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An armor with rollers is provided that enables a user to move in all positions by rolling on a hard and smooth surface while constantly varying his bearing points on the ground.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4753022 | Sandal sole Sandal having a hollow sole containing air under slight pressure made by blow molding with a blow pipe having a pointed conical terminal providing a small entrance opening which is eventually sealed.... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4751784 | Disposable slipper and method for forming same A disposable slipper and method for forming the same comprising a flat planar piece of a resilient foldable material shaped to conform to the outline of the foot of a human. A pair of strips extend outwardly from opposite sides of the slipper at the inter... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4747219 | Shoe sole which affords a resilient, shock-absorbing impact A sole for shoes is provided which provides a resilient, shock-absorbing and gradual impact of the foot with the ground. The insoles on the surface facing the foot, has a plurality of parallel, mobile blocks, supported by springs, preferably spiral spring... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4742625 | Molded article of footwear An article of footwear, especially a clog has a basic structure including an upper, a sole portion and a heel molded as a unitary article, for example, by high pressure injection molding; in this way a lightweight article can be produced without the need ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4706392 | Interchangeable shoe and slipper combination An interchangeable shoe and slipper combination includes an upper having a front upper portion secured on a sole and a rear upper portion. A slide fastener couples or uncouples the front upper portion and the rear upper portion so as to assemble a shoe, o... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4702020 | Curling slider A curling slider is formed from a rigid flat plate member of stainless steel which is hard chromed on an underside. The plate has upcurved side and front edges to avoid scoring of the ice. It is attached to a rigid plastics inner by rear side tabs which r... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4694831 | Massage footwear Footwear with an inner sole having upwardly projecting raised flat foot support platforms with foot stimulating, dome-shaped, spaced massage bumps, and non-specific rounded projections on the areas of the inner sole not occupied by the platforms, and the ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4689899 | Layered inner sole An inner sole for a shoe consisting of a layered construction having a cushioned moisture repellant bottom layer, an insulating middle layer and an overlying moisture absorbent layer which readily evaporates the retained moisture.... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4686781 | Hollowshoe footwear A weighted hollowshoe footwear comprises rubber top, bottom, and sides. An inner chamber is formed by said rubber top, bottom, and sides. A central rubber spine having an inverted V-shape tip is provided in said inner chamber to allow integral weighting m... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4681114 | Wooden-shoe to treat hyperlordosis and lipodystrophia located in the thighs and glutei A wooden-shoe to treat hyperlordosis and lipodystrophia comprising: a top member (21) the upper surface of which has generally an orthopedic shape and serves to rest directly thereon the sole of the foot of the user, while under surface (26) is substantia... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4679334 | Footwear heel-lock support strapping system A heel-lock support strapping system for use in sandals, slipper type shoes, low-cut shoes, boots, and like footwear. A heel support strap is wound from the heel end portion of the footwear and thence over the instep of the foot of a wearer and under the ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4677767 | Shock absorbing surgical shoe A shoe of use on a post-operative or otherwise traumatized foot includes a sole assembly having a outer sole, a shock absorbing midsole and an inner sole conforming generally to the contour of the sole of the foot, the sole assembly having a limited degre... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4644669 | Toeless slipper A slipper designed to leave the wearer's toes exposed for enjoyment or for treatment such as a pedicure is provided. The slipper has a sole which may be of flexible and pliable material or may be relatively rigid. A cushioned insole may also be used and c... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4592152 | Unlasted shoe An unlasted shoe construction of the sandal type in which an upper is formed from one-piece of flexible material with vamp tabs and instep tabs integral therewith so that the tabs will be fully clear of the connection of the upper with a bottom. The inste... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4591148 | Portable clamp and anchor A portable clamp and anchor to restrain feet during sit-up exercises having two clamp pieces which are adjustably positioned on the bottom of a door and a foot restraining piece which is adjustably positioned relative to the clamp pieces. Hook and loop fa... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4586209 | Method of making footwear A method of making an article of footwear includes attaching a connecting strip to forward and rearward portions of the upper on the uppers medial and lateral sides. A sole is provided having recesses adjacent the medial and lateral sides. The footwear is... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4584782 | Sport sandal construction Novel sandal construction including a convertible heel harness to minimize foot slippage in its closed rearward position, and to become a part of a frontal ankle strap in its alternate, forward portion. Thus, the sandal may be slipped into and worn with a... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4571851 | Slippers A slipper is formed with a sole defined by an outlined edge and having a predetermined length from the front end to the back end thereof, the sole being composed of a toe of a predetermined width defining the front end thereof, a foot inserting part havin... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4567678 | Orthopedic shoe An orthopedic shoe (88,116) and postoperative shoe (10) are disclosed. The postoperative shoe (10) maintains the foot of the wearer supported on a planar inner sole (12) without flexure of the foot while permitting the shoe (10) to roll, imitating the nat... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4546557 | Shoe, more especially for patients having undergone a surgical operation on the fore-foot A shoe, more especially for patients having undergone a surgical operation on the fore-foot. It comprises an upper (1) open at the front, this upper being formed from two quarters (2) for wrapping round the rear part of the patient's foot and an inner sol... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4543222 | Process for producing a shoe sole having two wooden parts interconnected by a flexible polyurethane part beneath the ball of the foot A method of making a sole construction for a shoe is disclosed, the sole construction being of the type having at least two independently prefabricated wooden parts which are interconnected at an area beneath the ball of the foot of a wearer by at least o... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4535554 | Molded footwear An article of footwear is formed of a molded plastic body member, a molded plastic foot support member which supports the wearer's foot, and a flexible harness which retains the body member on the wearer's foot. The body member has a sole portion, a toe c... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4530171 | Sandal By reducing the number of basic elements to three, the sole, a first thong forming a loop which engages the space between the big toe and the adjacent toe of the wearer, and a second thong which is continuous and is coupled to the loop formed by the first... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4525940 | Beach sandals A beach sandal of improved comfort and enhanced safety comprises a sole provided with a plurality of perforations whose openings in the upper and lower surfaces of the sole are displaced or whose middle portions are displaced from their outer portions. Th... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4510702 | Sole for shoes and process for producing said sole The sole for shoes comprises at least a substantially rigid rear portion and a flexible front portion connected with said rear portion approximately at the area of the ball of the foot. One of said both portions, preferably the rear portion, consists of a... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4497123 | Shoe-sole and method for making the same A shoe sole and a method of manufacture thereof, the shoe sole consisting of a plastic material having a fastening means embedded therein for fastening the sole to the shoe uppers, the fastening means being formed by sprayed die castings of unfoamed plast... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4477985 | Sanitary sandals The sanitary sandals or slippers are made of different kinds of materials with proper flexibility. Especially, they are made of the mixture of paper and porous plastics. The material is molded into the sandals. The vamp and sole of the sandal are made of ... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4476638 | Flexible wooden insole and underlying support A flexible shoe insole consisting of strips of narrow bands of wood spaced from each other and fixed to a pliable underlying support. The strips are oriented with the length of the strip being transverse to the longitudinal axis of the foot and the operat... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4471539 | Footwear having an auxiliary pocket Footwear with a sole portion for protecting the lower surface of a foot only and support means for slidably receiving the foot for securing the footwear thereto while leaving the toes, heel, and ankle entirely exposed is provided with a pocket on or in th... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4461102 | Shoe with interchangeable shoe straps having spring connectors A shoe with interchangeble shoe straps having spring connectors is provided. The spring connectors are affixed to opposite ends of each strap employed with the shoe. Each spring connector includes at least one loop spring which engages a stud securely aff... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4453322 | Sandal having side wall for preventing pronation A sandal is provided with an inside arch and ankle stabilizing flange which forms an integral part of a one-piece molded bottom without a separate inner sole. The flange is smoothly curved and extends upward along the arch side for a longitudinal length f... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4452447 | Ankle exerciser An ankle exerciser (10) is disclosed for permitting isokinetic exercise of the ankle joint of the user. The foot of the user is secured to a foot plate (54) by a strap (124). The foot plate is capable of motion about three mutually perpendicular axes (X--... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4450633 | Convertible shoe A convertible shoe having a sole and releasable upper strap portions. Anchoring means attached to the sole edge cooperate with ring means at the ends of the strap portions to releasable secure the upper and sole portions.... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4446633 | Biomechanical footwear A biomechanical article of footwear constructed to assure proper control of pronation and supination of the wearer's foot during locomotion achieved primarily by coordinate action of an extended varus wedge molded into the inner side of the heel and arcua... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4439935 | Convertible high style footwear A shoe comprising a shoe base and an interchangable shoe upper. The interchangable shoe upper comprises a vamp and insole as a unit-construction with means for attachment to the shoe base. The shoe base has means for attachment to the shoe upper unit asse... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4429473 | Shoe with embedded cushion construction An attractive, sleek, comfortable, light weight ladies shoe includes a hard molded, polyurethane unitary body forming an elevated heel, a shank and an outer sole. The body has a load bearing upwardly directed face and a flange extending upwardly approxima... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4425721 | Walking sole A walking sole to be used under an immobilizing bandage on the lower leg whereby all foot joints are rigid, includes a running surface having three essentially flat parts which are spaced longitudinally and merge into one another with rounded transitions.... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4419836 | Footwear in the form of a sandal A sandal useful especially in wet areas and also where there is soft ground such as at the beach. The sandal has opposite side edges that slope in a downward-outward direction, to provide a wider foot print that minimizes sideward twisting on soft ground,... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4414759 | Orthopedic shoe An orthopedic shoe (88,116) and postoperative shoe (10) are disclosed. The postoperative shoe (10) maintains the foot of the wearer supported on a planar inner sole (12) without flexure of the foot while permitting the shoe (10) to roll, imitating the nat... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4369537 | Method of forming a footwear component The invention relates to a method of footwear manufacture in which a footwear component for incorporation into an article of footwear is made. The footwear component is made by simultaneously forming from a piece of sheet material a rand extending at leas... | 01/25/1983 |
