Boots – shoes – and leggings – Soles – Laminated
Patent
1994-04-13
1995-11-14
Meyers, Steven N.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Soles
Laminated
36 31, 36114, 36 59R, A43B 500, A43B 1312
Patent
active
054655072
ABSTRACT:
An integral sole for a shoe includes a base plate, a stabilizing plate, and a heel member. The base plate is made of a cushioning material and includes a lower surface having a footprint embossing which engages a walking surface providing traction and comfort for the user. The stabilizing plate is horizontally located about and surrounding the footprint embossing and is made of a material which is harder than the material of the base plate. The stabilizing plate also engages the walking surface and includes a bridge portion extending outwardly from a toe and ball portion of the footprint embossing to provide lateral stability for the sole. The heel member is located peripherally about a heel portion of the stabilizing plate. The heel member is made of a material which is harder than the material of the stabilizing plate to provide a firm heel stability for the shoe. Preferably, the toe portion of the footprint embossing includes five separate toe-print areas. The base plate, the stabilizing plate and the heel member are preferably made of a styrene-butadiene-styrene material, where: the base plate has a durometer value of about 40, the stabilizing plate has a durometer value of about 53, and the heel member has a durometer value of about 65. To provide flexibility for the sole, the stabilizing plate has an outer edge with flex vents laterally adjacent a ball area of the footprint embossing.
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Mills Donald L.
Schumacher James H.
Meyers Steven N.
OSAGE Footwear, Inc.
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