A plate is used for a sole that forms a part of a shoe. The plate includes a mid- and rear-foot support portion in a shape extending from a position superimposed on a rear end portion of a metatarsal bone of a wearer of the shoe in a thickness direction of the sole to a position superimposed on a heel bone of the wearer, the mid- and rear-foot support portion supporting a midfoot portion and a rear foot portion of the wearer. The mid- and rear-foot support portion is in a shape convex upward in a cross-section in a foot width direction.

A sole includes: a sole body; an elastic portion disposed adjacent to the sole body; a surrounding member that surrounds the elastic portion, and a pressing member. Tensile rigidity of the surrounding member in a thickness direction is higher than compression rigidity of the elastic portion in the thickness direction and higher than compression rigidity of the surrounding member in the thickness direction. An uncompressed thickness of the elastic portion in an uncompressed state is larger than an initial thickness of the surrounding member in an initial state. A reference thickness of the elastic portion and the surrounding member in an unloaded state is smaller than the uncompressed thickness of the elastic portion and larger than the initial thickness of the surrounding member.

A sole for a running shoe having a midsole (1), the midsole (1) having a soft-elastic top layer (2) and a soft-elastic bottom layer (3), a flexurally elastic incompressible plate (4) being arranged in the vertical direction (V) between the top layer (2) and the bottom layer (3), and the bottom layer (3) having a plurality of channels (31a, 31a, 31b, 31c) extending in the transverse direction (Q), the channels (31a, 31b, 31c) of the bottom layer (3) being deformable vertically (V) and/or horizontally in the longitudinal direction (L) under the action of forces acting vertically (V) and/or in the longitudinal direction (L) and occurring during running.

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an outsole having an outsole proximal surface and an outsole distal surface opposite the outsole proximal surface. The outsole defines a plurality of through-holes. The sole structure further includes a plurality of proprioceptive elements, each centered in and translatable within a different through-hole of the plurality of through-holes to enhance proprioception. The plurality of through-holes are aligned with the plurality of proprioceptive elements such that each of the plurality of proprioceptive elements extends from the different through-hole and is exposed at the outsole distal surface.

Golf shoes having improved constructions are provided. The golf shoes include upper, midsole, and outsole sections. The upper may be made of a soft, breathable leather material. The midsole includes an upper region formed from a first material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA); and a lower region formed from a second material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), wherein the materials have different hardness levels. A fiber-reinforced composite plate such as, for example, a carbon fiber plate is disposed in the midsole. The composite plate has a molded three-dimensional shape to provide additional stiffness to the golf shoe, particularly in the rear foot region of the shoe. The outsole contains different traction members arranged in a precise geometric structure that helps provide improved stability and traction.

A sole structure for an article of footwear is provided. The sole structure includes an outsole having a ground-engaging surface and an upper surface formed on an opposite side of the outsole than the ground-engaging surface. A first cushion is disposed proximate to a medial side of the sole structure and includes a first fluid-filled chamber attached to the upper surface of the outsole and a second fluid-filled chamber attached to the first fluid-filled chamber and disposed between the first fluid-filled chamber and the upper. A second cushion is disposed proximate to a lateral side of the sole structure and includes a third fluid-filled chamber attached to the upper surface of the outsole and a fourth fluid-filled chamber attached to the third fluid-filled chamber and disposed between the third fluid-filled chamber and the upper. The second cushion is fluidly isolated from the first cushion.

Golf shoes having improved constructions are provided. The golf shoes include upper, midsole, and outsole sections. The upper may be made of a soft, breathable leather material. The midsole includes an upper region formed from a first material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA); and a lower region formed from a second material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), wherein the materials have different hardness levels. A fiber-reinforced composite plate such as, for example, a carbon fiber plate is disposed in the midsole. The outsole contains different traction members arranged in a precise geometric structure that helps provide improved stability and traction.

A footwear construction including a sole assembly, which can include a midsole including a midsole support wall forming a compartment and a compression molded core constructed from thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) disposed in the compartment and shielded from abrasion in the environment of the footwear in use via the midsole support wall. The core can be formed by compressing a foam core to increase its density, for example, from a first density between 0.05 g/cm.sup.3 and 0.08 g/cm.sup.3, inclusive, to a second density between about 0.09 g/cm.sup.3 and 0.12 g/cm.sup.3, inclusive. Such compression molding and the attendant density increase of the TPEE core can increase energy efficiency to at least 95% energy efficiency, when the midsole is installed in footwear. A related method of manufacture is provided.

A sole for a running shoe having a midsole (1), the midsole (1) having a soft-elastic top layer (2) and a soft-elastic bottom layer (3), a flexurally elastic incompressible plate (4) being arranged in the vertical direction (V) between the top layer (2) and the bottom layer (3), and the bottom layer (3) having a plurality of channels (31a, 31a, 31b, 31c) extending in the transverse direction (Q), the channels (31a, 31b, 31c) of the bottom layer (3) being deformable vertically (V) and/or horizontally in the longitudinal direction (L) under the action of forces acting vertically (V) and/or in the longitudinal direction (L) and occurring during running.

A shock-absorbing, waterproof, and breathable shoe sole is provided, including a midsole. The top of the midsole is provided with a concavity, and the bottom of the concavity is provided with multiple breathable grooves. The left and right side walls of the breathable grooves are provided with through holes connected to the outside. A gasket is adapted to be placed in the concavity, and the gasket is integrally formed from a support plate and a breathable waterproof cloth. The support plate is provided with multiple breathable holes aligned with the breathable grooves. The shoe sole of this application is provided with multiple breathable grooves, and the inner wall of the breathable grooves is provided with through holes that connect to the outside.