Shoe shaped with bottom and side landing areas to guide motion

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a shoe to control foot positioning of the user during exercise. Flat control portions can be arranged on the lateral and/or medial as well as posterior and/or anterior surfaces of the shoe and can be configured to contact a surface upon executing certain exercises.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe, comprising:
 one or more plane control portions configured to contact a surface upon executing certain exercises, to control foot positioning of a user during exercise.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sole comprising a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a heel portion; and   a shoe upper,   wherein the sole is an outsole and/or a midsole, and   wherein the one or more plane control portions are arranged on the sole or on the shoe upper, or both.   
     
     
         3 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein a normal of at least one of the one or more plane control portions is essentially perpendicular to a normal of a tread surface of the shoe. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions has a surface area of at least 2 cm 2 . 
     
     
         5 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions comprises a texture to enhance grip. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions is smooth to reduce grip or to allow smoother gliding on a surface. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions has a surface texture different than a surface texture of a remaining sole surface or shoe upper. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions is visually distinguished from a remaining sole surface or shoe upper. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions is arranged proximally on a toe portion and is configured to control foot positioning of the user when doing push-ups. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the shoe comprises at least first and second plane control portions that are arranged proximally on a heel portion and are configured to control foot positioning of the user when doing forward lunges. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe according to the  claim 10 , wherein the first and second plane control portions are directly adjacent to each other, and a normal of the first plane control portion is tilted in relation to a normal of the second plane control portion. 
     
     
         12 . The shoe according to  claim 11 , wherein an internal angle between the first and second plane control portions is greater than or equal to 100° and less than or equal to 160. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions is arranged on a heel portion and is configured to control foot positioning of the user when doing handstand pushups. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions is arranged laterally on the sole, medially on the sole, or both laterally on the sole and medially on the sole, and is configured to control foot positioning of the user when doing side planks. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the shoe comprises at least first and second plane control portions that are arranged laterally on a forefoot portion, medially on the forefoot portion, or both laterally and medially on the forefoot portion, and are configured to control foot positioning of the user when doing skater jumps. 
     
     
         16 . The shoe according to the  claim 15 , wherein the first and second plane control portions are directly adjacent to each other, and a normal of the first plane control portion is tilted in relation to the normal of the second plane control portion. 
     
     
         17 . The shoe according to the  claim 16 , wherein an internal angle between the first and second plane control portions is greater than or equal to 100° and less than or equal to 160°. 
     
     
         18 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions has a length of at least 3 cm, and a width of at least 0.5 cm. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions is made of one or more of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), liquid TPU, ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), rubber, or foam composite. 
     
     
         20 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more plane control portions has a radius of curvature of at least 5 m.