Class 36/80 - WITH HEEL LOCK

Subclass of Class 36 - Boots, shoes, and leggings
Definition: Devices in which the boot or shoe is provided with means
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 10/14/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7434336	Footwear incorporating a self-locking sock Footwear, incorporating a self-locking sock for stopping the slippage of a user's foot inside the shoe while walking or running. The footwear with a self-locking sock comprises: a footwear with two male portions of hook and loop fasteners with one attached to the in...	10/14/2008
7168188	Article footwear with removable heel pad An article of footwear includes a sole assembly, an upper secured to the sole assembly, a heel counter secured to the upper, and a heel pad removably attached to an inner surface of the heel counter. ...	01/30/2007
7124518	Orthotic assembly having stationary heel post and separate orthotic plate An orthotic insert assembly having a stationary heel post with a guide slot and an unattached rigid plate member with a depending peg that is received in the slot. The peg cooperates with the guide slot to control and direct a medial-to-lateral rocking movement of t...	10/24/2006
7062866	Shoe having a relative wide toe box combined with a footbed to inhibit relative forward foot movement A woman's high-heeled pump wherein the heel portion is relatively narrowed and lengthened to extend along and firmly embrace the entire calcaneus of the wearer. The forward portion of the shoe receives the forward part of the wearer's foot including her toes in a re...	06/20/2006
7041075	Orthotic foot devices for bare feet and methods for stabilizing feet An orthotic foot device that can be fastened to a person's bare foot is provided. The orthotic has a U-shaped hindfoot supporting region and an arched midfoot supporting region. A method for stabilizing and supporting a bare foot with the orthotic is also provided. ...	05/09/2006
6460275	Orthotic insert An orthotic device for inserting within a heel portion of a shoe of a user for inhibiting excessive pronation or excessive supination of a user's foot, and for comforting associated pain by cushioning a heel of the foot, which includes a sloped wedge memb...	10/08/2002
6311412	Boot, liner, insole combination A liner and an insole, which are attached at a sole portion of the liner, are wearable with a boot, which is provided with a recess where an upper structure of the boot is affixed to a sole structure of the boot, at a heel end of the sole structure. At a ...	11/06/2001
6247250	Conformable shoe insert with a support layer A shoe insert includes a support layer having a bottom surface and a top surface opposing the bottom surface. The shoe insert further includes a cushion layer fixedly superposed onto the top surface of the support layer. The bottom surface includes a gene...	06/19/2001
6233846	Shoe, especially sports or dancing shoe The shoe has a sole which has a ball section and a heel, the heel having an open middle section under the heel of the foot which is bridged by a bridging element. The bridging element is rigid. The open middle section of the heel can reach as far as the f...	05/22/2001
6038793	Orthotic system An orthotic system includes a combination partial insole, heel cup and metatarsal pad. The combination partial insole is comprised of the heel cup, a modified metatarsal pad, a midfoot support and a longitudinal arch support. The heel cup and metatarsal p...	03/21/2000
5611153	Insole for heel pain relief An insole and a method for relieving bottom-of-heel pain (ie. plantar heel pain) and/or arch pain associated with bottom-of-heel pain is described....	03/18/1997
5542196	Insole An innersole for use in a shoe or the like and generally having a shoe-shape said innersole comprising a first region having a first hardness, said first region designed to underlie the periphery of the rearfoot, the centroid region of the foot and the pe...	08/06/1996
5255452	Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface. The shoes have a specially design...	10/26/1993
4930232	Multilayer shoe sole The present invention is directed to a multilayer laminate for use as a sole of a shoe. The shoe construction includes a combination of rigid support materials and polymeric foam materials of varying Shore hardness values permanently attached atop a conve...	06/05/1990
4897937	Non-slip insole base An insole base member in planar form for providing a mechanical interlock with a shoe insole is disclosed. The insole base provides a low volume, low profile molded pattern which contacts the underside of the insole material and prevents shearing shifts o...	02/06/1990
4879821	Insole construction An insole construction for shoe comprising an insole layer having a forward portion, an instep portion having upwardly flared walls defining a flexible support for the wearer's instep, and a heel portion having upwardly flared peripheral walls defining a ...	11/14/1989
4688338	Orthotic insert for high heeled shoes A rigid orthotic insert made of a plurality of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers comprising parallel fibers, some of which are graphite. Along an outside edge of the insert, there is a layer of reinforcing graphite fibers. This arrange...	08/25/1987
4686993	Low profile functional orthotic The low profile functional orthotic constructed of polypropylene and formed with a heel, arch and forefoot area terminating short of the metatarsals. The heel portion is formed with an integral heel post and the forefoot portion is contoured on the unders...	08/18/1987
4612713	Orthotic for athletic use A rigid orthotic insert made of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers being made of graphite fibers positioned parallel to one another. At least one of the inserts is made of several sections, with some of the sections having the fibers or...	09/23/1986
4610101	Orthotic insert An orthotic insert formed of a plurality of layers bonded to one another. Some of the layers are made from fiberglass reinforced plastic, having the fibers oriented at 45° from the longitudinal axis. At least one of the layers is made of parallel graphit...	09/09/1986
4360027	Thin, light-weight flexible orthopedic device A thin, light-weight flexible orthotic device which has a therapeutic portion and a non-therapeutic portion. The therapeutic portion is shaped and contoured to engage a human foot and consists of: a distal forefoot supporting region; a proximal heel suppo...	11/23/1982
4305212	Orthotically dynamic footwear A shoe incorporating dynamic Orthotic means which adapt to the foot in a prescribed manner, controlling heel "strike" and weight bearing loads, establishing a cup-shape to "catch" the heel and foot to stabilize it, balancing and maintaining the sub-talar ...	12/15/1981
4235028	Orthotic stabilizer for athletic shoe An orthotic stabilizer for an athletic shoe comprising a semirigid body formed to fit around and under the wearer's heel above the midsole forming a concave pocket for receiving the heel and extending from the heel along approximately two-thirds of the le...	11/25/1980
4188736	Footwear with specially formed insole The invention is a sole for footwear having an indentation for the ball of the heel and a heel stop under the rear of the arch to prevent the foot from sliding forward in the footwear....	02/19/1980
4179827	Foot clamping device particularly for ski boots A foot clamping device for ski boots comprises, inside the boot body a presser member at the foot heel region and a threaded peg extending from the presser member and rotatably engaged in a threaded bush associated with a boss on the outside of the boot b...	12/25/1979
4137654	Footwear device A device for use in footwear to correct and prevent problems associated with the human foot. The device includes upstanding side and rear walls which are integrally joined with a lower wedge to form a heel cup that closely fits with and supports the heel ...	02/06/1979
4078322	Ski boot A ski boot is constructed with a relatively rigid bottom foot enclosure, a somewhat more flexible cuff portion pivotally connected to the foot enclosure at the axis of the ankle, and an even more flexible spat portion arranged to close over the upper port...	03/14/1978

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