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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:
Dec. 24, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward J Norton, Ipswich, MA (US);
Assignee:
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., Lawrence, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ; A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36 89 ; 36105 ; 36114 ; 36 69 ;
Abstract
An athletic shoe for runners, joggers, and the like includes a backtab at the upper heel/counter portion of the shoe which extends somewhat along both the lateral and medial sides of the shoe. The backtab is characterized as a cushioning member and it includes a cut-out or notch to accommodate the Achilles tendon of the foot to reduce or substantially eliminate stress and pressure on the Achilles tendon which may result in aggravation or injury to the tendon.