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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
May. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Asics Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/318 ; A43B 2/328 ; A43B 1/300 ; A43B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/318 ; A43B 2/328 ; A43B 1/300 ; A43B 5/00 ;
Abstract
A shock absorbing section ( ) of a shoe sole ( ) is provided with a shearing transformation element ( ). This shearing transformation element ( A) is supported at an upper position dislocated forward (F) with respect to a grounding surface ( ) so that it performs a shearing transformation independently due to a load (W) applied from above.