Footwear stabilizer

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1986-08-27

1988-10-11

Kee Chi, James

Boots, shoes, and leggings

Boots and shoes

Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature

36 50, 36 69, 36114, A43B 720, A43B 714, A43B 500

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047761113

ABSTRACT:
A footwear stabilizer for athletic shoes comprising a sole, an upper attached to the sole and having an opening, and a tongue to complete the opening. Exterior stabilizer means comprising a collar compliant about the ankle and stiff vertically, and a pair of stiffening elements attached to and pivoted about pivot points on opposite sides of the foot below the malleoli, each element extending upwards to join the collar. The collar is tightened about the ankle and joined in front by the shoelaces which pass through eyelets or grommets and also through registered eyelets of the upper and grommets of the collar. The shoe also has a stiff support and a support plate protecting the heel and achilles tendon.

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patent: 4571856 (1986-02-01), Lin et al.
patent: 4625435 (1986-12-01), Ueda
patent: 4676011 (1987-06-01), O'Rourke et al.

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