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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:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jai K. Baek, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
DC Shoes, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 4/100 ; A43B 1/320 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 4/100 ; A43B 1/320 ;
Abstract
An inflatable shoe with a deflation valve designed to limit inadvertent operation of the valve and thereby limit inadvertent deflation of the shoe. The deflation valve has a shortened plunger, a collar to prevent tilt of the plunger, and a conformable ring on the valve face. The plunger is provided with a groove sized and dimensioned to partially receive the inner surface of the ring.