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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320188 | Running sandal A sandal for receiving a foot of a wearer, the foot having a heel and a forefoot including toes. The sandal includes an upper, a midsole assembly and an outsole component. The midsole assembly includes a main body and a support component that may include a slightly ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 5926975 | Hinged shoe sole assembly for working boots A working boot designed such that the bottom of the foot of a wearer will be completely shielded by a metal sole yet still be capable of full, free movement. The shoe sole structure hinges a forward sole section to a rear sole section such that the straig... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5592755 | Shoe sole and process for producing thereof A shoe sole consists of an upper sole part (1) consisting of wood, and of a running sole (7) found underneath this. The upper sole part (1) is divided in the ball region so that several narrow strips (3) are formed running crosswise to the longitudinal di... | 01/14/1997 |
| 4930231 | Shoe sole structure An improved shoe sole structure, wherein the sole made of rubber comprises a plurality of crosswise parallel grooves in the upper face of the front half section and a large recess in the upper face of the rear half section, and the grooves are filled in a... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4773170 | Cushioned heel inset for post-operative shoe A cushioned heel inset for an orthopedic, postoperative shoe. The shoe has a lightweight, rigid orthopedic sole with a skid proof outer sole and a cushioned inner sole, the heel of the rigid sole having a recess for inset of a cushioning pad which interfa... | 09/27/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4654915 | Process for the production of a flexible anatomical insole in wood for shoes and flexible insole obtained by said process According to the process of the invention one starts with a block of wood of approximately parallelepipedal shape from which, by means of operations of milling and turning, there are obtained opposed surfaces on which there are subsequently milled paralle... | 04/07/1987 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4400894 | Sole construction for shoes A sole construction for shoes is disclosed which includes at least two independently prefabricated wooden parts which are interconnected by at least one foamed polyurethane intermediate part. The interfacing surfaces between the wooden parts and the inter... | 08/30/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4314412 | Orthopedic shoe This invention is an orthopedic shoe particularly characterized by special configuration, both on the portion of the shoe which is in contact with the foot and the portion which is in contact with the surface to be walked upon. It is particularly characte... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4309832 | Articulated shoe sole A flexible shoe, preferably of the sport shoe variety, includes a resilient sole which incorporates one or two transverse hinge joints. The principal hinge joint extends across the ball of the foot and preferably passes under the first metatarso-phalangea... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4290212 | Wooden shoe including hinge The disclosure relates to a shoe having a bottom of wood or other rigid material, the bottom being divided by means of a transverse section in the region between the sole and the shank of the shoe. The partition section makes an acute angle with the plane... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4177582 | Sole for shoes and process for the production thereof A shoe sole construction and method of making same comprising forward and rearward sole parts of wood having a flexible intermediate part of foamed polyurethane connecting said wood parts. Said polyurethane intermediate part is located adjacent the ball o... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4114296 | Interchangeable sandal A shoe adapted for facile interchangeability into a multiplicity of styles comprising an outsole having a heel portion, with there being an intervening zone of flexure therebetween. Forward and rearward inner soles are provided on said outsole and with th... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4104754 | Process for the manufacture of shoes having a wooden base A shoe having a wooden base is manufactured by providing a wooden member having a shape corresponding to the desired shape of the insole and sole of the finished shoe. The wooden member is divided along a line substantially parallel to the foot supporting... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3952429 | Sectional shoe mid-sole A composite mid-sole especially adapted for incorporation into platform shoes and consisting of a rigid heel and shank part interconnected with a flexible forepart. The mid-sole parts are composed of moldable plastic material of differing densities, the c... | 04/27/1976 |
