FOOTWEAR SOLE

摘要

A shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom is provided, each stud cluster comprising at least two studs connected via one or more connection elements, wherein, to optimise the manner in which the stud clusters deal with forces applied to them during ground contact, each stud cluster is oriented in accordance with a predetermined direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster and each stud cluster is dimensioned in accordance with the distribution of forces applied to the sole during ground contact.

主权项

1. A shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom, each stud cluster comprising at least a primary stud connected to a secondary stud via a connection element, wherein the primary stud is larger than the secondary stud and has a height from the bottom surface that is equal to or greater than the height of the secondary stud from the bottom surface, and the connection element has a height from the bottom surface that is less than the height of the primary and secondary studs from the bottom surface wherein each stud cluster is oriented such that the secondary stud trails the primary stud in a predetermined direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster.