Pure Fishing, Inc.

Lululemon Athletica Canada, Inc.

Orthosole Limited, a Guernsey Limited Company

Athena Pacific, LLC

Peter Valois

Michael Steszyn

Joseph F McMillan

Peter Rueegger

Christopher Derrick

Mark Arthur Oleson

Simon Luthi

Michael Andrew Notrica

Donald Taylor Johnston

Damian Donzis

Aimee Donzis

Martin Trautmann

Ronald Charles Irani

Joseph McMillan

An article of footwear may include an elastic membrane suspended within an interior of an upper of the article of footwear and spaced above the sole, such that a wearer's foot contacts the membrane and is cradled by the membrane as the membrane is stretched toward an underlying midsole. In some examples, the 5 membrane may contact the midsole for a discrete length of a contact area, e.g., selected by the manufacturer. In some examples, a void between the membrane and the sole is filled, at least in part, with a selected filler material. In some examples, the membrane comprises a material having tailored stretch characteristics.

Footwear having a suspended elastic membrane

A shoe system including a shoe upper with a bottom side having an aperture extending to a cavity. The shoe system also includes a selectively removable outsole which includes a bottom for contacting the ground, and a top for engaging with the bottom of the shoe upper. The top side of the outsole further includes a projection which is sized and shaped to extend through the aperture and into the cavity when the outsole is in a first orientation, which is misaligned with respect to the shoe upper. The projection is also sized and shaped to fit within the cavity but no longer back through the aperture when the outsole is in a second orientation, which is aligned with respect to the shoe upper. In the second orientation, the projection within said cavity prevents disengagement of the outsole from the shoe upper.

Removable shoe sole system

An orthotic foot device for footwear may include a flexible insole chassis adapted to extend substantially between the heel and the toe of the footwear and at least one support component attached at a lower side of the chassis. The chassis may include a cushioned layer composed of conforming resilient material overlying the upper side of the chassis.

Orthotic foot device with removable support components and method of making same

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