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Heel construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-06-25
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Granted: 1986-06-03
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Expires: 2004-06-25
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a heel construction capable of providing an optimal response for an individual wearing a shoe to which it is attached. The construction is adaptable to being permanently or detachably fixed to a shoe having an upper section and sole section which extend in a generally horizontal direction and form a toe area at one end and a heel area at the opposite end. The heel construction comprises a generally Z-shaped resilient plate the upper arm of the plate extending towards the toe area and the lower arm of the plate extending towards the periphery of the heel area of a shoe to which the construction is fixed. There may be at least one supporting shaft disposed in a transverse direction between the upper arm and the middle arm of the Z-shaped plate and at least one like shaft disposed in the same direction between the lower arm and the middle arm thereof, the shafts being located at the junctures of each of the upper and lower arms with the middle arm of the Z-shaped plate and, as well, vertically disposed springs disposed transversely betewen the arms at a distance from the junctures of the upper and lower arms with the middle arm.
Inventors
- 👤 Jose-Maria Jacinto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:50
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B1/00; A43B1/0054; A43B21/00; A43B21/24; A43B21/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A heel construction capable of providing an optimal response for an individual wearing a shoe to which it is attached and adaptable to being permanently or detachably fixed to a shoe having an upper section and a sole section attached to said upper section, both of said sections extending in a generally horizontal direction and forming a toe area at one end and a heel area at the opposite end, the heel construction comprising at least one generally Z-shaped resilient plate having upper, middle and lower arms, the upper arm of said plate extending towards the toe area of a shoe to which said heel construction is fixed, the lower arm of said plate extending towards the periphery of the heel area at the opposite end of said shoe and at least one supporting shaft disposed in a transverse direction between the upper arm and the middle arm and at least one supporting shaft disposed in a transverse direction between the lower arm and the middle arm of the Z-shaped plate at the junctures of said upper and lower arms with said middle arm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A heel construction capable of providing an optimal response for an individual wearing a shoe to which it is attached and adaptable to being permanently or detachably fixed to a shoe having an upper section and a sole section attached to said upper section, both of said sections extending in a generally horizontal direction and forming a toe area at one end and a heel area at the opposite end, the heel construction comprising at least one generally Z-shaped resilient plate having upper, middle and lower arms, the upper arm of said plate extending towards the toe area of a shoe to which said heel construction is fixed, the lower arm of said plate extending towards the periphery of the heel area at the opposite end of said shoe and at least one supporting shaft disposed in a transverse direction between the upper arm and the middle arm and at least one supporting shaft disposed in a transverse direction between the lower arm and the middle arm of the Z-shaped plate at the junctures of said upper and lower arms with said middle arm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the Z-shaped resilient plate is made of metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the Z-shaped resilient plate is made of beryllium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the Z-shaped resilient plate is made of high-carbon steel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the Z-shaped resilient plate is made of plastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the Z-shaped resilient plate is made of solid rubber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the Z-shaped resilient plate is made of metal encased in solid rubber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the Z-shaped resilient plate is made of metal encased in plastic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the supporting shafts are made of metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the supporting shafts are made of beryllium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the supporting shafts are made of high-carbon steel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the supporting shafts are made of plastic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the supporting shafts are made of solid rubber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the supporting shafts are made of metal encased in solid rubber.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the supporting shafts are made of metal encased in plastic.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 wherein the leading and trailing edges of the lower arms of the Z-shaped plate are curved upwardly.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 including at least one vertical spring disposed between the upper arm and the middle arm and at least one vertical spring disposed between the lower arm and the middle arm of the Z-shaped plate at a distance from the junctures of each of said upper and lower arms with said middle arm.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
61 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 including a plurality of vertical springs disposed transversely between the upper arm and the middle arm and a plurality of vertical springs disposed transversely between the lower arm and the middle arm of the Z-shaped plate at a distance from the junctures of each of said upper and lower arms with said middle arm.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
105 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 including at least one additional supporting shaft disposed in a transverse direction between the upper arm and the middle arm and at least one additional supporting shaft disposed in a transverse direction between the lower arm and the middle arm of the Z-shaped plate, said additional shafts being spaced apart from the shafts disposed at the junctures of each of the upper and lower arms with said middle arm and the spaces between the shafts located between said upper arm and said middle arm and said lower arm and said middle arm having soft resilient material disposed therein.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 including means for detachably fixing said construction to a shoe.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
A heel construction according to claim 1 including means for permanently fixing said construction to a shoe.
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