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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7272900 | Balancing appliance for footwear item A balancing disc or appliance for use in with a shoe insole, or biomechanical device, such as an ankle or foot brace, for balancing the gait of a user is defined by a substantially circular disc or body element having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surf... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7165343 | Shoe with fixtures for walking on a slope The shoe with fixtures for walking on a slope comprises a U-shaped base-member 11, having a bottom base-member 11b and two arm base-members 11a extending upward from both ends of the bottom base-member 11b, for being ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140129 | Article of footwear with perforated covering and removable components An article of footwear includes a flexible cover shaped to envelope at least a portion of a wearer's foot. The cover has a sole region with inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface positioned to face the sole of the wearer's foot and the outer surface positioned ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7073813 | Athletic boot with interface adjustment mechanism An interface adjustment mechanism 100 includes a frame member 102 and fore and aft adjustable spacer holding members 104, 106, and is disposed within the outsole of the snowboard boot 10. The interface adjustment mechanism 100 also includes a plurality of interface ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6938363 | Orthopedic shoe appliance and method An apparatus for orthopedic treatment including a top surface, a bottom surface, and an angle of inclination formed between the top surface and the bottom surface is disclosed. In addition, the apparatus, in some embodiments, may be integrally formed as part of a pi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6609313 | Alpine ski boot An alpine ski boot has a curb intended to allow the boot to be held on a ski by either a front binding or a rear binding. The curb has a flange (4) which is nonremovably secured to the lower part of the boot and a removable curb piece (8; 16; 16') fixable... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6584707 | Athletic shoe with an adjustable sizing system An article of footwear is provided that includes a sizing apparatus to allow the shoe size to be adjustable by the wearer. The article of footwear in the form of a shoe includes a sole, an upper extending from the sole, and a sizing apparatus located with... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6442874 | Athletic shoe with an adjustable sizing system An article of footwear that includes a sizing system to allow the shoe size to be adjustable by the wearer. The article of footwear in the form of a shoe includes a sole, an upper extending from the sole, and a sizing member located within the upper, in w... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6238437 | Able-bodied artificial foot phosthesis testing apparatus The present invention is footwear for use by an able-bodied person to test and appreciate the functions of a prosthetic foot. The footwear includes an upper for attachment to a user's foot and a mounting plate attached to the inside sole of the footwear. ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6170176 | Shoe apparatus and method An orthopedic shoe appliance is provided having a pad with a wedge. The wedge is located on the pad in the area where the big toe would rest on the pad. The wedge provides a means to elevate the big toe up from the top planar surface of the pad. The relat... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6041523 | Method for weight-training using a shoe insert A weight-training method uses a shoe insert to elevate the user's heel while performing weight-training exercises, such as squats. The method entails placing a wedge-shaped shoe insert into the user's shoe at the start of a weight-training exercise to rai... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6021586 | Adjustable heel assembly and shoe including the same A shoe having an upper, a sole and an adjustable heel assembly including a first heel member connected to the sole at a rear portion thereof and a second heel member arranged at least partially within the first heel member. The second heel member is movab... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5732481 | Adjustable height insole system A variable-height insole system for a shoe includes a soft-flexible insole and a plurality of heel supporting members in the shoe under the insole. The heel supporting members generally increase in hardness in a downward direction. Selectable lift inserts... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5497566 | Method of manufacturing elevating shoes An elevating shoe includes a shoe body having an upper, a sole, a heel, and an inner member provided in the shoe body for raising the height of the wearer, the heel including a heel body for supporting the weight of the wearer and a heel configuration for... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5464380 | Shoe sole for leg apparatus A leg apparatus shoe sole has an upper sole member and a lower sole member interconnected by expanders so as to be movable towards and away from each other wherein the expanders are connected with a remote actuator by a drive wire. The actuator is operate... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5437111 | Elevating shoe provided with a deceptive inner member An elevating shoe includes a shoe body having an upper, a sole, a heel, an inner member provided in the shoe body for raising the height of the wearer. The inner member includes an elevating portion formed with a top portion defined by a minimum area nece... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5309651 | Transformable shoe Transformable shoe frames are described wherein the heel of the shoe can be extended downwardly in a high heel position or converted to a low heel position. The shoe frame is made in sections that are pivotally connected to each other and mechanisms have ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5235715 | Impact asborbing composites and their production An improved composite for absorbing and dispersing impacting forces is disclosed. The composite includes a flexible plastic enclosure defining an internal cavity. The flexible enclosure is generally impermeable to air and capable of having its internal pr... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5177883 | Adjustable height shoe for leg lengthening procedures and leg length discrepancies An adjustable height shoe for leg lengthening procedures to correct for leg length discrepancy has a removable outer sole which is coupled to a midsole of a shoe upper with a number of unequal, graduated thickness interlocking connecting filler soles inte... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5163237 | Foot support system for shoes A shoe construction is provided with means for inclusion or orthotic and/or planar adjustment members in a shoe, without adversely affecting thereby the fit of the shoe on the foot or the distance of the foot from the walking surface.... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5075984 | Reversible hiking shoe heel-and-toe lift attachment A reversible hiking shoe heel-and-toe lift attachment is capable of being deployed on the heel of a hiking shoe for assisting a hiker in ascending a steep grade and on the toe of the hiking shoe for assisting the hiker in descending the steep grade. The l... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4910885 | Shoe with resilient and convertible heel There is disclosed a resilient heel support for a ladies' shoe which, most preferably, is convertible to heel supports of varied heights, thereby permitting the altering of the height of the heels, at the wearer's whim. The shoe is formed with a conventio... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4726127 | Shoe with heel support and with minimum contact for the ball of the foot, particularly for use after surgery or trauma The present invention concerns a shoe, particularly for post-surgery or post-trauma use, intended to be worn by a patient whose ball of the foot is suffering from an injury or from any sort of damage which may be painful, this shoe comprising an upper (1)... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4546557 | Shoe, more especially for patients having undergone a surgical operation on the fore-foot A shoe, more especially for patients having undergone a surgical operation on the fore-foot. It comprises an upper (1) open at the front, this upper being formed from two quarters (2) for wrapping round the rear part of the patient's foot and an inner sol... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4530173 | Excessive pronation correcting device The present invention relates to a pronation correcting device designed to provide three important functions to correct excessive pronation and eliminate the adverse affects thereof. The wedge comprises a substantially flat cushion portion, a wedge cushio... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4523395 | Adjusting device particularly for ski boots The device comprises a bar carried rotatably on the ski boot and provided with first and second oppositely threaded portions rotatively engaged by first and second blocks effective to translate along the bar. To the blocks there are articulated respective... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4370817 | Elevating boot An elevating boot wherein the heel section of the boot includes a height increasing insert for the wearer located within the boot in the area of the heel. This insert is to be removable, or it can be integrally secured to the boot. The forwardmost section... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4314411 | Removable, adjustable, foot-supporting and foot-positioning, orthopedic inserts for use in athletic footwear Removable, adjustable, foot-supporting and foot-positioning, orthopedic inserts for selectively and correctly supporting and positioning bottom regions of the foot, which are constructed and designed for use in athletic or sports footwear, including shoes... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4265033 | Shoe to be worn over cast A removable shoe to be worn over a cast that extends over the foot of a person, which shoe provides protection to the cast and by use of a heel wedge preferably inserted in the shoe, and with an area below the main face of the wedge to accommodate the bot... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4176459 | Foot elevation measuring device The present invention relates to a measuring device for measuring the relative-correctable difference in length of a person's legs in order to determine the amount of elevation required in the construction of an orthopedic shoe to compensate for such diff... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4088336 | Foot-wearable stilt A pair of elevating structures to be worn on the feet, each of the structures comprising a ground contact unit to which a vertically separated foot receiving unit is joined to form a unitary structure. The ground contact unit has a horizontal base plate f... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4057914 | Orthopedic boots A pair of boots for compensation of leg length deformities utilizes a pair of boots of similar outward appearance and whose sole portions appear thick similar to today's platform style. One boot remains unchanged internally and is worn by the shorter of t... | 11/15/1977 |
| 3976293 | Bowling pocket pool game A game of bowling in which the field of play is in the form of an oversize pocket pool table, with a cue ball and numbered target balls. The players wear shoes mounted on a high platform sole and heel and manually bowl the cue ball at the target ball to d... | 08/24/1976 |
