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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:
Jul. 26, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Teruo Sasaki, Nishinomiya, JP;
Masahide Fukuda, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36 28 ; 36 3 / ; 267 80 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a shock absorbing structure made of a rubber-like elastic material having a hardness in the range of 5 to 60, according to a JIS-A type hardness meter and being composed of a base and a plurality of ridges or projections spaced apart in parallel on said base. The shock absorbing structure according to the present invention is suitable as a shock absorbing material, especially, for shoes.