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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4402146 | Running shoe sole with heel tabs An athletic shoe is provided with means for increasing lateral stability of the heel area to increase ankle stability and reduce the possibility of ankle fatigue due to misalignment of the ankle joint and the possibility of promotion or supination injury.... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4399621 | Athletic shoe, especially tennis shoe Athletic shoes, particularly tennis shoes, are known which are provided with an ankle support in the zone of the arch of the foot (plantar arch) between the ball and the heel. In many such athletic shoes with ankle joint supports, the tread sole is fashio... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4398357 | Outsole Outsole for a shoe including a first sole component molded of a relatively dense natural or synthetic rubber composition and having a cut-out shank region and a second sole component of a relatively less dense organic plastic material filling the cut-out ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4389798 | Athletic shoe An athletic shoe particularly adapted for use in sports where sudden turns, starts, stops and lateral movements are involved, in which the sole 14 includes a lengthwise concavity 46 for gripping action; the medial aspect 54 of the sole is linear and roune... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4380878 | Outsole An outsole for an athletic shoe features an integrally molded sole unit having outwardly extending receptacles located in the ball and heel area, and replaceable wear plugs mounted in the receptacles.... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4378643 | Sole with skewed cleating arrangement Curved last soles for athletic shoes are disclosed, including one embodiment wherein cleats are arranged with gripping edges in the arch and heel that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis passing therethrough, whereas in the toe cleats are arranged ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4373275 | Footwear An athletic shoe is provided with an open-toe to facilitate cooling of the wearers' foot during running. The tongue of the shoe is attached to one side edge of the shoe.... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4364189 | Running shoe with differential cushioning A sports running shoe constructed to minimize impact shock and to maximize lateral stability. The shoe's midsole is formed with a medial layer portion having one overall firmness, and a lateral layer portion having a lesser overall firmness.... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4364188 | Running shoe with rear stabilization means A running shoe having an outer sole and a midsole. The midsole comprises a forefoot portion, an arch portion and a heel portion all formed of a resilient material having a first durometer sufficiently low to provide good cushioning and impact absorption. ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4361971 | Track shoe having metatarsal cushion on spike plate A track shoe is described having a cushion member of resilient elastomer material secured to the bottom surface of its spike plate beneath the metatarsal bones of the wearer's foot. The cushion member is positioned behind and separate from the rearmost sp... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4354319 | Athletic shoe An improved athletic shoe in which the solepiece has a wedge to facilitate supporting the runner's foot when contacting the ground; the toe box section being provided with pleats to allow expansion for toe movement when the foot flexes; the solepiece is p... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4348821 | Shoe sole structure A shoe sole structure is provided with an upper surface adapted to receive and support the entire foot of the wearer, the sole structure being resilient throughout the full length of its under surface, having a toe portion forwardly of the metatarsal arch... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4335529 | Traction device for shoes A lateral traction device is provided for use in combination with shoes. The device employes a traction surface, adapted to be mounted to at least one side of the shoe for enabling gripping of a surface when the shoe is rotated about a horizontal axis.... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4333248 | Protective shoe An improved protective shoe. The shoe may be an industrial or athletic shoe. A protective cover overlies the toe and instep and is at least partially removeable from the shoe itself. The protective cover has an outer flexible sheet and an inner energy-abs... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4327503 | Outer sole structure for athletic shoe A general purpose athletic shoe is described in which an outer sole is provided with integrally molded cleats of two different types. The cleats of the first type are disposed around the periphery of the sole and the cleats of the second type are primaril... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4322895 | Stabilized athletic shoe An athletic shoe having an upper with a counter forming a heel cup carried above a sole having an outsole, midsole and heel wedge. A support band is formed integral about the upper rim of the midsole and is secured about the sidewalls of the heel cup for ... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4316335 | Athletic shoe construction An athletic shoe which has a light-weight and readily flexible sole construction including shock absorbing portions in the heel and forefoot areas of the sole having different shock absorbing porperties with the shock absorbing portion in the heel area ha... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4314413 | Sports shoe A sports shoe has an extension to the sole of the shoe projecting rearwardly at the heel end, which extension is springily resilient or can be supported by resilient means on the shoe. A stiffener, for example, a metal plate can be provided to enable the ... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4287675 | Counter for athletic shoe A counter for footwear, such as athletic shoes mounted on the sole of the footwear within the region of the heel and superposed on the lasted upper to extend toward the instep. The counter has a body contoured to extend around the heel and along the sides... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4282657 | Heel restraint with an adjustable and flexible closure assembly for shoes A shoe having a heel restraint secured by an adjustable and flexible closure assembly utilizing separable fastening members having coacting, flexible gripping elements, such as hook and loop fastening means and operating separately from the fastening mean... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4272899 | Footwear Footwear, such as a running shoe, comprising a sole and an upper, the sole having heel, arch and forefoot sections, and medial and lateral sides. The sole is so formed that when it is unstressed and disposed on a generally flat horizontal surface the uppe... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4263728 | Jogging shoe with adjustable shock absorbing system for the heel impact surface thereof A jogging shoe has an adjustable shock absorbing system for the heel impact surface in the form of an inflatable air chamber with downwardly extending pump-like pegs and the hollow cavity interiors in communication with the air chamber. When the jogging s... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4262435 | Athletic shoe An improved athletic shoe in which the solepiece has a wedge to facilitate supporting the runner's foot when contacting the ground; the toe box section being provided with pleats to allow expansion for toe movement when the foot flexes; the solepiece is p... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4262434 | Running shoe with replaceable tread elements A sole for running shoes which utilizes detachable tread elements. The main sole contains perforations consistent with the pattern and number of tread elements. Integral with the elements are shafts which fit into the perforations. This arrangement allows... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4259792 | Article of outer footwear The invention concerns an article of footwear comprising a footwear upper attached to a footwear base, said footwear base comprising a sole part and a heel part, said heel part having an upper surface on which the weight of a person's foot will press and ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4255876 | Athletic shoe having an upper toe section of stretchable material, external reinforcing strips and improved lacing An athletic shoe is described including a shoe upper having a toe section and a main body section joined together and to a sole portion. Preferably the toe section extends forwardly of the metatarsophalangeal joints and is of a stretchable material to per... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4255877 | Athletic shoe having external heel counter An athletic shoe is described having an external heel counter member made of a resilient material, such as rubber or other elastomer for greater stability and comfort. The external heel counter is bonded to the outer surface of both sides of the heel port... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4237627 | Running shoe with perforated midsole A running shoe having an outer sole and a midsole. The midsole includes two groups of apertures extending therethrough. The first group of apertures is located in the forefoot portion of the midsole and a second group of apertures is located to the rear o... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4212120 | Track shoes having straight last and improved spike placement A track shoe is described having a shoe upper and sole made on a straight last, whose last axis bisects the heel and passes through the second metatarsal head of the wearer's foot. The spike plate portion of the sole has a rear pair of spike fasteners whi... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4187623 | Athletic shoe A lightweight athletic shoe, especially a racing shoe, having a very flexible outer sole of wear-resistant material. The heel section of the outer sole is provided with a heel having such a height that the heel section has a considerably higher position w... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4184272 | Athletic shoe for track competition and interval training A shoe for sprinters, middle distance and distance runners incorporating sharp spikes or like traction devices under the toe portion and raised cushion cleats under the heel portion for maintaining the heel in an elevated position for a good running postu... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4180924 | Running shoe with wedged sole A pair of running shoes. Each shoe includes an upper portion having an inner side and an outer side and a sole running the length of the shoe from the heel to the toe between the inner and outer sides of the upper portion. The sole is formed of a resilien... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4179826 | Foot cushioning device A foot cushioning device having a body defining a cup-like recess to receive at least the heel or os calcis portion of the foot which is insertable in ordinary footwear. The exterior of the body carries shock absorbing projections extending from at least ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4155180 | Footwear for more efficient running A running shoe has an outer sole surface contoured uninterruptedly from a mid-sole landing zone to a relieved or negative heel at the rear and an upturned toe-off zone at the front to induce a rolling motion along the sole during the running stride. The s... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4114297 | Cinching closure A new and improved cinch-type closure is provided for athletic footwear. The closure serves the combined functions of securing the athletic footwear in comfort to the wearer's foot, maintaining the primary shoe fastener, i.e., tied laces, tightly intact, ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4107857 | Athletic shoe construction An athletic shoe includes a sole having toe, ball, arch and heel sections, corresponding to that of a foot and an upper secured to the sole, which includes two pairs of upwardly-tapered straps secured to the sole on opposite sides of its ball and arch sec... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4098011 | Cleated sole for athletic shoe A cleated outer sole for an athletic shoe is described which includes two pairs of heel and toe cleats of large ground engaging surface area to provide a long wearing sole. These pairs of large cleats are surrounded by smaller gripping cleats of substanti... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4040192 | Athletic training shoe An athletic shoe constructed so as to maintain the wearer's heel out of contact with the ground is beneficial both for training and for competitive uses.... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4007549 | Sole for athletic shoe An improved sole for an athletic shoe comprises artificial turf material such as is commercially available and having a flexible backing from which the artificial turf projects in a common direction. Preferably, the turf is cut into the shape of the sole ... | 02/15/1977 |
