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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. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nordica S.p.A., Trevignano, IT;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36 88 ; 36107 ; 36109 ; 36114 ; 36115 ;
Abstract
A supporting device, particularly for sports shoes, which is constituted by a plurality of elements that are axially and elastically connected to each other. The elements are associated longitudinally with respect to the rear region of the shoe and have a curved shape at their mutual joining region. This device allows to control the articulation of the ankle, and particularly to control the longitudinal and lateral flexibility of the shoe.