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Plae’s hi-tech Mulberry sneakers are also equipped with a trademarked and patented INNERSPACE™ sole system. The INNERSPACE™ sole system comprises two swappable inner soles: the SPACEFOAM™ sole that comes with the sneaker, and the SPACEFRAME™ sole, which is included as a downloadable template for 3D printing, and customization. The SPACEFOAM™ sole offers cushy comfort. The 3D printable SPACEFRAME™ sole offers more bounce, which is a patented “trampoline" effect.
The INNERSPACE™ sole system is recited in the family patent applications WO2017147490 (A1) / US2017245591 (A1), both titled Insole with suspended mesh surface. The patent recites a mesh insole stretched and suspended across an inner cavity of the shoe. The cavity has a foam base and a rigid frame on the bottom. The air that circulates, between the mesh sole and the foam base on a rigid frame, creates an air chamber that generates the bounce called the “trampoline" effect. The patent also recites a 3D knitting process for manufacturing the mesh inner sole. In Plae's Mulberry marketed product, the 3D knitting process is transferred to the buyer who receives the 3D template for the mesh SPACEFRAME™ inner sole, as an option for customizing the INNERSPACE™ of the sneakers.
The abstract of the INNSERSACE™ sole system invention is included below, together with a patent drawing of the mesh insole for the full length of the shoe. An image of the INNERSPACE™ sole system options is included above.
An insole is provided that is constructed out of a mesh material that is stretched and suspended over a cavity formed in a shoe. The mesh surrounds a foam base and a rigid frame positioned under the foam base. The foam base is shaped so that a cavity is formed between the top surface of the foam base and the mesh positioned over the foam base to provide a “trampoline” effect for a wearer's foot.[Abstract WO2017147490A1 / US2017245591A1]
References
Plae Inc.
Downloadable SPACEFRAME 3D model (for adult men and women)
Plae Inc. INNERSPACE™ (video)
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