Title:
COMPRESSIBLE STRUCTURE SECURED TO AN UPPER OF AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/206240
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
An article of footwear has an upper and a compressible structure secured to the upper. The compressible structure can include one or more materials with physical properties that singly or in vertical aggregate, generally conform to those of a spring, following Hooke's Law, F=-kx, whereby the ratio of k/kideal approaches a value of 1.0, wherein the ideal k value is defined as kideal=Fimpulse/xs-max, for a compressible structure region located adjacent to the corresponding region of the foot that generates the force impulse.
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Inventors:
TUCKER SCOTT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2020/026561
Publication Date:
June 17, 2021
Filing Date:
April 03, 2020
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Assignee:
TUCKER SCOTT (US)
International Classes:
A43B13/14; A43B7/14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
VOGELBACKER, Mark T. (US)
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