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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7103922 | Hosiery having a toe notch and bubble for accommodating a sandal strap A hosiery item includes an upper part for covering the foot and at least a portion of the ankle of the wearer, and a lower part for covering the toes of the wearer. A toe notch is formed in the lower part to separate the lower part into a big toe accommodating pocke... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7082703 | Article of footwear for sand sports An article of footwear for sand sports includes an outsole and an upper secured to the outsole. The upper has a first toe pocket configured to receive a big toe of a user and a second toe pocket configured to receive at least some of the remaining toes of the user. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6971190 | Foot retention device A foot retention device (20, 100) includes a rigid vertical strut (40) and a springy band (30) disposed adjacent to an exterior side of the strut (40) and configured to flex over the strut (40) to form a non-drooping asymmetric arc... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6925734 | Shoe with an arch support The invention relates to a shoe having an arch support extending from an interior of a shoe to an exterior of a shoe. The arch support can be adjusted from the exterior of the shoe. The arch support includes straps which each have a slide groove formed therein. On o... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6886276 | Plantar fascia support apparatus A support apparatus for supporting the plantar fascia of a foot. The support apparatus is made of an elastic material expandable in the width and longitudinal axis of the foot. When in operative position on the foot, the apparatus frictionally remains in place mid t... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6393733 | Shoe with arch support A shoe having a fixed insole and an upper being provided with an adjustable arch strap. The strap has an elastically stretchable portion interposed between a main portion and a free end portion of the strap. The strap further includes an indicator for ren... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5692320 | Shock absorbing lacing system for a shoe A lace up shoe with shock absorbing and tensioning members which provides for a superior fit of the shoe to the wearer's foot and which provides for pronation and supination countering adjustability. The shock absorbing and tensioning member is affixed to... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5566475 | Sports boot having at least a partially elastic lining A boot that includes an outer sole, a stiffener surrounding the heel, a vamp, as well as a lining made of an elastic material extending over the top of the front-foot inside vamp, the vamp and the stiffener being assembled to the outer sole in a periphera... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5323549 | Shoe equipped with internal orthotic cradle device Disclosed herein is a dynamically interactive combination of a shoe and an externally adjustable internal orthotic foot cradle formed of a fabric strap material. The disclosed combination attenuates and beneficially disperses the deforming forces experien... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5269078 | Apparatus for supplying supporting force An apparatus for supplying supporting force in a boot or the like having predetermined first and second sides, the apparatus having a force applying system including a plurality of first securing points mounted in substantially fixed relation on the boot ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5105565 | Internal tightening device for cross-country ski boot A cross-countery ski boot comprising, at least in the area of the instep, an internal tightening device (17,18) for clamping the foot of the user, and a covering and closing upper (10) which envelops the entire foot and covers the internal tightening devi... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4926569 | Shoe with cradle arch support A shoe including an arch support device that operates under tension to cradle the foot and lift the arch. In a preferred embodiment, the arch support arrangement includes an elastic strap attached on one end to the lateral portion of the top surface of th... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4920664 | Longitudinal support sling A foot support structure which is attached to a shoe so as to provide support to the medial arch of a foot in a longitudinal direction while acting as a supplement to the longitudinal fascia, ligaments and tendons of the foot is disclosed. The structure i... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4916835 | Sport shoe The shoe incorporates a shaft (3) jointed (5) to a shell (1) along a transverse axis (5'), connecting two joint pieces (5) on each side of the shoe and connected to one another by a stirrup (6). The joint pieces (5), stationary in relation to the shaft (3... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4914839 | Ski boot An arrangement for retaining a skier's foot within the shell base of a ski boot, comprising one or more tongues integral with the inner sides of the shell base, extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the boot and at least partly surrounding th... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4901451 | Tightening device for athletic shoe Athletic shoe comprised of a sole (1) to which is attached a vamp (2), of which the upper anterior portion contains a slit (3) associated with a system (6) for tightening the shoe and covered with a closing flap (7). A yoke (11) fastened to the sole exten... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4860464 | Transverse support sling A foot support structure attached to the outsole of a shoe to provide support to the medial arch and to girth the midfoot in a sling configuration is disclosed. The support structure includes a plurality of sling straps attached to the outsole in position... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4835885 | Skate boot A skate boot is described which includes an overlapping tension strap extending from the medial side of the outer sole to the medial lacing band, and the lacing passes through eyelets provided in the tension strap. The lacing bands are arranged such that ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4811498 | Ski boot A sport boot, intended especially for cross country skiing, essentially flexible, has a front area (16) of the shaft (9) which is continuous and completely closed, with respect to which slits (19, 21) are offset, allowing the opening and closing of the sh... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4794706 | Dynamic transverse girth A shoe construction for providing girthing support to the midfoot region of the foot is disclosed. The present invention provides for adjusting the perimeter of the transverse girth of a shoe in the midfoot region under varying conditions of loading. When... | 01/03/1989 |
