CN118890986A

CN118890986A - Shoes with nails

Info

Publication number: CN118890986A
Application number: CN202380026775.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 霍华德·丹能伯格; 布莱恩·G·R·休斯
Original assignee: HBN Shoe LLC
Current assignee: HBN Shoe LLC
Priority date: 2022-03-14
Filing date: 2023-03-03
Publication date: 2024-11-01
Also published as: US20230284732A1; WO2023177543A4; WO2023177543A2; WO2023177543A3

Abstract

A pegboard for a nailed shoe includes a rigid toe board, a rigid heel board, and a flexible bridge element connecting the rigid toe board and the rigid heel board. The rigid forefoot plate includes a concave depression extending downward from a top of the rigid forefoot plate and configured to be located directly under the first metatarsal head of the wearer, wherein the depression extends as a convex surface under a bottom of the rigid forefoot plate and has a plurality of cleats extending therefrom.

Description

Shoes with nails

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to new designs of cleated athletic shoes. The present disclosure is particularly applicable to spiked football shoes and will be described in connection with such utility, but the present disclosure may also be advantageously applied to other spiked shoes including, but not limited to, football boots, baseball shoes, athletic shoes, and the like. The present disclosure may also be advantageously used with nailers that undergo unidirectional or asymmetric rotational movement, such as golf shoes and athletic shoes for shot, discus, javelin, and the like.

Background

As described in us patent 7,143,530, athletic footwear is a combination of many elements that have specific functions, all of which must cooperate to support and protect the wearer's foot during an athletic event. Spiked athletic shoes, particularly football boots, generally include a sole having an upper extending upwardly from the sole in which an athlete's foot is positioned and secured in place. The sole provides a grip, protection and durable wear surface. In addition, a plurality of cleats are secured to or incorporated within the sole and extend downwardly from the sole to provide traction to the shoe as the athlete runs on a playing surface or turf surface. The design of sports shoes has become a perfect science. However, this science has not advanced in the area of nailed shoes as fast in some respects, nor developed.

Football involves special demands on the player's shoes. First, the player runs over a long distance. In a 90 minute game, a player may run as much as 14 km (over 8.5 miles) or more. If training time is considered again, a player may run more than 70 km (43.5 miles) per week wearing football shoes. Therefore, it is important that the soccer shoe protect and support the foot while minimizing discomfort.

The presence of cleats on the sole presents additional problems in this regard. In particular, cleats can cause point pressure on a player's foot, particularly when the player is running on a hard playing surface. In addition, long distances that the player must run in combination with side-to-side movements, foot-to-ground movements (for kicking), and other common movements may result in the player being more tired and vulnerable to injury than running alone.

Pronation, or rotation of the foot from the outside to the inside during running, is of particular interest. Specifically, pronation occurs when the runner's foot contacts the ground at the lateral (or lateral) edge of the foot, and then the foot rotates inward, causing the medial (or medial) edge to contact the ground. Some degree of pronation is natural and necessary for normal running. However, excessive internal rotation can lead to fatigue and injury.

Also, in the case of cleated shoes, there is a "mismatch" between grip and available rotation when running, stopping, and changing direction. Non-contact injury of the knee is a major problem in sports, particularly football, where abrupt stops and changes of direction can cause the knee cruciate ligaments to be subjected to excessive rotational pressure. Unfortunately, breakage of such structures is common.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure solves the above-mentioned problems, and other problems in the prior art, by providing a cleated shoe that can control the movement of the wearer's foot, increase comfort and reduce fatigue, while also reducing stress by allowing normal foot joint flexibility while running, stopping and changing direction while maintaining grip.

The cleated shoe is typically made from a single rigid sole plate with lugs extending outwardly from the sole to the floor surface. When cleats are placed directly under the first metatarsal heads (which is conventional), they may create an upward force on the first metatarsal heads of the wearer, causing the first metatarsal phalangeal joints (toe joints) to reduce their ability to flex or lock completely during the weight-bearing phase of running.

To facilitate grip and flexibility and reduce pressure on the cruciate ligament of the knee, we provide a pegboard comprising a rigid toe board and a rigid heel board connected by a flexible bridging element. Extending downwardly from the top of the rigid forefoot plate is a specially shaped depression configured to be located directly under the first metatarsal head of the wearer. The shape of the depression is preferably not simply circular, but rather is obliquely oriented so as to allow plantarflexion and eversion of the first metatarsal head of the wearer under load, i.e., in accordance with the teachings of the previous U.S. patent 8,166,674, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Since the recess is concave upward and convex downward, the rounded bottom is provided with cleats extending outwardly from the convex. The circular bottom comprises a central cleat around which a plurality of other cleats are radially arranged along the convex edge and whose length is determined by the length of the central cleat. Depending on the playing field (i.e., grass or turf), the cleats may be made longer (grass) or shorter (artificial turf) so that their entirety is flat on any given surface.

In addition to the cleats under the first metatarsal head, we also arrange a plurality of cleats starting from the bottom of the toe area of the shoe and along the outer lateral bottom of the shoe, these cleats lying substantially on a radius extending from the central cleat under the first metatarsal head. So arranged, the design of the stud promotes both lateral grip and rotational movement.

The heel portion of conventional stapled shoes may also promote excessive grip and the potential for injury. In accordance with the present disclosure, we provide a downwardly directed heel recess in the heel plate of a shoe configured to be located substantially below and mate with the underside of the human calcaneus bone. Preferably, the heel depression is a slightly larger depression under the medial tuberosity and a very subtle raised area under the lateral tuberosity, i.e., according to the teachings of our previous U.S. patent 10,702,008, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. The bottom of the recess is provided with a central stud and includes a plurality of studs surrounding the central stud in a pattern, the plurality of studs being located substantially on a radius from the central stud. Additional cleats are provided along the outer edge of the heel portion of the shoe and also within a prescribed radius, centered below the center aspect of the heel recess.

Furthermore, to provide flexibility, the heel plate and the toe plate are separated from each other and connected by a flexible bridge therebetween, whereby the heel plate and the toe plate are able to move independently during activity.

More specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a pegboard for a stapled shoe is provided that includes a rigid forefoot plate, a rigid heel plate, and a flexible bridging element connecting the rigid forefoot plate and the rigid heel plate. Preferably, the rigid forefoot plate includes a concave depression extending downwardly from a top of the rigid forefoot plate and configured to lie directly under the first metatarsal head of the wearer, wherein the depression extends as a convex surface under a bottom of the rigid forefoot plate and has a plurality of cleats extending therefrom.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the recess comprises a central cleat and a plurality of additional cleats radially disposed along the convex edge of the recess. Furthermore, the rigid forefoot cleat preferably includes an additional plurality of cleats located substantially on a radius extending from the toe end of the rigid forefoot plate along the exterior side to the underside of the rigid forefoot plate.

In yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, the rigid heel plate includes a concave heel recess configured to underlie and mate with the underside of the calcaneus of the wearer, wherein the heel recess extends as a convex surface beneath the bottom of the rigid heel plate and has a plurality of cleats extending therefrom.

Preferably, the recess comprises a central stud and a plurality of additional studs arranged radially along the edge of the convex surface of the heel recess. Furthermore, the further plurality of cleats is preferably provided in a pattern that is substantially on a radius extending from the central cleat along an outer edge of the rigid heel plate.

The present disclosure also provides a studded shoe including a studded plate as described above.

In one embodiment, the pegboard is a specific mirror image of the left and right shoes. In this case, the shoes preferably include football shoes, soccer boots, baseball shoes, and track shoes.

In another embodiment, the flexible bridge member is adapted to accommodate the length of the forefoot of the wearer.

In another embodiment, the stud plate has a central stud configured to be located directly under the first metatarsal head of the wearer, and all of the additional studs are arranged radially about the respective central stud.

In yet another embodiment, the cleat plate has a central cleat configured to be positioned directly under the calcaneus of the wearer, and all of the additional cleats are disposed radially about the respective central cleats.

In yet another embodiment, the pegboard is different for the left shoe and the right shoe to accommodate unidirectional or asymmetric rotational movement of the wearer as may be encountered in golf, putting, waffle, and javelin sports.

Drawings

Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals represent like parts, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a soccer shoe made in accordance with the present disclosure;

FIG. 2a is a top exploded view of the soccer shoe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 2b is a bottom exploded view of the soccer shoe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan X-ray view of the foot-supporting surface of the soccer shoe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the soccer shoe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the spike plates of a pair of golf shoes according to the present disclosure, illustrating the differences between the left shoe and the right shoe;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of a cleat plate of a pair of shoes, optimized for rotation about the forefoot of each foot, in accordance with the present disclosure; and

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of a cleat plate of a pair of shoes, optimized for rotation about the heel of each foot, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

For simplicity, only one half of a pair of shoes is shown and discussed in the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the other half of the pair is a mirror image.

Referring to fig. 1-4, a spiked football shoe 10 is shown that includes an upper 12 attached to a midsole 14, with the midsole 14 in turn sandwiched between a pegboard assembly 16 including a rigid heel board 15 and a rigid forefoot board 17, which will be described in detail below, and an insole 18, the insole 18 covering the heel board/forefoot pegboard assembly 16. Midsole 14, in turn, is sandwiched between the cleat assembly 16 and the bottom plate 20.

Referring particularly to fig. 3 and 4, the soccer shoe includes a recessed area 23 in a forward region of the insole 18 that corresponds with the recessed area 22 of the first region of the upper (i.e., the foot-supporting surface of the forefoot plate 17). The recessed areas 22 and 23 are positioned to lie substantially only under the first metatarsal head of the wearer and include a recess or depression of asymmetric shape relative to the rest of the forefoot region, the lowest point of the recess or depression being offset inboard of the center, as taught in the previous U.S. patent 8,166,674, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The recessed area 22 extends below the bottom surface of the toe plate forming a rounded dome-like structure 50. The dome-like structure 50 includes a central stud 52 and a plurality of individual studs 54 arranged radially around the central stud 52. The forefoot plate is also attached with a plurality of radially arranged cleats 56 that are disposed along the outer lateral edges of the shoe, starting from the front of the wearer's big toe. To increase stability, one or more additional radially disposed peripheral cleats 56A may be added along the outer, medial edge of the footwear.

The heel plate 15 includes a heel cup 60 in the form of an unbalanced, generally circular recess 62 extending from the foot-supporting surface, the lowermost region of which is located on the medial side thereof. The insole 18 has a corresponding unbalanced, generally circular recess 63 therein. These two depressions serve to reduce pressure on the plantar fascia of the wearer's foot as pressure moves from the attachment point on the medial calcaneus bone to the proximal phalangeal bone, i.e., as taught in our previous U.S. patent 10,702,008, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. The lowermost portion of the heel cup 60 is typically 1-4 mm deep, preferably 2-3.5 mm deep, more preferably 2.5-3 mm deep. The recessed area 62 extends below the bottom surface of the forefoot plate forming a rounded dome-like structure 70. The dome-like structure 70 includes a central cleat 72 located below the calcaneal tuberosity and a plurality of individual cleats 74 disposed radially about the central cleat 72. The heel plate also has attached thereto a plurality of radially arranged cleat elements 76.

The midsole 14 and the sole plate 20 are provided with apertures 80, 82, 84, 86, 88 and 90 to accommodate the circular recessed structures 50, 62 and cleats 56, 76 extending from the bottom of the heel plate 15 and the toe plate 17.

The heel plate 15 and the toe plate 17 are connected by a flexible bridge member 92 that provides flexibility allowing the heel plate and the toe plate to move independently of each other during activity.

The dome stud of the present disclosure with studs disposed about the center of the dome has the features and advantages of: this construction forms a cleat that resists lateral linear movement and reduces resistance to rotational movement.

Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, the stud plate may have oval cleats arranged with their minor axes aligned with the center of rotation such that a first cleat "cuts" a path for a subsequent cleat to reduce resistance to rotational movement about the center point of the dome cleat.

In addition, the dome cleats are located directly below the first metatarsal head and calcaneus tuberosity, providing a center of rotation about the forefoot and calcaneus.

Additionally, the foot-supporting surface of the forefoot dome lowers the forefoot into the shoe spike plate, thereby reducing leverage of lateral forces that may cause the foot to evert.

Additionally, the foot-supporting surface of the calcaneus dome has a cradle surface that lowers the heel into the shoe spike plate, thereby reducing leverage of lateral forces that may cause inversion of the foot.

Furthermore, the shoe plate is divided into two parts connected by a more flexible bridge, allowing pitching and rolling while resisting yaw.

Various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. For example, while the disclosure is specifically directed to football shoes, the disclosure may also be advantageously used with other stapled shoes, including, for example, those for baseball, football, for example, where athletic shoes may benefit from our technique in particular. Furthermore, athletic footwear such as golf shoes and athletic shoes for shot, discus, javelin, and the like (where the wearer imparts unidirectional or asymmetric rotational movement), and the like, advantageously may benefit from our technique by designing left and right shoes to accommodate such movement. For example, in the case of golf, the wearer's foot is pronated and supinated in opposite directions during the swing. Thus, as shown in FIG. 5, the left and right shoes are designed to accommodate asymmetric rotational movements and will be different for left and right handed players. Further, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the right shoe may be mirrored to form cleats that focus rotation about the forefoot, as well as the left shoe mirrored to focus rotation about the heel of the foot. Thus, for a right-handed player, the right shoe 80 may have a center cleat 50 configured to be located directly under the first metatarsal head of the wearer, and all of the additional cleats 56 on the shoe are disposed radially about the center cleat 50 of the right shoe, while the left shoe 82 has a center cleat 70 configured to be located directly under the calcaneus of the wearer, and all of the additional cleats 56 on the shoe are disposed radially about the center cleat 70 of the left shoe 82. Also, for a left handed player, the cleat patterns on the right and left shoes will be reversed. In addition, by forming the stud plate with separate heel and toe boards, a shoe that is adapted to an individual may be customized to the individual's forefoot length by adjusting the length of the bridge member 92, the co-located apertures 80 and 86 in the midsole 14 and sole plate 20, and the co-located recesses 22 and 23, and the co-located stud dome 50. The pegboard and insole can also be 3D printed to customize the shoe to fit the wearer.

Claim (modification according to treaty 19)

1. A shoe spike plate for a spiked shoe comprising

A rigid front foot plate,

Rigid heel plate, and

A flexible bridging element connecting the rigid forefoot plate and the rigid heel plate, wherein the rigid forefoot plate comprises a concave depression extending downwardly from a top of the rigid forefoot plate and configured to lie directly under a first metatarsal head of the wearer, wherein the depression extends as a convex surface under a bottom of the rigid forefoot plate and has a plurality of cleats extending therefrom.

2. The stud plate of claim 1, wherein the recess includes a central cleat and a plurality of additional cleats disposed radially along an edge of the convex surface of the recess.

3. The toe plate of claim 2, wherein the rigid forefoot cleat includes a further plurality of cleats substantially on a radius extending from a toe end of the rigid forefoot plate along an outer lateral underside of the rigid forefoot plate.

4. A cleat plate according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the rigid heel plate includes a concave heel recess configured to underlie and mate with an underside of a wearer's calcaneus bone, wherein the heel recess extends as a convex surface beneath a bottom of the rigid heel plate and has a plurality of cleats extending therefrom.

5. The stud plate of claim 4, wherein the recess includes a central cleat and a plurality of additional cleats disposed radially along an edge of the convex surface of the heel recess.

6. The stud plate of claim 5, further comprising an additional plurality of cleats provided in a pattern that substantially lie on a radius extending from the central cleat along an outer edge of the rigid heel plate.

7. A cleated shoe comprising a cleated plate according to any of claims 1-6.

8. The spiked shoe according to claim 7, wherein the pegboard is a left and right shoe-specific mirror image of each other.

9. The spiked shoe according to claim 8, wherein the shoe is selected from the group consisting of football shoes, football boots, baseball shoes, and track shoes.

10. The studded shoe of any one of claims 7-9, wherein the flexible bridge element is adjustable to accommodate the length of the forefoot of the wearer.

Claims

1. A shoe spike plate for a spiked shoe comprising

A rigid front foot plate,

Rigid heel plate, and

A flexible bridging element connecting the rigid forefoot plate and the rigid heel plate.

2. The pegboard of claim 1, wherein the rigid forefoot board includes a concave depression extending downward from a top of the rigid forefoot board and configured to be located directly under the first metatarsal head of the wearer, wherein the depression extends as a convex surface under a bottom of the rigid forefoot board and has a plurality of cleats extending therefrom.

3. The stud plate of claim 2, wherein the recess includes a central cleat and a plurality of additional cleats disposed radially along an edge of the convex surface of the recess.

4. A cleat according to claim 3, wherein the rigid forefoot cleat includes a further plurality of cleats substantially on a radius extending from a toe end of the rigid forefoot plate along an outer lateral underside of the rigid forefoot plate.

5. The stud plate of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the rigid heel plate includes a concave heel recess configured to underlie and mate with the underside of the wearer's calcaneus bone, wherein the heel recess extends as a convex surface beneath the bottom of the rigid heel plate and has a plurality of cleats extending therefrom.

6. The stud plate of claim 5, wherein the recess includes a central cleat and a plurality of additional cleats disposed radially along an edge of the convex surface of the heel recess.

7. The stud plate of claim 6, further comprising an additional plurality of cleats provided in a pattern that substantially lie on a radius extending from the central cleat along an outer edge of the rigid heel plate.

8. The stud plate of any one of claims 1-7, wherein the flexible bridge member is adjusted to accommodate the forefoot length of the wearer.

9. A cleated shoe comprising a cleated plate according to any of claims 1-8.

10. The cleated shoe of claim 9, wherein the pegboard is a left shoe and right shoe specific mirror image of each other.

11. The spiked shoe according to claim 10, wherein the shoe is selected from the group consisting of football shoes, football boots, baseball shoes, and track shoes.

12. The studded shoe of any one of claims 9-11, wherein the flexible bridge element is adjustable to accommodate the length of the forefoot of the wearer.

13. A pair of cleated shoes according to any of claims 9-12, wherein the cleat plate has a central cleat configured to be located directly under the first metatarsal head of the wearer, and all additional cleats are arranged radially about the central cleat of each shoe.

14. The pair of cleated shoes according to any of claims 9-12, wherein the cleat plate has a central cleat configured to be located directly under the calcaneus of the wearer, and all additional cleats are disposed radially about the central cleat of each shoe.

15. The pair of cleated shoes according to any of claims 9-14, wherein the cleat plates of the left shoe and the right shoe are different.

16. The pair of cleated shoes of claim 15, wherein one of the left shoe or the right shoe has a central cleat configured to be positioned directly under the first metatarsal head of the wearer and all of the additional cleats on the one shoe are disposed radially about the central cleat of the one shoe, the other of the left shoe or the right shoe has a central cleat configured to be positioned directly under the calcaneus of the wearer and all of the additional cleats on the one shoe are disposed radially about the central cleat on the one left shoe.

17. The pair of cleated shoes of claim 15, wherein the shoe is selected from the group consisting of a golf shoe, a shot shoe, a discus shoe, and a javelin shoe.