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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5253654 | Orthopedic weight monitor An improved orthopedic weight monitor for detecting weight bearing forces on a lower extremity for orthopedic purposes, comprising in combination: flexible pad shaped for conforming to the bottom of a foot for placement inside of a shoe, cast or splint, t... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5235761 | Multiple-purpose elastic shoe A shoe includes an outsole having an elastic jacket formed on the outsole for exerting an elastic property of the shoe, a midsole made of or impregnated with medical compositions for diffusing medicine vapors onto a wearer's foot for treating the wearer's... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5159768 | Shoe with music generating unit in the tongue A musical shoe having a squeeze-activated tone generator concealed in an upper portion of the tongue of the shoe. A seam across the tongue below the upper portion provides a relatively flexible hinge about the instep which permits an operator's fingers to... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5036604 | Adjustable foot support system An orthotic element for use in shoes is adjustable by the wearer in contour and/or support, and optionally includes structure for determining the degree and effectiveness of the adjustment. The adjustment mechanism also provides for variation of the axial... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5033212 | System for increasing the visibility of an object High-intensity LEDs are mountd on or form part of an object to be illuminated. The object has first electrical terminals thereon that are coupled to the LEDs. A portable electrical circuit having second terminals for detachable coupling to the first termi... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5014041 | Shoe fitting system A system for better determining the fit of shoes, particularly children's shoes, is described wherein transparent areas are provided in the shoe bottom along with fitting indices to enable comparison of the outline of a foot in the shoe to the fitting ind... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5001852 | Tap-shoe tap-sound amplifying device In a preferred embodiment, a pair of tap shoes each having toe and heel taps, associated with each tap there being an audio-pickup transducer mounted one adjacent each tap, connected by signal-carrying wiring to a common electronic radio-wave transmitter ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4932914 | Cadence caller A cadence caller is formed of a U-shaped clip member arranged for releasable attachment to a conventional shoe, the clip member mounting on its upper wall surface a vertically extending, longitudinally elongated post which receives a pair of cymbals throu... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4931773 | Shoe fitting system A system for better determining the fit of shoes, particularly children's shoes, is described wherein transparent areas are provided in the shoe bottom along with fitting indices to enable comparison of the outline of a foot in the shoe to the fitting ind... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4787100 | Children's item of apparel with footwear actuated noisemaker An item of children's apparel includes a foot portion consisting of a sole formed of a number of layers, an intermediate layer of which is provided with a cavity or recess which houses, in the toe portion, a squeaker or other noisemaker which is involunta... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4771556 | Sport shoe with melody emitting device A musical shoe comprises an upper portion attached to a sole portion including a heel and a movable band attached to the upper portion of the shoe for holding it to the foot of a wearer when the band is moved to a closed position, and for effecting remova... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4711043 | Training device for kicking a football or soccer ball A device for training new players in the proper technique for power-kicking a soccer ball, or place-kicking or punting a football, using the principle of audible reinforcement. As the foot makes contact with the ball in the optimum location for maximum di... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4660305 | Tap dance shoe including integral electromechanical energy conversion means A tap for attachment to a tap dancing shoe is disclosed. The tap includes pickup means for converting the mechanical vibrational energy generated by the tap striking the floor into a substantially undistorted electrical signal suitable for remote processi... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4646350 | Shoe with audible message A shoe has a device to provide an audible message such as a song or a word message. In one form, a shoe such as a child's shoe of the hook and loop variety has a stored audible message such as a micro circuit mounted on the shoe, or may receive an audible... | 02/24/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4571680 | Electronic music pace-counting shoe The present invention not only accumulates the number of steps walked, but also sounds delightful music to entertain the walker's body and mind, and further, it can make a sound with beats to inspire the walker's spirit and vigor.... | 02/18/1986 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4288930 | Removeable taps A tap is strapped to the toe of ordinary street shoes for amateur type tap dancing and slipped over the fingers of those confined to wheelchairs for hand tapping. A thin body of hard material has spaced slots thru which a strap is passed which is fastened... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4253254 | Sound-producing device A device for producing sound, wherein the device is adapted to be mounted to the inner surface or the heel rest of a shoe or sandal, and is formed having a main body member with a recess disposed therein, the recess being covered to define a chamber havin... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4106771 | Golfer's training device A golf training device for indicating a predetermined desired shifting of the weight of a golfer during a golf stroke, wherein a member is clamped to the sole of a shoe at the instep and mounts a spring plate extending laterally from the shoe and mounting... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4043241 | Musical shoe A shoe provided with a plurality of keys on the underside thereof which when depressed will produce various musical tones by means of an electronic circuit provided inside the shoe.... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3974491 | Load signaling device for a patient's foot A device for signaling a patient when a predetermined load is placed on the patient's foot comprises a resilient foot pad having a toe end and a heel end and adapted to substantially cover the inner sole of a shoe. A resilient liquid filled tube is mounte... | 08/10/1976 |
