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Shoe incorporating shock absorbing partially liquid-filled cushions
Assignee: FIVEL
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Filing: 1983-03-08
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Granted: 1984-09-25
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Expires: 2003-03-08
Abstract
Abstract A pair of thin-walled hollow partially liquid-filled cushions are enclosed in cavities formed in the sole of a shoe. The first cushion is positioned to coincide with the plantar pads on the lower sides of the wearer's metatarsals; the second to coincide with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum.
Inventors
- 👤 Sam Gilbert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:03
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B13/00; A43B13/14; A43B13/18; A43B13/20; A43B21/00; A43B21/24; A43B21/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A shoe, comprising: a sole; a first cavity in said sole, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis coincident with the imaginary straight line extending between the centers of the plantar pads on the wearer's first and fifth metatarsals, and having walls, a roof and a floor; a second cavity in said sole, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; and a sealed bladder confined within each of said cavities, comprising a thin, flexible, resilient non-porous shell having walls, a top and a bottom closely conforming to the walls, roof and floor of said cavity, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A shoe, comprising: a sole; a first cavity in said sole, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis coincident with the imaginary straight line extending between the centers of the plantar pads on the wearer's first and fifth metatarsals, and having walls, a roof and a floor; a second cavity in said sole, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; and a sealed bladder confined within each of said cavities, comprising a thin, flexible, resilient non-porous shell having walls, a top and a bottom closely conforming to the walls, roof and floor of said cavity, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sole of claim 1 wherein said first and second cavities are generally rectangular in plan.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
164 words
A shoe, comprising: a sole; a first cavity in said sole, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis forming an angle of from about 90° to about 100° with the imaginary straight line extending between the center of the plantar pad on the wearer's fifth metatarsal and the center of the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; a second cavity in said sole, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; and a sealed bladder confined within each of said cavities, comprising a thin, flexible, resilient non-porous shell having walls, a top and a bottom closely conforming to the walls, roof and floor of said cavity, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
164 words
A shoe, comprising: a sole; a first cavity in said sole, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis forming an angle of from about 90° to about 100° with the imaginary straight line extending between the center of the plantar pad on the wearer's fifth metatarsal and the center of the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; a second cavity in said sole, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; and a sealed bladder confined within each of said cavities, comprising a thin, flexible, resilient non-porous shell having walls, a top and a bottom closely conforming to the walls, roof and floor of said cavity, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The shoe of claim 3 wherein said first and second cavities are generally rectangular in plan.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
138 words
A shoe sole, comprising: a first cavity in said sole, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis coincident with the imaginary straight line extending between the centers of the plantar pads on the wearer's first and fifth metatarsals, and having walls, a roof and a floor; a second cavity in said sole, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum; and a sealed bladder confined within each of said cavities, comprising a thin, flexible, resilient non-porous shell having walls, a top and a bottom closely conforming to the walls, roof and floor of said cavity, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
138 words
A shoe sole, comprising: a first cavity in said sole, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis coincident with the imaginary straight line extending between the centers of the plantar pads on the wearer's first and fifth metatarsals, and having walls, a roof and a floor; a second cavity in said sole, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum; and a sealed bladder confined within each of said cavities, comprising a thin, flexible, resilient non-porous shell having walls, a top and a bottom closely conforming to the walls, roof and floor of said cavity, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sole of claim 5 wherein said first and second cavities are generally rectangular in plan.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
157 words
A shoe sole, comprising: a sole; a first cavity in said sole, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis forming an angle of from about 90° to about 100° with the imaginary straight line extending between the center of the plantar pad on the wearer's fifth metatarsal and the center of the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; a second cavity in said sole, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum; and a sealed bladder confined within each of said cavities, comprising a thin, flexible, resilient non-porous shell having walls, a top and a bottom closely conforming to the walls, roof and floor of said cavity, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
157 words
A shoe sole, comprising: a sole; a first cavity in said sole, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis forming an angle of from about 90° to about 100° with the imaginary straight line extending between the center of the plantar pad on the wearer's fifth metatarsal and the center of the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; a second cavity in said sole, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum; and a sealed bladder confined within each of said cavities, comprising a thin, flexible, resilient non-porous shell having walls, a top and a bottom closely conforming to the walls, roof and floor of said cavity, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sole of claim 7 wherein said first and second cavities are generally rectangular in plan.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for absorbing shock in a shoe, comprising: forming in the sole of said shoe first and second cavities, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis coincident with the imaginary straight line extending between the centers of the plantar pads on the wearer's first and fifth metatarsals, and having walls, a roof and a floor, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; and containing a sealed bladder within each of said cavities, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for absorbing shock in a shoe, comprising: forming in the sole of said shoe first and second cavities, said first cavity being elongated in plan, having its central major axis coincident with the imaginary straight line extending between the centers of the plantar pads on the wearer's first and fifth metatarsals, and having walls, a roof and a floor, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; and containing a sealed bladder within each of said cavities, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for absorbing shock in a shoe, comprising: forming in the sole of said shoe first and second cavities, said first cavity having its central major axis forming an angle of from about 90° to about 100° with the imaginary straight line extending between the center of the plantar pad on the wearer's fifth metatarsal and the center of the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; and containing a sealed bladder within each of said cavities, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for absorbing shock in a shoe, comprising: forming in the sole of said shoe first and second cavities, said first cavity having its central major axis forming an angle of from about 90° to about 100° with the imaginary straight line extending between the center of the plantar pad on the wearer's fifth metatarsal and the center of the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor, said second cavity being positioned in registery with the tuberosity of the wearer's calcaneum, and having walls, a roof and a floor; and containing a sealed bladder within each of said cavities, said bladder containing a liquid under pressure whereby the walls, top and bottom of said shell are maintained in continuous intimate force-transmitting contact with the walls, roof and floor of said cavity.
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