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Protective sole assembly

US4598486A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 15, 1985
Grant dateJul 8, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 15, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B7/32
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sole construction for protective shoes comprises a protective mid-sole and an integrally molded insole and heel plug, the plug portion including a top surface, a recessed bed in the top surface, spaced-apart anchoring projections in the recessed bed and a slot extending through the insole laterally thereof adjacent the plug and communicating with the recessed bed. The mid-sole being coextensive with the insole and including a rearward extension adapted to pass through the slot in the insole and be received in the recessed bed. The rearward extension of the mid-sole includes complementary anchoring seats adapted to be selectively engaged by at least one of the anchoring projections in the bed.

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