Steven David Workman

US Patent:

20210052034, Feb 25, 2021

Filed:

Aug 22, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/548413

Inventors:

- Rockford MI, US
Steven A. Workman - Grand Rapids MI, US
Clark A. Matis - Durango CO, US

International Classification:

A43B 13/18
B29D 35/14

Abstract:

A sole assembly for footwear includes a base plate and at least two sole pods disposed adjacent one another but spaced apart by a gap. The sole pods define respective apertures that form an integral truss in each. The apertures can be aligned and parallel with one another and/or a longitudinal axis of the base plate and sole assembly. The truss system of the respective pods can independently deform to provide underfoot cushioning, but also can conform around and absorb underfoot terrain features. A method of manufacturing the sole assembly can include forming the sole pods adjacent one another in a planar configuration, rotating each of the sole pods to an upright configuration and joining those sole pods to one another but separating them from one another with a gap.