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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. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1996
Andrei Vorobiev, Chicago, IL (US);
David L Brittingham, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A shoe is provided with a spring mechanism in the heel area. The spring includes a pair of generally circular end portions which are supported by the outsole and a beam portion which extends between the end portions. Initial impact cushioning is provided by resilient deflection of the end portions and compression of surrounding materials. The main cushioning is provided by linear deflection of the beam portion. Overload protection is provided by restorable collapsing of the cross section of the beam.
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