Sole structure for biomechanical control

Abstract

A sole structure having a front section, a back section, and at least a first protruding section located at or in connection to the front section for causing at least a portion of the sole structure to be inclining in one of two transversal directions extending from an outer edge to an inner edge of the sole structure with respect to a surface on which the sole structure is located. The sole structure is further arranged such that inclination in in an outwards transversal direction is prevented when the sole structure is in use.

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         36 . A sole structure to be provided on an under side of a shoe, the sole structure having a front section and a back section, comprising at least a first protruding section being located in the front section on an under side of the sole structure at an outer edge of the sole structure for causing at least a portion of the sole structure to be inclining in an inwards transversal direction extending from the outer edge to an inner edge of the sole structure with respect to a surface on which the sole structure is located, which first protruding section extends longitudinally over a greater part of the front section, said sole structure further being arranged such that inclination in an outwards transversal direction is prevented when the sole structure is in use. 
     
     
         37 . The sole structure of  claim 36 , wherein said first protruding section is arranged such that a plane extending in the inclining portion at an upper side of the sole structure, from the outer edge to the inner edge, is located at a greater distance from said surface at the outer edge than at the inner edge. 
     
     
         38 . The sole structure of  claim 37 , wherein the plane extending at the upper side of the sole structure forms an angle with the surface on which the sole structure rests of 10 degrees or more. 
     
     
         39 . The sole structure of  claim 36 , wherein the front section is bent upwards in relation to the back section. 
     
     
         40 . The sole structure of  claim 39 , wherein the front section forms an angle with the surface on which the sole structure rests of 30 degrees or more. 
     
     
         41 . The sole structure of  claim 39 , wherein an arched section defines a transition between the front section and the back section. 
     
     
         42 . The sole structure of  claim 36 , wherein the sole structure is at least partly composed of a rigid material. 
     
     
         43 . The sole structure of  claim 42 , wherein the sole structure has a substantially uniform thickness. 
     
     
         44 . The sole structure of  claim 39 , wherein said portion of the sole structure is arranged to be tapered in the inwards transversal direction from the outer edge to the inner edge of the sole structure. 
     
     
         45 . The sole structure of  claim 44 , further comprising a raised section on an upper side of the sole structure at the outer edge. 
     
     
         46 . The sole structure of  claim 44 , further comprising a recessed section on an upper side of the sole structure at the inner edge. 
     
     
         47 . The sole structure of  claim 44 , further comprising a recessed section on an under side of the sole structure at the inner edge. 
     
     
         48 . The sole structure of  claim 36 , wherein said first protruding section comprises a protruding piece arranged to be removably attached to the under side of the sole structure in order to selectively create a substantially flat under side of the sole structure when the protruding piece is removed from the under side. 
     
     
         49 . The sole structure of  claim 36 , further comprising a second protruding section on the under side of the sole structure at the inner edge of the front section and located longitudinally on a level with, and being less protruding than, the first protruding section. 
     
     
         50 . The sole structure of  claim 49 , further comprising a third protruding section on the under side of the sole structure at the outer edge of the front section and located in front of the first protruding section. 
     
     
         51 . The sole structure of  claim 50 , further comprising a fourth protruding section on the under side of the sole structure at the inner edge of the front section and located longitudinally on a level with, and being less protruding than, the third protruding section. 
     
     
         52 . The sole structure of  claim 51 , further comprising a fifth protruding section on the under side of the sole structure in front of the third protruding section and the fourth protruding section at a central part of the front section, and being less protruding than both the third and the fourth protruding section. 
     
     
         53 . The sole structure of  claim 39 , wherein a line (B-B) defines a transition between the front section and the back section ( 3 ). 
     
     
         54 . The sole structure of  claim 53 , wherein the line (B-B) along which the front section is bent upwards in relation to the back section extends from the inner edge backwards towards the outer edge of the sole structure. 
     
     
         55 . The sole structure of  claim 53 , wherein the line (B-B) along which the front section of the sole is bent upwards in relation to the back section of the sole forms an angle (a) with the transversal direction of the sole in the range of −15°-35°. 
     
     
         56 . The sole structure of  claim 53 , further comprising a raised section at the back section of the sole structure in connection to the line (B-B) at the inner edge. 
     
     
         57 . The sole structure of  claim 56 , wherein the raised section extends into the front section of the sole structure. 
     
     
         58 . The sole structure of  claim 56 , wherein the raised section is arranged to extend from the inner edge of the sole structure to a point located at a distance from the inner edge, which distance constitutes at least a third of the width of the sole at the transition between the front section and the back section of the sole and wherein the point is arranged to be located in a same horizontal plane as the back section of the sole structure. 
     
     
         59 . The sole structure of  claim 56 , wherein the raised section is arranged to extend from the inner edge of the sole structure such that the height of said raised section is greatest at the inner edge and successively decreases towards said point located in a same horizontal plane as the back section of the sole structure. 
     
     
         60 . A shoe being arranged with the sole structure of  claim 36 .