Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Occupational or athletic shoe
Patent
1991-02-22
1994-03-29
Meyers, Steven N.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Occupational or athletic shoe
36 30R, 36 31, A43B 1312, A43B 500
Patent
active
052973492
ABSTRACT:
A cushioning sole for use in footwear, in particular athletic shoes, is disclosed. The cushioning sole includes a rearfoot motion control device incorporated into a sole member. The device preferably functions to gradually control pronation motion. The device includes generally vertically extending rigid members and a plurality of horizontally extending plate members. In other preferred embodiments, a cushioning sole for use in footwear includes a rearfoot motion control device formed integrally with a heel supporting element, substantially rigid and generally vertical members of the rearfoot motion control device being perpendicular to each other, or an external surface of the rearfoot motion control device being visible from outside of the footwear.
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Meyers Steven N.
Nike Corporation
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