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Bouncing attachment for shoes
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-05-14
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Granted: 1988-10-04
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Expires: 2004-05-14
Abstract
Abstract Improvement in an attachment for shoes in which a hollow body inflated with air and compressed in use is held on each shoe of a user, the improvement comprising constructing the attachment so that it is a bouncing attachment which provides a bounce for the user in walking, running and jumping, the attachment comprising the body having height, length and width and a nearly spherical surface, an arrangement for holding a single such hollow body positioned beneath the arch of each shoe at the point of balance thereof so that the user is able to tilt on the body about such balance point and the portion of the body in contact with the sole of each shoe covering the entire arch thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Gulli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 08:15
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B25/00; A63B25/10; A43; A43B; A43B13/00; A43B13/14; A43B13/18; A43B13/20; A43B13/203; A43B5/00; A43B5/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
Improvement in an attachment from shoes in which a hollow body inflated with air and compressed in use is held on each shoe of a user, said improvement comprising constructing said attachment so that it is a bouncing attachment which provides a bounce for the user in walking, running and jumping, said attachment comprising said body having height, length and width and a nearly spherical contact surface, means for holding a single such hollow body positioned beneath the arch of each shoe at the point of balance thereof so the user is able to tilt on the body about such balance point and the portion of the body in contact with the sole of each shoe covering the entire arch thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
Improvement in an attachment from shoes in which a hollow body inflated with air and compressed in use is held on each shoe of a user, said improvement comprising constructing said attachment so that it is a bouncing attachment which provides a bounce for the user in walking, running and jumping, said attachment comprising said body having height, length and width and a nearly spherical contact surface, means for holding a single such hollow body positioned beneath the arch of each shoe at the point of balance thereof so the user is able to tilt on the body about such balance point and the portion of the body in contact with the sole of each shoe covering the entire arch thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
Improvement as claimed in claim 1 in which a shoe-retention mechanism is formed in the top surface of said body in the form of a depressed cavity having a flat platform bottom and inwardly tapered side walls to enhance the grip on a user's shoe.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
Improvement as claimed in claim 2 in which the body is a tire body having a height and length substantially equal to each other and a width about 11/2 times its height and in which said body has formed on its bottom surface a friction tread for safety on wet surfaces.
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