Casual shoe

US4783910A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Jack Boys · Haverhill, US
• Richard P. Bunch · Reading, US
• Alexander Gross · Babenhausen, DE
• Robert W. Pagluiso · Methuen, US
• Rui Parracho · Peabody, US
• Lloyd S. Smith · Newton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 15, 1986
• Grant date: Nov 15, 1988
• Expiry date: Aug 15, 2006

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A43B17/16
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A shoe includes a midsole with an anti-G-force heel capsule that nests in a corresponding aperture in the heel. The heel capsule interacts with an anti-torsion member, the rearmost portion of which lies proximate to the heel plug, and with an energy-efficient forefoot midsole section, thus providing a support and cushioning system that absorbs shocks associated with walking, and also prevents excessive pronation.