Footwear with removable foot-supporting member

Details Footwear with removable foot-supporting member Footwear with removable foot-supporting member

2006-03-21

2006-03-21

Kavanaugh, Ted (Department: 3728)

Boots, shoes, and leggings

Soles

Cushion

C036S02500A, C036S03000A, C036S031000, C036S044000, C036S029000, C036S144000, C036S174000, C036S180000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07013583

ABSTRACT:
An article of footwear is disclosed having an upper, a foot-supporting member, and a sole structure. The foot-supporting member includes a heel region located at a greater elevation than a forefoot region, thereby defining a recess under the heel region. The sole structure includes a midsole that forms a protrusion on the interior of the footwear. The protrusion mates with the recess to provide support for the heel region. The foot-supporting member may also incorporate pronation control characteristics, including a downward cant from a medial to a lateral side of the foot-supporting member and a region of reduced support generally underlying the first metatarsal. To further reduce the rate of pronation, the sole structure includes a region in the rear-lateral corner that is more compressible than other areas of the sole structure.

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