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US-20250359630-A1

Ergonomics Footwear Article

PublishedNovember 27, 2025
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Technical Abstract

An ergonomics footwear article is provided, which includes three types of structures. These three types of ergonomics footwear article all include a shoe sole, a shoe upper, and a shoelace and have different elastic constraint members; the elastic constraint members are fixed on the shoe upper, the shoelace is provided on the elastic constraint members. In the present application, soft and elastic fabric of shoe upper are tubular structures on two sides, each tubular structure is sleeved with a rib made of less elastic material. The two materials do not affect each other's contraction and extension. The two different materials on the shoe upper are stable and do not affect each other, they are similar to a concept of muscle and bone. The elastic shoe upper is tubular structure, and the rib is provided in the tubular structure.

Patent Claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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. An ergonomics footwear article, comprising:

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. The ergonomics footwear article according to, wherein the limit member is a cylindrical fabric structure, and each first rib body part is arranged inclined; an inclination angle of each limit member is consistent with an inclination angle of a corresponding first rib body part.

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. The ergonomics footwear article according to, wherein a height of the first main body gradually increases from one end to the other end, the plurality of first rib body parts are integrated with the first main body part; a top of each first rib body part is provided with a plurality of first rope holes, and the shoelace runs through interiors of the plurality of first rope holes.

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. An ergonomics footwear article, comprising:

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. The ergonomics footwear article according to, wherein a recess is provided at a top of the second main body, and an interior of the second main body is provided with a second rope hole at a position corresponding to the recess.

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. The ergonomics footwear article according to, wherein a surface of the second main body is provided with a plurality of reinforcement parts, the plurality of reinforcement parts are systematically disturbed on left and right side surfaces of the shoe upper, and the plurality of reinforcement parts are capable of being embedded in the second main body or connected to a surface of the second main body; interior of the plurality of reinforcement parts are provided with a third rope hole, and the shoelace runs through interiors of the third rope hole and the second rope hole.

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. The ergonomics footwear article according to, wherein the second main body part, the plurality of second rib body parts, and the reinforcement part are integrally formed; and the plurality of second rib body parts are all arranged inclined, a structural strength of the reinforcement parts is greater than that of the second rib body part.

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. A ergonomics footwear article, comprising:

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. The ergonomics footwear article according to, wherein the third rib part is distributed on two sides of the plurality of fourth rib parts, and a shape of the third rib part is different from that of the fourth rib parts, a width of the third rib part is smaller than that of the fourth rib parts.

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. The ergonomics footwear article according to, wherein the rib belt part is a woven structure, the rib belt part is a “U” shape after connection, and the shoelace runs through an interior of the “U” shape.

Detailed Description

Complete technical specification and implementation details from the patent document.

The present disclosure relates to the field of shoes technologies, and in particular, to an ergonomics footwear article.

In existing technology, footwear articles are mainly composed of a shoe sole, a shoe upper, and a shoelace. The material of shoe upper is usually a combination of leather, mesh, fabric, synthetic material, genuine leather, or granular velvet. Existing footwear articles usually reserve shoelace holes on the shoe upper and then the shoelace is inserted into the shoelace hole. Although the structure of these footwear articles can control comfort by adjusting tightness of the shoelace, for certain foot shapes or sports states, the shoelace that is tied directly may not provide best fit and comfort. Besides, if the shoelaces are tied too tightly, it may cause pressure on feet; if tied too loosely, it may cause the shoes to slip and cause sprains in feet.

In response to the shortcomings of existing technology, the present disclosure provides an ergonomics footwear article, which solves the problems raised by the background technology.

To achieve the above objectives, the present disclosure is implemented through the following technical solutions.

In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides an ergonomics footwear article, including:

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limit member is a cylindrical fabric structure, and each first rib body part is arranged inclined; an inclination angle of each limit member is consistent with an inclination angle of a corresponding first rib body part.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a height of the first main body gradually increases from one end to the other end, the plurality of first rib body parts are integrated with the first main body part; a top of each first rib body part is provided with a plurality of first rope holes, and the shoelace runs through interiors of the plurality of first rope holes.

In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides an ergonomics footwear article, including:

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a recess is provided at a top of the second main body, and an interior of the second main body is provided with a second rope hole at a position corresponding to the recess.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a surface of the second main body is provided with a plurality of reinforcement parts, the plurality of reinforcement parts are systematically disturbed on left and right side surfaces of the shoe upper, and the plurality of reinforcement parts are capable of being embedded in the second main body or connected to a surface of the second main body; interior of the plurality of reinforcement parts are provided with a third rope hole, and the shoelace runs through interiors of the third rope hole and the second rope hole.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second main body part, the plurality of second rib body parts, and the reinforcement part are integrally formed; and the plurality of second rib body parts are all arranged inclined, a structural strength of the reinforcement parts is greater than that of the second rib body part.

In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides an ergonomics footwear article, including:

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third rib part is distributed on two sides of the plurality of fourth rib parts, and a shape of the third rib part is different from that of the fourth rib parts, a width of the third rib part is smaller than that of the fourth rib parts.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the rib belt part is a woven structure, the rib belt part is a “U” shape after connection, and the shoelace runs through an interior of the “U” shape.

The present disclosure provides an ergonomics footwear article. Compared with existing technology, it has the following beneficial effects:

Numeral reference:. Shoe sole;. Shoe upper;. Shoelace;. First elastic constraint member;. First main body part;. First rib body part;. First rope hole;Annular ring,. Limit member;. Second elastic constraint member;. Second rib body part;. Second main body;. Recess;. Second rope hole;. Reinforcement part;. Third rope hole;. Third elastic constraint member;. Third rib body part;. Fourth rib body part;. Rib belt part.

The following will provide a clear and complete description of the technical solution in the embodiments of the present disclosure, in combination with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Please refer to, an ergonomics footwear article, including a shoe sole, a shoe upper, a shoelace, a first elastic constraint member, and a limit member. Where, there are two groups of first elastic constraint membersand they are distributed on two sides of the shoe upper. There are a plurality of limit members, and the plurality of limit membersare evenly divided into two groups. The two groups of limit membersare fixed on two sides of the shoe upper, and each limit memberis a cylindrical fabric structure.

Besides, the first elastic constraint memberis an inverted fishbone shape as a whole. A lower of the first elastic constraint memberis provided with a first main body part, the first main body partis equivalent to a spine part of the fishbone, an upper of the first elastic constraint memberis provided with a plurality of first rib body parts, the first rib body partsare equivalent to a rib part of the fishbone, and the plurality of first rib body partsare integrated with the first main body partthrough injection molding technology. The first main body partis fixed to a bottom surface of the shoe upper, and the plurality of first rib body partsare not connected to a surface of the shoe upper. The first rib body partsare provided in an interior of the limit member, and they can move relative to each other. Each first rib body partis all arranged inclined and an inclination angle of each limit memberis consistent with an inclination angle of a corresponding first rib part. A height of the first main body partgradually increases from one end to the other end, and a top of each first rib partis provided with a plurality of first rope holes, and the shoelacewill run through interiors of the plurality of first rope holes.

During a walking process of the ergonomics footwear article in this embodiment, compared with a way directly tying the shoelaceinto the shoe upperand providing with the shoelace hole in the existing technology, the provided first elastic constraint membercan undergo relatively independent deformation with the shoe upper, which means that they can all undergo deformation. Moreover, the limit memberonly constrains a horizontal position of the first rib partand does not constrain its vertical position. Therefore, when the first elastic constraint memberdeforms, the first rib partcan move vertically in the limit member, and the shoelacecan be provide on the first rib partof the first elastic constraint member. There are a plurality of first elastic constraint memberson the surface of the shoe upper. The uniform distribution of the first elastic constraint membersin a fishbone shape is more ergonomic, thereby reducing a probability of a user twisting feet during walking.

Please refer to, an ergonomics footwear article, including a shoe sole, a shoe upper, a shoelace, and a second elastic constraint member. Compared with Embodiment 1, the second elastic constraint memberis a fishbone structure provided in a positive direction, the second elastic constraintis distributed on two sides of the shoe upper, a lower of the second elastic constraint memberis provided with a plurality of second rib parts, an upper of the second elastic constraint memberis provided with a second rib part; the plurality of second rib body partsare connected to the second main body part. A bottom of each second rib partis fixed to a bottom surface of the shoe upper, and a recessis provided at a top of the second main body part. The providing of the recesscan make the second main body partmore prone to deformation; a second rope holeis provided at a corresponding position of recessin the second main body part, a surface of the second main body partis provided with a reinforcement part, the reinforcement part are symmetrical provided on left and right side surface of the shoe upper, and the reinforcement part can be embedded in the second main body partor connected to a surface of the second main body part. An interior of the reinforcement partis provided with a third rope hole, and the shoelacewill run through interiors of the third rope holeand the second rope hole. The second main body part, the plurality of second rib body parts, and the reinforcement partare integrally formed through injection molding technology. The plurality of second rib body partsare all arranged inclined, and a structural strength of the reinforcement partis greater than that of the second rib body part.

The ergonomics footwear article in this embodiment plays a same role as in Embodiment 1 when worn by the user for walking, both of which are aimed at rendering the footwear article being more ergonomic to the feet, rendering the feet more comfortable during walking, and reducing the probability of sprains. The difference from Embodiment 1 is that the directions of setting the first elastic constraint memberand the second elastic constraint memberon the shoe upperare opposite. During the user's walking process, the foot feeling of the second elastic constraint memberis slightly worse than that of the first elastic constraint member, because the first main bodyof the first elastic constraint memberis located on a lower surface of the shoe upper, and the second main body partof the elastic constraint memberis located on an upper surface of the shoe upper, and during walking, a curvature degree of the upper surface of shoe upperis much smaller than that of a lower surface of the shoe upper, and the second main body partis horizontal arranged, so the deformation of the second main body partis large and will abuts against foot surface. The first elastic constraint memberwill not have this problem when walking, thus it will be more comfortable.

Please refer to, an ergonomics footwear article, including a shoe sole, a shoe upper, a shoelace, and a third elastic constraint member. The third elastic constraint memberis distributed on two sides of the shoe upper, and a lower of the third elastic constraint memberis provided with a third rib part, a plurality of fourth rib body parts; an upper of the third elastic constraint memberis provided with a rib belt part. Bottoms of the third rib partand the fourth rib body partare fixed to a bottom surface of the shoe upper, and the rib belt partis connected between the third rib partand the fourth rib body part, and between adjacent two fourth rib body parts. The rib body partis distributed on two sides of a plurality of fourth rib body parts. A shape of the third rib body partis different from that of the fourth rib body part, and a width of the third rib body partis smaller than that of the fourth rib body part. The rib belt partis a woven structure, the rib belt partwill become a “U” shape after connection, and the shoelacewill run through an interior of the “U” shape.

The structure of the ergonomics footwear article in this embodiment is different

from that in Embodiments 1 and 2. In this embodiment, there is no corresponding main body, but the bottom of the third rib bodyand the plurality of fourth rib body partsare directly fixed to the bottom surface of the shoe upper. There is also no rope hole provided at the tops of the third rib bodyand the plurality of fourth rib body parts, as in Embodiments 1 and 2, instead, the rib belt partis used, and which is connected between the third rib bodyand the fourth rib body part, as well as between adjacent two fourth rib body parts. That is to say, the shoelaceruns through the interior of the rib belt body, rather than the rope hole, because the rib belt partis a woven structure, so it is relatively soft, and its softness is similar to that of the shoelace. Through this structure, it is more flexible than the ergonomics footwear articles in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 are more in line with the ergonomics of feet when worn for walking, thereby further improving comfort.

Please read. On two side surfaces of the shoe upper, there are a limit member. The first elastic constraint memberis assembled on the limit memberto support a main body of shoe upper. The first elastic constraint membercan move relative to the limit member. In an embodiment shown in, the limit membercan fully cover the first elastic constraint member, so that the first elastic constraint memberis hidden in the limit member, thereby improving an aesthetics of the shoe upper. In an embodiment shown in, there are two first elastic constraint members, and an annular ringis provided at a contact point of the two first elastic constraint members. The annular ringis made of an elastic material, so that a pressure is tightened and released through the annular ringwhen wearing.

It should be noted that there are a plurality groups of first elastic constraint membersand annular ringsprovided on the upper of the shoe upper, and they are arranged in sequence from bottom to top. Moreover, sizes of the annular ringsalso increases from small to large, so the pressure is greater as it is located at upwards. Therefore, it is necessary to design a larger annular ringto better achieve an elastic effect.

An integrated molding of the limit memberand shoe uppercan achieve a consistent appearance of the woven main body, while simplifying a manufacturing process of the shoe upper. The limit membercan also be fabrics or other plastic elastic materials, and the present disclosure does not limit it.

In the embodiment shown in, the rib part formed by the first elastic constraint memberand the annular ringcan be symmetrically arranged relative to the shoe upper. The shape formed by the plurality groups of first elastic constraint membersand annular ringare in a fishbone shape, thereby achieving a biomimetic relationship between bone and muscle tissue form, improving feeling of wrapping and comfort of different fat and thin feet.

The first elastic constraint memberof the fishbone shaped elastic support member is integrated with the annular ring, and an annular structure of the annular ringcan undergo elastic deformation to fit the shoe upper. An elasticity of the annular structure is good, and it is easy to deform to match different foot curves, rendering the shoe uppermore in line with a top of dorsum of foot, thereby improving foot comfort. A length of the first elastic constraint membercorresponds to a thickness change of an inner or outer dorsum of the foot, which can be lengthened sequentially in a direction from toe to heel to adapt to a stretching of the shoe upperunder use, and thereby obtaining a better wrapping effect.

It should be noted that the first elastic constraint memberand annular ringcan be made of a TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber) or other high elastic plastic materials, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

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