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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jack C Swan, Jr, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hanson Industries Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ; A43B / ; A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36117 ; 36 71 ; 36 96 ;
Abstract
Pressure-compensating fitting pads having, among other things therein, glass microbeads, which pads are adapted for a variety of uses, including, but not limited to, use with or in sports footwear, or, more particularly, boots or ski boots, and, when so used, provide proper and ready fitting, firm support, and comfort to desired portions of the foot of the wearer, namely, selected major portions of front and side regions (including the ankle area), for intended purposes and activites. Sports footwear which includes such pressure-compensating fitting pads as means for effectively providing proper and ready fitting, firm support, and comfort.