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Athletic shoe with Y support

US4766681A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 1987
Grant dateAug 30, 1988
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B5/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An athletic shoe employs a pair of spring structures in such a way that an arm of a Y-shaped spring on one side of the ankle fastens under tension to a corresponding arm of a spring on the other side of the ankle. The springs are preferably of sheet material conforming to and affixed to the upper. The two springs may be formed as a wrap-around single member.

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