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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filippo Pavesi, Turin, IT;
King Chee Wong, Kowloon, HK;
Global Sports Technologies, Inc., Tortola, VG;
Abstract
Sports footwear with a vamp, and a lower support part including a sole unit, the lower support part having a lower portion or treading sole for contacting the ground and an intersole overlying the treading sole, wherein within said support part there is present at least a first insert containing elements which deform elastically when subjected to pressure and which are enclosed within an air-containing sealed casing positioned corresponding with the heel region of the sole unit. A further insert is positioned corresponding with the metatarsal region of the foot and also includes a casing containing elements deformable when subjected to pressure. The deformable elements positioned in the insert corresponding with the heel region have a different response to pressure-stressing than the elements present in the insert corresponding with the metatarsal region of the foot.