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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. 16, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas A McMahon, Wellesley, MA (US);
John Healy, Madbury, NH (US);
Assignee:
Converse Inc., North Reading, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A43B / ; A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36144 ; 36 31 ; 36127 ; 36 28 ;
Abstract
A shoe having a resilient sole, an upper secured to the sole, and a rockable member within a cavity in the sole. The rockable member is configured for side-to-side rocking in the sole cavity between a neutral position and a tilted position as the wearer's foot is moved relative to the sole between a neutral position and a tilted position.