Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A ventilated article of footwear comprising an outer sole of deformable material having a concavity of appreciable depth formed in its upper surface and extending over substantially the entire area of said outer sole, said outer sole also having a upstanding peripheral portion of selected thickness entirely surrounding the body thereof, an inner sole mounted above said outer sole and overlying said concavity to form an air chamber of appreciable depth between said soles, with said upstanding peripheral portion bordering and enclosing said air chamber, said inner sole having a plurality of ventilating apertures formed therein and providing communication between said air chamber and the interior of said article of footwear, and supporting means of deformable material located within said air chamber in abutment with said inner sole and outer sole and being adapted to compress in response to deformation of the outer sole when the weight of the wearer is applied to the latter, whereby the upstanding peripheral portion of said deformable outer sole provides a force factor for upward deformation of said outer sole toward said inner sole under applied weight of the wearer, and for restitution of said outer sole to its non-deformed condition when the wearer's weight is released therefrom, the upward deformation of said outer sole reducing the depth of said air chamber sufficiently to compress the air therein, thereby discharging said compressed air through said ventilating apertures into the interior of said article of footwear.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A ventilated article of footwear comprising an outer sole of deformable material having a concavity of appreciable depth formed in its upper surface and extending over substantially the entire area of said outer sole, said outer sole also having a upstanding peripheral portion of selected thickness entirely surrounding the body thereof, an inner sole mounted above said outer sole and overlying said concavity to form an air chamber of appreciable depth between said soles, with said upstanding peripheral portion bordering and enclosing said air chamber, said inner sole having a plurality of ventilating apertures formed therein and providing communication between said air chamber and the interior of said article of footwear, and supporting means of deformable material located within said air chamber in abutment with said inner sole and outer sole and being adapted to compress in response to deformation of the outer sole when the weight of the wearer is applied to the latter, whereby the upstanding peripheral portion of said deformable outer sole provides a force factor for upward deformation of said outer sole toward said inner sole under applied weight of the wearer, and for restitution of said outer sole to its non-deformed condition when the wearer's weight is released therefrom, the upward deformation of said outer sole reducing the depth of said air chamber sufficiently to compress the air therein, thereby discharging said compressed air through said ventilating apertures into the interior of said article of footwear.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A ventilated article of footwear as claimed in claim 1 wherein said outer sole increases in thickness as it approaches said raised peripheral portion for augmenting the force of restitution of said outer sole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A ventilated article of footwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein said raised peripheral portion extends upwardly at a sharp angle from the peripheral edge of said outer sole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A ventilated article of footwear according to claim 3, in which said raised peripheral portion is formed with an integral flange extending substantially horizontally from the upper end thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A ventilated article of footwear according to claim 4 in which said raised peripheral portion is formed with a groove at its juncture with said horizontally-extending flange.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A ventilated article of footwear according to claim 1 in which said raised peripheral portion of the outer sole has a flat top surface underlying and supporting said inner sole in spaced relation to said outer sole, said inner sole being made of a substantially non-deformable material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A ventilated article of footwear as claimed in claim 6, wherein said supporting means is resilient and biases said deformable outer sole away from said substantially non-deformable inner sole.