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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4520581 | Custom footbed support and method and apparatus for manufacturing same A footbed support for footwear comprises a laminate footbed custom formed to the shape of the wearer's foot from laminae of water-activated, polyurethane-impregnated fabric sheet material. The footbed is formed by placing the water-activated lamina on a r... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4510636 | System and method for forming custom-made shoe inserts An automatic system for forming custom-made shoe inserts for a person's feet from a pair of blanks is provided with a foot impression mechanism for simultaneously forming an impression of the contour of the undersurface of each of the person's feet and fo... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4453322 | Sandal having side wall for preventing pronation A sandal is provided with an inside arch and ankle stabilizing flange which forms an integral part of a one-piece molded bottom without a separate inner sole. The flange is smoothly curved and extends upward along the arch side for a longitudinal length f... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4433494 | Article of clothing or accessory intended to adapt itself closely to a part of the human body and a process for adapting this article or accessory to this part of the human body The invention relates to a padding allowing an article of clothing or an accessory to be adapted closely to a part of the human body. This padding is constituted by a thermo-formable plastic foam 2 placed in a non-extensible covering 1 and making an open cavit... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4428089 | Footwear and forming methods therefor A method of forming an article of footwear to fit a predetermined foot is provided by modifying the shape of such an article in which the foot is readily engageable by in-situ formation of a resilient foam moulding in the free space between the article an... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4414762 | Slipper for a ski boot, and process for its manufacture A slipper for a ski boot produced by injection of a foam mixture of plastic material between the walls of two socks placed upon a form set in a mold, the outer of the two socks comprising a very thin, extensible sheet having the same dimensions as the inn... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4369588 | Isothermic protective boot An isothermic protective boot designed particularly for patients with arterial disease. The boot has a complete inner lining and outer cover of a soft, non-allergenic material, a double layer of a soft, flexible, compressible isothermic protective materia... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4301564 | Pliable inner boot and injectable fit packs for ski boots A pliable inner boot for insertion within a rigid outer shell of a ski boot is formed of resinous foam material. The inner boot is bifurcated at the front, and is provided with recesses in the vicinity of the shin region and preferably at the heel pocket.... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4255202 | Viscous, flowable, pressure-compensating fitting compositions Viscous, flowable, pressure-compensating fitting materials or compositions having low density, sturdy, glass microbeads distributed therein, which are suitable for a variety of uses and applications, including, but not limited to, fitting pads for footwea... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4236725 | Dynamic device for holding the foot and the leg in position in a rigid structure A dynamic device for holding the foot and the leg in position in a rigid structure consisting of shells or fastening elements, wherein there is at least a pump operated by the motions of the leg which is associated with at least an element for adjusting t... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4229546 | Viscous, flowable, pressure-compensating fitting compositions having therein both glass and resinous microbeads Viscous, flowable, pressure-compensating fitting materials or compositions having low density, sturdy, glass microbeads and lightweight, sturdy resinous microbeads substantially uniformly distributed therein, which are suitable for a variety of uses and a... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4123856 | Kicking shoe A kicking shoe is disclosed which comprises wedging means in the toe box for maintaining the toes of a wearer in an upwardly flexed position. The resulting forward flexure of the toes facilitates "locking" of the wearer's ankle, and causes kicking force t... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4120064 | Method for adjusting a ski-boot to a skier's foot A ski boot comprising an external shell and a rigid sole, a slipper producing at least one cavity between the shell and the foot. The method of adjustment consists in filling the cavity with a moldable mixture of products kept in a viscous or paste-like s... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4108928 | Method of producing a viscous flowable pressure-compensating fitting composition from hollow thermoplastic microblends with the use of high frequency heating and dispensing the composition into a sealable, flexible, protective enclosure means Methods involving the use of high frequency heating means and temperature-compensating means to expand hollow, thermoplastic resinous microbeads in a controllable manner. The heat-expanded microbeads are suitable for use, for example, in providing viscous... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4083127 | Adjustable, pressure-compensating, custom fitting pads having predetermined amount of fitting material and their use in boots Preformed fitting pads are disclosed having a protective envelope enclosure with flowable fitting material retained therein. The enclosure is shaped and constructed to provide therein communicating reservoir and primary fitting sections constructed in ope... | 04/11/1978 |
| 3936959 | Ski boot with replaceable liner A rear-entry ski boot comprising a semi-rigid shell is provided with a two-piece liner system, one section of which covers the forward portion of the user's foot from behind the ankle bones, the second section covering the heel and Achilles' tendon areas,... | 02/10/1976 |
