| 摘要 |
<p>A sole 1 of an item of footwear has a tread pattern, wherein a heel section 2 of the tread pattern comprises a profiled element 4 that protrudes from the undersurface of the sole and extends longitudinally and laterally, under where a user's heel will be located in use, to cover a majority of the heel section, wherein the profiled element comprises a central ridge 6 extending longitudinally along substantially the centre of the heel section, a first lateral ridge 8 extending longitudinally to one side of the central ridge and a second lateral ridge 10 extending longitudinally to the other side of the central ridge. The central ridge may split into two arms 12, 14 on the end nearest to the front of the footwear which forms a y-shaped ridge. Where the profile element may be arranged such that the ridges are connected and the connecting portions 16, 18 may be convex in construction.</p> |
