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Footwear stabilizer
Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co
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Filing: 1986-08-27
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2006-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A footwear stabilizer for athletic shoes comprising a sole, an upper attached to the sole and having an opening, and a tongue to complete the opening. Exterior stabilizer means comprising a collar compliant about the ankle and stiff vertically, and a pair of stiffening elements attached to and pivoted about pivot points on opposite sides of the foot below the malleoli, each element extending upwards to join the collar. The collar is tightened about the ankle and joined in front by the shoelaces which pass through eyelets or grommets and also through registered eyelets of the upper and grommets of the collar. The shoe also has a stiff support and a support plate protecting the heel and achilles tendon.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin J. Crowley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:33
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B7/00; A43B7/14; A43B7/1405; A43B7/1415; A43B7/142; A43B7/18; A43B7/20; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/01; A61F5/0102; A61F5/0127
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
An athletic shoe comprising: a sole; an upper attached to the sole and having an opening; a tongue to complete the opening; means for closing the opening about the foot; and exterior stabilizer means comprising a collar compliant about the ankle above the malleoli and stiff in the vertical direction, and a pair of stiff elements attached to and pivoted about pivot points of the shoe on opposite sides of the foot below the malleoli and each of the pair extending upwards from the pivot points to join the collar, said collar being tightened and joined at the front by said closing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
An athletic shoe comprising: a sole; an upper attached to the sole and having an opening; a tongue to complete the opening; means for closing the opening about the foot; and exterior stabilizer means comprising a collar compliant about the ankle above the malleoli and stiff in the vertical direction, and a pair of stiff elements attached to and pivoted about pivot points of the shoe on opposite sides of the foot below the malleoli and each of the pair extending upwards from the pivot points to join the collar, said collar being tightened and joined at the front by said closing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An athletic shoe as claimed in claim 1, the pivot being about an axis substantially horizontal and parallel to the horizontal axis of the malleoli.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An athletic shoe as claimed in claim 2, the collar encircling also the upper, the closing means closing both the opening of the upper and the collar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
An athletic shoe as claimed in claim 1, the closing means comprising lacing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An athletic shoe as claimed in claim 2, the collar encircling also the upper, the closing means comprising lacing, the same lacing closing both the collar and the opening of the upper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
An athletic shoe as claimed in claim 5, the collar and the upper having respectively matching grommets and eyelets respectively through which the lacing is threaded as the closing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
An athletic shoe as claimed in claim 6, the shoe having a stiff support from the heel to the mid-sole on both sides of the shoe, to provide a stiff quarter contributing to the stiffness of the supporting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
An athletic shoe as claimed in claim 7, the stiff support further comprising a support plate enchancing the support means.
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