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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1994
Gianfranco Gramola, Venezia-Mestre, IT;
Kaepa, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
This cheerleader shoe (10) includes an upper (12) and a sole (14) the sole having a front portion (16), a heel porition (18) and an intermediate instep area (20). The instep area (20) includes an outside portion (22) and inside portion (24) and a connecting bottom portion (26). The outside portion (22) of the instep area (20) and the shoe heel (18) finger-receiving grooves (20,32), facilitating the holding of the shoe by a helper during the performance of cheerleader routines. The instep bottom portion (26) and inside portion (24) are molded to form a concave face (34) having ribs (36) to facilitate the seating of the instep area (20) by the shoulder of the cheerleader helper.