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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:
Jun. 25, 1996
Filed:
May. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon K Ricci, East Bridgewater, MA (US);
Christopher J Pawlus, Northboro, MA (US);
Rebecca E Snow, Sharon, MA (US);
Peter M Foley, Needham, MA (US);
Paul E Litchfield, Westboro, MA (US);
Spencer White, Easton, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Rockport Company, Inc., Marlboro, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36 27 ; 36 28 ; 36 3 / ; 36 38 ; 36103 ;
Abstract
An insert for a shoe sole includes a heel lever which absorbs energy from the foot during heel strike and returns the energy to the foot during heel lift-off.