Shock absorbing lacing system for a shoe
US5692320A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43C1/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lace up shoe with shock absorbing and tensioning members which provides for a superior fit of the shoe to the wearer's foot and which provides for pronation and supination countering adjustability. The shock absorbing and tensioning member is affixed to the shoe at its lower region to the upper and/or the sole in the quarter area of the shoe at the medial and/or lateral sides of the shoe and has shoe lace engaging rings at its upper region. The user can selectively lace the shoe laces through some or all of these rings, on one or both the medial and/or lateral sides of the shoe, to put additional shock absorbency on one or both the medial and lateral sides of the shoe, to counteract pronation and supination.
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