High-heeled fashion shoe with comfort and performance enhancement features
US7140125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B21/30
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
High-heeled footwear has a heel with a resilient compressible element allowing the heel of the foot to be lowered at heel strike to approximate a normal walking pattern in low-heeled shoes. Preferably, the footwear also includes a midfoot support structure, which may be a sprung footbed, or a sling and reinforcement girder, and which serves to redistribute load from the wearer's forefoot to her midfoot.
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