Insole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe

Abstract

An insole for a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe, having a first sole section with a standing surface for a user's foot. The first sole section extends vertically over a specified first height when the insole is used as intended. At least two second sole sections are arranged below the first sole section. A second sole section is arranged in a front section of the insole and a second sole section is arranged in a rear section of the insole viewed from the sole longitudinal direction. The two second sole sections extend over a specified second height in the vertical direction when the insole is used as intended and at least one elastic element connects the two second sole sections, each of the two ends of the elastic element engaging with a respective second sole section within the extent of the second height.

Claims

1. An insole for a shoe, comprising a first sole section, which has a standing surface for the foot of the user and extends over an entire length of the foot, wherein the first sole section extends over a specified first height in the vertical direction when the insole is horizontal, wherein at least two second sole elements are attached to a bottom of the first sole section, wherein a second sole element is arranged in a front section of the insole and a second sole element is arranged in a rear section of the insole viewed from longitudinal direction of the insole, wherein the two second sole elements extend over a specified second height in the vertical direction when the insole is horizontal, wherein at least one elastic element is provided only below the first sole section and connects the two second sole elements, wherein the elastic element has two ends, each of the two ends of the elastic element engaging with a respective second sole element within the extent of the second height so that the at least one elastic element creates a bending force that acts around an axis transverse to the longitudinal direction of the insole, wherein the insole arches upward when no outer forces act on the insole and allows an entry of air in a region between a bottom side of the insole and an inner sole, a midsole or an outer sole on which the insole lies during use.

2. The insole according to claim 1, wherein the at least one elastic element extends in longitudinal direction of the sole.

3. The insole according to claim 1, wherein the at least one elastic element is designed as rubber strap.

4. The insole according to claim 3, wherein the rubber strap is designed as flat band.

5. The insole according to claim 4, wherein the height of the rubber strap is at most 30% of the width of the rubber strap.

6. The insole according to claim 1, wherein two parallel running elastic elements are arranged.

7. The insole according to claim 1, wherein the at least one elastic element adjoins to the first sole section in a region of the two ends.

8. The insole according to claim 1, wherein the two second sole elements are arranged at the insole in such a manner that they leave between another a region which is free from a second sole element.

9. The insole according to claim 8, wherein the first sole section is configured to have a bending stiffness around a horizontal axis transverse to the longitudinal direction of the insole so small that the at least one elastic element deforms the insole V-shaped without outer forces onto the insole.

10. The insole according to claim 1, wherein the second sole element which is arranged in the front section extends at least along one third of the extension of the longitudinal direction of the insole.

11. The insole according to claim 1, wherein the second sole element which is arranged in the rear section extends at least along one quarter of the extension of the longitudinal direction of the insole.

12. The insole according to claim 1, wherein the first sole section and the second sole elements are designed as separate parts which are connected with another.

13. The insole according to claim 12, wherein the second sole elements consist of a plane material of substantial constant thickness.

14. The insole according to claim 12, wherein the second sole elements consist of a foamed material which is provided with a plurality of venting recesses.

15. The insole according to claim 1, wherein the first sole section is designed as 3-dimensional part with a cupped heel region.

16. The insole according to claim 5, wherein the height of the rubber strap is at most 20% of the width of the rubber strap.

17. The insole according to claim 12, wherein the first sole section and the second sole elements are glued with another.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

(1) In the drawing an embodiment of the invention is shown.

(2) FIG. 1 shows the side view of an insole, wherein the same lies on the ground and is free from outer forces and

(3) FIG. 2 shows the view of the insole according to FIG. 1 seen from the bottom.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(4) In the figures an insole 1 is shown which can be used in a shoe, especially in a sports shoe. The insole 1 has a first continuous designed first sole section 2, which comprises a standing surface 3 for the foot sole of the wearer. At the bottom side of the first sole section 2 two second sole sections 4 and 5 are arranged. One of the second sole sections 4 is positioned in the front section 6 of the insole 1; the other second sole section 5 is arranged in the rear section 7 of the insole 1.

(5) The two sole sections 4 and 5 are separate form parts which are arranged at the bottom side of the first sole section 2; thereby the two second sole sections 4 and 5 are concrete glued at the bottom side of the first sole section 2.

(6) The first sole section 2 has a first height h.sub.1 which is variable along the longitudinal direction L of the sole. The height h.sub.1 is the extension in vertical direction V which is measured when the insole 1 is used as intended (and thus lies plane on the ground). However, in FIG. 1 the state is shown which is given for the insole 1 when the same is free from outer forces. As can be seen in this case the insole takes an approximate V-shaped contourseen in the side view according FIG. 1so that it is arched upwards and allows in the meaning of the above given explanations that air can reach under the insole 1 and can so contribute to an improved drying of the shoe in which the insole 1 is used.

(7) In order to provide that said arching upwards occurs in the case of freedom from outer forces elastic elements 8 are effectively arranged between the two second sole sections 4 and 5 which make sure that the two second sole sections 4 and 5 are contracted in the longitudinal direction L of the sole. The elastic elements 8 are provided to connect the two second sole sections 4 and 5 with another, wherein the elastic elements 8 are engaged with their two ends 9 and 10 within the extension of the second height h.sub.2 each at the two second sole sections 4 and 5. So it is provided that at missing outer forces the shape as shown in FIG. 1 is taken by the insole 1.

(8) As can be seen in the synopsis of FIGS. 1 and 2 the two elastic elements 8 are designed in the embodiment as rubber straps which affect with their ends 9 and 10 respectively the two sole sections 4 and 5 respectively. Between the two sole sections 4 and 5 a free region 11 remains in which only the two elastic elements 8 are arranged.

(9) As can be seen from FIG. 1 the first sole section 2 has, as already mentioned, a first height h.sub.1 which however is not constant along the longitudinal direction L as can be seen immediately from FIG. 1. Meanwhile the two second sole sections 4 and 5 have in the embodiment a constant second height h.sub.2.

(10) As can be seen from FIG. 1 the elastic elements 8 affect in the embodiment in the transition region between the first sole section 2 and the respective second sole section 4 and 5 and developed between their ends 9 and 10 a tension force.

(11) The same is created due to the realisation of the elastic elements 8 as rubber straps with a height H and a width B as becomes apparent from FIG. 2.

(12) The first sole section 2 is presently designed as 3-dimensional form part which in fact has a substantial plane shape in the forefoot region, which however has a shell-shaped heel region 13 in the rearfoot region.

(13) The two second sole sections 4 and 5 have substantially to a large extent a plane base contour and consist in the embodiment of a foamed material which is provided with a plurality of venting recesses 12; this is illustrated in FIG. 2 for a small section in the second sole section 5.

(14) By the explained concept it is achieved that due to the two elastic elements 8 a bending torque is created which acts around the axis Q transverse to the longitudinal direction L of the sole and that the insole 1 is brought into the depicted form according to FIG. 1 in the case that no outer forces act on the same, i. e. the insole 1 arches upwards and allows the entry of air in the region between the bottom side of the insole 1 and the (not depicted) inner sole, midsole or outer sole on which it lies at intended use.

(15) By doing so an insole 1 is created which can be produced in a cost efficient manner and which allows an improved drying of the same at non-use of the shoe in which it is used.

LIST OF REFERENCES

(16) 1 Insole 2 First sole section 3 Standing surface 4 Second sole section 5 Second sole section 6 Front section of the insole 7 Rear section of the insole 8 Elastic element 9 End of elastic element 10 End of elastic element 11 Free region 12 Venting recess 13 Shell-shaped heel region h.sub.1 First height h.sub.2 Second height H Height of the elastic element B Width of the elastic element V Vertical direction L Longitudinal direction of the sole Q Axis transverse to the longitudinal direction of the sole