Patent · US Expired

Shoe with a shank having a cushion therein

US5416989A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 22, 1993
Grant dateMay 23, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B23/222
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A shoe construction having an upper formed with a toe cap at one end and a heel receiving surface at the opposite end, a molded outsole and shank attached to the upper with a heel connecting the shank into the upper at the heel receiving surface, a single attachment means securing the connection, an aperture in the heel receiving surface and matching aperture in the shank so that a cushion carried internally of the upper is located in the matching apertures to be visible from the exterior of the upper at the heel as an identification of the shoe construction.

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