US 12,357,526 B2
Uniform grip and gradient cushioning gain for footwear sole arrangement
Shahriar Behnamian, Washington, DC (US)
Assigned to ANTEPES, LLC, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by Shahriar Behnamian, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/334,341.
Application 18/334,341 is a continuation of application No. 17/664,631, filed on May 23, 2022, granted, now 11,712,395, issued on Aug. 1, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/202,009, filed on May 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0414446 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/36 (2006.01); A61H 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 15/00 (2013.01) [A43B 13/127 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/143 (2013.01); A43B 13/145 (2013.01); A43B 13/146 (2013.01); A43B 13/18 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/36 (2013.01); A61H 2015/0014 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1284 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole arrangement for an article of footwear comprising:
the sole arrangement extending from an end of a posterior area of the sole arrangement to an end of an anterior area of the sole arrangement, wherein the posterior area of the sole arrangement being configured to be proximate to a heel area of a foot and the anterior area of the sole arrangement being configured to be proximate to a forefoot area of the foot;
the sole arrangement including an upper facing surface and a ground engaging surface, wherein the upper facing surface being formed on an opposite side of the sole arrangement than the ground engaging surface;
the ground engaging surface comprising one or more ground engaging segments, wherein the one or more ground engaging segments being part of a single segment, being separate segments or a combination thereof;
the one or more ground engaging segments including at least a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment being substantially flat for a first length and formed at a lateral side in the posterior area of the sole arrangement, and wherein the second segment being substantially flat for a second length and formed at a medial side in the posterior area of the sole arrangement;
the one or more ground engaging segments including at least a third segment and a fourth segment, wherein the third segment being of a third length and formed at a lateral side in the anterior area of the sole arrangement, and wherein the fourth segment being of a fourth length and formed at a medial side in the anterior area of the sole arrangement;
the anterior area of the sole arrangement including a striking area, wherein the striking area at least partially facing the posterior area of the sole arrangement;
the first segment being rotated downward and towards the striking area including the third segment, wherein the first segment and at least partially the third segment being in contact with the ground surface substantially simultaneously;
the second segment being rotated downward and towards the striking area including the fourth segment, wherein the second segment and at least partially the fourth segment being in contact with the ground surface substantially simultaneously;
the striking area of the fourth segment including a second area with a maximum anterior depth value being closer to the end of the anterior area of the sole arrangement than the striking area of the third segment including a first area with the maximum anterior depth value along a longitudinal axis by a first distance, or the striking area of the fourth segment including the second area with the maximum anterior depth value being farther away from the end of the posterior area of the sole arrangement than the striking area of the third segment including the first area with the maximum anterior depth value along the longitudinal axis by a second distance; and
the first segment being rotated towards the third segment at a first angle, wherein the first angle being substantially tangent with the ground engaging surface within the striking area of the third segment, and the second segment being rotated towards the fourth segment at a second angle, wherein the second angle being substantially tangent with the ground engaging surface within the striking area of the fourth segment.