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Asymmetric shoes

US9713357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2015
Grant dateJul 25, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43C15/16
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An asymmetric pair of shoes to optimize performance during a sporting activity, the asymmetric pair of shoes, including: a first shoe having a first upper and a first sole attached to the first upper, wherein the first upper comprises a first support feature configured to provide increased support to at least one portion of the first upper during performance of a first predetermined action of a first foot of a wearer, and the first sole comprises a first traction feature configured to provide increased traction to at least one portion of the first sole during performance of the first predetermined action of the first foot; and a second shoe having a second upper and a second sole attached to the second upper, wherein the first support feature and first traction feature are not present at corresponding mirror-image locations of the second shoe.

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