Title:
CUSHIONS AND SHOE INSOLES COMPRISING ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2019048056
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a shoe insole cushioning element, and an inexpensive production process of the cushioning element.SOLUTION: A cushioning element 102 may be selected such that, when force is applied to the cushioning element perpendicularly to a top surface 106, a portion of a gel 105 bulges to deform or collapse voids in the vicinity of the applied force before the top surface bottoms out against a bottom surface 108. The cushioning element includes a non-gel material secured to the gel. The gel is secured to a material 110 by overmolding, without physical interlocking of the material and the gel. A shoe insole comprises the cushioning element.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Inventors:
TONY M PEARCE
TERRY V PEARCE
RUSSELL B WHATCOTT
SHAWN DAVID MOON
DHYEY ACHARYA
TERRY V PEARCE
RUSSELL B WHATCOTT
SHAWN DAVID MOON
DHYEY ACHARYA
Application Number:
JP2018169329A
Publication Date:
March 28, 2019
Filing Date:
September 11, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PURPLE INNOVATION LLC
International Classes:
A43B17/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2006345886A | 2006-12-28 | |||
| JP2017523928A | 2017-08-24 |
Foreign References:
| US20020013407A1 | 2002-01-31 | |||
| CN101492563A | 2009-07-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Osamu Yamamoto
Toru Miyamae
Motoharu Nakanishi
Shigeo Takeuchi
Osamu Yamamoto
Toru Miyamae
Motoharu Nakanishi
Shigeo Takeuchi