A shoe having a sole connected with a shoe upper part. The sole includes: a first sole part having a ground plate, wherein a plurality of first damping elements which extend in a direction of loading are integrally shaped at the ground plate, a second sole part having a cover plate, wherein a plurality of second damping elements which extend in the direction of loading are integrally shaped at the cover plate, a connection part which includes a plurality of interconnected plugin connections. Each plug-in connection has a first plug connector extending downwards in the direction of loading and a second plug connector extending upwards in the direction of loading. The first plug connection frictionally engages into the hollow-cylindrical section of the first damping element and wherein the second plug connection frictionally engages into the hollow-cylindrical section of the second damping element.

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an upper layer comprised of a plate member and a lower layer comprised of a plurality of segmented portions separated by flexing regions. The flexing regions may comprise portions of a compressible material. The sole structure accommodates vertical bending and torsion, while limiting lateral bending.

Described are supporting elements for a shoe, in particular for soccer shoes or American football shoes, as well as a sole and a shoe with a supporting element. The supporting element includes a first bending stiffness for bendings from an initial unbent state up to an upper end of a threshold angle range, and a second bending stiffness for bendings beyond the upper end of the threshold angle range, wherein the second bending stiffness is greater than the first bending stiffness.

An insole for open-styled footwear that includes a mating attachment system for variably affixing the insole into footwear.

A shoe with a rotatable cleat, comprising a shoe and rotating cleats. The shoe has a sole and the sole has engagement portions, which engage with the rotating cleats. The rotating cleats comprise a cleat, a rotating portion, and a bearing portion. The cleat and the shoe are freely rotatable with respect to each other.

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an upper layer comprised of a plate member and a lower layer comprised of a plurality of segmented portions separated by flexing regions. The flexing regions may comprise portions of a compressible material. The sole structure accommodates vertical bending and torsion, while limiting lateral bending.

Articles of footwear in accordance with some aspects of this technology include a simple construction with each component made from a single material and fit together in a releasable manner. The invention enhances the recyclability and sustainable nature of the article of footwear and shoe. At least one specific aspect of this technology relates to footwear structure that may include three main parts: (a) an outer cage, which may include a single piece having features of: (i) a footwear upper and (ii) a sole structure having one or more traction element outer shells; (b) an inner upper component; and (c) a chassis and heel counter component with a bottom surface thereof that includes one or more traction element inserts and supports that fit inside the one or more traction element outer shells. Another more specific aspect of this technology relates to footwear structure that may include two main parts: (a) a foot support component having features of: (i) an upper portion and (ii) a strobel structure attached to the upper portion that includes a bottom surface with a plurality of sole locking inserts; and (b) a sole structure component having features of: (i) an outsole component and (ii) a midsole component located between the outsole component and the strobel structure, the midsole component including a plurality of sole cavities, wherein each of the plurality of sole locking inserts fit inside a corresponding each of the plurality sole cavities.

An apparatus and method are described for removably coupled footwear. The disclosed embodiments describe amongst other things, for example, a pair of shoes whereby the soles or top surfaces of each shoe may be connected and disconnected easily.

A shoe, especially to a sports shoe, having a sole connected with a shoe upper part. The sole includes: a first sole part having a ground plate, wherein a plurality of first damping elements which extend in a direction of loading are integrally shaped at the ground plate, a second sole part having a cover plate, wherein a plurality of second damping elements which extend in the direction of loading are integrally shaped at the cover plate, a connection part which comprises a plurality of interconnected plug-in connections. Each plug-in connection has a first plug connector extending downwards in the direction of loading and a second plug connector which extending upwards in the direction of loading. The first plug connection frictionally engages into the hollow-cylindrical section of the first damping element and wherein the second plug connection frictionally engages into the hollow-cylindrical section of the second damping element.

Footwear includes a shell including an outsole portion; and a sole body including a footbed portion. The footbed portion includes a shock absorbing portion formed of a three-dimensional mesh structure body so as to extend to a peripheral surface of the footbed portion. An engaged portion is disposed in an inner side surface of the outsole portion, and an engaging portion is disposed in a portion of the shock absorbing portion that corresponds to the peripheral surface. One of the engaged portion and the engaging portion is a protruding portion while the other one of the engaged portion and the engaging portion is a cutout portion provided as a recessed portion or a hole portion. An occupied volume ratio of a region including at least a portion defining the engaging portion in the shock absorbing portion is locally increased.