certainly achieved with the present invention is linked to the consideration that a device for increasing the stability of movements performed with shoes for tennis or similar sports has been provided which can be produced with conventional equipment and machines.
  • Another advantage is due to the fact that the device according to the invention is capable of ensuring optimum cushioning of the feet against ground impacts.
  • the materials employed may be any according to requirements.

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IT1998PD000271A IT1302522B1 (it) 1998-11-17 1998-11-17 Dispositivo per incrementare la stabilita' di movimento con calzatureper la pratica del tennis o di sports similari.
ITPD980271 1998-11-17

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