| US 7,487,602 B2 | ||
| Climate configurable sole and shoe | ||
| Christoph Berger, Egloffstein (Germany); and Gerd Rainer Manz, Weisendorf (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Adidas International B.V., Amsterdam (Netherlands) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 17, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/870,888. | ||
| Application 10/870888 is a continuation of application No. 09/915216, filed on Jul. 25, 2001, granted, now 6,817,112. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 100 36 100 (DE), filed on Jul. 25, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0221482 A1, Nov. 11, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 7/06 (2006.01); A43B 7/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—3B [36/103; 36/29; 36/147; 36/181] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A sole for an article of footwear comprising:
a first layer defining a plurality of first openings, wherein the first openings extend from a top side of the first layer
to a bottom side of the first layer, and wherein the first layer is adapted for contact with a foot sole;
a second layer defining at least one second opening that at least partially overlaps at least a portion of the plurality of
first openings; and
a third layer comprising a discrete forefoot section and a separate discrete rearfoot section, wherein the forefoot section
and the rearfoot section at least partially define a third opening therebetween, and wherein a separation between the discrete
forefoot section and the separate discrete rearfoot section is defined at least in part by an absence of the third layer,
and wherein the third opening at least partially overlaps the second opening and wherein the first openings, at least one
second opening, and the third opening are arranged such that at least one of moisture and air can pass from an interior of
an article of footwear to an outside of an article of footwear via the first openings, the at least one second opening, and
the third opening.
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