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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4937951 | System for securing a foot or inner shoe in a ski boot or climbing boot System for securing a foot or inner shoe (4) in a ski-boot or climbing boot, with tension elements (11) which extend from the instep to a hinged rear part (2) of the boot (1), in which the tension element or elements (11) are located in a fixable manner i... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4930175 | Water-proof snow boot The present disclosure relates to a water proof snow boot and the method of manufacturing the same. A water-proof plastic intermediate member is disposed between the outer leather covering and the inner lining of the boot to prevent water or moisture from... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4901453 | Ballet slipper and method of manufacturing a ballet slipper A ballet slipper and method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The slipper has an integral shank and toe box molded from a flexible thermoplastic polymeric material which can be adjusted by the dancer to conform to her foot. The toe box has a platfor... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4897939 | Footwear reinforcement An article of footwear comprises an upper, a flexible metal midsole and an outsole. Between the flexible metal midsole and the outsole is located an internal arch-reinforcement member or "digging-plate". The "digging-plate" may be made of a rigid plastics mate... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4856599 | Ground-working tool for attachment to the foot of a wearer A ground-working tool for attachment to the foot of the wearer includes a base plate for attachment against the underside of a wearer's shoe and a pair of ground-working hoe blades rigidly supported beneath the base plate. The hoe blades are generally fla... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4716663 | Climbing shoe The climbing shoe is covered with thin, flexible, high-friction rubberlike material on the outside of the shoe from the area of contact of the ball of the foot forward to the toe all the way up to the midline of the shoe. This comprises an engagement surf... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4691453 | Space skating shoe A shoe is provided in which spherical steel balls are rotatively mounted in the sole so as to allow the wearer to roll in any desired direction. A tool is also provided for removing the spheres as required.... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4635383 | Roofing cleat construction A roofing cleat apparatus (10) for releasable attachment to workshoes (100) wherein the apparatus (10) comprises a reinforced heel unit (11), a reinforced sole/toe unit (12), an intermediate connecting unit (13), and releasable securing means (14); wherei... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4625436 | Clogging dance tap device A clogging tapping device for attachment on the heel and sole of shoes to hammer out a lively rhythm while square dancing is provided including a base plate member with a sharp turned-up periphery edge and a plurality of holes through the base plate which... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4583304 | Ballet slipper A ballet slipper has a wedge shaped heel the front end of which is beneath the metatarsal arch and the rear surface of which is just behind the heel bone.... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4547983 | Bicycle shoe An improvement to a shoe primarily adapted for use in bicycling comprising a substantially non-elastic strap extending from a location proximate the upper heel of the shoe and extending substantially to the sole at a location proximate the ball of the foo... | 10/22/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4524530 | Spur equipped boot A lineman's climbing aid comprising an outer boot adapted to be worn over a standard workboot and a replaceable steel gaff rigidly fastened exteriorly against an inside wall portion of the outer boot, wherein the outer boot comprises a one-piece molding o... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4519148 | Exercise shoe An exercise shoe (10) has an upper (14) and a sole (18) fastened to the upper. The sole (18) has first and second impervious, surface gripping portions (20, 22). The portions (20, 22) are separated by a third, moisture-penetrable fabric sole portion (24).... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4513519 | Adjustable shoe tap A dancing tap comprising three elements arranged in such a way as to require no external apparatus for assembly. There is recited a first plate-like body having a central through bore and multiple recesses on its first and second faces, a second plate-lik... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4496025 | Foot support for ladder A foot support adapted to be employed with a ladder which employs a generally flat plate member attachable to a shoe and a bracket extending upward and then hooking downward from the toe end of the support. By this configuration, the foot and shoe of a us... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495715 | Foot appliance A foot appliance for use in the martial arts. The appliance consists of a generally cup-shaped member which is adapted to be placed over the toes of the foot in a manner so as to substantially cover the toes and provide support therefor. The cup-shaped me... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4492374 | Sporting and exercising spring shoe The invention relates to a sporting and exercising unit which includes a foot receiving member and a spring member attached to and disposed at the bottom of the foot receiving member. The spring member includes a spring-leaf-like portion which forms a clo... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4489510 | Friction soled shoe slipper A shoe slipper cover has an inexpensive top plastic shell and a bottom friction pad structure which includes a plurality of relatively thin friction fibrous pads mounted in telescoped and overlapping relationship. A bottom plastic sole member is secured a... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4468871 | Tap dancing shoe taps A shoe tap for tap dancing having first and second members pivotally connected by a pivot pin. The first member having a raised hemispherical protrusion with a first through-bore. The second member having a mating concave hemispherical recess coaxially di... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4463506 | Taps for dancing Apparatus is disclosed for attachment to shoes to create tap dancing shoes, including heel and toe attachments. Each of the attachments has two pieces, one of which is fixedly attached to the shoe along respective outer edges, having a center cutout with ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4453996 | Process of making a ballet toe shoe A ballet dancer's toe dancing ballet shoe is designed and manufactured more simply than conventional ballet toe shoes. A sole supporting shank of the toe shoe has a tip flap at the front thereof which may be folded up to define the front panel of the comp... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4412393 | Ballet toe shoe and process of manufacture thereof A ballet dancer's toe dancing ballet shoe is designed and manufactured more simply than conventional ballet toe shoes. A sole supporting shank of the toe shoe has a tip flap at the front thereof which may be folded up to define the front panel of the comp... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4294023 | Athletic footwear for non-contact or light contact sports Athletic footwear for non-contact or light-contact sports having a resilient sole portion to which front and rear upper portions of reinforced canvas or rubber material are securely attached. Foot protection and mobility are optimized by isolating the plu... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4294024 | Sole for logging boot A one-piece outer sole for logging boots is described which includes pointed metal calks received by receptacles in portions of the outersole which are located beneath the ball, arch and heel portions of the wearer's foot. The sole is made of a flexible m... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4277897 | Dance/gymnastic footlet This invention relates to a gymnastic footlet including a toe section for receiving the forward end of the foot and a securing strap attached to the toe section for wrapping around heel of the foot. The toe section includes a bottom portion extending over... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4199878 | Ballet and toe-dance shoe The invention relates to a ballet and toe-dance shoe with a toe, sole, and flexible shank, whereby the toe and sole are integral. Stiffening means run lengthwise and are connected to the sole.... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4043424 | Kneeling apparatus for cement masons Disclosed is an improved kneeling apparatus for cement masons which allows substantially unencumbered movement across large expanses of unset cement surfaces while simultaneously providing ample support to eliminate marring and pocking of finished surface... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4026046 | Dancing slipper with self-molding toe insert A dancing slipper which is made of a relatively rigid skeleton frame having an opening in the toe portion thereof and provided with a moldable insert member which is pliable and soft when mildly heated to a predetermined temperature so as to conform to th... | 05/31/1977 |
