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Exercise shoe

US4951938A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
5References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 1989
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 15, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B23/085
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An exercise shoe including a semi-circular base providing a semi-circular sole plate on which the exercise shoe rocks. Attached to the base is a support which supports a heel support platform and a foot ball support platform. The semi-circular base and support have a generally diametrical axis and the heel support platform is inclined at an acute angle of 20.degree..+-.5.degree. with respect to the axis and the foot ball support platform is inclined at an acute angle of 30.degree..+-.5.degree. with respect to the axis. The user may employ two of such exercise shoes, one for each foot, then rocks back and forth on the shoes. The effect is to exercise, develop and toe the heel and toe flexors in the foot and calf muscles and the leg. Blood circulation to the lower leg is also stimulated.

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