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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Leisure, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventor:
Louis F. Polk, Excelsior, MN (US);
Assignee:
Leisure, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/128 (2013.01); A43B 3/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/188 (2013.01); A43B 21/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A footwear device is provided having a deformable heel contact member. The heel contact member extends above a top portion of the footwear's sole and deforms into a cavity formed in the sole when the user's heel applies a force against the heel contact member. The heel contact member is resilient and returns to its original shape when the force against the heel contact member is eliminated. The heel contact member is particularly well suited to reduce heel slap of open heeled footwear.