Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
Patent
1997-05-30
1999-04-27
Kavanaugh, Ted
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
A43B 720
Patent
active
058966838
ABSTRACT:
An improved article of footwear for limiting inversion and eversion of the ankle is disclosed. The article of footwear includes at least one support which limits eversion and inversion while permitting a full range of motion in the plantar and dorsi flexion plane. The support includes a plurality of finger-like elements extending vertically upward from the sole along the upper The breadth of each finger-like element is greater than its width so that the element will freely bend in the dorsi and plantar flexion plane and not in the medial and lateral flexion plane. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the article of footwear has supports located in the rear-foot, mid-foot and forefoot regions of the article of footwear for preventing inversion and eversion as well as for enhancing the fit of the article of footwear and containing the foot over the sole.
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Foxen Thomas
Johnson Jeffrey L.
Kavanaugh Ted
Nike Inc.
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