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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4000566 | Shock absorbing athletic shoe with air cooled insole Disclosed herein is a shoe construction, especially well suited for athletic footwear, comprising a one-piece molded sole having a bottom tread surface and an upper "fully orthopedic" foot supporting surface, a plurality of primary canals formed at the up... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3988840 | Sole construction An athletic shoe intended for use on a synthetic turf is constructed of a resilient plastic and has a sole that is constructed with a plurality of cleats uniformly spaced in both the ball area and heel area of the sole. The sole is also lined with spaced ... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3971145 | Tennis shoe and sole therefor A tennis shoe and a sole therefor having a longer life than a conventional tennis shoe. The Sole has an upwardly extending side portion in a toe region and inside ball-of-the-foot region which is thicker at the junction of the side portion with the bottom... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3961428 | Mud resistance elastomer A sole and heel construction such as used on overshoes, boots or shoes having a resilient planar body with a plurality of spaced thin fins that extend transversely across the body. The fins are evenly spaced and uniform in width throughout. All fins are i... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3959895 | Polyvinyl chloride polyblend molding A molded unitary shoe sole and heel consisting of a molding having the size and shape of a shoe sole and heel, said molding being comprised of a fused admixture of a polyvinyl chloride polymer and a two stage core grafted composite copolymer having a part... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3952428 | Bicycle shoe A bicycle shoe having an outsole especially adapted for gripping a pedal of a bicycle, including an elongated heel terminating in a sloping front inner face, a toe portion having alternate cylindrical protuberances and hollows, and a recessed instep havin... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3947979 | Mud resistant elastomer A sole and heel construction such as used on overshoes, boots or shoes having a resilient planar body with a plurality of spaced thin fins that extend transversely across the body. The fins are evenly spaced and uniform in width throughout. All fins are i... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3936956 | Reflex action sole for shoes having sinuous contoured bottom surface A contoured sole for providing wearers with a reflex thrust action in response to walking movements is disclosed herein. The reflex thrust is achieved by incorporating therebetween, a special undulating construction, having multiple crests with troughs in... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3932950 | Footwear with non-slip tread Shoes are provided with outsoles having molded protrusions which diminish wear and negate the slippages, interlocks and stickages that so frequently cause injuries to wearers of previous types of shoes and damage to turf or other surfaces on which the sho... | 01/20/1976 |
