Patent · US Expired

Shoe with inflatable bladder and secure deflation valve

US6409486B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 12, 2000
Grant dateJun 25, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K35/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An inflatable shoe with a deflation valve designed to limit inadvertent operation of the valve and thereby limit inadvertent deflation of the shoe. The deflation valve has a shortened plunger, a collar to prevent tilt of the plunger, and a conformable ring on the valve face.

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