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US4045888A
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Athletic shoe
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-10-26
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Granted: 1977-09-06
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Expires: 1996-10-26
Abstract
Abstract A canvas-type athletic shoe, particularly adapted for playing street hockey. The shoe is provided with a plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members, each having a principal sloping face depending outwardly from the bottom of the shoe. The principal sloping face of each triangularly shaped gripping member may be either the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle, the longest side of an obtuse triangle, either equal side of an isosceles triangle, or, the longer of the two sides of a scalene triangle which are not adjacent to the bottom of the shoe. Each triangularly shaped gripping member is said to point in the direction of the acute angle each principal sloping face makes with the bottom of the shoe. Where the inside halves of the bottoms of the shoes are defined as those halves which are adjacent when the wearer stands with his feet together, toes pointed forward, a set of triangularly shaped gripping members is longitudinally disposed on the inside half of the bottom of the shoe, pointing toward the center of the shoe. Two sets of triangularly shaped gripping members are transversely disposed on the outside half of the shoe. Those triangularly shaped gripping members on the sole portion of the outside half of the bottom of the shoe point toward the rear of the shoe and those triangularly shaped gripping members on the heel portion of the outside half of the bottom of the shoe point toward the front of the shoe. Rectangular, longitudinal dividing members run substantially the length of the center of the bottom of the shoe, separating the inside and outside halves thereof. In addition, sets of triangularly shaped gripping members are transversely disposed at the extreme front and the extreme rear of the bottom of the shoe, with both sets of triangularly shaped gripping members pointed inwardly toward the center of the shoe. The shoe extends well above the ankle, with foam padding provided therein to protect the ankle area and the back of the leg. Additional padding is located under the tongue of the shoe so that the ankle is completely encircled. A reinforced section is provided over the toe area.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce Oxenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:19
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B13/00; A43B13/14; A43B13/22; A43B13/223; A43B5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
An athletic shoe, comprising: a fabric upper; padding connected to said upper, disposed inside said shoe about the ankle, back and tongue areas of said upper; a resilient, rubber-like lower, said lower having a sole and a heel portion; a plurality of gripping members mounted on said lower, each of said gripping members being triangularly shaped in cross-section, each of said gripping members being provided with a principal sloping face depending outwardly from said lower, said triangularly shaped gripping members pointing in the direction of the acute angle which each said principal sloping face makes with said lower; a first set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members, tranversely disposed along said sole portion of the outside half of the bottom of said lower, pointing towards the rear of said lower; a second set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members, transversely disposed along said heel portion of the outside half of the bottom of said lower, pointing towards the front of said lower; a third set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members longitudinally disposed along the inside half of the bottom of said lower, pointing towards the center of said lower; and a longitudinally dividing member running substantially the length of the bottom of said lower, separating said first and said second set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members from said third set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
An athletic shoe, comprising: a fabric upper; padding connected to said upper, disposed inside said shoe about the ankle, back and tongue areas of said upper; a resilient, rubber-like lower, said lower having a sole and a heel portion; a plurality of gripping members mounted on said lower, each of said gripping members being triangularly shaped in cross-section, each of said gripping members being provided with a principal sloping face depending outwardly from said lower, said triangularly shaped gripping members pointing in the direction of the acute angle which each said principal sloping face makes with said lower; a first set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members, tranversely disposed along said sole portion of the outside half of the bottom of said lower, pointing towards the rear of said lower; a second set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members, transversely disposed along said heel portion of the outside half of the bottom of said lower, pointing towards the front of said lower; a third set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members longitudinally disposed along the inside half of the bottom of said lower, pointing towards the center of said lower; and a longitudinally dividing member running substantially the length of the bottom of said lower, separating said first and said second set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members from said third set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1, further comprising: a liner attached to the inside of said upper; and said padding attached between said upper and said liner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1, further comprising: a fourth set of said plurality of triangularly shaped gripping members transversely disposed in the extreme front of the bottom of said lower, pointing towards the rear of said shoe; and a fifth set of said plurality of triangularly cross-sectioned gripping members transversely disposed at the extreme rear of the bottom of said lower, pointing towards the front of the shoe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1, further comprising a resilient, rubber-like, reinforced toe section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1 wherein said padding disposed about said ankle area is substantially thicker than said padding disposed about said back area and said tongue area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1 wherein said padding is a flexible polyurethane foam or foam rubber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1 wherein said fabric is canvas and said lower is cured natural or synthetic rubber, or a polyurethane elastomer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1, wherein at least one of said triangular cross-sections is a right-angled triangle and said principal sloping face is the hypotenuse of said right-angled triangle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1, wherein at least one of said triangular cross-sections is an obtuse triangle and said principal sloping face is the longest side of said obtuse triangle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1, wherein at least one of said triangular cross-sections is an isosceles triangle and said principal sloping face is either of the two equal sides of said isosceles triangle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The athletic shoe of claim 1, wherein at least one of said triangular cross-sections is a scalene triangle and said principal sloping face is the longer of the two sides of said scalene triangle not adjacent to said lower.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
116 words
A pair of athletic shoes, comprising: fabric uppers; padding connected to said uppers, disposed inside said shoes about the ankle, back and tongue areas of said uppers; resilient, rubber-like lowers, said lowers having heel and sole portions; four sets of a plurality of gripping members mounted on said lowers, each of said gripping members being triangularly shaped in cross-section, each of said gripping members being provided with a principal sloping face depending outwardly from said lower, said triangularly shaped gripping members pointing in the direction of the acute angle which each of said principal sloping face makes with said lowers; and said four sets of said triangularly shaped gripping members pointing in four mutually perpendicular directions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
116 words
A pair of athletic shoes, comprising: fabric uppers; padding connected to said uppers, disposed inside said shoes about the ankle, back and tongue areas of said uppers; resilient, rubber-like lowers, said lowers having heel and sole portions; four sets of a plurality of gripping members mounted on said lowers, each of said gripping members being triangularly shaped in cross-section, each of said gripping members being provided with a principal sloping face depending outwardly from said lower, said triangularly shaped gripping members pointing in the direction of the acute angle which each of said principal sloping face makes with said lowers; and said four sets of said triangularly shaped gripping members pointing in four mutually perpendicular directions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 12, further comprising: liners connected to the insides of said uppers; and said padding attached between said uppers and said liners.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 12, wherein two of said four sets of said triangularly shaped gripping members are transversely disposed on the bottoms of said lowers and two of said four sets of said triangularly shaped gripping members are longitudinally disposed on the bottoms of said lowers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
57 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 14, wherein said two sets of transversely disposed, triangularly shaped gripping members are further disposed on the inside halves of the bottoms of said lowers and said two sets of said longitudinally disposed, triangularly shaped gripping members are further disposed on the outside halves of the bottoms of said lowers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 15, wherein said two sets of longitudinally disposed, triangularly shaped gripping members point towards the centers of said lowers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 15, further comprising longitudinal dividing members running substantially the length of the bottoms of said lowers, separating said sets of transversely disposed, triangularly shaped gripping members from said sets of longitudinally disposed, triangularly shaped gripping members, on each of said lowers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 12, wherein said padding disposed about said ankle areas is substantially thicker than said padding disposed about said back areas and said tongue areas.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 12, wherein said padding is a flexible polyurethane foam or foam rubber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 12, wherein said fabric is canvas and said lower is cured natural or synthetic rubber, or a polyurethane elastomer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The pair of athletic shoes of claim 12, further comprising resilient, rubber-like, reinforced toe sections.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-09-05 | 1981-03-07 | 1981-09-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-09-05 | 1985-03-07 | 1985-09-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-09-05 | 1989-03-07 | 1989-09-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |