EP0100067A2
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Sole construction and shoe construction
Assignee: Famolare Inc
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Filing: 1983-07-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-07-21
Abstract
Abstract @ A shoe construction comprising an inner sole carried on an outer sole, the inner sole having an upper surface which conforms to the anatomical undersurface of the foot and from which extend projections for massaging the foot, the shoe further comprising a thin layer overlying the inner sole and anchored so as to establish a floating region interior of the periphery of the layer and overlying the inner sole upper surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph P. Famolare, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:10
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B7/00; A43B7/14; A43B7/1405; A43B7/141; A43B13/00; A43B13/02; A43B13/12; A43B13/14; A43B13/18; A43B13/38; A43B13/40; A43B3/00; A43B3/12; A43B3/128; A43B7/1455; A43B7/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A sole construction comprising: an inner sole having an upper surface and further having projections extending upwardly from and distributed about said upper surface for massaging the foot; and a layer overlying said inner sole, said layer being anchored against movement so that a region of said layer interior of the periphery of said layer and overlying said upper surface is allowed to float.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A sole construction comprising: an inner sole having an upper surface and further having projections extending upwardly from and distributed about said upper surface for massaging the foot; and a layer overlying said inner sole, said layer being anchored against movement so that a region of said layer interior of the periphery of said layer and overlying said upper surface is allowed to float.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 1 further comprising: means for selectively anchoring sub-regions of said interior region to thereby define a plurality of floating sub-regions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 2 wherein: said floating sub-regions comprise a forwardmost toe sub-region, an intermediate ball sub-region, an intermediate shank portion sub-region and a heel sub-region. .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 2 wherein: said floating sub-regions consist of a forwardmost toe sub-region, an intermediate ball sub-region, an intermediate shank portion sub-region and a heel sub-region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
82 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 3 or 4 wherein: said anchoring means includes: a first anchor extending across the lateral extent of said interior region at the interface of said toe and ball sub-regions; a second anchor extending across the lateral extent of said interior region at the interface of said ball and intermediate shank portion sub-regions. and a third anchor extending across the lateral extent of said interior region at the interface of said shank portion and heel sub-regions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 5 wherein: said anchoring means further comprises: a fourth anchor extending around the border of said interior region; said first through third anchors beginning and ending at said fourth anchor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 5 wherein: said inner sole is devoid of projections along the paths encompassed by each of said first, second and third anchors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 6 wherein: each of said anchors comprises stitching.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said thin layer comprises one of cloth and calves skin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said projections are uniformly distributed cver said upper surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 1 or 10 wherein: said projections are in the form of plosives.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A sole construction in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said interior region extends over substantially the entire extent of said upper surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
13 . A sole construction in accordance with claim 6 wherein: said fourth anchor is interior of the periphery of said upper surface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
14 . A sole construction in accordance with claim 13 wherein: said inner sole is devoid of projections between said periphery of said upper surface and said forth anchor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
1 5. A sole construction in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said upper surface is devoid of projections in a rim portion of said upper surface; and said projections are disposed to encompass the central area of the undersurface of the foot.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
A shoe construction comprising: an outer sole; an inner sole as claimed in claims 1 to 15, said inner sole being supported on said outer sole and having an upper surface which follows the anatomical contour of the undersurface of the foot.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
A shoe construction in accordance with claim 16 wherein: said periphery of said thin layer is sandwiched between said inner and outer soles and includes an intermediate portion between said periphery and said interior region which extends along the sidewall of said inner sole.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A shoe construction in accordance with claim 16 further comprising: a pad disposed between said inner and outer soles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
A shoe construction in accordance with claim 16 wherein: the upper surface of said outer sole follows the anatomical contour of the foot; and said inner sole follows tne upper surface of said outer sole.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
A shoe construction in accordance with claim 16 further comprising: means for applying increased pressure to each of said floating sub-regions relative to said anchored sub-regions.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
50 words
2 1 . A shoe construction in accordance with claim 20wherein: said means for applying pressure comprises a crest on the lower surface of said outer sole underlying each of said floating sub-regions and a trough on the lower surface of said inner sole underlying each of said anchored sub-regions.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
22 . A shoe construction in accordance with claim 21 wherein: each of said crests is at a different one of the normal weight bearing locations of the foot.
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