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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:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Paul E. Litchfield, Westboro, MA (US);
Theresa S. Scalzi, Waltham, MA (US);
Laura K. Mount, Hull, MA (US);
Matthew Montross, S. Weymouth, MA (US);
Merrick W. Jones, Needham, MA (US);
Craig Feller, Duxbury, MA (US);
William Marvin, Boston, MA (US);
Robert Monahan, Canton, MA (US);
Peter M. Foley, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Steven F. Smith, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Reebok International Ltd., Canton, MA (US);
Abstract
A supportive, lightweight athletic shoe construction is described which includes an inflatable upper and a sole. The upper includes a foot conforming support member, an inflatable exoskeleton and an overlay which inhibits outward bulging of the exoskeleton. The sole includes a rigid carrier element, a forefoot unit and a heel unit. The forefoot unit includes a plurality of components which are arranged to work with the biomechanics of the foot. The athletic shoe is structurally minimalistic and functionally efficient.