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Class 12/120.5 - Sole straightening


Subclass of Class 12 - Boot and shoe making
Definition: Devices for engaging the soles of shoes to hold or to conform
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 11/06/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7290358Apparatus facilitating walking in ski boots
An apparatus, in its first, second, and third embodiments, that is intended to be temporarily attached to the soles of ski boots, whenever the wearer is not attached to skis and desires the ability to comfortably walk or desires protection for the soles of the ski b...
11/06/2007
7191551Articles of footwear with complementary and/or interlocking sole structures
Footwear systems include: (a) a holding device having an opening; (b) an article of footwear having a sole with a projection that extends through the opening; and (c) another article of footwear having a sole with a cavity into which the projection extends (thereby ...
03/20/2007
7000809Mini-flashlight sling
A flashlight holder is constructed from a securely closed loop of pliant line with moveable parts which may be positioned along said loop providing a means of accurately directing a light beam where needed while allowing free movement of both hands. The holder may b...
02/21/2006
4908897Ski boot fitting stand
A portable ski boot fitting stand used to temporarily secure a pair of alpine ski boots, or the like, to assist the process of boot fitting by allowing the user to apply similar skiing forces to the boots in the forward and lateral direction. Another feat...
03/20/1990
4907311Shoe tree
A shoe tree which is applied externally to an article of footwear has a base with a toe grip provided on the front portion of the base, and a heel grip provided on the rearward portion of the base. The heel grip is received and is vertically movable on a ...
03/13/1990
4843672Boot oversole and carrier
A boot oversole and carrier attachment for boots, such as ski boots, provides several advantages. The boot oversole is characterized by a wedged thickness which compensates for the unnatural leg angle imposed by ski boots. A pair of oversoles may be easil...
07/04/1989
4815642Ski boot carrier
A ski boot carrier comprises a double loop structure defined by a cord forming a first loop for looping through the buckles of a pair of adjacent ski boots, and a strap forming a second loop for looping over the arm of a skier for carrying the boots, leav...
03/28/1989
4779362Walking sole and carrier assembly for rigid-bottomed footgear
A walking sole and carrier assembly comprises a pair of walking soles for mounting beneath rigid-bottomed footgear such as ski boots, and a detachable handle for joining the soles in side-by-side relationship to one another so that they form a carrier or ...
10/25/1988
4461104Removable walking attachment for ski boots
A conventional ski boot is provided with a walking attachment configured as a removable, curved sole arranged with toe and heel straps configured to be clipped over the front and rear ledges of the boot, the deepest portion of the curved sole being locate...
07/24/1984
4394042Ice skate carrier
A portable, rigid carrier for ice skates comprises an upright wall having two lateral panels and narrow front and rear sides, each side being provided with a central longitudinal slit adapted for insertion of an ice skate blade. An ice skate fastened to a...
07/19/1983
4331357Roller skate tote
A tote apparatus or carrier for a pair of roller skates is disclosed herein having a central body member provided with identical skate securements carried on its opposite ends. Each securement includes a pair of releasable holders for retaining and suppor...
05/25/1982
4288928Method for heating ski boots
Methods are disclosed for externally and conductively heating at least a portion of the sole of a ski boot and for convectively heating substantially the entire inner surface of the ski boot while the ski boot is firmly, but removably, clamped against a f...
09/15/1981
4286397Ski boot walking accessory
The present invention provides apparatus attachable to an Alpine ski boot for aiding the wearer in walking. This apparatus comprises an auxiliary sole attachable under the sole of the ski boot and having an upper surface for accommodating the ski boot sol...
09/01/1981
4279366Roller skate carrier
A carrier for releasably receiving, retaining, carrying and hanging a pair of roller skates includes a C-shaped handle having upper and lower leg portions which overlie each other and which extend substantially in a common plane. The upper leg portion is ...
07/21/1981
4277006Roller skate carrier
By providing a novelly configured wheel-engaging stand portion adjustably spaced from a similarly configured, spring-biased wheel-engaging clamping portion, the combination being joined by a shaft having a handle at the extremity thereof remote from the s...
07/07/1981
4269337Roller skate carrier
A carrier for roller skates including a frame having sides provided with vertically spaced recesses for accommodating the wheel and axle assemblies of a pair of roller skates to support the roller skates in oppositely disposed relationship on the frame to...
05/26/1981
4263502Apparatus for heating ski boots
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for externally and conductively heating at least a portion of the sole of a ski boot and for convectively heating substantially the entire inner surface of the ski boot while the ski boot is firmly, but removably, clamp...
04/21/1981
4242813Ski equipment transport and security method and apparatus
A resilient, compressible, spherical member is attached to each end of an elongated, flexible strap. Each member is dimensioned for close fitting emplacement in a ski boot after which a boot clamp is fastened to removably retain the member in the boot. Th...
01/06/1981
4228602Ski boot attachment
A walking attachment is provided for use with ski boots to permit booted skiers to walk upright on foot. The attachment is formed with a generally flat upper surface substantially coextensive with the length and width of the boot sole, while the bottom su...
10/21/1980
4199880Combination ski boot walker and carrier
A combination ski boot walker and carrier including a pair of sole portions, each to be attached to the sole of a downhill ski boot by heel and toe clamps. The sole portions have generally curved lower surfaces which facilitate walking in the rigid ski bo...
04/29/1980
4160301Combined holder and sole accessory
There is provided a combined holder and sole accessory for ski boots or ice skates, wherein the sole accessory includes a resiliently selectively extensible two-piece member including a front piece and a rear piece, retaining means on the front piece adap...
07/10/1979
4045890Ski boot cleat
A ski-boot cleat which is adapted to be removably attached to the well known ski boot whereby the skier can stand erect in a substantially vertical position when the cleat is positioned under the ball of the foot. The cleat comprises a main cleat body hav...
09/06/1977
3964117Combined boot jack and shaper
A generally horizontal panel member having upper and lower surfaces and first and second front and rear ends is provided. The central portion of the forward end of the panel member has an edgewise outwardly opening generally U-shaped notch formed therethr...
06/22/1976
 
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