Item of Footwear with Integrated Midfoot Roll

Abstract

The invention relates to an item of footwear which has an integrated midfoot roll and of which the upper is connected to an insole and an outsole shell ( 5 ). According to the invention, the outsole shell ( 5 ) contains two mouldings ( 3, 4 ) located one above the other, wherein the moulding ( 4 ), which is arranged at the bottom of the outsole shell ( 5 ), is harder than the moulding ( 3 ), which is located on top, and the outsole shell ( 5 ), and wherein the top moulding ( 3 ) is softer than the outsole shell ( 5 ).

1 . Footwear with integrated metatarsal rolls an upper of which is joined with an insole and an outsole shell, comprising: a first molded part and a second molded part superposed in the outsole shell, the second molded part in the outsole shell at a bottom is harder than the first molded part provided above it as well as the outsole shell, wherein the first molded part at a top is softer than the outsole shell. 
     
     
         2 . Footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second molded parts are made from a material having a setable degree of hardness. 
     
     
         3 . Footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the outsole shell with the incorporated first and second molded parts is permanently joined with an upper construction, comprising the upper and the insole, while the insole is so soft that the foot can be pressed into the first and second molded parts of the outsole shell. 
     
     
         4 . Footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the first molded part is joined flat with the outsole shell up to an edge of approx. 10-12 mm. 
     
     
         5 . Footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein a position of the second molded part is in a region of the metatarsus. 
     
     
         6 . Footwear with integrated metatarsal roll according to  claim 1 , wherein a height of the first molded part in a forefoot region is at least 6 mm, in a calcaneum region at least 8 mm and approx. 2-4 mm in the region of the metatarsus above an apex of the second molded part. 
     
     
         7 . Footwear with integrated metatarsal roll according to  claim 1 , wherein the first molded part is wedge-shaped within the outsole shell in a direction of a calcaneum and a forefoot and is of different height in regions of an outer and inner arches. 
     
     
         8 . Footwear with integrated metatarsal roll according to  claim 1 , wherein after injecting the material from which they are made, the first and second molded parts within the outsole shell are firmly enclosed by it, while in a top view of the outsole shell only the first molded part is visible. 
     
     
         9 . Footwear according to  claim 2 , wherein the material includes PU foam. 
     
     
         10 . Footwear having an integrated metatarsal roll, comprising:
 an upper;   an insole joined to the upper;   an outsole shell joined to the upper; and   a first molded part and a second molded part positioned in the outsole shell, the second molded part in the outsole shell positioned below the first molded part, where the second molded part is harder than the first molded part and the outsole shell, and where the first molded part is softer than the outsole shell.   
     
     
         11 . Footwear according to  claim 10 , wherein that the outsole shell with the incorporated first and second molded parts is permanently joined with the upper and the insole. 
     
     
         12 . Footwear according to  claim 11 , wherein the first molded part is joined flat with the outsole shell up to an edge of approx. 10-12 mm. 
     
     
         13 . Footwear according to  claim 12 , wherein a position of the second molded part is in a region of the metatarsus. 
     
     
         14 . Footwear according to  claim 13 , wherein a height of the first molded part in a forefoot region is at least 6 mm, in a calcaneum region at least 8 mm and approx. 2-4 mm in a region of the metatarsus above an apex of the second molded part. 
     
     
         15 . Footwear according to  claim 14 , wherein the first molded part is wedge-shaped within the outsole shell in a direction of a calcaneum and a forefoot and is of different height in regions of outer and inner arches. 
     
     
         16 . Footwear comprising:
 an upper;   an insole joined to the upper;   an outsole shell joined to the upper; and   a first molded part and a second molded part positioned in the outsole shell, the second molded part in the outsole shell positioned below the first molded part, where the second molded part is harder than the first molded part and the outsole shell, and where the first molded part is softer than the outsole shell, the first and second molded parts forming at least a portion of an integrated metatarsal roll.