A game shoe having a novel outsole which includes, a skirt adhesion member located on the bottom surface of the forepart of the outsole, first projections and second projections provided on the bottom surface of the rearpart of the outsole and the bottom surface surrounded by the skirt adhesion member. The first projections are cylindrical, different in size and are formed in such a manner that the greater the height is, the smaller the diameter will be. The second projections are provided with skirt adhesion bottom ends respectively to contact the floor surface.
An article of footwear (10) has a sole (12) with a lower surface (14) and a recess (16) in the lower surface (14). A turntable (20) is mounted in the recess (16) for rotational movement relative to the sole (12) but joined thereto by projections (40) located in recesses (30) in the sole (12).
A floor wiper construction 10 for cleaning a floor surface and including a slipper member 20 having a sole portion 22 provided with compressible cleaning material 31 and a plurality of friction members 40 which will project through the compressible clearing material 31 when the user places their weight on the slipper member 20 to prevent the user's foot from sliding on the floor surface.
A cushioning sole for use in contact with a foot, the foot being characterized by a specific shape relief and pressure map. The cushioning structure comprises a central layer of a rubber-like thermoplastic material having an upper surface devised to be in contact with the foot and having a shape relief conforming the specific shape relief of the foot, and a bottom surface opposite the upper surface. The cushioning sole further comprises a layout of space-apart anatomical pressure-receiving fingers made integrally with the central layer and protruding from at least one of the upper surface and bottom surface. Each of the pressure-receiving fingers has a predetermined height and diameter. The layout, the height and the diameter of the pressure-receiving fingers are determined in function of the physical characteristics of the rubber-like thermoplastic material and the specific pressure map of the foot, whereby the overall pressure-receiving fingers suit the specific pressure map of the foot.
A turntable is provided for an article of footwear having a sole with a recess therein. The recess of the sole has a central hub, an arcuate lug and two locating lugs. A spring module is located in the recess and has a large aperture through which passes the hub. The turntable is located in the recess and has an arcuate recess in which the arcuate lug locates, a central opening in which the central hub locates, and an enlarged recess in which the spring module locates.
The present invention addresses an elastomeric sole having a sidewall with a height less that 0.625 inch, forming a cavity and a horizontally disposed rim extending from the top surface of the sidewall. The sole includes at least two upstanding regions extending upwardly from the cavity lower surface, each region formed from elastomer and having a different effective modulus of elasticity. The invention also includes the combination of an elastomeric sole and an upper and a method for sewing an elastomeric sole to an upper by means of a converted sewing machine.
