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Footwear saddle

US5581912A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1995
Grant dateDec 10, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B7/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A footwear saddle and method for dissipating pressure between footwear and the wearer's foot. The saddle comprises a member having a bridge offset from a central axis of the member which overlays the instep of the wearer's foot. During usage, the pressure between the footwear and the foot is dissipated by the saddle, the bridge maintaining the gap between the instep of the foot and the saddle.

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